Prakriti Kakar
{{short description|Indian playback singer (born 1995)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Prakriti Kakar
| image = Prakriti Kakar walks the ramp at the Bombay Times Fashion Week 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kakar in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|8}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
| origin =
| genre = Film score
| occupation = Singer
}}
Prakriti Kakar is an Indian 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 then released songs in collaboration with Ankit Tiwari: "Katra Katra" from Alone and "Bheegh Loon" from Khamoshiyan.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-20|title=Melody Matters: Prakriti Kakar|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/201216/melody-matters-prakriti-kakar.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}} She, along with her twin sister Sukriti Kakar, released independent music videos including "Sudhar Ja", "Mafiyaan", "Kehndi Haa Kehndi Naa", "Hum Tum", "Sona Lagda", and "Majnu".{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=Sukriti-Prakriti Kakar: Decline in Bollywood music helped us work on our own music in pandemic|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/sukritiprakriti-kakar-decline-in-bollywood-music-helped-us-work-on-our-own-music-in-pandemic-101628787587378.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
Life and career
=1995–2011: early life=
Prakriti Kakar was born in New Delhi, India on May 8, 1995.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Prakriti-Kakar-I-am-happy-I-started-the-year-with-two-songs/articleshow/45978982.cms |title=Prakriti Kakar: I am happy I started the year with two songs |work=The Times of India |author=Kasmin Fernandes |date=23 January 2015 |accessdate=6 February 2015}} 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 wanted to sing in Bollywood, she moved to Mumbai with her dad while Prakriti and the rest of her family accompanied them later.{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/a-sensuous-start/15923159 |title=A sensuous start |work=Mid-Day |author=Deepali Dhingra |date=18 January 2015 |accessdate=6 February 2015}} 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".
=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/549239 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108130800/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/549239 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2012 |title=Tutiya Dil (2012) Music Review |work=Bollywood Hungama |author=Joginder Tuteja|date=4 January 2012 |accessdate=6 February 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Boss-Meet-Bros-Anjjan-Yo-Yo-Honey-Singh-Chirantan-Bhatt-Sanjay-Misra-Sonu-Nigam/articleshow/23461944.cms? |title=Boss – Music Review |work=The Times of India |author=Bryan Durham |date=4 October 2013 |accessdate=6 February 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shankar-mahadevans-song-nominated-for-honesty-oscars/article5734329.ece |title=Shankar Mahadevan's song nominated for Honesty Oscars |work=The Asian Age |date=28 February 2014 |accessdate=6 February 2015}}
In June 2014, Ankit Tiwari heard Kakar singing in a fashion show and requested her to be a part of his shows as female vocalist. It was then she was offered to sing for the song "Katra Katra" from Alone (2015).{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/ankit-tiwari-will-be-heard-in-alone-roy-and-khamoshiyan/ |title=Ankit Tiwari will be heard in Alone, Roy and Khamoshiyan |work=The Indian Express |author=Kanika Rajani |date=9 January 2015 |accessdate=21 January 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/music/songs-love-struck-and-dreams-r-rehman-763 |title=Songs for the love-struck and dreams of A R Rehman |work=The Asian Age |author=Pramita Bose |date=29 December 2014 |accessdate=6 February 2015}} 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 which is again composed by Tiwari. Kasmin Fernandes from The 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".{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Khamoshiyan/articleshow/45809819.cms |title=Khamoshiyan – Music Review |work=The Times of India |author=Kasmin Fernandes |date=9 January 2015 |accessdate=6 February 2015}}
= 2021–present: pop music =
Beside filmy songs, Kakar has sung some non-filmy songs.{{Cite news|title=Sukriti-Prakriti: Finding ourselves in a studio is the one thing that brings us happiness - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/worldmusicday-sukriti-prakriti-finding-ourselves-in-a-studio-is-the-one-thing-that-brings-us-happiness/articleshow/83637185.cms|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Times of India|date=19 June 2021 |language=en}} She along with her sister, Sukriti Kakar has sung "Mafiyan", "Kehndi Haan Kehndi Naa", "Majnu" and many more.{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Dhaval|date=2019-06-15|title='We have each other on days we don't feel inspired': Twin sisters Prakriti Kakar and Sukriti Kakar|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-we-have-each-other-on-days-we-don-t-feel-inspired-twin-sisters-prakriti-kakar-and-sukriti-kakar-2760883|access-date=2021-10-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}{{Cite news|title=Prakriti and Sukriti Kakar to launch their new single today - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prakriti-and-sukriti-kakar-to-launch-their-new-single-today/articleshow/69664752.cms|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Times of India|date=6 June 2019 |language=en}}
