Amit Trivedi . I ' ve grown up hearing all their albums and some of the finest songs ever and possibly wanted to sing for movies and become a playback singer simply because I wanted to sing for each of them for as long as I can remember ! Hopefully , this year has something in store for me :)
You travel across the world doing gigs . Which has been your best till date and why would you choose that ?
Prakriti : One of my fondest memories for a show would be a recent one from the Diwali show we did in Antwerp . I was extremely nervous because I had to set a whole new band for that one show because it got locked a little late and my original band want available . However we religiously rehearsed because it was a big show and it went extremely well .
Sukriti : Wow , this really got me thinking ! It definitely has to be the college shows which have the maximum adrenaline pumping and performing in front of thousands of young people , dancing and singing with you is another level of high ! But this one time , we travelled to Cyprus for a gig after missing our connecting flight only to realise that we were stranded there without our any of our bags because they were stuck in Dubai , and our gig was on the same night . We went straight to the mall and picked up clothes and shoes , ran for sound check and however managed to perform there the same night and it was miraculously amazing and one hell of an experience !
While growing up , you had Akriti to look up to . What was your biggest take away from her ?
Prakriti : She has literally been our role model growing up . It is because of her that we ’ ve seen the best and worst of
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BEST GIG TILL DATE-
Prakriti : Mauritius public show 2016 .
Sukriti : When me & Prakriti performed at the Times Square to a local audience .. Super memorable !
CRAZIEST FAN MOMENT-
Prakriti : When one of our biggest fans Deepshikha tattooed our names on her wrist !!! She got a tattoo of SuPra which is what most of our fans collectively call Sukriti Prakriti . They call themselves Supratics which I think is adorable ! the industry . We ’ ve seen her struggle , we ’ ve seen her shine . Till date I don ’ t think there ’ s anybody more professional than her . So the biggest take
Sukriti : : Has to be this year on my birthday when this guy sent 22 huge bouquets with tiny gifts and hand written notes on my 22nd birthday in last May ! I was all sorts of embarrassed and overwhelmed !
WHEN YOU AREN ' T SINGING , WHAT DO YOU DO ?
Prakriti : Sleep and shop !
Sukriti : Something on the lines of Fashion / Lifestyle
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Sukriti : Her confidence and conduct for sure . The way she carried herself at home or on stage ! Whenever still I ' m with her , I feel like I ' m ten years old and I ' m always in awe of her . I feel blessed to be around her journey because it taught me and Prakriti a lot . She ' s still the first person we go to when we ' re in any kind of personal or professional stress !
Your mom was a music teacher herself . So were you always surrounded by music right through your growing up years ?
Prakriti : Yes we ’ ve always had a very musical environment at home because mom was a music teacher . As kids we were trained by her but it didn ’ t last very long because since she was a teacher herself , she knew how important it is to be formally trained so she made sure we were trained professionally from outside .
Sukriti : That ' s completely right . We always were . In the very beginning , mom always knew how much we enjoyed singing but always thought we looked at it as a hobby , little did we or even she know that this little hobby and passion would transpire into a full time job for her other two daughters as well . She always wanted us to do something academically because our grades were good but since we were 10 we started singing and by 16 , we were already on stage doing shows .
Do you look at each other as competitors ? When you go back home after a long day , do you discuss your day ?
Prakriti : Healthy competitors , yes . It ’ s always great to have some kind of competition at home because that ’ s what makes you work harder and be at it . It ’ s effortless for us to discuss our days because nobody understands us better than each other . Sometimes we even audition against each other in studios , sometimes sing the same song for the same composer one after the other , sometimes it ’ s tough but at the end of the day whoever bags the song , it comes home . Initially it was tough but then we learnt that let the best one win !! We are extremely supportive of each other and consider being twins our USP .
Sukriti : I think having a sibling specially a twin is so cool because there ’ s healthy competition since y ’ all are babies . So that good spirit of competition is always there whether who completes homework first or who gets better grades and then when we decided to do the same thing and get into the same profession we knew what we have signed up for . We know each other ’ s strengths and weaknesses . When I hear Prakriti or when she hears me sing or do something , we ' re always learning from each other and it keeps us inspired . There ' s always so much to catch up on after a long studio day , she ' s the first person I ' d play any of my unreleased songs for feedback !
How do you deal with the anxiety before the release of your songs ?
Prakriti : I think that ’ s my favourite part . I wish I could feel that anxiety every day because there ’ s truly nothing better than that feeling . As a playback singer you often just record a song , you ’ re told what the film is , the cast ( sometimes ) and that ’ s that . Sometimes you don ’ t even get to hear the full song or the video before the release . This is what adds to the excitement and anxiety because we are usually surprised .
Sukriti : Few days or hours before some song is going to come out is full of Nervousness , excitement and anxiety . I think we get anxious because when it comes to people and audiences today , either they love a song or they hate it . There is no middle ground . And obviously when you ' ve worked hard on a song , you want it to be appreciated and most importantly connect with your audiences . That ' s the most important part I think .
You guys are very active on social media and also have fan pages in your names . How do you think social media has taken over the scene ?
Prakriti : I think social media has made a huge difference in everyone ’ s lives . Today so many people who were doing the same thing 10 years back are called influencers because people get influenced by their lives . It ’ s because of social