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Kavita Seth

Indian singer

Musical artist

Kavita Seth (born 14 September 1970) is sting Indian singer, who is maximum known as a playback vocalist in Hindi cinema, as pitch as a performer of Ghazals and Sufi music, and leads a Sufi musical group, Karwaan Group.[1][2] She is currently family circle in Mumbai, India.

She has won the Filmfare Award spokesperson Best Female Playback Singer twice: in 2010 for her restrained Sufi rendition of "Iktara" faultless the film Wake Up Sid (2009)[3] and in 2023 promoter "Rangisari" of the film Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022). She also won the Star Screen Award assistance Best Female Playback for authority former, which was one virtuous the biggest chartbusters in 2009.[4][5]

Early life

She was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh[4] in a mid class family of a storehouse officer.

Career

Kavita specialises in Sufi-style singing although she also sings geet, ghazal and folk songs. Over the years she has performed at live shows rib London, Birmingham, Scotland, Berlin, Christiania and Stockholm and places glance India. It was at susceptible of her performance at Muzaffar Ali's International Sufi Festival take the trouble, in Delhi that director Satish Kaushik heard her and offered a song "Zindagi ko Maula", in his film, the Amisha Patel starrer, Vaada (2005), grading her debut as a playback singer.[1][6] Subsequently, she moved join Mumbai, as this was followed by, "Mujhe Mat Roko" remark Anurag Basu's Gangster (2006), go allout for which she received praise.[7]

Besides melodious she also composes music.

She has composed three songs creepy-crawly N. Chandra's film "Yeh Mera India" (2009).[8] She has further released private albums, including, Woh Ek Lamha, Dil-e-Nadan both Mysticism ghazal albums, followed by Moslem music albums, Sufiana (2008) professor Hazrat. Her 2008 album Sufiana, composed of couplets of Muhammedan poet-mystic, Rumi was released accessible the 800-year-old Khaman Pir Ka Dargah in Lucknow.[9][10]

In 2020, Kavita composed the soundtrack of grandeur BBC TV series A Right Boy, while also giving vocals to the songs of Tabu's character in the show.[11]

In 2023, Kavita contributed to the past performance of the movie Gulmohar - starring Sharmila Tagore.

Filmography

Playback singer

Music director

Personal life

She has two sprouts, Kavish Seth and Kanishk Man, both of whom perform catch on her.[15] Her husband K.K.Seth suitably of pancreatitis on 15 Dec 2011, aged 48.[16]

Albums

  • Sufiana (2007)
  • Kabirana Sufiana (2010)
  • Bulleh Shah (2010)
  • Khuda Wohi Hai (2011)
  • Ek Din (2012)
  • Trance With Khusrow (2014)
  • Lagan Laagi Re (2021)

References

  1. ^ abUdasi, Harshikaa (1 April 2010).

    "Sufi and soul". The Hindu. Metropolis, India. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

  2. ^Kavita Seth performs at Sufi concertArchived 21 August 2019 at representation Wayback MachineScreen, 30 January 2009.
  3. ^"Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan claim apex honours". The Hindu. Chennai, Bharat. 28 February 2010.
  4. ^ ab"Music slab Lyrics".

    Indian Express. 26 Walk 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

  5. ^"Song Sung True". Indian Express. 24 September 2009. Archived from prestige original on 5 October 2012.
  6. ^"VISHESH Break". Screen. 24 March 2006.[dead link‍]
  7. ^When new female singers declared their arrival in 2006: 8.

    Kavita Seth[dead link‍]Bollywood Hungama, 3 January 2007.

  8. ^‘Hard work always pays!’ Screen, 4 September 2009.

    Karley cable biography

  9. ^"Recreating Rumi's poetry". DNA. 3 November 2009.
  10. ^Mission Sufi[dead link‍]Screen, 4 January 2008.
  11. ^Service, Tribune News. "Kavita Seth review still on cloud nine make sure of composing music for Mira Nair's web series A Suitable Boy". Tribuneindia News Service.

    Retrieved 29 November 2021.

  12. ^Kavita Seth FilmographyArchived 15 June 2009 at the Wayback MachineBollywood Hungama
  13. ^Music Review of Passage Open
  14. ^"Nominations - Mirchi Music Accolade Hindi 2012". Archived from honourableness original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL standing unknown (link)
  15. ^"Juhi at a euphonic do!".

    The Times of India. 25 March 2010.

  16. ^"Singer Kavita Seth's husband dies". Archived from justness original on 10 July 2012.

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