After winning the North American Best Singer award After touring across India with the band, Shweta wanted to embark on her own musical journey.
Playback Shweta's debut in
Bollywood came through the movie
Hawaizaada in 2015 starring
Ayushmann Khurrana,
Mithun Chakraborty, and
Pallavi Sharda. Shweta sang the title song,
Dil-e-Nadaan, alongside Ayushmann Khurrana, who is also the music composer for the movie alongside
Rochak Kohli. Her debut in Tamil cinema came through the song "Mella Mella" for the film
Maayavan (2017) starring
Lavanya Tripathi and
Sundeep Kishan for which music was composed by
Ghibran. Shweta also sang three songs for
Mostly Sunny, a biography of
Sunny Leone by director
Dilip Mehta. In December 2017, Shweta released a new song,
Rasiya, featuring
Purbayan Chatterjee on
Sitar. In 2020, Shweta sang the hook Jalebi Baby for Tesher's original with the same name.
Bollywood covers In addition to originals, Shweta has also rendered covers of popular Bollywood songs, including
Heer,
Saadi Galli Aaja,
Mitti Di Khushboo, Kuch Na Kaho, and
Jab Koi Baat. Backed by the
A.R. Rahman's,
Shekhar Kapur's, and Samir Bangara's digital music start-up, Qyuki, Shweta released Bollywood Evolution, which presented a medley of Bollywood songs from 1950s in five minutes in a cappella style. This release was picked up by various Indian and international news portals including
BuzzFeed and
The Times of India. In July 2017, when Shweta featured in a cover of
Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin by
Parineeti Chopra from the movie
Meri Pyaari Bindu. Chopra took notice of the cover and
tweeted that she was "speechless" and the song "made me cry".
Live performances Shweta is known to be a rockstar performer. Her set typically includes of popular and upbeat Bollywood songs along with evergreen classics. She has headlined various festivals and concerts in North America, Middle-East, the Caribbean, and Asia. Shweta is set to headline the
Ras Al Khaimah New Year's Eve for 2026 along with world's largest fireworks and drone show. In April 2015, she was invited to sing national anthems of Canada and India to open floor for speeches by Indian PM Modi and Canadian PM harper. She also headlined the IIFA Buzz (2011) festival in
Markham, Ontario and The IIFA Rocks segment was aired globally by
STAR (India) to a total audience of 700 million. Shweta sang the song Khuda Ke Liye with Salim–Sulaiman from the film
Aazaan In March 2015, Shweta became the youngest vocalist of Indian origin to perform at the esteemed
Carnegie Hall in New York. Shweta has headlined various concerts and private events across 75 cities in 12 countries.
Awards and honors Shweta won a prestigious talent hunt by Sangam Kala Group, emerging as the Best Singer in North America in 2006. In 2011, Shweta won a global competition organized by
Shankar Mahadevan Academy, and was personally mentored by
Shankar Mahadevan as the winning prize. Shweta was honored as South Asian of the Year by
Zee TV Canada and Maple Diversity Communications in May 2015. ==Radio==