Kanika Kapoor, 33, has been through a great deal in life. While the tune Baby Doll transformed her life always, she opens up to Bombay Times about her best and most noticeably bad times with ex Raj Chandok, her most strong father and why she can never excuse Dr Zeus for what he has done to her.

1. Kanika kapoor- “Baby Doll” Singer
KanikaKapoor,33, hasbeenthrougha great deal inlife.Whilethe tune BabyDoll transformedherlife
always,she opensupto BombayTimesaboutherbestand mostnoticeablybadtimeswithex Raj
Chandok,hermost strong fatherandwhyshe can neverexcuse DrZeusforwhat he has done toher.
Let us know about your experience?
I am a Khatri,whowas conceivedandraisedinLucknow.We were reallyfortunateandhada major
conventional jointbusinesscrew.Ibegan tolookall starry eyedatmy Punjabi ex Raj Chandok,whowas
my Londoncousin'sclosestcompanion.ImetRaj at my cousin'sweddingatKhajuraho.Igothitchedto
Raj and movedtoLondonwhenI wasjust18. I was a typical papadachaar housewife,hadthree children
and wascontentplayinga mothertothem, till we dividedaroundfive yearsbacklastlyseparatedthree
yearsback. Raj andhis familyare a groupof specialists.Theypossessachainof nursinghomesandhave
a propertyorganizationrecentyearsandare exceptionallywelloff.Iventuredtothe farcornersof the
planetandsaw a decentexistence withhim.Anywaychose toproceedonward,ashe waswithanother
person.Presentlywe nowtermswithourseparationandare back to beingcompanions. He isthe father
of myyoungstersandispresentlystrongof all thatI do.
How did Baby Doll happen?
I grewup gainingtraditional musicrightfromthe age of six.At11, I was singingimmaculatetraditional
on the All IndiaRadio.At12, I begandoing showswithAnupJalota,whoissimilartoa secondfatherto
me as he ismy dad's youthcompanionfromLucknow.At17, I came to Mumbai to dispatchmyself asan
artiste andcut a collectionwithLalitSen.Ihave done myMastersinmusic,so I can read,compose and
showIndiantraditional music.Ihadchangedovermycarport in Lucknow intoa studio,where Iwould
singand record.I had no arrangementstogethitched,yetIbecame hopelesslyenamoredwithRaj.My
momwas trulycheerful ashe was both,taughtand rich,and she was justexcessivelyexcitedthatI
wouldnotgetinto Bollywood.Alongthese lines,Itransformedintoapleasedhousewife,yetatthe
same time cherishedsinging.Onmytenthweddingcommemoration,Iapproachedhimforapresent.
We were kindof experiencingthisturmoilinourrelationship,ashe wasunderminingme.Iwas
exceptionallyvexed,he saidsadandconfessedtoitbeinganoversight.We chose torecharge our
pledges.Ilethimknow,'Idon't needanyjewelsorsome otherpresent.Isimplyneedtorecordmyown
collection.'Thathadbeena fantasyforme.He concurred.We searchedfora makerand discoveredDr
Zeus(genuine name BaljitSinghPadamfromBirmingham).He saidhe wouldcharge us5,000 pounds
everytune andwouldmake me a collectionof eighttunes.He isessentiallysomebodywhoisan
arranger,who justknowshowto puta beat.Raj paid himthe cash and I begansettingoff tohisstudio
once a weekinBirminghamtorecord.One yearpassedandhe couldn'tmake anothermelodyforme.
Aftera year,I was trulydiscouragedandbeganexperiencinganawful period.Raj'ssweetheart,whowas
likewise hitchedandaPakistani,came before me andsaid,'Stopyourspouse inthe eventthatyou
would.'Ibe able totry and addressesherspouse,yethe didn'ttrustme.Raj and I wouldbattle all the
time andfor 2-3 months,Ididn'tgo to the studio.Inthe longrun,a companionof mine acquaintedme
witha tune,Jugni,initiallysungbyArif Loharof Pakistan,andI got Dr Zeusto remix the melodyagainst
my vocals.We made a modestgreenfeature withme,DrZeusanda few dance specialistsagainstmy
ex'sFerrari inlevel 10 hoursand put itup as a free download.ThiswasJanuary2012. The feature turned

2. intoa major hitand got three millionshits.ByJuly,Raj andI had dividedandinOctober,Iwonthe best
BritishAsiangrant.I have knownManmeet(whoissimilartomyrakhi sibling) fromMeetBrothersfrom
whenI wasa kid inLucknow,as he was withmymore seasonedsiblinginScindiaall inclusive school.We
have stuck togetheraschildren.Early2013, I got a call from himsayingthatEkta Kapoor hadheard my
voice inJugni andpreferreditandI had beenrequiredatrial forBaby Doll.Iwas experiencingadull,
grimy,horrendousseparationaroundthenandwastotallydownandfeltself-destructive.NotjusthadI
beendismissesasa youngladybymy spouse,afterthe accomplishmentof Jugni,the worldbegan
spreadingshittygossipytidbitsaboutme,of how Ihad leftmyspouse andwaspurportedlydatinga
grimyuncle that wastotallyfalse.Thattrulyputme downmuchmore.Individualsinmysocial circle quit
conversingwithme andI wasdisposedof asa manfrom society.Anyhow Ilearntaconsiderable
measure aroundthenandtoday,I am a verysurprisingindividual.
How have you and your life changedat thispoint?
From a straightforwardworkingclassyoungladyinLucknow,Iturnedintoa part of London'shigh
society,where whateverIdidwas bitchoverNobusnacksand inhabitedthe richcondoinCentral
Londonat Mayfair. Marriage presentedme toan extravagantexistence of analternate levelandthat
sort of assumedcontrol me.I wasmaterialistic,vain,vainandwasloadedwithmyself,tothe degree of
beingmarginal pompous.The cash,the children,the wayof life all made me staywithmyspouse for
quite a while,tillitgotto be a lot to experience actually.Iamreallyatypical basicheartedresidential
communityyounglady,whohasbeenpresentedtoa tonand has beenthrougha considerablemeasure
righton time inlife.Iam to a great degree dedicatedandgreatlyenthusiastic.Inow live withmythree
children(one childwhois11, andtwo little girlswhoare 10 and 7 yearsof age) at a little loftin
Knightsbridge.Mymomhas movedtoLondonand the two of us take care of my children