Kavita Seth

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Kavita Seth
Kavita Seth in a concert.JPG
Background information
Born (1970-09-14) 14 September 1970 (age 51)
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
GenresSufi, playback singing
Occupation(s)Playback singer, singer of ghazals, Sufi music
InstrumentsVocals
Websitewww.kavitaseth.com

Kavita Seth (born 14 September 1970) is an Indian singer, who is most known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema, as well as a performer of Ghazals and Sufi music, and leads a Sufi musical group, Karwaan Group.[1][2]

She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 2010 for her classical Sufi rendition "Gunja Sa Koi Iktara" for the film Wake Up Sid (2009).[3] She also won the Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback for the same song, which was one of the biggest chartbusters in 2009.[4][5]

Early life[]

She was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.[4]

After her marriage she moved to Delhi, where she started performing for All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan.[citation needed] Meanwhile, she also did her post graduation in Music, Sangeet Alankar from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi and received MA degree in Hindi literature from the University of Delhi.[citation needed]

Career[]

Seth at the Jagjit Singh's anniversary

She first started performing at the Khan-kahe Niyazia Dargah, in Bareilly, and in public shows and musical concerts.[citation needed]

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

Besides singing she also composes music. She has composed three songs in N. Chandra's film "Yeh Mera India" (2009).[8] She has also released private albums, including, Woh Ek Lamha, Dil-e-Nadan both Sufi ghazal albums, followed by Sufi music albums, Sufiana (2008) and Hazrat. Her 2008 album Sufiana, composed of couplets of Sufi poet-mystic, Rumi was released at the 800-year-old Khaman Pir Ka Dargah in Lucknow.[9][10]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Wake Up Sid Filmfare Awards

Best Female Playback Singer – "Iktara"

Won[citation needed]
Star Screen Award

Best Female Playback Singer – "Iktara" Best New Talent in Music

Won[citation needed]
International Indian Film Academy Awards

Best Female Playback Singer – "Iktara"

Won[citation needed]
Stardust Award

New Musical Sensation (Female) – "Iktara"

Won[citation needed]

Best Playback Singer (Female) – "Iktara" Popular Singer of the Year Song of the Year – "Iktara"

Won[citation needed]
GR8 FLO Women Award

Women Achiever Award

Won[citation needed]
2012 Cocktail Big Entertainment Awards 2012

"Tumhi Ho Bandhu"

Won[citation needed]
5th Mirchi Music Awards

Female Vocalist of The Year – "Tum Hi Ho Bandhu"

Nominated[11]

Filmography[]

Playback singer[]

Film Year Song name
Vaada 2005 Maula
Gangster 2006 Mujhe Mat Roko
Wake Up Sid 2009 Iktara
Yeh Mera India[12] 'Aap roothe rahe'
'Dil Mandir'
'More Naina'
Admission Open[13] 2010
Raajneeti Mora Piya (Trance Mix)
I Am Baangur
Trishna 2011 'Raunakein'
'Lagan lagi'
'Khari Khari'
Cocktail 2012 Tumhi ho bandhu
Bombay Talkies Murabba (Duet)
Neerja 2016 Jeete Hain Chal
Santheyalli Nintha Kabira Navu premada huccharu
Waiting (2015 film) Zara Zara
Begum Jaan 2017 Prem Mai Tohre

Music director[]

Film Year
Yeh Mera India 2009
My Friend Pinto 2011
Cigarette ki Tarah 2012

Personal life[]

She has two sons, Kavish Seth and Kanishk Seth (musician), both of whom perform with her.[14] Her husband K.K.Seth died of pancreatitis on 15 December 2011, aged 48.[15]

Albums[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Udasi, Harshikaa (1 April 2010). "Sufi and soul". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  2. ^ Kavita Seth performs at Sufi concert Screen, 30 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan claim top honours". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 February 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Music and Lyrics". Indian Express. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Song Sung True". Indian Express. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
  6. ^ "VISHESH Break". Screen. 24 March 2006.[dead link]
  7. ^ When new female singers announced their arrival in 2006: 8. Kavita Seth[dead link] Bollywood Hungama, 3 January 2007.
  8. ^ ‘Hard work always pays!’ Screen, 4 September 2009. Archived 9 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Recreating Rumi's poetry". DNA. 3 November 2009.
  10. ^ Mission Sufi[dead link] Screen, 4 January 2008.
  11. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012". www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ^ Kavita Seth Filmography Archived 15 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Bollywood Hungama
  13. ^ Music Review of Admissions Open
  14. ^ "Juhi at a musical do!". The Times of India. 25 March 2010.
  15. ^ https://archive.is/20120710175645/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110190329&keyword=music&subcatg=MUSICINDIA&nid=158688. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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