India, Aug. 22 -- At an age when most artists are still finding their footing, 20-year-old Pragati Nagpal has already experienced the thrill of performing before thousands alongside one of Bollywood's biggest hitmakers - Himesh Reshammiya - on the much-loved Cap Mania Tour. While the tour was Himesh's resurgence on the stage, for Pragati it marked a breakthrough moment which gave her an early taste of life as a pop star.

"I also want to sell out stadiums," she says.

Born and raised in Chandigarh, Nagpal has been pursuing music since she was 12. It was her teacher that she says believed in her potential and pushed her to pursue and practice music. "I was in school when my teacher used to sit with me every morning and make me do riyaaz. M...