Prakriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Born in
New Delhi
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, her career began upon singing the title song of 2012
Bollywood
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film ''Tutiya Dil''. Subsequently, she performed few tracks for films released in 2013, providing mostly backing vocals. She then released songs in collaboration with
Ankit Tiwari
Ankit Tiwari is an Indian playback singer, live perfomer ,music director, composer. His career began upon meeting Pradeep Sarkar where he got a chance to work on jingles and started composing background music for television programmes. Subsequ ...
: "Katra Katra" from ''
Alone'' and "Bheegh Loon" from ''
Khamoshiyan
''Khamoshiyan'' (stylised as ''KHAMOSHIYAN'': Silences Have Secrets) () is a 2015 Indian romantic thriller horror film, written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by debutant, Karan Darra. Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt produced the film in associat ...
''. She, along with her twin sister
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 ...
, released independent music videos including "Sudhar Ja", "Mafiyaan", "Kehndi Haa Kehndi Naa", "Hum Tum", "Sona Lagda", and "Majnu".
Life and career
1995–2011: early life
Prakriti Kakar was born in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
, India on May 8, 1995.
Except for her father, everyone in the family sings, including her sister
Akriti and twin sister
Sukriti and she began learning music from her mother, who is a music teacher. Her inclination towards music led her mother to decide on training her professionally. Kakar trained in classical music for seven years and started playing keyboard and western music during the time. Since her elder sister,
Akriti Kakar
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's ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs'' and was going t ...
wanted to sing in
Bollywood
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, she moved to
Mumbai
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with her dad while Prakriti and the rest of her family accompanied them later. Talking about her childhood, Kakar stated; "When I came here, I was told that we are going to
Mumbai
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for a holiday. I was in school back then. Imagine my surprise when I was enrolled in school here and realised we were here for good. This city was a culture shock for me".
2012–2020: Bollywood releases
Kakar began her career with the title song of ''Tutiya Dil'' (2012) which was composed by Gulraj Singh and performed with
Ram Sampath
Ram Sampath (born 25 July 1977) is an Indian composer, music producer and musician, who started his career composing advertising jingles for Mumbai-based advertising industry, subsequently he started composing for pop albums like ''Tanha Dil'' ( ...
.
She next appeared in the track "Goti Song" from ''
Nasha'' (2013) together with Akshay Deodhar and her twin sister
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 ...
. Her appearance in the song was much sidelined same as her next release in the year, the title track of ''
Boss
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'' composed by
Meet Bros
Meet Bros is an Indian musical duo from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The duo consists of brothers Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh. They were formerly known as Meet Bros Anjjan with longtime collaborator Anjjan Bhattacharya.
Initially starting out ...
.
Another performance of her "Mujhse Hogi Shurvaat" was released by "
I Paid a Bribe" and the
Shankar Mahadevan
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Personal life and early career
Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tami ...
Academy as an initiative to tackle corruption. Apart from Kakar, the song is rendered by Mahadevan,
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 Chetan Naik. The song was nominated in the best activist anthem category of
Honesty Oscars 2014.
In June 2014,
Ankit Tiwari
Ankit Tiwari is an Indian playback singer, live perfomer ,music director, composer. His career began upon meeting Pradeep Sarkar where he got a chance to work on jingles and started composing background music for television programmes. Subsequ ...
heard Kakar singing in a
fashion show
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and requested her to be a part of his shows as
female vocalist
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A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...
. It was then she was offered to sing for the song "Katra Katra" from ''
Alone'' (2015). With her own little inflections and variations, the recording was accomplished in two hours.
According to Tiwari, her voice had the "required element" for a song of the genre.
Elaborating further Kakar stated; "I had to sound very innocent, like I am in love but at the same time, it was a song where I am seducing a guy so it had to be sensuous".
Kakar next performed the female version of the song "Bheegh Loon" from the film ''
Khamoshiyan
''Khamoshiyan'' (stylised as ''KHAMOSHIYAN'': Silences Have Secrets) () is a 2015 Indian romantic thriller horror film, written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by debutant, Karan Darra. Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt produced the film in associat ...
'' which is again composed by Tiwari. Kasmin Fernandes from ''
The Times of India
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'' mentioned that she "doesn't try to sound sensual yet manages to convey the mood required for a song in an erotic thriller".
2021–present: pop music
Beside filmy songs, Kakar has sung some non-filmy songs. She along with her sister,
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 ...
has sung "Mafiyan", "Kehndi Haan Kehndi Naa", "Majnu" and many more.
In September 2021, the duo sisters along with
Amaal Mallik
Amaal Mallik (born 16 June 1990) is an Indian music director, composer, singer, music producer, arranger, background scorer, performer and lyricist. He is the elder son of Daboo Malik and Jyothi Malik, and grandson of Sardar Malik. He debuted ...
collaborated with
Dua Lipa
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for Indian remix version of "
Levitating", which became a global hit.
Media
In March 2021, Prakriti along with her sister
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 ...
featured at No. 2 position on the global
Billboard charts
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for their song "Naari". Later that year in October, Kakar along with
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 ...
featured at the
Times Square
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in
New York City
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.
Influences
Kakar named
Whitney Houston
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,
Beyoncé
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,
Mariah Carey
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and
Christina Aguilera
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among the Western artists and
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film ''Shastra'' (1996). During the ye ...
from Indian artists, as her influences.
She also picked
Meet Bros
Meet Bros is an Indian musical duo from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The duo consists of brothers Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh. They were formerly known as Meet Bros Anjjan with longtime collaborator Anjjan Bhattacharya.
Initially starting out ...
and
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...
as her favorite composers.
Discography
Film songs
Non-film songs
References
External links
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Living people
Bollywood playback singers
Indian women playback singers
1995 births
Singers from Delhi
Women musicians from Delhi
21st-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian singers