Singer Kanika Kapoor provided a flavour of Bollywood with a whiff of Indian aroma by hosting a dinner for delegates of luxury Italian fashion label Dolce & Gabbana. Kanika, along with Tikka Shatrujit Singh, the royal scion of Kapurthala’s Ahluwalia dynasty and British socialite Silvia Bruttini hosted the dinner on Wednesday at Old Bond Street here.

Also Watch: Luv Letter Song | Kanika Kapoor sings with Meet Bros 

The singer, who has given hits like “Baby doll”, “Chittiya kalaiya ve” and “Nachan farrate”, played some Hindi Bollywood music at the party. “Italian and Indian people as well as their culture is very similar. Everyone loved the jalebis (traditional sweet) and Indian food at the party,” Kanika said in a statement. Last month, Kanika was spotted sitting in the front row of ace fashion designer Roberto Cavallis show at the Milan Fashion Week.

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Singer Kanika Kapoor was spotted sitting in the front row of ace fashion designer Roberto Cavallis show at the ongoing Milan Fashion Week.

The “Baby doll” hitmaker was spotted in the front row on Thursday at the fashion gala, which commenced on September 21. After attending Cavalli’s show, the singer followed it up with the Fendi dinner, an exclusive gathering of the who’s who of fashion.

“The Milan Fashion Week holds a special place in my heart. It’s not often that Bollywood and European fashion cross paths so closely. It was an honour to meet such fashion influencers at the dinner,” Kapoor said in a statement.

Kanika Kapoor at Milan Fashion Week

Her schedule in Milan also includes the Versace show and the Dolce and Gabbana opening, followed by Todd’s dinner party.

Luv Letter Song | Kanika Kapoor sings with Meet Bros | The Legend of Michael Mishra

The Baby Doll team is back and they again have another winner – Luv Letter. The Kanika Kapoor and Meet Bros’s Luv Letter from the movie The Legend of Michael Mishra has gone viral on the internet. Watch the team of Kanika Kapoor and Meet Bros singing Luv Letter during the promotion of the movie. In the movie, the song has been picturised on the gorgeous Aditi Rao Hydari, is all set to sizzle the screen.

The team of Kanika Kapoor and Meet Bros have given some of the most sizzling item numbers in the recent times, including Sunny Leone’s Baby Doll in Ragini MMS 2. The song sounds quite similar to another Kanika Kapoor hit – the Jacqueline Fernandez starrer ‘Chittiyan Kalaiyaan’ from Roy.

Apart fro Aditi Rao Hydari, The Legend of Michael Mishra also stars Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. In the movie, Aditi plays the role of an aspiring actress, who hails from Bihar, while Arshad Warsi plays a love-struck gangster. The movie is set to release on 5th August.

Kanika Kapoor, the popular singer of Bollywood Punjabi Pop numbers, does not know Punjabi.  Born and brought up in Lucknow, Kanika moved to London after she got married at the tender age of 18. Things didn’t work out and she moved out with her three kids. It was a dark phase in her life; she was obese, had no career and became suicidal. Kanika then turned to her first love – music. The rest as they say is history.  Her strings of hits started with Baby doll. The success story continued with songs like Kamlee and Lovely in Happy New Year, Chittiyan Kalaiyan and Nachan Farrate.  She is also blessed with striking good looks; it is a wonder she decided to be a singer and not a heroine. Kanika Kapoor’s success story is an inspiration to women in India. GlintTv spoke to her on the eve of World Music Day – Read the full interview:  

The Making of Kanika Kapoor

When I was 12, I sang Jaao re jogi tum jaao re in an inter-school competition in the individual category…I won an award for it. I was in the group also and our school won all the awards. Suddenly I felt like a star among those boys and girls of 16 schools of the city. At that stage it was a big deal; it gave me a push to take to music, perform and become a singer.

I learnt classical music for twelve years and did my masters from Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow, and yes it has helped me. I wouldn’t be able to sing half of the songs, if I had not learnt classical music.

I am not a Punjabi. I’m a UP khatri, I don’t know Punjabi. I have recently sung a Bengali song, it is coming out in two weeks. I just learn the language and sing – when I was singing Baby Doll, it was ye duniya pittal de but I kept on saying ye duniya peetal de. So I learnt and I delivered.

 ‘They dismissed I’m a one-song wonder’

 When I did Baby Doll, people thought like she’s a one song girl but then Lovely happened, then Happy New Year, then Chitiyan kalaiyan, then desi look, and then Dilwale. Some great songs happened for me in the last 18 months. This year started with Himesh Reshamiyaji, then Udta Punjab and Do lafzon ke kahani and now my latest Hug Me. Today I feel like I am an established singer in Bollywood and I have a responsibility to work harder and to keep this going.

 ‘I also struggled to reach here’

 Everyone has to struggle in their life and so did I, but I handled my struggles intelligently.  I am very hard working and have chosen my songs very carefully. At the same time there is luck and yes God has been very kind – given me great work.

I don’t have a life of my own as I am bringing up my children, who live in London. It’s a great struggle and a huge compromise. I got nothing easily. If I got some songs, I had to sing it beautifully otherwise it wouldn’t become my song.

I do work hard on my vocal ability. I am doing more riyaaz as that is the key for every singer. I have taught myself in the last two years how to perform and be on stage.

Kanika surprised by her own success

To be very honest, I’m still unable to understand how things turned around for me in last two years. We have such great singers in our country, and to be recognised feels really nice. I am grateful and hope that I can maintain the consistency.

Out of India the recognition I get is huge. I have been on tour to Australia, USA, Europe, and the Middle East and I was shocked how people took to my music. People send me little videos on Instagram from around the world. It’s a very humbling experience and that has made me want to work harder.

My Music

Mostly I listen to Sufi songs and old classical songs – my life is all about music. My mood depends on music.

In a frank interaction singer Kanika Kapoor talks candidly about not being a Punjabi and not knowing the language. Kanika sings her hit numbers like ‘Baby Doll’, ‘Chitiyan Kalaiyan’ and her latest single ‘Hug me’ picturised in Sunny Leone. Kanika is from Lucknow but has lived half her life in London.

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