Prakriti Kakar | |
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Born | May 8, 1995 |
Origin | Delhi, India |
Genres | Film Score, [playback singer |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2012-present |
Prakriti Kakar is an Indian playback singer. Born in New Delhi, her career began upon singing the title song of 2012 Bollywood film Tutiya Dil. Subsequently she performed few tracks for films released in 2013, providing mostly backing vocals. She rose to widespread prominence with the release of her songs in collaboration with Ankit Tiwari, "Katra Katra" from Alone and "Bheegh Loon" from Khamoshiyan.
Prakriti Kakar was born in New Delhi, India. Except for her father, everyone in the family sings 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 wanted to sing in Bollywood, she moved to Mumbai 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] 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".
Kakar began her career with the title song of Tutiya Dil (2012) which was composed by Gulraj Singh and performed with Ram Sampath. She next appeared in the track "Goti Song" from Nasha (2013) together with Akshay Deodhar and her twin sister Sukriti Kakar. Her appearance in the song was much sidelined same as her next release in the year, the title track of Boss composed by Meet Bros Anjjan. Another performance of her "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, Sukriti Kakar and Chetan Naik. The song was nominated in the best activist anthem category of Honesty Oscars 2014.