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Kavita Krishnamurti, who has recorded over 50,000 songs in 45 different languages, singing the iconic 'Hawa Hawaii' track in the film 'Mr India' featuring late actor Sridevi proved to be among the tougher ones of her career. In an exclusive interview with ANI, the veteran singer opened up on how she managed to record the Javed Akthar track with its fun-sounding lyrics like 'Pak chiki, laki chiki, chiki laki choom' all in one single take."Hawa Hawai was difficult for me at that time because I was a new singer and for me to sing a very naughty song, I didn't feel I had the acting ability to sing in that it did pose certain problems. And, you know, pak -chiki, laaki-chiki those to get them all correct in the mike Because, as I told you, it's one take," said the 66-year-old singer.She said that she also found a couple of other songs, equally challenging."Those days we did six-minute songs at a stretch. You're talking about the 80s and 90s. Whole of 80s and early 90s. All my songs were done in one stretch. 'Hawa Hawaii' one stretch. 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'. Even my most difficult songs all in one stretch. There was no dubbing facilities those days. If I made a mistake, the musicians have to play everything again for me. And I was a junior singer. And there were a lot of senior musicians there. So like everybody would look at their watch if I make a mistake."Poori iske liye phir se gaana bajao, that kind of a thing. So I had to, I'd literally be on my toes. How many times do i have to sing the lines and to be in 'sur' because there were no pitch correction machines. Alfaz (words) and expressions to be on point. So everything, the six minute song, one, two, three, four, it starts till the end you have to go," she said.Two other songs that Kavita found difficult at that time were AR Rahman and Hariharan'song ''Tu Hi Re' and Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam's' title track.Kavita said, "Tu Hi Re was fantastic. Little difficult for me. I told Rahman ji also. I said, aap ne toh mere ko z scale mein gavarahe hai. Rahman sings very high. So, you know, if you remember my lines in In Pyar Ki Raahon Mein, it's so high. I struggled. First two times I did it. Then actually his, Murti ji, his assistant and all, they all did the song. Then when Rahman walked in, he said, can you sing those two lines for me again? He very sweetly said, I think you can do this a little better, no? With a little less strain. And I said, hey, Bhajrangbali. And I started that song. I said, you know, ye toh bahut ooncha hai mere liya (this is too high for me.) But then still I said,, I had to do this song. I wanted to do it. Then I did it. By the way, third song was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the title song."Apart from high-note difficulty, the singer shared how she battled with sinus."I'm always have a blocked nose. Hum, Sanam, all these words in a humming. How many battles I've... fought in my career with my sinus."She also revealed how she takes the pitch so high in the songs."When you sing that high, sometimes when it's that high, it may not be a real voice. It might be your head voice.. So that transition from chest voice to head voice has to be very smooth. If it is not smooth, you will hear the strain. You will hear the strain in the voice, even if it's not a crack. You'll feel, when you listen to a singer, sometimes you feel, this is the highest note, ye singer isse oopar ja hee nahin sakate(this singer can't go higher than this.) That should never come in a song. You should feel the singer can sing higher than this. Ye toh bayen hath ka khel hai. That's a success of a easy, smooth singing.Kavita also recalled how she was impressed with Shabana Azmi's acting skills in the song 'Badal Umad Ghumad'"One song of Shabana Ji's song which I did for a film called 'Saaz'. I always do Sashtang Pranam to Shabana ji for that song. Badal UmadGhumad, it's a classical kind of song. She's a singer, professional singer and she's singing on stage. So when those little taans come, literally you see her veins. I don't know how she managed it. Every word, believe me, you see that and you know it's Shabana ji singing it, I have not sung that song."Her lip movement for any song is amazing. If you have you heard 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara'? Aapko lagta hai ki maini