Akriti Kakar
Indian singer
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Akriti Kakar[1] is an Indian singer and composer.[2] Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and "Iski Uski" from 2 States became popular.[3] Akriti was a judge on Zee Bangla's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs and was going to appear on Colors TV's Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.[4]
- Singer
- composer
Akriti Kakar | |
|---|---|
Kakar in a radio session | |
| Born | 7 August Delhi, India |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Chirag Arora (m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Sukriti Kakar (sister) Prakriti Kakar (sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Instrument | Vocalist |
Personal life
Kakar was born 7 August[5] and brought up in Delhi.[6] She has two sisters, twins Sukriti Kakar and Prakriti Kakar, who are also professional playback singers.[7][8]
Kakar married director Chirag Arora in March 2016.[6] They had a son in November 2023.[9]
Track listing
Akriti released her solo album non-Bollywood playback album – "Akriti" released in April 2010 under Sony Music India. Songs were composed by Shankar Mahadevan & Akriti Kakar.[10][11] The track list for the album is as follows
- Mehrmaa Ve
- Swag Wali Bride
- Gazab
- Chhoone Do
- Na Re Na Na Re
- Dil Vi Deewana
- Taabiz (Marhale)
- Chal Kaheen Sang
Akriti also released a song entitled "Ring Diamond Di" with Santosh Singh featuring Madhuri. The song was embroiled in controversy when the Music Video was allegedly plagiarised with Girls' Generation's "The Boys" and "I Got a Boy".[12]
Playback songs
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Albums/Film | Song name(s) | Music director(s) | Languahe | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Baby Doll Chapter 2 | Rangeela Re/Ho Ja Rangeela Re | Harry Anand | Hindi | |
| Dus | "Chham se vo aa jaye" | Vishal–Shekhar | |||
| 2006 | Rocky | "My Love For You" | Himesh Reshammiya | ||
| Chup Chup Ke | "Dil Vich Lagya Ve" | ||||
| 2007 | Shakalaka Boom Boom | "Shakalaka Boom Boom" Title song | |||
| "Dil Lagaayenge" | |||||
| Red: The Dark Side | "Loneliness is Killing" | ||||
| Namastey London | "Aanan Faanan" | ||||
| Good Boy, Bad Boy | "Good Boy Bad Boy" Title song | ||||
| Apne | "Dekhoon Tujhe" | ||||
| Johnny Gaddaar | "Johnny Gaddaar" Title Song | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |||
| Dhol | "Hadsa" | Pritam | |||
| Mummy Ji | "Awaaz Do" | Aadesh Shrivastava | |||
| 2008 | Welcome | "Insha Allah" | Himesh Reshammiya | ||
| Kismat Konnection | "Move your body- Freaky freaky raat" | Pritam | |||
| Kidnap | "Meri Ek Ada Shola" | ||||
| Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors | "Bhai Aa Gaya" | Guru Sharma | |||
| Golmaal Returns | "Tha Kar Ke" | Pritam | |||
| 2009 | Billu Barber | "Khuda-ya Khair" | |||
| "Marjani" | |||||
| Aa Dekhen Zara | "Mohabbat Aap se" | ||||
| 2010 | We are Family | "Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | ||
| Mirch | "Teekhi Teekhi" | Monty Sharma | |||
| Tere Bin Laden | "I Love Amreeka" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |||
| 2011 | AKRITI | "Mehrmaa Ve" | |||
| Paglu | "Paglu" | Jeet Gannguli | Bengali | ||
| "Monbebagi" | |||||
| "Prem ki bujhini" | |||||
| Phande Poriya Boga Kande Re | "Misty Meye" | ||||
| Mummy Punjabi | Awaaz Do | Aadesh Shrivastava | Punjabi | ||
| 2012 | Jism 2 | "Abhi Abhi" (Duet) | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Hindi | |
| Challenge 2 | "Police chorer preme porece" | Jeet Gannguli | Bengali | ||
| Chaya Chobi | "Mon" | Arfin Rumey | Bangladeshi Film | ||
| 2013 | Khoka 420 | "Gobhir Joler Fish" | Savvy Gupta | ||
| Boss: Born to Rule | "Jhinkurakur Nakurakur" | Jeet Gannguli | |||
| 2013 | Rangbaaz | "Tui Amar Hero" | |||
| Na Jene Mon | "Mon Amar" | Sanjib Sarkar | |||
| Lagna Pahave Karun | "Kasa Ha Majha Saajna" | Ajay Naik | Marathi | ||
