Kavita Krishnamurthy is a famous Bollywood singer. She speaks in different languages including Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Guj Lath, Nepali, Bengali, Konkani and Odia.
Wiki/Biography
Kavita Krishnamurthy was born in New Delhi on Saturday, January 25, 1958 (age 66; as of 2024). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She received her BA in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
Old photos of Kavita Krishnamurthy
family, caste and husband
She belongs to the Tamil Iyer family. Her father’s name is “TS Krishnamurthy” and he is an employee of the Ministry of Education. Her mother’s name is “Kamakshi Krishnamurthy”. She has a younger brother who is classically trained. On November 11, 1999, she married the famous violinist “Dr.” Lakshmi Narayana Subramaniam. “She was his second wife. Her husband had four children with his first wife. Kavita had no children of her own. Her adopted children include two sons – Narayana Subramaniam (a doctor) and Ambi Subramaniam (a violinist) home) and two daughters – “Gingger Shankar” and “Bindu Subramaniam”, both of whom are singers.
Kavita Krishnamurthy with her husband and children
Kavita Krishnamurthy’s adopted daughter Django Shankar
Profession
Her aunt “Protimma Bhattacharya” insisted that she take music lessons. Kavita was trained by Suruma Basu at Rabindra Sangeet. Later, she began formal training in Hindustani classical music under Balram Puri. During her school days and college, she won many medals at inter-ministerial classical music competitions in New Delhi.
Kavita Krishnamurthy in the recording studio
In 1971, while she was still in college, she got the opportunity to sing in the Bengali film “Shriman Prithviraj” with legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and music composer Hemant Kumar.
Kavita Krishnamurthy and Lata Mangeshkar
In 1976, she was introduced to music director Laxmikant through Jaya Chakravarthy (mother of actress Hema Malini). In 1978, she recorded her first Kannada song “Ondanondu kaaladaga” in the film “Ondanondu Kaladalli”. She achieved her first major success in 1985 with the song “Tumse Milkar Na Jaane Kyon” from the film Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985). However, she gained recognition in the industry with two songs, “Hawa Hawaii” and “Karte Hain Hum Pyaar Mr India Se” (both songs were from the film “Mr India”, 1986).
Her song in the film 1942: A Love Story, written by RD Burman, became a hit. She had the opportunity to work with renowned singers and music directors in the industry such as Bappi Lahiri, Anand-Milind, AR Rahman, Ismail Darbar, Himesh Reshammiya, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin Lalit, Viju Shah, Kishore Kumar and Anu Malik.
Kavita Krishnamurthy with Kumar Sanu and Himesh Reshammiya
She became very popular with her song “Tu cheez badi hai mast mast” from the movie Mohra (1994), starring Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar.
In 2011, she lent her voice to the romantic song “Tum Ho” in the movie “Rockstar” starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri.
dispute
In 2010, Kavita’s husband Dr Lakshminarayana Subramaniam was accused by a 27-year-old maid of molesting her.
Awards and Honors
Film Audience Award
- 1995: Best Female Singer for “Pyaar Hua Chupke Se” (1942: Love Story)
- 1996: Best Female Singer for “Mera Piya Ghar Aaya” (Yaraana)
- 1997: Best Female Singer for “Aaj Main Upar” (Khamoshi: The Musical)
- 2003: Best Female Vocalist for “Dola Re Dola” (Devdas) (shared with Shreya Ghoshal)
star screen award
- 1997: Best Female Singer for “Aaj Main Upar” (Khamoshi: The Musical)
- 2000: “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” won the Best Female Singer Award
Zee Movie Awards
- 2000: Best Female Singer for “Nimbooda” (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
- 2003: Best Female Vocalist for “Dola Re” (Devdas) (shared with Shreya Ghoshal)
IIFA Awards
- 2001: Won the Best Female Singer Award for “Aey Dil laya Hai Bahar” (Kya Kehna)
- 2003: Best Female Singer (shared with Shreya Ghoshal) for “Dola Re” (Devdas)
civilian award
- 2005: Padma Shri
Kavita Krishnamurthy poses with the winners
sign
Kavita Krishnamurthy’s signature
favorite thing
fact
- Her real name is “Sharada Krishnamurthy”.
- When she was in school, she wanted to join the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- In 1980, she lent her voice to the song “Kaahe Ko Byaahi” in the film Maang Bharo Sajana (1980), but in the final cut, it was removed from the film.
- In 2014, she performed at Madison Square Garden in New York with her husband and son during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCilAMhqaWI
- In 2015, Jain University awarded her a doctorate.
- Apart from Bollywood films, Kavita and her husband also perform live on national and international stages.
Kavita Krishnamurthy performs with husband
- There is an app Kavita KS available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store, launched by her daughter Bindu Subramaniam to connect with Kavita’s fans.
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Kavita Krishnamurthy App
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education