Neha Kakkar: From Humble Background to Making it to the Top Singers, Check Her Spectacular Journey

The new generation superstar Neha Kakkar is a well-known name today. However, her journey to the top is anything but a smooth road to success. Ever since her first attempt at becoming a performer with small religious gatherings to her mainstream success today, Neha Kakkar’s music journey is one for the generations to come. Let’s trace back the steps and see how she became the top 5 richest Indian female singers.

Neha Kakkar Started Her Music Career With Small Religious Gatherings In Rishikesh

The singing icon and the youngest of the Kakkar siblings was born on the 6th of June 1988 in Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh (present day Uttarakhand). For a while, the young singer used to sing at religious gatherings and small events. Seeing hope in her career as a singer, the whole Kakkar family moved to Delhi in order to try their hand at the music Industry during the early 1990s. However, things were not so smooth in Neha's music journey as there was still a long way to go before success.

Neha Kakkar’s Music Journey From Early Elimination In Indian Idol To Breakthrough With Second Hand Jawani

After moving to Delhi, a young Neha, tried her hand at singing. After a couple years, a 16 year old Neha decided to move to Mumbai with her brother Tony Kakkar in 2004. There she tried her hand at the singing reality show Indian Idol but she was one of the many who were eliminated in the early stages.

Following her elimination from Indian Idol, a young and ambitious Neha kept trying her hand at music. A couple years later in 2008, she released her first album with Meet Bros titled Neha The Rockstar. In this period she also sang on a track composed by A.R. Rahman along with other projects. However, Neha’s music journey really picked up with her song Second Hand Jawani in the film Cocktail (2012). This song put her on everyone’s radar along with getting her more work.

Neha Kakkar's Top 5 Chartbuster Hits After Second Hand Jawani

After Neha Kakkar’s music journey was shot into space with the Pritam composed Second Hand Jawani, the then 24 year old Neha did not stop. She followed her hit song with multiple others in the coming years.

1. Sunny Sunny:

First of her many hits after her 2012 hit was her collaboration with Yo Yo Honey Singh titled Sunny Sunny. This hit song was part of the film Yaariyan and had everyone grooving to it.

2. Manali Trance:

Her successful collaboration with Honey singh was followed up with Manali Trance. This was another successful song featuring vocals from the then well known Neha.

3. London Thumakda: 

Another feather in Neha Kakkar’s music journey is her song London Thumakda with Amit Trivedi. This song not only received positive reception from everywhere but had people of all ages grooving to it.

4. Mile Ho Tum: 

If there was anyone who was not aware of a then 28 year old Neha in 2016, her performance in the song Mile Ho Tum reached all of them. This song was part of the 2016 film Fever and became an essential in every playlist at the time. The song is not only one of her most popular ones but is also composed and written by her brother Tony Kakkar.

5. Kar Gayi Chull:

Another song that cemented her in the music industry is her collaboration with fellow artist Badshah titled Kar Gayi Chull. This song was a remake of a Haryavani song and was part of the Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt starrer film Kapoor and Sons.

Neha Kakaar Became The Top 5 Richest Indian Female Singers

Fast forward to present day, Neha Kakkar’s music journey is one to rival most singers in India. Over the years, she has put up hit song after hit song and has proven to be a reliable creative in the Indian music industry. Along the way she also became one of the top 5 richest Indian female singers, sharing the list with the likes of Shreya Goshal, Asha Bhosle, Sunidhi Chauhan and Tulsi Kumar. Her estimated net worth is ₹40 crore as reported by GQ.