Ketaki Mategaonkar is an Indian singer and actor. She is famous for her role as “Uma” in the film “Kaksparsh” (2012).
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Ketaki Mategaonkar was born on February 22, 1994 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (25 years old in 2019). She was born into a family with musical roots. Her family migrated to Pune from Nagpur in the 1990s. She attended Dr. Kalmadi High School in Pune and later completed her graduation in English Literature. Ketaki became interested in music as she grew up listening to lullabies played by her mother.
Ketaki Matgaonkar childhood photos
She loves music very much and whenever she hears her mother singing, she will hum along. She often guessed at the songs her father played on the keyboard. Ketaki began singing children’s songs on various albums at a young age. At the age of 10, she began receiving musical training from her mother. After that, she participated in various concerts.
appearance
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Body size: 32-26-34
family, caste and husband
Ketaki belongs to a Maratha Brahmin Hindu family. Her father Parag Mategaonkar is a music director and her mother Suvarna Mategaonkar is a singer. Ketaki is very close to her mother.
Ketaki Mategaonkar and her parents
Ketaki Matehaonkar and her family
Profession
Ketaki started her career by participating in reality TV shows. She participated in “Saregamapa Little Champion” (2009) and was greatly loved by the judges and the audience.
She made her debut as a playback singer in 2008 with the song “Phir Se Chamke Tim Tim Taare” from the film Dashavatar.
Thereafter, she began performing on stage. She has participated in various performances with her mother.
In addition to singing, she is also an actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 15 with Sujay Dahake’s Marathi romantic drama Shala (2012). Sujie saw her performance on TV and decided to cast her in the movie “Sarah”.
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In 2012, Sachin Khedekar saw her pictures on social media and asked Mahesh Manjrekar to sign her for his upcoming film. Later, she acted in the film “Kaksparsh”. The film brought her recognition and established her as an actress. Additionally, Ketaki has appeared in films such as “Taani” (2013), “Timepass” (2014) and “Phuntroo” (2016).
Thereafter, she took a break from acting and went on to complete a degree in English Literature. She also went to London’s Trinity College of Music to gain a music degree.
In 2017, she sang “Aal aabahal” (Chhand Priticha) with Javed Ali. The song earned her critical acclaim.
In February 2019, she participated in the dance reality show “Dance Plus 4” as a surprise for the “Dance Plus 4” winner Chetan Salunkhe, because he is a big fan of Ketaki.
favorite thing
- Cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar
- Scientist: Stephen Hawking
fact
- Her hobbies include playing the piano and traveling.
- Ketaki has a tattoo on her right wrist.
- Ketaki’s mother said in an interview that she had always hoped that Ketaki would follow in her footsteps and become a professional singer.
Ketaki Mategaonkar and her mother
- Ketaki credits her mother with shaping her career as a professional singer. She said: “Besides the technical details of music, I learned a lot from Ah Ai, just by watching her carefully on stage – the way she changes her timbre to suit the mood of each song, her clear enunciation, persistence She practices relentlessly before every show, and even though she may have sung the same song dozens of times in the past, her sincerity always inspires me.”
- Ketaki has played some important roles in TV series, including the lead role in Balika Vadhu and the role of Ramabai Ranade in the Marathi serial Uncha Maza Zoka. However, the actress declined the offer as she wanted to focus on singing.
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