Prakriti Kakar | |
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.jpg) Kakar in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (age 29) New Delhi, India |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Prakriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Born inNew Delhi, her career began upon singing the title song of 2012Bollywood filmTutiya Dil. Subsequently, she performed few tracks for films released in 2013, providing mostly backing vocals. She then released songs in collaboration withAnkit Tiwari: "Katra Katra" fromAlone and "Bheegh Loon" fromKhamoshiyan.[1] She, along with her twin sisterSukriti Kakar, released independent music videos including "Sudhar Ja", "Mafiyaan", "Kehndi Haa Kehndi Naa", "Hum Tum", "Sona Lagda", and "Majnu".[2]
Prakriti Kakar was born inNew Delhi, India on May 8, 1995.[3] Except for her father, everyone in the family sings, including her sisterAkriti and twin sisterSukriti 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 inBollywood, she moved toMumbai with her dad while Prakriti and the rest of her family accompanied them later.[4] Talking about her childhood, Kakar stated; "When I came here, I was told that we are going toMumbai 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".[3]
Kakar began her career with the title song ofTutiya Dil (2012) which was composed by Gulraj Singh and performed withRam Sampath.[5] She next appeared in the track "Goti Song" fromNasha (2013) together with Akshay Deodhar and her twin sisterSukriti Kakar. Her appearance in the song was much sidelined same as her next release in the year, the title track ofBoss composed byMeet Bros.[6] Another performance of her "Mujhse Hogi Shurvaat" was released by "I Paid a Bribe" and theShankar 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 ofHonesty Oscars 2014.[7]
In June 2014,Ankit Tiwari heard Kakar singing in afashion show and requested her to be a part of his shows asfemale vocalist. It was then she was offered to sing for the song "Katra Katra" fromAlone (2015).[8] With her own little inflections and variations, the recording was accomplished in two hours.[3] According to Tiwari, her voice had the "required element" for a song of the genre.[9] 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".[3] Kakar next performed the female version of the song "Bheegh Loon" from the filmKhamoshiyan which is again composed by Tiwari. Kasmin Fernandes fromThe Times of India mentioned that she "doesn't try to sound sensual yet manages to convey the mood required for a song in an erotic thriller".[10]
Beside filmy songs, Kakar has sung some non-filmy songs.[11] She along with her sister,Sukriti Kakar has sung "Mafiyan", "Kehndi Haan Kehndi Naa", "Majnu" and many more.[12][13]
In September 2021, the duo sisters along withAmaal Mallik collaborated withDua Lipa for Indian remix version of "Levitating", which became a global hit.[14][15]
In March 2021, Prakriti along with her sisterSukriti Kakar featured at No. 2 position on the globalBillboard charts for their song "Naari".[16][17] Later that year in October, Kakar along withSukriti Kakar featured at theTimes Square inNew York City.[18][19]
Kakar namedWhitney Houston,Beyoncé,Mariah Carey andChristina Aguilera among the Western artists andSunidhi Chauhan from Indian artists, as her influences.[3] She also pickedMeet Bros andA. R. Rahman as her favorite composers.[20]
| † | Indicates single release |
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tutiya Dil | "Tutiya Dil" | Gulraj Singh | Manoj Yadav | Ram Sampath | [5] |
| 2013 | Nasha | "Goti Song" | Sangeet Haldipur–Siddharth Haldipur | Radhika Anand | Akshay Deodhar,Sukriti Kakar | |
| Boss | "Boss" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Kumaar | Meet Bros Anjjan,Yo Yo Honey Singh,Sukriti Kakar,Khushboo Grewal | [6] | |
| 2015 | Alone | "Katra Katra" | Ankit Tiwari | Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | Ankit Tiwari | [21] |
| Khamoshiyan | "Bheegh Loon" (Female Version) | [10] | ||||
| "Bheegh Loon" (Female Version Remix) | ||||||
| Barkhaa | "Tu Itni Khoobsurat Hai" (Reloaded) | Amjad–Nadeem | Shadab Akhtar | Jubin Nautiyal | ||
| 2016 | Azhar | "Tu Hi Na Jaane" | Amaal Mallik | Kumaar | Sonu Nigam | |
| 2017 | Paas Aao | "Paas Aao Na" Single | Rashmi Virag | Armaan Malik | ||
| Noor | "Hai Zaroori" | Kumaar | ||||
| Guest iin London | "Dil Mera" | Raghav Sachar | Ash King,Shahid Mallya | |||
| Sweetiee Weds NRI | "O Saathi Rey" | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Armaan Malik | |||
| Mubarakan | "Hawaa Hawaa" | Gourov–Roshin | Kumaar | Mika Singh | ||
| 2018 | Dil Juunglee | "Gazab Ka Hai Din" Remake | Tanishk Bagchi | Tanishk Bagchi | Jubin Nautiyal | |
| "Beat Juunglee" | Tanishk Bagchi,Vayu | Armaan Malik | ||||
| Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety | "Subah Subah" | Amaal Mallik | Kumaar | Arijit Singh | ||
| Batti Gul Meter Chalu | "Hard Hard" | Sachet–Parampara | Siddharth–Garima | Mika Singh | [22] | |
| Stree | "Dil Ka Darji" | Sachin–Jigar | Vayu | |||
| 2019 | Yaana (Kannada film) | "Beelale Naa Beelale" | Shashank | |||
| 2020 | Khaali Peeli | "Tehas Nehas" | Vishal–Shekhar | Kumaar | Shekhar Ravjiani | [23] |
| 2022 | Maja Ma | "Ae Pagli" | Gourov Dasgupta | Ash King | [24] | |
| 2023 | Ganapath | "Hum Aaye Hain" | White Noise Studios | Priya Saraiya | Siddharth Basrur | [25] |
| "Sara Zamana" | Benny Dayal | |||||
| 2024 | Murder Mubarak | "Murder Mubarak" | Sachin-Jigar | Yashraj, Sachin-Jigar | ||
| Year | Title | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sudhar Ja | Sukriti Kakar | [26] |
| 2019 | Mafiyaan | [27] | |
| Aa Jaana | Darshan Raval | [28] | |
| 2020 | Kehndi Haan Kehndi Na | Sukriti Kakar | [29] |
| Tum Na Ho | Arjun Kanungo | [30] | |
| Mashallah | Sukriti Kakar, THEMXXNLIGHT | [31] | |
| Hum Tum | Sukriti Kakar | [32] | |
| 2021 | Sona Lagda | Sukriti Kakar,Sukhe | [33] |
| Levitating (Indian Remix) | Dua Lipa,Sukriti Kakar | [34][35] | |
| Majnu | Sukriti Kakar, Mellow D | [36] | |
| Satrangi Piya | Samarth Swarup | [37] | |
| 2022 | Single Saiyaan | Sukriti Kakar | [38] |
| Dobara | [39] | ||
| Kya Say? | Sukriti Kakar,Badshah | [40] | |
| 2023 | Over You | Sukriti Kakar | [41] |
