Kavita Seth | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1970-09-14)14 September 1970 (age 55) |
| Genres | Sufi,playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Playback singer, singer ofghazals,Sufi music |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Website | www |
Kavita Seth (born 14 September 1970) is an Indian singer, who is most known as a playback singer inHindi cinema, as well as a performer ofGhazals andSufi music, and leads a Sufi musical group,Karwaan Group.[1][2] She is currently based inMumbai, India.
She has won theFilmfare Award forBest Female Playback Singer twice: in 2010 for her classical Sufi rendition of "Iktara" of the filmWake Up Sid (2009)[3] and in 2023 for "Rangisari" of the filmJugjugg Jeeyo (2022). She also won theStar Screen Award for Best Female Playback for the former, which was one of the biggest chartbusters in 2009.[4][5]
She was born inBareilly, Uttar Pradesh[4] in a middle class family of a bank officer.
Kavita specialises inSufi-style singing although she also sings geet, ghazal and folk songs. Over the years she has performed at live shows at London, Birmingham, Scotland, Berlin, Oslo and Stockholm and places across India. It was at one of her performance atMuzaffar Ali's International Sufi Festival concert, in Delhi that director Satish Kaushik heard her and offered a song "Zindagi ko Maula", in his film, the Amisha Patel starrer,Vaada (2005), marking her debut as a playback singer.[1][6] Subsequently, she moved toMumbai, as this was followed by,"Mujhe Mat Roko" inAnurag Basu'sGangster (2006), for which she received praise.[7]
Besides singing she also composes music. She has composed three songs inN. Chandra's film"Yeh Mera India" (2009).[8] She has also released private albums, including,Woh Ek Lamha,Dil-e-Nadan both Sufi ghazal albums, followed by Sufi music albums,Sufiana (2008) andHazrat. Her 2008 albumSufiana, composed of couplets of Sufi poet-mystic,Rumi was released at the 800-year-old Khaman Pir Ka Dargah inLucknow.[9][10]
In 2020, Kavita composed the soundtrack of the BBC TV seriesA Suitable Boy, while also giving vocals to the songs ofTabu's character in the show.[11]
In 2023, Kavita contributed to the album of the movieGulmohar - starringSharmila Tagore.
| Film | Year | Song name | Note |
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| Vaada | 2005 | "Maula" | |
| Gangster | 2006 | "Mujhe Mat Roko" | |
| Wake Up Sid | 2009 | "Iktara" | Won-Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer |
| Yeh Mera India[12] | "Aap Roothe Rahe" | Also Music Director | |
| "Dil Mandir" | |||
| "More Naina" | |||
| Admission Open[13] | 2010 | ||
| Isi Life Mein!... | "Banno Anne" | ||
| Raajneeti | "Mora Piya (Trance Mix)" | ||
| I Am | 2011 | "Baangur" | |
| Trishna | "Raunakein" | ||
| "Lagan lagi" | |||
| "Khari Khari" | |||
| Cocktail | 2012 | "Tumhi Ho Bandhu" | Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer Nominated-Mirchi Music Award for Female Vocalist of The Year[14] |
| Cigarette Ki Tarah | "Mujhko Khud Se" | Also Music Director | |
| Bombay Talkies | 2013 | "Murabba (Duet)" | |
| Neerja | 2016 | "Jeete Hain Chal" | |
| Santheyalli Nintha Kabira | "Navu premada huccharu" | ||
| Waiting | "Zara Zara" | ||
| Begum Jaan | 2017 | "Prem Mai Tohre" | |
| Maatr | "Maa Aise Hi" | ||
| A Suitable Boy | 2020 | "Lutf Woh Ishq Mein" | Web Series Also music director along withAlex Heffes andAnoushka Shankar |
| "Mehfil Barkhaast Hui" | |||
| "Na-Rawa Kahiye" | |||
| "Muddat Hui Hai" | |||
| "Dil-E-Nadaan" | |||
| "Love Has Run Its Course" | |||
| "Maan in Turmoil" | |||
| Jugjugg Jeeyo | 2022 | "Rangisari" | Also Music Director along withKanishk Seth Won-Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer |
| Double XL | "Ki Jaana" | ||
| Mr. & Mrs. Mahi | 2024 | "Ranjhaana" | |
| Kesari Chapter 2 | 2025 | "Khumaari" |
| Film | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yeh Mera India | 2009 | |
| My Friend Pinto | 2011 | Along with Shamir Tandon |
| Cigarette ki Tarah | 2012 | |
| A Suitable Boy | 2020 | Web Series Also music director along withAlex Heffes andAnoushka Shankar |
| Jugjugg Jeeyo | 2022 | Along withKanishk Seth |
| Kesari Chapter 2 | 2025 |
She has two sons,Kavish Seth andKanishk Seth, both of whom perform with her.[15] Her husband K.K.Seth died of pancreatitis on 15 December 2011, aged 48.[16]
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