OnTheBeatWith|Kavita Krishnamurti: ‘If I have another birth, I’d choose to be a singer again, maybe a male singer’

Bollywood singer and Padma Shri recipient, shares fun anecdotes about the making of Hawa Hawaii, about working with RD Burman, her emotional connect with the song that got her, her first award and more. She gave us super-hits like Tumse Milkar Na Jaane Kyon from Pyaar Jhukta Nahin, Aye Watan Tere Liye from Karma, Mera Piya Ghar Aaya from Yaraana, Pyaar Hua Chupke Se from 1942: A Love Story,, Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai, Aaj Main Upar from Khamoshi: The Musical,, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Nimbooda from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,, Aey Dil laya Hai Bahar from Kya Kehna,, Dola Re Dola from Devdas, and so many others. The legendary artists, music directors and poets with whom I got to work to enjoying the process of making a song, to performing at concerts, to meeting different people from around the world though music – all this made my life,” says the honey-toned singer adding, “This music is what I share with my husband, my children and my siblings. Music is the biggest gift God gave me and I’m enormously grateful for that.” In the summer of 1987, Shekhar Kapur’s blockbuster Mr India starring Anil Kapoor- Sridevi catapulted Kavita to a different league. All the songs in the film, composed by the legendary RD Burman, were superhits but Kavita’s Pyaar Hua Chupke Se, got her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.