Singer Kanika Kapoor announced her separation from husband Gautam Hathiramani after four years of marriage, requesting privacy and kindness as they move forward. Kapoor shared the news on Instagram, expressing gratitude for their time together and wishing him well for the future.
Singer Kanika Kapoor announced on Tuesday that she and her husband, businessman Gautam Hathiramani, are separating after four years of marriage. Kapoor shared the news via a personal note posted to her Instagram Stories.
Opening the note, Kapoor wrote, “Dear friends and family, after much thought and consideration, my husband and I are going our separate ways.”
“After much thought and consideration, my husband and I are going our separate ways. I am grateful for the time we shared and wish him well for the future. I sincerely ask for kindness and respect for our privacy as we move forward,”she concluded.
Kapoor has previously explained that she and Gautam Hathiramani had been close friends for approximately 15 years before it became a romantic relationship. She has also revealed that Hathiramani proposed to her twice; once in 2014 and then in 2020.
After a proposal in 2021, the couple married in a ceremony in London in May 2022.
The singer also attracted widespread attention in 2020 when she tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after returning from a trip abroad and was reported to have attended social gatherings during that period, which resulted in a controversy during the pandemic.
Kapoor was previously married to businessman Raj Chandok, whom she wed in 1998 at the age of 18. The couple, who share three children, divorced in 2012.
Kapoor began her music career in 2012 with the song Jugni Ji. With songs like Baby Doll from Ragini MMS 2 (2014), she subsequently became one of Hindi cinema’s most prominent playback voices through the mid-2010s. She is known for hit tracks like Lovely from Happy New Year (2014) and Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan from Roy (2015).
Her recent discography includes tracks from films like Mere Husband Ki Biwi (2025), Bholaa (2023), Pushpa: The Rise (2021), Ragini MMS: Returns 2 (2019), and more.