gaaya? Aise Nahi lagta hai ki unhone khud gaaya? Her lip moment. She's too good. She's one artist who emotes every word that she sings."Madhuri Dixit, said Kavita is among her favourites and she likes singing for the actor."Madhuri Dixit is so good. Her eyes speak, her lip, you know, like if you see Devdas, Maar Dala, the way she has expressed Maar dala, she's so good, no? She is so good. In Meraa piya ghar aaya, o raamji, all the songs for her, I really enjoyed singing. And another song which I thought she was terrific in was Kay Sera Sera. She was so good, her dancing...the movement. And even in that song, it's a high pitch. For me, it's low pitch. Shankar (Shankar Mahadevan) is touching the heaven in 'Kay Sera Sera' song but my lines were 'Pyar zindagi, pyar har'... So it was, for me, it's a very rare skill. You normally don't get to see so low."Kavita, has sung in 45 different languages in her career including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Konkani, Punjabi, and others.She is the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards (winning consecutively during 1995-1997), and the Padmashri which she received in 2005.Her performance as a singer in R.D. Burman's '1942: A Love Story' earned her widespread recognition. Kavita established herself as a top female playback singer, with Alka Yagnik, with a string of songs beginning in 1942:A Love Story, Yaraana, Agni Sakshi, Bhairavi, and Khamoshi.She later collaborated with Bappi Lahiri, Anand-Milind, A R Rahman, Rajesh Roshan, Raamlaxman, Ismail Darbar, Himesh Reshammiya, Aadesh Shrivastava, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin-Lalit, Viju Shah, and Anu Malik, among others. Her collaborations with AR Rahman and Ismail Darbar have received widespread praise over the last two decades.
Koffee with Karan' Season 8 saw Bollywood sister duo Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor gracing the 'Koffee' couch.The episode featuring the actor siblings was filled with lighthearted amusement as they disclosed information about their lives.During the conversation, host Karan Johar discussed the significant impact of losing a parent with the Kapoor sisters.Janhvi also mentioned that despite being the younger sibling, it was her sister Khushi Kapoor who consoled her.Recalling the moment, Janhvi said, "The thing that I remember is that when I got the call, I was in my room. I could hear wailing from Khushi's room. I think I barged into her room howling and crying. But what I do remember, Karan, is that the minute she looked at me, she just stopped crying. She just sat next to me and started comforting me. I have never seen her cry about it since."Khushi said that it took her some time to properly process her mother Sridevi's death.Khushi shared, "I felt like I had to hold it together for everyone because I feel like I've always been the strong one."She admitted feeling befuddled at first, but said both Janhvi and their father, Boney Kapoor guided her through those difficult times.Janhvi also spoke about the similarities between Khushi and Sridevi. "She is a very quiet person and I think that is one thing she has in common with Mumma. But in front of the camera, she just explodes."Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family function.Meanwhile, on the work front, Janhvi will be next seen in 'Mr. and Mrs. Maahi' alongside actor RajKummar Rao.Janhvi will also be seen in the Pan-India film 'Devara' along with Jr NTR and Saif Ali Khan.Khushi was last seen in Zoya Akhtar's 'The Archies'.
"Good luck team Archies!! Kill it everyone And my favourite Zoya ...Can't wait to watch..So sad to not be there - night shoots..This is only the beginning of an amazing ride," she wrote.Helmed by Zoya Akhtar, 'The Archies' marks the debut of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's daughter Suhana Khan, late Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi Kapoor, Shweta Bachchan and Nikhil Nanda's son Agastya.The film is a coming-of-age musical, which follows the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel and Dilton who will take audiences to the fictional hilly town of Riverdale. The film explores friendship, freedom, love, heartbreak and rebellion.From Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan, Rekha, Sonali Bendre, Karan Johar, who's who of Bollywood attended the screening of 'The Archies', which will be out on Netflix on December 7.
