New Delhi: On Father’s Day, singer-songwriter Nikita Gandhi said that she recently shared the stage with her father in a program. Nikita said, “He sang the famous song ‘Kolkata’ with her.” Nikita is famous for songs like ‘Kaafirana’, ‘Ullu Ka Pattha’ and ‘Jugnu’. She said, “My father sang Anupam Roy and Shreya Ghoshal’s famous song ‘Kolkata’ with me. He loves music very much. He is a natural person.”
Nikita, who hails from Kolkata, said, “He used to sing Kishore Kumar’s songs during his college days and all my love for music is from him. He still sings for fun. He also performs sometimes (at several concerts in Kolkata) and his love for music is definitely a big part of my journey as a musician.”
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Nikita was born in Kolkata to a Bengali and Punjabi family. She has a dentist degree from Chennai. The 32-year-old singer is also an alumnus of AR Rahman’s KM College of Music and Technology. Her first association with AR Rahman was during the Indo-German exchange, where she was part of the team that performed with the German orchestra.
She also sang a song with Arijit Singh
Apart from songs like ‘Raabta’ title song, ‘Ghar’, ‘Tan Tan’, ‘Kaafirana’, ‘Main Deewana Tera’, the singer is also known for Bengali songs like ‘Raagi Raja’, ‘Bolo Dugga Mai Ki’, ‘Baare Baare’, ‘Tui Bolbo Na Tumi’, ‘Tara Khosa Raat’, ‘Jaanina Bhalolga’. Nikita Gandhi is famous for singing in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali and Kannada cinema. She received a lot of praise for the title song of the film ‘Raabta’. Also, in the film ‘Jagga Jasoos’, Nikita sang ‘Ullu Ka Pattha’ with Arijit Singh, which was loved by the audience.
Memorable songs sung for films
Nikita has also worked for films like ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’, ‘Chef’, ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ and ‘Ittefaq’. She has also sung a Bengali song with Atif Aslam for ‘Cockpit’. Her songs ‘Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe’ and ‘Poster Lagwa Do’ have also been very popular among the fans.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 16, 2024, 15:47 IST