Sukriti Kakar

Sukriti Kakar (born 8 May 1995) is an Indian playback singer[1] 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.[2] Since then she has sung many songs most notably, "Kar Gayi Chull" from Kapoor & Sons[3] which became a huge hit.[4]

Sukriti Kakar
Background information
Born (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995
Delhi, India
GenresBollywood, pop, rock, Hindustani classical
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2011–present

Life and career

1995–2011: Early life

Kakar studied Arts at Mithibai College and was a B.M.M student at R.D. National College. Since the very beginning, Kakar has grown up in a musical environment. Her mom has trained in Hindustani classical music for a very long time and was a music teacher at Balbharti Public School in Delhi for a long time. Her elder sister Akriti Kakar is also a playback singer and her twin sister Prakriti Kakar, who is also a playback singer, realised her love for music at the age of 8 and started her career with "Katra Katra" in Alone (2015).[5]

2012 – Present: Early releases

Kakar began her career with the title song of Boss (2013), which was composed by Meet Bros Anjjan. Her next song was from the movie Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke (2013) title track. She next appeared in the track "Goti Song" from the movie Nasha (2013) with Akshay Deodhar and her twin sister Prakriti Kakar.[6] Kakar's performance in Mujhse Hogi Shurvaat was released by "I Paid a Bribe" and The Shankar Mahadevan Academy as an initiative to tackle corruption. Apart from Kakar, the song is rendered by Mahadevan, Prakriti Kakar and Chetan Naik. The song was nominated in the best activist anthem category of Honesty Oscars 2014.[7]

In June 2015, she bagged her first hit, "Pheli Baar" from the movie Dil Dhadakne Do, which was a massive hit which crossed over 4 million views on YouTube.[8] It was then she was offered to sing for the song "Jungli Peeke Tight Hai" [9] from Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015)[10] starred Kapil Sharma. A year later in 2016, she lent her voice for Kapoor & Sons for the song "Kar Gayi Chull" along with Badshah. In 2017, she sang "Maine Tujhko Dekha" from Golmaal Again composed by Amaal Malik which itself was a remake from the 1997 film Ishq, composed by Anu Malik.[11]

Beside filmy songs, Kakar has sung some non-filmy songs. She along with her sister, Prakriti Kakar has sung "Maafiyan" composed by Akull, Prakriti and herself.[12] [13]

Discography
Year Film Song Composer(s) Lyrics Co-singer(s) Ref.
2013 Boss "Boss (Title Track)" Meet Bros Anjjan Kumaar Rap: Yo Yo Honey Singh 1
Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke "Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke (Title Track)" Sangeet-Siddharth Sangeet Siddharth Chorus 2
Nasha "Goti Song" Radhika Anand Prakriti Kakar, Akshay Deodhar 3
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do "Pehli Baar" Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Javed Akhtar Siddharth Mahadevan 4
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon "Jugni Peeke Tight Hai (v2.0)" Amjad-Nadeem Shabbir Ahmed Divya Kumar 5
2016 Kapoor & Sons "Kar Gayi Chull" Badshah, Amaal Mallik Badshah, Kumaar Badshah, Fazilpuria, Neha Kakkar 6
A Scandall "Labon Se" Amjad-Nadeem Sameer Anjaan Jubin Nautiyal 7[14]
Rustom "Rustom Wahi" Raghav Sachar Kumaar Zee Music
2017 Golmaal Again "Maine Tujhko Dekha" Amaal Mallik Neeraj Shridhar 15
Noor "Jise Kehte Pyar Hai"
2018 Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety "Lakk Mera Hit" Rochak Kohli Mannat Noor, Rochak Kohli
Hate Story 4 "Badnamiyaan (Female Version)" Luvdeep Singh saini Rashmi Virag
Nawabzaade "Amma Dekh" Gurinder Seagal Gurinder Seagal, Boman Gurinder Seagal, Ikka
2019 Amavas "Finito" Abhijit Vaghani Kunaal Verma, Ikka Jubin Nautiyal, Ikka

Awards and achievements

References
  1. "Soft, sultry and soulful". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. "Boss". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. "Kapoor & Sons: Music album of Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra & Fawad Khan starrer strikes a chord with the audience". India.com. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. "Sidharth Kapoor, Alia Bhatt's party anthem 'Kar Gayi Chull' crosses 10 million views". The Financial Express. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  5. "Exclusive: Akriti Kakkar talks about her sisters, music and judging Sa Re Ga Ma Pa!". UrbanAsian. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. "Sukriti Kakkar". Gaana.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  7. "Shankar Mahadevan's song nominated for Honesty Oscars". The Hindu. 28 February 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  8. "Sukriti Kakar debuts in Bollywood with 'Pehli Baar' from 'Dil Dhadakne Do'". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  9. "Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. "Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karu song 'Jugni Peeke Tight'". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  11. "Sukriti Interview on her hit songs and future work". DNA India. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  12. "Sukriti and Prakriti on Maafiyaan". DNA India. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. "Prakriti and Sukriti Kakar to launch their new single today". Times of India. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. Zee Music Company (15 June 2016), Labon Se – A Scandall | Reeth Mazumder Johny B Baweja| Jubin Nautiyal & Sukriti Kakar | Amjad Nadeem, retrieved 22 June 2016
  15. "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  16. "GIMA » Over The Years". www.gima.co.in. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  17. "Saawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag Lyrics – Mika Singh". allmoviesonglyrics.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  18. "T-Series Mixtape :Gazab Ka Hai Din Bawara Mann Song - Shaan Sukriti K - Bhushan Kumar Ahmed Abhijit".
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