Kavita Seth

Kavita Seth
Background information
Born (1970-09-14) 14 September 1970 (age 54)
Bareilly, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, India
GenresSufi, playback singing
Occupation(s)Playback singer, singer of ghazals, Sufi music
InstrumentVocals
Websitewww.kavitaseth.com

Kavita Seth (born 14 September 1970) is an Indian singer, who is most known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema, as well as a performer of Ghazals and Sufi music, and leads a Sufi musical group, Karwaan Group.[1][2] She is currently based in Mumbai, India.

She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer twice: in 2010 for her classical Sufi rendition of "Iktara" of the film Wake Up Sid (2009)[3] and in 2023 for "Rangisari" of the film Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022). She also won the Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback for the former, which was one of the biggest chartbusters in 2009.[4][5]

  1. ^ Udasi, Harshikaa (1 April 2010). "Sufi and soul". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  2. ^ Kavita Seth performs at Sufi concert Archived 21 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Screen, 30 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan claim top honours". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Music and Lyrics". Indian Express. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Song Sung True". Indian Express. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.