Khushi Kapoor is turning heads not just with her acting but also with a fashion statement that echoes her mother's iconic style. On Tuesday, she graced the screening of her debut film 'The Archies' in a golden gown that was worn by her mother and late actor Sridevi back in 2013.Remembering her mother on this special day, Khushi chose to pay tribute to Sridevi in the iconic ensemble.Sridevi wore this gown with intricate crystals as a showstopper in 2013 at the IFA red carpet. Now, it takes centre stage once again as Khushi steps into the world of Bollywood.A source close to Khushi Kapoor revealed, "Khushi is extremely happy to pay a tribute to her mother as she wears such an iconic gown which was once worn by her mother. She is also wearing Sridevi's jewellery for the red carpet. This is a very special day and for Khushi it's particularly an emotional debut."Helmed by Zoya Akhtar, the film marks the acting debut of Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda and Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan.'The Archies', a coming-of-age musical, follows the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel and Dilton who will take audiences to the fictional hilly town of Riverdale. The film explores friendship, freedom love, heartbreak and rebellion.The film is all set to stream on the OTT platform Netflix from December 7.
Recently, actor Adil Hussain took a stroll down memory lane and shared his experience working with Sridevi in 'English Vinglish', which was directed by Gauri Shinde. In the film, Adil essayed the role of Sridevi's husband.Speaking to ANI, Adil recalled how Sridevi got teary-eyed during the duo's first meeting on the film's set."'English Vinglish' was my third film and maybe it was Sridevi's 300th film ... I have never thought that I would ever act with Sridevi because it was never on my radar. I remember how her film 'Sadma' impacted me so much. When I watched it I could not eat for one and a half days. I vividly remember meeting her on the sets of 'English Vinglish'... when I met her and Gauri and Balki introduced me to her, she looked at me with her big beautiful eyes. The first thing I told her was that how I could not eat anything after watching Sadma...After listening to it, she had tears in her eyes and I don't know why. She had a little soft moist eyes and then we got busy with rehearsals," he recalled."She was quite sensitive. I would put her at par with Meryl Streep. Had she been given the scripts and facilitated with writing and stories that West had, she probably could have won an Oscar. She was an amazing listener," Adil shared.Sridevi's last film was 'Mom'.
Janhvi Kapoor remembered her mother and late actor Sridevi on her birth anniversary. She shared a throwback picture in which Sridevi can be seen sitting on the lap of her mother Rajeswari on the set of one of her films.She took to her Instagram handle and wrote in the caption, Happy birthday Mumma. I know this was one of your favourite places to be, on a film set with your mumma. And today as Im on a set on your birthday I wish more than ever I had you with me like this, so we could convince everyone it was actually your 35th and not 60th birthday. And you could tell me if Im pushing myself hard enough or not. And I could see in your eyes if I was making you proud. I know youd be happy seeing us try, in your memory.Every day. I love you, you are the most special woman on this planet. And I know youre with us still. Youre the reason we keep going.. hope youre having lots of payasam and ice creams and caramel custards today, she added.Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan in 1963, she's known for her roles in films such as 'Chandni', 'Lamhe', 'Mr India', 'Chaalbaaz', 'Nagina', 'Sadma' and 'English Vinglish', among many more. The Padma Shri awardee also made a mark with her extraordinary performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films.Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family function.Janhvi was recently seen in the movie Bawaal also starring Varun Dhawan. The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari.
