Full Circle

“To work on original numbers,to compose and sing them,was a big step for me,” she says. Kakar has also composed the music for the album,another major step in her musical career. “My closest friend and mentor Shankar Mahadevan,who has composed music for two of the seven tracks in the album,encouraged me to compose. According to him,if it is an original piece of work,then it must reflect and express the thoughts and emotions of the person working on it,” she adds. “The music is romantic and melodious with rhythmic compositions,and the voice is the prime focus,” says Kakar,who thinks her album is part of an effort to revive non-film music.

Tunes and words came naturally to Kakar,but venturing into a male dominated area was a challenge. “The industry is predominantly male and one has to work hard to prove one’s worth,” she says. A trained pianist,Kakar says she owes her musical prowess to her mother,a post graduate in Hindustani Classical music,(late) Guru Byomkesh Banerjee,Anandji and Shankar Mahadevan.

Having sung Bollywood numbers like Thaa Kar Ke,Marjaani Marjaani and Khuda Ya Khair,Kakar is lending her voice to Karan Johar’s remake of Stepmom,It’s my Life,Pappu Can’t Dance Saala,Mirch and Tere Bin Ladin. “ The list is long,” she says hurrying back to work.