Long before Priyanka Chopra gave singing a try, many fans mistook a particular song picturized on her as recorded by her. Reason: the vocal tone of the playback singer in question - Alisha Chinai - had an uncanny similarity with Priyanka's. The film was Karam, released in 2005, and the song was Tinka Tinka, composed by Vishal and Shekhar.
" 'Tinka Tinka' is a song from one of my earlier films 'Karam' (Deed). It released 2005. For those who might not know, Hindi films use playback singers for most actors and I've had the fortune to have some amazing singers lend their voice to my films over the years. But when this song was released, most thought it was me...But in fact it was the voice of one of my favorite singers @alishachinaiofficial... she complimented my tone so well. Thank you Alisha," she wrote on her Instagram.
Alisha also lent her voice for PC in Krrish 3 track Dil Tu Hi 8 years later.
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For the unversed, Priyanka Chopra was supposed to sing Tinka Tinka in her own voice but she couldn't due to a music deal for an international album.
Apart from making it big the cinema globally; Priyanka never let her love for signing diminish. She made her singing debut with the international single In My City in 2012 and later in 2013, released her track Exotic, which also featured Pitbull. In 2014, she debuted as a playback singer in Bollywood with the track Chaoro for the 2014 biopic Mary Kom. Since then, Priyanka has lent her voice to several tracks in her films, the last being Dil Dhadakne Do in 2015.
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