In September 2021, the duo sisters along with Amaal Mallik collaborated with Dua Lipa for Indian remix version of "Levitating", which became a global hit.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-03-26|title='This Is The Best'! Fans Are Loving Indian Remix of Levitating As Dua Lipa Collaborates With Amaal Mallik, Prakriti Kakar & Sukriti Kakar|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/this-is-the-best-fans-are-loving-indian-remix-of-levitating-as-dua-lipa-collaborates-with-amaal-mallik-prakriti-kakar-sukriti-kakar-4537286/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-03-26|title=Dua Lipa's hit track 'Levitating' gets Indian remix by Amaal Mallik featuring Sukriti and Prakriti Kakar : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/dua-lipas-hit-track-levitating-gets-indian-remix-amaal-mallik-featuring-sukriti-prakriti-kakar/|access-date=2021-10-10|language=en}}
Media
In March 2021, Prakriti along with her sister Sukriti Kakar featured at No. 2 position on the global Billboard charts for their song "Naari".{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Nari by Sukriti and Prakriti Kakkar shines on Global Billboard Charts|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/women-power-228827|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}{{Cite magazine|title=Top Triller Global Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/2021-03-19|access-date=2021-10-10|magazine=Billboard}} Later that year in October, Kakar along with Sukriti Kakar featured at the Times Square in New York City.{{Cite web|title=न्यू यॉर्क टाइम्स स्क्वायर पर सुकृति और प्रकृति कक्कड़, सिंगर्स ने बढ़ाई भारत की शान|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/movie-masti/news-from-bollywood/sukriti-and-prakriti-kakar-represent-india-at-the-new-york-times-square-billboard/articleshow/87179291.cms|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-10-21|title=Sukriti, Prakriti Kakkar light up iconic Times Square billboard|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/sukriti-prakriti-kakkar-light-up-iconic-times-square-billboard-741467|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}
Influences
Kakar named Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera among the Western artists and Sunidhi Chauhan from Indian artists, as her influences. She also picked Meet Bros and A. R. Rahman as her favorite composers.{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/music/swift-6-prakriti-kakkar-766 |title=Swift 6 with Prakriti Kakkar |work=The Asian Age |author=Pramita Bose |date=19 January 2015 |accessdate=6 February 2015}}
Discography
| class="wikitable"
|+Key |style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|{{dagger|alt=Song released as a single}} |Indicates single release |
= Film songs =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%" textcolor:#000;"
! scope="col" width=5%|Year ! scope="col" width=20%|Film ! scope="col" width=22%|Song ! scope="col" width=19%|Composer(s) ! scope="col" width=16%|Writer(s) ! scope="col" width=17%|Co-singer(s) ! scope="col" width=1%|Ref. |
| 2012
| scope="row" | Tutiya Dil | "Tutiya Dil" | Gulraj Singh | Manoj Yadav |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| scope="row" | Nasha | "Goti Song" | Sangeet Haldipur–Siddharth Haldipur | Radhika Anand | Akshay Deodhar, Sukriti Kakar | |
| scope="row" | Boss
| "Boss" | Kumaar | Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Sukriti Kakar, Khushboo Grewal |
| rowspan="4"| 2015
| scope="row" | Alone | "Katra Katra" | rowspan="3"| Ankit Tiwari | rowspan="3"|Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | rowspan="3"|Ankit Tiwari |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | Khamoshiyan
| "Bheegh Loon" |
| "Bheegh Loon" (Female Version Remix) |
| scope="row" | Barkhaa
| "Tu Itni Khoobsurat Hai" |Amjad–Nadeem |Shadab Akhtar |Jubin Nautiyal | |
| 2016
| scope="row " | Azhar | "Tu Hi Na Jaane" | rowspan="3"|Amaal Mallik | Kumaar | |
| rowspan="5"| 2017
| scope="row" | Paas Aao | "Paas Aao Na" Single | |
| scope="row" | Noor
| "Hai Zaroori" | rowspan="2"|Kumaar | | |
| scope="row" | Guest iin London
| "Dil Mera" | |
| scope="row" | Sweetiee Weds NRI
| "O Saathi Rey" |colspan="2"|Arko Pravo Mukherjee |Armaan Malik | |
| scope="row" | Mubarakan
| "Hawaa Hawaa" |Gourov–Roshin | Kumaar | |
| rowspan="5" | 2018
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | Dil Juunglee | "Gazab Ka Hai Din" Remake | rowspan="2"|Tanishk Bagchi | |
| "Beat Juunglee"
| |
| scope="row" | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
| "Subah Subah" | Kumaar | |
| scope="row" | Batti Gul Meter Chalu
| "Hard Hard" |Siddharth–Garima |
| scope="row" |Stree
| "Dil Ka Darji" |colspan="2"|Vayu | |
| 2019
| scope="row" | Yaana (Kannada film) | "Beelale Naa Beelale" | | Shashank | | |
| 2020
| scope="row" | Khaali Peeli | "Tehas Nehas" | rowspan="2" |Kumaar |
| 2022
|"Ae Pagli" |Gourov Dasgupta |
| rowspan=2|2023
|rowspan=2|Ganapath |"Hum Aaye Hain" |rowspan=2|White Noise Studios |rowspan=3|Priya Saraiya |
| "Sara Zamana"
| |
| 2024
|"Murder Mubarak" |Yashraj, Sachin-Jigar | |
=Non-film songs=
References
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