Sister act
Hailing from one of the most illustrious classical music families in the country, it was Shweta and Shraddha Pandit's first performance in the city on Sunday night even though their individual career charts boast of them having performed with the who's who of the music industry.
Hailing from one of the most illustrious classical music families in the country, it was Shweta and Shraddha Pandit's first performance in the city on Sunday night even though their individual career charts boast of them having performed with the who's who of the music industry.
Dressed in sparkly outfits for their performance, the two giggle when asked what is similar between them. "We are not twins!" they laugh, adding that their sense of humour is the one thing common in them. "We catch each others' drift without saying a word," adds Shweta with a smile.
"Nowadays, you can get a job based on your connections and not your talent," she laments.
Their well-known lineage shines through in the girls' poised manner and style of speaking as well as their affection for each other. However, the two insist their relationship includes the usual sister squabbles, "Sometimes Shraddha wears my outfit for a performance that I haven't even got a chance to wear once. So, we do end up raiding each other's closets," laughs Shweta, who has sung for a horde of films including the recent Highway, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and various Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films.
When asked what took them so long to perform together on stage, the two say, "We wanted to develop our own individual identities first."