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Every year, World Music Day reminds us of something we already know but rarely stop to feel - that music is the only language nobody needs to learn. It has a quiet way of saying what words alone cannot. This June 21, ABP Live marks the occasion with an exclusive conversation with Lisa Mishra, the singer-songwriter who has lived that truth in the most personal way possible. Mishra is well known for her songs like Tareefan from Veere Di Wedding, and DJ Snake’s Let Me Love You viral cover videos. In this conversation, she talks about where her songs come from, dream collaborations, live shows, and how personal stories shape her songs and the creative freedom she’s found by simply staying true to herself.

Lisa Mishra Wants To Collaborate With SZA, Kehlani And Ritviz

On World Music Day, Lisa Mishra’s collaboration wishlist perfectly reflects music’s power to connect people across borders. She names SZA and Kehlani from the international arena, and indie-pop favourite Ritviz, closer to home - artists she once admired from a distance, and now dares to imagine standing beside. “Working with artists I grew up admiring felt impossible when I was recording videos at 13 or 14,” she told us, calling the idea both surreal and deeply motivating. For Lisa, these collaborations represent more than star power; they’re about finding kindred creative languages. She admires SZA and Kehlani for their raw songwriting and lush sonic textures, qualities she strives for in her independent work. Ritviz, she notes, bridges indie sensibilities and mass appeal in a way that inspires her own genre-blending instincts. Lisa frames these wishes as part of a larger trajectory, building a musical identity bold enough to sit beside those she admires, rather than mimic them.  

Independent Music, Authenticity And Creative Freedom

If World Music Day is a reminder that the best music comes from an honest place, Lisa Mishra lives that philosophy year-round. “About 80% of my songs come from personal experience,” she explains, adding that the rest is playful invention shaped by rhyme and melody. Playback singing, she admitted, sharpened her craft, taught her to adapt her voice to a director’s vision and a character’s emotional world. But independent music gave her something different. It allowed Lisa to control narrative, mood, and production. Social media, she said, played a pivotal role in this transition. The platforms democratised discovery, turning bedroom recordings into career catalysts and enabling artists to reach audiences directly. Lisa admitted she never predicted the virality that launched her career; at first, she feared it might be a one-hit moment. Instead, it became a doorway into sustained creative work across music and acting, guided by authenticity rather than trends.  

Tours, Live Shows And Storytelling

Live performance is the next milestone on Lisa’s list. Audiences can expect to see her on stage early next year, but not as a hurried set of singles. Lisa wants a curated live experience built around a full body of work, an album or EP, so the show can be a coherent story rather than a greatest-hits collage. Storytelling remains central to everything she does: whether singing, acting, or composing, Lisa says the throughline is connecting with people. Her advice to aspiring musicians, especially young women, is simple and fierce: be authentic, enjoy the process, and don’t let others dictate how you should sound or look.