Tony Kakkar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tony Kakkar

• Tonny Kakkar was born into an economically weak family in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

  

• His father, Rishikesh Kakkar, used to sell samosas outside schools and colleges to support his family.

• In 1990, Tony’s family moved to Delhi from Uttarakhand.

• While in Delhi, he started singing bhajans with his sisters, Sonu and Neha at the jagaratas. They used to receive Rs. 50 each for every performance.

  

• In 2004, Tony moved to Mumbai along with his sister, Neha Kakkar.

• He used to accompany Neha for her song recordings and in his free time learnt the technical aspects of composing music.

• Gradually, Tony started making CDs of demo music.

• One day, the actor and producer, Pooja Bhatt, heard one of his music projects and suggested him to meet the T-series owner, Bhushan Kumar.

• Tony prepared the music of the song ‘Sawan Aaya Hai’ and showed it to Bhushan, who offered him his first song.

• As a music composer, Tony has worked on many popular songs like “Ek Do Teen Char” and “Khuda Bhi” from the film ‘Ek Paheli Leela;’ “Mile Ho Tum,” “Khara Khara,” and “Dil Ashkon Mein” from the film ‘Fever;’ and “Mohabbat Nasha Hai” from the film ‘Hate Story 4.’

• He has also sung many popular songs like “Coca Cola Tu,” “Dheeme Dheeme,” “Mile Ho Tum,” “Car Mein Music Baja,” and “Kuch Kuch.”

• He received immense popularity after singing the Punjabi song “Akhiyaan” (2015) along with his sister, Neha Kakkar and the Punjabi rapper, Bohemia.

• Tony has a deep faith in Lord Ganesha.

  

• Kakkar has featured on the cover of the Glimpse Magazine along with his sister, Neha Kakkar.

  

• Here’s an interesting video about Tony Kakkar’s biography:

• In April 2025, his sister, Sonu Kakkar, uploaded a post on Instagram claiming that she had decided to cut all her ties with Neha and Tony Kakkar. However, Sonu deleted the post later.