| Raqt | Tu Hi Tu | Daboo Malik | Hindi | ||
| 2014 | 2 States | "Iski Uski" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | ||
| Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania | "Saturday Saturday" | Shaarib-Toshi, The Titans, Badshah | |||
| Game | "Bum Chiki Chikni Chiki" | Jeet Gannguli | Bengali | ||
| "Ore Manwa Re" | |||||
| Bachchan (2014 film) | "Latai" | ||||
| 2015 | Besh Korechi Prem Korechi | "Besh Korechi Prem Korechi" Title Track | |||
| Ranviir the Marshal | "Saware Naino" | Ricky Mishra | |||
| Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon | "Jugni Peeke Tight Hai (Version 2)" | Hindi | |||
| Sugar Salt Ani Prem | Disha Milali Aaj" | Siddharth Mahadevan | Marathi | ||
| Aashiqui | "Eai ashiqui" | Savvy Gupta | Bengali | ||
| Black | "Moyna Cholat Cholat" | Dabbu | |||
| 2016 | Beparoyaa | "Piya Basanti" | Indra or Kutty | ||
| Power | "Missed Call" | Jeet Gannguli | |||
| Gangster | "Ishkaboner Bibi" | ||||
| Rokto | Dhim Tana | Savvy | |||
| Batti Gul | "Batti Gul" | Akriti Kakar | Hindi | ||
| Bollywood Retro Lounge | "Baahon Ke Darmiyaan" | Jai-Parthiv (Studio Unplugged), Jatin–Lalit | |||
| Bollywood Unwind–Session 3–Romantic Classics in a relaxing urban avatar | "Bhool Gaya Sab Kuch" | Aditya Paudwal, Rajesh Roshan | |||
| 2017 | Nabab | "Sholoana" | Savvy Gupta | Bengali | |
| Shrestha Bangali | "Dhinka Chikaa" | Sanjeev–Darshan | |||
| 2018 | Sultan: The Saviour | "Masha Allah" | Savvy Gupta | ||
| Monn | "Dui Deewana" | Sarbajit Ghosh | Bengali Musical Film composed of six stories, each having one song in it | ||
| Tujhe meri yaadein | "Dino james" | Hindi | |||
| 2019 | Shesh Theke Shuru | "Madhubala" | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Bengali | |
| Oriplast Originals | "Rongila Re Mon (রঙ্গিলা রে মন)" | Ajay Singha | Bengali Album | ||
| "Bola Jaye Na (বলা যায় না)" | Arko | ||||
| Milan Talkies | Jobless | Akriti Kakkar | Hindi | ||
| Bombairiya | Bairiya | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | |||
| 2021 | Nirbhaya (film) | Onek Kotha Baki | Pratik Kundu | Bengali |
She has also sung a song in Marathi for the film – Lagna Pahave Karun ( Marathi movie) song name is "Kasa Ha Maza Sajana".[13] Besides these Akriti has also sung many songs in other regional languages, the song in Bengali Film Paglu has become the biggest chart buster song in Bengali films. On 12 April 2010, a solo music album "Akriti", composed by Shankar Mahadevan and Akriti, was released on Sony Music.
She also released her first single named #Kolkata Diaries. Composed by the renowned Bengali musical maestro, Joy Sarkar. The lyrics of the entire song are in Hindi written by Manoj Yadav who is popular for his songs in Coke studio and movies; but for the main hook lines that are derived from a popular Bengali folk song "Tomay Hrid Majhare Rakhibo, Chede Debo Na" that literally translate into "I am going to keep you in my heart and never let you go!".[14]
In end of 2018, on 23 December, her new song titled "Dui Deewana" which was a duet with Sarbajit Ghosh, the writer, composer & producer of the song, was released from the musical movie MONN, under the record label of Amara Muzik. The video of the song featured Sarbajit Ghosh & model Suman Karmakar as the Leads..
TV shows
- She was a celebrity judge in Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs 2013 along with Kumar Sanu and other regional and national celebrities.[15]
- Akriti was supposed to enter the dance show Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa on Colors channel through wild card but sadly met with an accident while rehearsing and doctor advised complete bed-rest and hence she had to quit the show.[16][17]
- In 2020, she became a judge in Zee Bangla's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2020 along with Mika Singh, Joy Sarkar, and Srikanto Acharya with Abir Chatterjee as host.[18]