Anil Kapoor on Sunday remembered late actor Sridevi on the occasion of her 60th birth anniversary.Taking to Instagram, Anil shared a throwback picture with the late actor on his stories which he captioned, Happy birthday, SriYour legacy lives on, and your impact on the world of cinema is everlasting. You are deeply missed and forever cherished!Anil and Sridevi have worked together in several hit films like Mr India, Judaai, Laadla, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, Heer Ranhja, Lamhe, and Mr Bechara among others.Sridevi was married to Anils brother Boney Kapoor and is survived by two daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor. Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan in 1963, she's known for her iconic roles in Hindi movies like 'Chandni', 'Lamhe', 'Mr India', 'Chaalbaaz', 'Nagina', 'Sadma' and 'English Vinglish', among many more. The Padma Shri awardee also made a mark with her extraordinary performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films.Her last film was 'Mom', for which she also received the Best Actress National Award, posthumously.Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family function.Meanwhile, on the work front, Anil recently gathered a lot of praise for his performance in the show The Night Manager Part 2 in which he was seen alongside Aditya Roy Kapur.He will be next seen in director Siddharth Anands upcoming aerial action thriller film Fighter alongside Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone and in director Sandeep Reddy Vangas next action film Animal alongside Ranbir Kapoor.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Boney.kapoor (@boney.kapoor)The picture features Boney hugging Sridevi as she looked away from the camera.Khushi, on the other hand, dropped a throwback picture from her childhood days with her mother on her Instagram stories which she captioned, Happy Birthday Mama.The adorable snap featured Khushi along with Janhvi and their mother Sridevi. Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan in 1963, she's known for her iconic roles in Hindi movies like 'Chandni', 'Lamhe', 'Mr India', 'Chaalbaaz', 'Nagina', 'Sadma' and 'English Vinglish', among many more. The Padma Shri awardee also made a mark with her extraordinary performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films.Her last film was 'Mom', for which she also received the Best Actress National Award, posthumously.Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family function.Meanwhile, on the work front, Boney was recently seen in the romantic comedy film 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar' alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia.His next production is Ajay Devgn's sports biopic film 'Maidaan' in which Ajay will be essaying the role of the legendary coach Syed Abdul Rahim, who is widely known as the founding father of Indian football. The film also stars Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, and Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh.The official release date of the film is still awaited.Talking about Khushis work front, Khushi will be sharing screen space alongside Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan and Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda in 'The Archies'. Created by Zoya Akhtar', 'The Archies' is coming soon on Netflix and is an Indian adaptation of the famous comic book. However, the release date is not revealed yet.Zoya recently unveiled the film's teaser that reveals that the film is set in 1964 in Riverdale, described on a railway sign as a "hill station," a term dating back to colonial times that refers to a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain.
In a candid conversation with ANI in Dubai, Janhvi took a stroll down memory lane and recalled a funny anecdote Sridevi had told her from her shooting days."My mother used to do two-three shifts a day. My mom told me a very funny story once that she was shooting for three or four different films in a day and the shooting of all the films songs was taking place in Ooty. During that time shooting of all songs was done at that place and for all of the four films the hero was the same. She didn't tell me who the hero was.. so she was like I came to know which film song we were doing because the hero wig would keep changing," Janhvi quipped.Janhvi also opened up about how the concept of shooting different projects at the same time hardly exists today."This has become a thing with the lot of makers that I have been meeting have become particular about if you are doing my film then you are only doing my film for this amount of time... you can't do one schedule here and one there like I want you to be in it and as an artiste, I think that is kind of luxury... it has its pros and cons cause you are greedy to do a lot of work," she added.Janhvi is currently gearing up for the release of her new film 'Bawaal', which also stars Varun Dhawan. The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and will be out on Prime Video on July 21.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Boney.kapoor (@boney.kapoor)In the picture, the couple could be seen posing in a boat.Soon after the veteran filmmaker dropped the pictures, fans swamped the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons."She's always with you," a fan commented.Another fan wrote, "She s always with u sir."A user commented, "Really she was God gifted."Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family function.Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan in 1963, she's known for her iconic roles in Hindi movies like 'Chandni', 'Lamhe', 'Mr India', 'Chaalbaaz', 'Nagina', 'Sadma' and 'English Vinglish', among many more. The Padma Shri awardee also made a mark with her extraordinary performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films.Her last film was 'Mom', for which she also received the Best Actress National Award, posthumously.Boney, on the other hand, was recently seen in the romantic comedy film 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar' alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia.His next production is Ajay Devgn's sports biopic film 'Maidaan' in which Ajay will be essaying the role of the legendary coach Syed Abdul Rahim, who is widely known as the founding father of Indian football. The film also stars Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, and Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh.The film is all set to hit the theatres on June 23.