We've loved this singer's voice in movies like Welcome, Partner, Bunty Aur Babli, Guru, and many more. But Sowmya agrees that she has not got that one big hit to become a star.

Until that happens, we chat with Sowmya about her life and struggles.

Early years

I hail from Bangalore. My mother was a playback singer in Kannada movies, while my father -- who worked at the Reserve Bank of India -- took up singing as a hobby. My brother, Sunil, starred in Freaky Chakra, opposite Deepti Naval. He is an actor as well as a singer. So singing was a natural progression for me. I always wanted to be a singer.

I did my first stage show at the age of seven. By the time I was eight, I cut an album for children. I also trained in Carnatic classical singing.

My mother got quite a few offers for a children's Kannada album. Though I am a Kannadiga, I did not know how to read the language fluently then. So my mother would make me memorise the whole song.

Text: Patcy N

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