Akriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film ''
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' and "Iski Uski" from ''
2 States'' became popular. Akriti was a judge on
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially com ...
's ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs'' and was going to appear on
Colors (TV channel)'s ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''.
Personal life
Kakar was born and brought up in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
.
She has two sisters, twins
Sukriti Kakar
Sukriti Kakar (born 8 May 1995) is an Indian singer born in New Delhi. Kakar rose to prominence after recording title song from the film ''Boss'' composed by Meet Bros which featured Yo Yo Honey Singh. Since then she has sung many songs most n ...
and
Prakriti Kakar, who are also professional playback singers.
Kakar married director Chirag Arora in March 2016.
Track listing
Akriti released her solo album non Bollywood playback album – "Akriti" released in April 2010 under
Sony Music India
Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. is the record label operated by Sony in Chennai, India. The company began operation in 1997, and it was the first record company in India to be 100% foreign-owned, with Sony being a Japanese corporati ...
. Songs were composed by
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films.
Personal life and early career
Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tam ...
& Akriti Kakar. The track list for the album is as follows
* Mehrmaa Ve
* Swag Wali Bride
* Gazab
* Chhoone Do
* Na Re Na Na Re
* Dil Vi Deewana
* Taabiz (Marhale)
* Chal Kaheen Sang
Akriti also released a song entitled "Ring Diamond Di" with Santosh Singh featuring Madhuri. The song was embroiled in controversy when the Music Video was allegedly plagiarised with
Girls' Generation's "
The Boys" and "
I Got a Boy
''I Got a Boy'' (stylized in all caps) is the fourth Korean studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released for digital download on January 1, 2013, by S.M. Entertainment, and was made available for ...
".
Playback songs
She has also sung a song in Marathi for the film – ''
Lagna Pahave Karun
''Lagna Pahave Karun'' () is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Ajay Naik, and produced by Kiran Deshpande and Mohan Damle under the banners of Solariz International and Sprints Arts Creations respectively.
The film ...
'' ( Marathi movie) song name is "Kasa Ha Maza Sajana". Besides these Akriti has also sung many songs in other regional languages, the song in Bengali Film Paglu has become the biggest chart buster song in Bengali films. On 12 April 2010, a solo music album "Akriti", composed by
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films.
Personal life and early career
Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tam ...
and Akriti, was released on
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
.
She also released her first single named #Kolkata Diaries. Composed by the renowned Bengali musical maestro, Joy Sarkar. The lyrics of the entire song are in Hindi written by Manoj Yadav who is popular for his songs in Coke studio and movies; but for the main hook lines that are derived from a popular Bengali folk song "Tomay Hrid Majhare Rakhibo, Chede Debo Na" that literally translate into "I am going to keep you in my heart and never let you go!".
In end of 2018, on 23 December, her new song titled "Dui Deewana" which was a duet with Sarbajit Ghosh, the writer, composer & producer of the song, was released from the musical movie MONN, under the record label of Amara Muzik. The video of the song featured Sarbajit Ghosh & model Suman Karmakar as the Leads..
TV Shows
* She was a celebrity judge in Zee Bangla ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs 2013'' along with Kumar Shanu and other regional and national celebrities.
* Akriti was supposed to enter the dance show Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa on Colors channel through wild card but sadly met with an accident while rehearsing and doctor advised complete bed-rest and hence she had to quit the show.
* In 2020, she became a judge in
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially com ...
's ''
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2020'' along with
Mika Singh
Mika Singh (born 10 June 1977) is an Indian singer. His songs include "Bas Ek King" ('' Singh Is Kinng''), "Mauja Hi Mauja" ('' Jab We Met''), "Ibn-e-Batuta" (''Ishqiya''), and "Dhanno" ('' Housefull''). He has released several solo albums and ...
,
Joy Sarkar
Sourav Sarkar, popularly known as Joy Sarkar, is a Kolkata based Indian Bengali film music composer. Sarkar mainly works in Bengali cinema and albums. He composed soundtracks for ''Jodi Ekdin'' (2010), '' Accident'' (2012), '' Muktodhara'' (2 ...
, and
Srikanto Acharya with
Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theater personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut i ...
as host.
References
External links
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Living people
Bollywood playback singers
Indian women playback singers
Women musicians from Delhi
Singers from Delhi
21st-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian singers
1986 births