Srushti Tawade is one of the emerging names in the field of rapping in India. Srishti Tawade is known for her incredible lyrics and outstanding performances in an Indian rap/hip-hop reality show ‘MTV Hustle 2.0.’
Wiki/Biography
Srushti Tawade was born in 1999 (age 24 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai. She attended National English High School in Malad West, Maharashtra. Srushti Tawade pursued a master’s degree in English at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Srushti Tawade belongs to a Maharashtrian middle-class family.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Husband
Srushti Tawade is unmarried.
Career
Rapper
Spotlight – Chapter 4
Srushti Tawade participated in many poetry, rap, and open mic competitions including ‘Spotlight – Chapter4,’ a talent hunt show – hosted and curated by RJ Roshan. Srushti Tawade won the show in 2021.
Srushti Tawade on ‘Spotlight – Chapter 4’ (2021)
According to sources, her first open mic was with the ‘Indie Habitat’ in 2021. The title of her poem was ‘Choohe Billi.’
Srushti Tawade at her first open mic in 2021
MTV Hustle 2.0
In 2022, Srushti Tawade appeared in an Indian rap/hip-hop reality show ‘MTV Hustle 2.0’ – broadcasted on MTV Channel. Srushti was teamed up with the Dino Warrior squad in the show. Her raps such as ‘Chill Kinda Guy’ and ‘Main Nahi Toh Koun’ went viral.
Srushti Tawade in MTV Hustle 2.0
Facts/Trivia
- Srushti’s favourite rapper is Nathan John Feuerstein aka NF.
- Srushti plays the Ukulele.
- According to Srushti, she was fascinated by pop culture since childhood.
- According to Srushti, creating poetry and stories helps a person unwind.
- Srushti Tawade has earned many titles including “Chhota Don” and “Expression Queen” after her incredible performances throughout her journey in ‘MTV Hustle 2.0.’
- In an interview, Srushti revealed that she used to talk only about poems and raps with people on dating apps.
- According to Srushti Tawade, on 11 January 2020, she wrote, for the first time as a writer, to encourage herself to start writing from now on.
- Srushti, through social media, revealed that she got some of her poems published in books following which she started writing parody songs which brought her more attention from the audience. Srushti felt confident in her work after receiving appreciation from the audience for her parody songs.
- According to Srushti, she initially used to write ghazals. She started writing raps when one of her friends once suggested her.
- According to her, she filled out the form for ‘MTV Hustle 2.0’ multiple times until she got a call from the team. In an interview, Srushti talked about this and said that she didn’t want her form to be missed out by any chance.
- In one of her raps in the hip-hop reality show ‘MTV Hustle 2.0,’ Srushti disclosed a terrific and unfortunate incident from her life when she faced violence at the age of 4. According to Srushti, her babysitter would often invite a man to Srushti’s house when her parents were at their respective jobs. The babysitter threatened and beat her so that she did not tell anyone in her family about this. The title of the rap was “Bachpan.” While talking about the decision of performing “Bachpan” in the show, Srushti Tawade said,
I felt like I started to look like a funny rapper on the show but I have other sides to me. I had not spoken about myself at that point. So I decided to do it with ‘Bachpan.’
- Reportedly, after learning about the traumatising incident of Srushti’s childhood, the judges called her ‘Shakti’ as she talked about one of the toughest times of her life bravely.
- Reportedly, Srushti has sung the ‘Main Nahi Toh Kaun’ rap in five different languages, i.e., English, Hindi, Haryanvi, Marathi, and Bengali.
- In 2022, Srushti Tawade appeared in a music video titled “OFFICE” – written by Srushti Tawade and directed by Anubhav Kashyap. The music is about the desires & dreams of people buried under the pressures of corporate jobs.
Poster of Srushti Tawade’s ‘OFFICE’
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
