Kavita Krishnamurthy Songs

About Kavita Krishnamurthy

Kavita Krishnamurthy, born Sharada Krishnamurthy on 25th January 1958, is one of the most famous Indian film playback singers. She is classically trained and has sung a wide range of classical-based songs. She began her music training with her aunt, Mrs. Bhattacharya, who taught her Rabindra Sangeet got formal training in Hindustani classical music under Balram Puri, a classical singer. Kavita sang her first song in 1980, "Kaahe Ko Byaahi" in the film Maang Bharo Sajana, which featured her singing in her own voice. Unfortunately, the song was dropped from the final cut of the film. In 1985, her career took off with her first major hit, "Tumse Milkar Na Jaane Kyon" from the Hindi film Pyaar Jhukta Nahin. "Hawa Hawaii" and "Karte Hain Hum Pyaar Mr. India Se", two popular songs from the equally popular movie Mr. India (1987), proved to be a turning point in her career. Her performance as a singer in the film 1942: A Love Story, composed by R.D. Burman won her a lot of popular acclaim. She went on to work with several music directors of Hindi films of the 1990s, such as Anand-Milind, A. R. Rahman, Ismail Darbar, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin Lalit, and Anu Malik. During her stint as a playback singer, she sang duets with the leading male singers of her times, from Kishore Kumar and Suresh Wadkar to Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Udit Narayan, and Sonu Nigam. Kavita's female duets mostly have been with Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, and Sadhana Sargam. She became the screen voice of some of the famous Bollywood actresses like Shabana Azmi, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Manisha Koirala and Aishwarya Rai. was honoured with "Padma Shri" in 2005 for her contribution to Indian Music.