Another point of concern for the families was the physical distance between the two. Sonam took to Instagram, where she has shared a boomerang video of herself. “The basic bond was always there,” said Alka positively in an interview later.Alka and Neeraj are excellent examples to the fact marriages can survive anything as long as the partners are ready to work on it. She came to Mumbai, at the age of 10 a… 7) Shillong Day One: Cherrapunjee, Seven Sister Falls, Mavswami Caves The route taken for Guwahati - Cherrapunjee. In her career spanning more than 35 years she has worked with nearly every leading Bollywood music director since 1980, recorded more than 2000 songs, and has sung in 16 different languages. She has hummed thousands of numbers in various different languages, making her the ultimate melody queen. So what has been the couple’s secret formula for success? They shared they will only be able to provide an opportunity later but promised to give her reference to other music directors.Alka eventually made her singing debut in the year 1980 at the tender age of 14 with the song Thirkat Ang composed by music director Raj Kamal. Yagnik married Shillong-based businessman Neeraj Kapoor in 1989 and has a daughter named Syesha Kapoor. “Romance was a gradual invader,” shared Alka in an interview later. View the profiles of people named Neeraj Kapoor. In theory Alka was a married woman but due to her career choices she had no choice but to live like a single mother for most part of her marriage. So what has been the couple’s secret formula for success? Even Neeraj would visit Mumbai on fixed time intervals to spend time with his wife and daughter.Neeraj and Alka were always supportive of one another’s decision and stood as a constant source of motivation. During their marriage, their families objected because Alka Yagnik lived in Mumbai and Neeraj at Shillong. It is an unconventional marriage, and was expected to crumble within years but interestingly survived more than two decades. Soon the families conceded, and Alka and Neeraj got married in February 1989. Alka Yagnik and her mother were visiting New Delhi in 1986 by train. Even Alka went through such phase but stood firmly by her principles.It has been more than 25 years now, and Alka and Neeraj are still together with no regrets about their married life. The same year Neeraj and Alka took the decision of breaking the news of their relationship to their respective families. She sang several songs thereafter but it was the song Ek Doh Teen picturised on Madhuri Dixit that made Alka an overnight sensation. Neeraj’s interests on the other hand lied in Shillong where he was managing his family business. We persevere to carefully curate the quintessential collection of all the crucial knowledge and best possible advice that a new bride could possibly need. "I've lived almost my entire married life alone, and so has he," says singer Alka Yagnik as she reveals why the couple decided to stay apart.At the tender age of 10, Alka Yagnik was discovered by the legendary actor-director Raj Kapoor.

Later Alka cleared the air, and shared in an interview that one day they sat down together and revisited the terms of their marriage. While Neeraj lived in Shillong, Alka used to stay in Bombay. In that same year, they both gave birth to their daughter Sayesha who usually stayed with Alka.

And let's be honest, most working parents have to device ways to do the same. She rose to prominence when legends like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle were at the peak.

Her parents are separated.

Initially, her voice was rejected on the pretext of being too soft and immature and was asked to wait for her voice getting matured. The two kept in touch and after dating for some time decided to tie the knot in 1989. My husband visits me and my daughter in Mumbai. Their long-distance marriage has been difficult but not one that the couple is ready to give up on. There is not much attention to her personal life. It took six months of plain friendship for the pair to realise that their is more to their relationship than that.