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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Akriti Kakkar


Akriti Kakkar (Bengali: আকৃতি কক্কর) (born 8 July 1986) is an Indian singer. Her Saturday Saturday from Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Iski Uski from 2 States (film) are popular songs. Akriti is a judge on Zee Bangla's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs and will be seen on Colors (TV channel)'s Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Contents

  • 1 Track listing
  • 2 Playback songs
  • 3 TV Shows
  • 4 Personal life
  • 5 External links

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 The track list for the album is as follows

  • Mehrmaa Ve
  • Gazab
  • Chhoone Do
  • Na Re Na Na Re
  • Dil Vi Deewana
  • Taabiz (Marhale)
  • Chal Kaheen Sang 


Playback songs



  • Ishkaboner Bibi (2015) - Film: Gangster - Music:Jeet Gannguli - Lyrics: Raja Chanda - Co-Singer: Nakash Aziz
  • “Chham se vo aa jaye” (2004) - Film: Dus - Music: Vishal-Shekhar
  • “One night stand” - O jaana (2006) - Film: Rocky - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Dil Vich Lagya Weh” (2006) - Film: Chup Chup Ke - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Shakalaka Boom Boom” Title song (2007) - Film: Shakalaka Boom Boom - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Dil Lagaayenge” (2007) - Film: Shakalaka Boom Boom - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Loneliness is Killing Every One” (2007) - Film: Red “The Dark Side” - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Aanan Faanan” (2007) - Film: Namastey London - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “You Good You Good Good Boy” (2007) - Film: Good Boy Bad Boy - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Dekhu tujhe to payar aaye” (2007) - Film: Apne - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Johnny Gaddaar” (2007) Title Song - Film: Johnny Gaddaar - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
  • “Hadsa” (2007) - Film: Dhol - Music: Pritam
  • “Awaaz Do” (2007) - Film: Mummy Ji - Music: Aadesh Srivastava
  • “Insha Allah”(2008) - Film: Welcome - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • “Move your body- Freaky freaky raat” (2008) - Film: Kismat Konnection - Music: Pritam
  • “Meri Ek Ada Shola” (2008) - Film: Kidnap - Music: Pritam
  • “Bhai Aa Gaya” (2008) - Film: Hari Puttar - Music: Guru Sharma
  • “Tha Kar Ke” (2008) - Film: Golmaal Returns - Music: Pritam
  • “Marjani” and “Khuda-ya Khair” - Film: Billu Barber - Music: Pritam
  • “Mohabbat Aap se” - Film: Aa Dekhein Zara - Music: Pritam
  • “Jail House Rock” - Film: We are Family - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
  • “Teekhi Teekhi” - Film: Mirch - Music: Monty Sharma
  • “I Love Amreeka” - Film: Tere Bin Laden - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
  • “Abhi Abhi” - Film: Jism 2 - Music: Arko Pravo Mukherjee
  • "Iski Uski" - Film: 2 States - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
  • "Saturday Saturday & Daingad Daingad " – Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
  •  "Bas Tum Ho" – Desi Kattey (2014)
  •  "Kolkata Diaries (single) " (2014)
  • “Paglu” - Film: Paglu (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
  • “Monbebagi” - Film: Paglu (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
  • “Prem ki bujhini” - Film: Paglu (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
  • “Police chorer preme porece” - Film: Challenge 2 (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
  • “Mon” - Film: Chhaya Chhobi (Bangladeshi Movie) - Music: Arfin Rumey
  • “Gobhir Joler Fish” - Film: Khoka 420 (Bengali movie) - Music: Savvy
  • “Mon Amar” - Film: Na Jene Mon (Bengali movie) - Music: Sanjib Sarkar

She has also sung a song in Marathi for the film - lagna pahave karun ( marathi movie) song name is kasa ha maajha saajna. 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!".


TV Shows

  • She was a celebrity judge in Zee Bangla sa re ga ma pa lil champs'2013 along with Kumar Shanu and other regional and national celebrities
  • 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.

Personal life


Akriti has two twin sisters Sukriti and Prakriti Kakkar.

External links




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