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Today we are celebrating the birthday of Bollywood’s one of the most talented and popular playback singers, Kanika Kapoor. The ‘Baby Doll’ singer is celebrating her 44th birthday today. Throughout her career, the singer has delivered several party songs that have been huge hits and are a staple at every function or party. Born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, the singer moved to Mumbai to kickstart her career as a female playback singer in the Hindi film industry, globally known as Bollywood. At just the age of 12, Kanika started her lessons in Indian classical music and since childhood, she was adamant about being a successful singer. Like millions of others who dream of becoming successful playback singers, Kanika’s journey is also full of ups and downs. Still, she is a face of resilience and determination, which pushed her growth and helped her achieve her dream.
Kanika Kapoor’s Bollywood journey:
You might be surprised but Kanika Kapoor also had a short journey on All India Radio. She released her first-ever music video in 2012. It was ‘Jugni Ji’ which turned out to be a massive hit in the country. It was the turning point in her career, and since then she never looked back. The song immediately caught the attention of India’s musical duo, the Meet Brothers. With the duo, Kanika emba4rked on a journey of delivering hit after hit, that the country still remembers her for. One of the notable songs was ‘Baby Doll’ from Ragini MMS 2. This track brought Knaika long-due appreciation, credit, and praise from all around India and there has been no look back for the songstress since then.
Throughout her career, Kanika Kapoor has lent her charismatic and sultry vocals to many actresses and has created magic every single time. As Kanika Kapoor turns a year older, here are her most famous songs –
- ‘Baby Doll’
The song that turned her Bollywood career and took her to the highest levels of success, ‘Baby Doll’ is a significant track from Kanika Kapoor’s discography. The song was featured in the film Ragini MMS 2 and marked the first collaboration between Kapoor and the Meet Bros. Released in 2014, the song featured sensational Sunny Leone and quickly beca,e the party anthem of the nation. The sultry vocals have complemented the sexy looks of Sunny in the video and turned out to be an absolute rage. The song is also responsible for paving the way for Kanika’s journey in Bollywood. Even today, the song is often played at weddings, bachelorette parties, and clubs.
- ‘Lovely’
Part of the movie Happy New Year, released in 2014, ‘Lovely’ was another ground-breaking song of Kanika’s Bollywood journey. In the song, she voiced the gorgeous DeepikaPadukone and worked with various other successful artists like Kumaar, Dr Zeus, Fateh, Vishal–Shekhar, Miraya Varma, JIWAN MANN, and RavindraUpadhyay. The song turned out to be one of the top-rated bangers of the year and took the listeners by storm. The film also starred Shah Rukh Khan, BomanIrani, and SonuSood among others, and marked Deepika’s entry in the film.
- ‘ChittiyaanKalaiyaan’
If there is one song that defines the pop culture of Bollywood’s party anthems, it has to be ‘ChittiyaanKalaiyaan’. The song was featured in the film Roy, released in 2015, and starred Jacqueline Fernandez in the music vidoe. The film also featured Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in the lead roles along with Fernandez. This is another successful collaboration between Meet Bros and Kanika Kapoor and became one of the hit songs of her career. The music vidoe has already crossed 800 million views on YouTube, another milestone in Kanika’s career. The lyrics of the track were penned by talented songwriter Kumaar and were sung by Kanika, Meet Bros, and Anjjan.
- ‘Beat pe booty’
While Remo D’Souza directed and Tiger Shroff-starrer A Flying Jatt horribly tanked at the box office, its music became a hit on the chart. One of the tracks that is still pretty popular is ‘Beat pe booty’ featuring Jacqueline Fernandez, which became an instant hit when it came out. In the song Sachin, Jigar, Vayu, and Kanika Kapoor lent their magical voices and made the track viral all over social media platforms as well. The track became so viral that it also started a social media dance challenge called Beat Pe Booty. The music video garnered over 100 million views on YouTube, proving that it was widely appreciated by the viewers.
- ‘NachanFarrate’
Another successful collaboration between Meet Bros and Kanika Kapoor was seen in ‘NachanFarrate’, a song from All Is Well. The party song became pretty popular among the audiences and garnered 194 million views on YouTube. The song features Sonakshi Sinha and Abhishek Bachchan and even though the film was not hugely successful at the box office, the song sure was. The film was released in 2015 and stars Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Rishi Kapoor, and Supriya Pathak.
- ‘Supergirl from China’
After the massive success of ‘Baby Doll’, Kanika Kapoor and Sunny Leone collaborated once again and this time, it was for T-Seies’ ‘Supergirl from China’. The song was also a collaboration between two very successful playback singers, Mika Singh and Kanika Kapoor. The peppy song was praised for its quirky theme which showed Sunny as a robot, delivered specially from China to a geek student played by Shantanu Maheshwari. The song, released in 2015, instantly became a hit and quickly crossed 100 million views on YouTube.
- ‘Da DaDasse’
Sometimes artists get stereotyped, even for musicians. When she had her most famous run of hits during the 2014-2015 period, Kanika Kapoor was also stereotyped for singing only party songs. However, she beautifully broke it by singing ‘Da DaDasse’. The song was featured in the film ‘Udta Punjab’. Released in 2016, the song showcased Kapoor’s versatility and featured BabuHaabi alongside Kanika Kapoor. The music was directed by Amit Trivedi and is still one of those songs that make audiences feel something.
Did you know Kanika Kapoor cannot speak Punjabi?
While we are celebrating her birthday, let’s revisit some of the highlights of the singer, besides her music career. It might come as a shock to fans that the singer cannot speak Punjabi in real life. Considering the fact that almost all of her hit songs are in Punjabi. While giving an interview in 2017, the singer revealed how she does not know or speak the Punjabi language very well. “I don’t know Punjabi. I’m [from Uttar Pradesh].” Kapoor said. “When I was memorizing the lyrics of Baby Doll, I would [say the lyrics wrong]. I didn’t know the Punjabi pronunciation but I learned and delivered,” she revealed in the interview.
Kanika Kapoor’s dream collaboration is with A.R. Rahman
While sharing who she would like to collaborate or work with in the future Kanika Kapoor gave a straight answer to the reporters. In a 2017 interview, the singer revealed that one of her dream works would be with the Oscar-winning music composer and singer A.R. Rahman. She said, “A lot of directors have helped me get to the point that I am right now. However, AR Rahman is one composer, I would love to work with. He makes a singer sound different and I love that. Music is very spiritual for me. Even on a day when I’m down, I sing to make myself feel better. And what’s better than singing in front of a huge crowd? If it’s a big concert, it is amazing to see people going crazy and that gives me a high.”
Speaking of her Bollywood career, Kapoor said in another interview in 2017, “Today I feel like I am an established singer in Bollywood. I carefully choose my songs. I write music as well, so I have that sensibility.” “God has been very kind to me. I am bringing up my children in London, so it is a big struggle for me. I didn’t get anything easy. I had to sing my songs really well to make it on my own,” she continued.
With a career spanning over a decade, Kanika Kapoor has given several big hits in the industry. She is now one of the most celebrated playback singers in Bollywood, and people are patiently waiting to listen to another song from her on the big screen.
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