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 provided backing vocals for films released in 2013. She then released songs in collaboration with Ankit Tiwari: "Katra Katra" from Alone and "Bheegh Loon" from Khamoshiyan. 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".
Life and career 1995–2011: early life Prakriti Kakar was born in New Delhi, India on May 8, 1995. 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. 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 titular song Tutiya Dil (2012), composed by Ram Sampath. She next appeared in the track "Goti Song" from Nasha (2013) together with Akshay Deodhar and her twin sister Sukriti Kakar. Kakar's following release was the title track of Boss, composed by Meet Bros. A version of "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 also performed by Mahadevan, Sukriti Kakar and Chetan Naik. The song was nominated in the best activist anthem category of Honesty Oscars 2014.
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 "Katra Katra" from Alone (2015). The recording took two hours. According to Tiwari, her voice had the "required element" for a song of the genre. 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, also 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."
2021–present: pop music Kakar has also published music outside of the film score genre. She along with her sister, Sukriti Kakar has sung "Mafiyan," "Kehndi Haan Kehndi Naa," "Majnu" and many more.
In September 2021, the sister duo and Amaal Mallik collaborated with Dua Lipa for an Indian remix version of "Levitating," which became a global hit.
Personal life On 25 January, 2026, Kakar married entrepreneur Vinay Anand. They held the wedding ceremony at Fort Barwara, Jaipur.
Media In March 2021, Prakriti and her sister Sukriti Kakar rose to Number 2 in the global Billboard charts for their song "Naari." Later that year in October, they performed in Times Square in New York City.
Influences Kakar named both Western and Indian artists as her influences, including Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera, and Sunidhi Chauhan respectively. She also named Meet Bros and A. R. Rahman as her favorite composers.
Discography +KeyIndicates single release
Film songs YearFilmSongComposer(s)Writer(s)Co-singer(s)Ref. 2012 Tutiya Dil "Tutiya Dil" Gulraj Singh Manoj Yadav Ram Sampath 2013 Nasha "Goti Song" Sangeet Haldipur–Siddharth Haldipur Radhika Anand Akshay Deodhar, Sukriti Kakar Boss "Boss" Meet Bros Anjjan Kumaar Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Sukriti Kakar, Khushboo Grewal 2015 Alone "Katra Katra" Ankit TiwariAbhendra Kumar UpadhyayAnkit Tiwari Khamoshiyan "Bheegh Loon"(Female Version) "Bheegh Loon"(Female Version Remix) Barkhaa "Tu Itni Khoobsurat Hai"(Reloaded)Amjad–NadeemShadab AkhtarJubin Nautiyal 2016 Azhar "Tu Hi Na Jaane"Amaal Mallik Kumaar Sonu Nigam 2017 Paas Aao "Paas Aao Na" Single Rashmi Virag Armaan Malik Noor "Hai Zaroori"Kumaar Guest iin London "Dil Mera" Raghav Sachar Ash King, Shahid Mallya Sweetiee Weds NRI "O Saathi Rey"Arko Pravo MukherjeeArmaan Malik Mubarakan "Hawaa Hawaa"Gourov–Roshin Kumaar Mika Singh 2018 Dil Juunglee "Gazab Ka Hai Din" RemakeTanishk Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi Jubin Nautiyal "Beat Juunglee" Tanishk Bagchi, Vayu Armaan Malik Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety "Subah Subah"Amaal Mallik Kumaar Arijit Singh Batti Gul Meter Chalu "Hard Hard"Sachet–ParamparaSiddharth–GarimaMika SinghStree "Dil Ka Darji"Sachin–JigarVayu 2019 Yaana (Kannada film) "Beelale Naa Beelale" Shashank2020 Khaali Peeli "Tehas Nehas"Vishal–ShekharKumaarShekhar Ravjiani2022Maja Ma"Ae Pagli"Gourov DasguptaAsh King2023Ganapath"Hum Aaye Hain"White Noise StudiosPriya SaraiyaSiddharth Basrur"Sara Zamana"Benny Dayal2024Murder Mubarak"Murder Mubarak"Sachin-JigarYashraj, Sachin-Jigar
Non-film songs
Year Title Co-singer(s)Ref. 2018 Sudhar Ja Sukriti Kakar 2019 MafiyaanAa JaanaDarshan Raval 2020 Kehndi Haan Kehndi NaSukriti Kakar Tum Na Ho Arjun KanungoMashallahSukriti Kakar, THEMXXNLIGHT Hum Tum Sukriti Kakar 2021 Sona Lagda Sukriti Kakar, SukheLevitating (Indian Remix)Dua Lipa, Sukriti KakarMajnuSukriti Kakar, Mellow DSatrangi PiyaSamarth Swarup2022Single SaiyaanSukriti KakarDobaraKya Say?Sukriti Kakar, Badshah2023Over YouSukriti Kakar
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