Shekhar Kapur’s a proud papa to singer daughter

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor’s only daughter Kaveri, who is now 15, has become a singer. And her maiden effort has been greeted enthusiastically by the industry.

Apparently Kaveri will be singing for a Karan Johar production. Says her proud father, “Yes Kaveri is pursuing a career as a singer and songwriter. She’s absolutely brilliant.”

Shekhar has no regrets about his daughter not being interested in filmmaking. “Kaveri is good at what she does. She is so good at singing that when I play her songs to the most accomplished people across the world, they can’t tell she is only 15.”

When asked if Kaveri would make her professional debut sometime soon, Shekhar laughs, “There is no such thing as a debut anymore. If you are a singer you just sing. You can start at 12 if you like, or even earlier. The Internet has changed the way ambitions are approached. There is no formal ‘launch’ any longer, like there used to be at one time.”

Proud mom Suchitra Krishnamoorthy too is on cloud nine. She shares, “I’m very excited and happy right now. She brought the song out into the world on her own. She is dedicated and focused, and is happy with the responses that she’s been receiving. I am overwhelmed with all the love and praise coming her way. I think it’s a great start. She started her training in Hindustani classical music at the age of six. Kaveri penned, composed and sang the song for the first time when she was just 11, however, it’s only now that we have gotten a chance to hear the song.” ‘Music is the only thing that makes sense to me’ “Though I started singing when I was about six, I didn’t become passionate about it until I started writing and composing my own songs,” says Kaveri, adding, “Writing and singing are the only things that I think, I will never get bored of. I feel like music is the only thing that makes sense to me. My song writing is largely inspired by situations and people around me, and spout an exaggerated version of their experiences.”

“Making music is all I want to do,” says Kaveri, who takes great inspiration from the likes of Taylor Swift. “My parents have always encouraged and supported me, and I don’t think I would have been able to discover my love for music and develop my talent if it weren’t for them.”