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| Also known as | Kedarnath Bhattacharya |
| Born | September 23, 1957 Kolkata, India |
| Genre(s) | Playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya (Bengali: কেদারনাথ ভট্টাচার্য), born September 23, 1957 in Kolkata) is a leading playback singer of Bollywood. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India
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Early life
Kumar Sanu's father Pashupati Bhattacharjee was an accomplished classical vocalist and composer. He trained Sanu as a singer and tabla player. After getting a degree in commerce from Calcutta University, Sanu began performing publicly in 1979, singing at shows and restaurants around Calcutta. Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) (কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় He modeled his singing style after famous Bollywood singer Kishore Kumar. Kishore Kumar ( Hindi: किशोर कुमार ( August 4, 1929 &ndash October 13, 1987) was an Indian film Sanu tried to make a career in Bollywood, but did not achieve success for a long time. He made his living in the early 1980s partly by recording a series of Kishore Kumar covers for a pop label. His son, Jaan Sanu has also made inroads into singing by going into a semi final of a singing contest held in India.
Early career
In 1987, music director and singer Jagjit Singh offered Sanu the chance to sing in the Hindi film Aandhiyan. Sanu then relocated to Mumbai, where Kalyanji-Anandji gave him chance to sing in the film Jaadugar. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Bollywood Film soundtracks particularly action potboilers in the 1970s Jaadugar ( English: Magician) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Kalyanji-Anandji suggested that he change his name from Kedar Bhattacharya to Kumar Sanu because of the prevalent caste/region-based favoritism in Bollywood and to give him wider appeal outside of a strictly Bengali audience
1990s
Sanu's breakthrough came in 1990, in form of the film Aashiqui. Aashiqui ( Hindi: आशिक़ी Urdu: عاشقی is a 1990 Bollywood romance, particularly noted for its music The music directors Nadeem-Shravan got Sanu to sing all but one of the songs. For the Pakistani Film hero see Nadeem Nadeem-Shravan are Indian music composers duo who were among the most prolific Bollywood composers in Sanu gained overnight success. The hit songs from Aashiqui included Sanson ki zaroorat hai jaise, Tu meri zindagi hain, Nazar ke saamne, Jaane jigar jaaneman, Ab Tere Bin Jee Lenge Hum and Dheere, dheere se meri zindagi mein aana. He won the first of his record five consecutive Filmfare awards as Best Male Playback Singer. The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. His next Filmfare Awards came for songs in the movies Saajan (1991), Deewana (1992), Baazigar (1993), and 1942: A Love Story (1994). Saajan ( Hindi: साजन Urdu: ساجن is a Indian Bollywood film directed by Lawrence D'Souza Deewana ( Devanagari: दीवाना meaning crazy or mad) is a 1992 Bollywood film by director Raj Kanwar Baazigar ( Hindi ( Devanagari) बाज़ीगर Urdu / Farsi ( Nastaliq) بازیگر English: Gambler 1942 A Love Story is a Hindi movie released in 1993. The movie stars Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff,
Sanu became a favorite with Nadeem-Shravan. He rendered many hit songs in movies like Sadak (Tumhe apna bana ne ki kasam khayi hai), Deewana (title song), Baazigar (title song, Kali kali ankhen), Saajan (Mera dil bhi kitna pagal hai), Pardes (Meri Mehbooba, Do dil mil rahe hain), and others.
In late 1990s, Sanu singing career went into decline. He then branched out into acting, appearing in a Bengali film and starting television serials in both Bengali and Hindi. He also did some concerts. His heavily nasal based singing was one of the reasons for this decline. The demand in film industry for playback singing was increasing multi-folds and at the same time, new producers and directors were demanding high quality as well. His competitors from different school and style of singing more closure to the great Mohammed Rafi were gaining in clout and success rates. Mohammed Rafi (Hindi मोहम्मद रफ़ी Urdu محمد رفیع December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) was a popular Indian Kumar Sanu's highly limited range like inability in singing the songs of high pitch and notes started to hurt him. In his style of singing more closure to the great legendary Kishore Kumar many more clones came in and further reduced his success ratio. Kishore Kumar ( Hindi: किशोर कुमार ( August 4, 1929 &ndash October 13, 1987) was an Indian film
But it is a fact that during the early 1990s and mid 1990s he had exceptional successful ride with huge hits almost every week.
In the 90's he playback for successful actors likeAkshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol and Anil Kapoor. Akshay Kumar (अक्षय कुमार born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia on September 9 1967 is an Indian Bollywood film actor Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan ( Hindi: सलमान ख़ान Urdu: سلمان خان səlˈmɑːn ˈxɑːn born December 27, 1965) Saif Ali Khan ( Hindi: सैफ़ अली ख़ान Urdu: سیف علی خان sɛf əli xɑn born August 16 1970 in New Delhi, India Aamir redirects here For the Indian movie see Aamir (2008 film. Sanjay Dutt ( Hindi: संजय दत्त born 29 July 1959, is an Indian Bollywood film actor Sunny Deol (Born as Ajay Singh Deol) ( Punjabi: ਅਜੈ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ Hindi: अजय सिंह देओल Urdu: اَجے Anil Kapoor (अनिल कपूर born December 29, 1959) is a prominent National Film Award -winning Indian actor and producer who appears
However it is alleged that his career got a boost after he was seen in a party arranged for underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Dawood Ibrahim (داوود ابراهيم b December 26, 1955, also known as Dawood Ebrahim, and Sheikh Dawood Hassan, birth name Sheikh He was seen with music director Anu Malik, actor Anil Kapoor and others. Anwar Malik, better known as Anu Malik (अनु मलिक or Annu Malek is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry Anil Kapoor (अनिल कपूर born December 29, 1959) is a prominent National Film Award -winning Indian actor and producer who appears He sang few songs on that party. A TV news channel aired those footage. This was an era in Indian film industry especially Bollywood when financing from underworld was allegedly rampant. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India It is believed underworld dons were running the industry and even deciding the starcast, Music composers, singers directors. Leading Indian English language national daily Indian Express ran a report[1] on this. For bi-furicated southern edition see The New Indian Express The Indian Express is an Indian newspaper owned by Ramnath Goenka
His most recent hit songs include Humraaz, Yeh Dil Aapka Huwa (Pakistan), Karz, Dil Ka Rishta, Indian Babu, Ishq Vishk, Andaaz, Qayamat, Hungama and Footpath. He has also turned his trade at making music for Indian films and also recently as a producer for a new Bollywood film, Utthaan.
Awards
Filmfare Awards
- 1990: Aab Tere Bin Jeelenge - Aashiqui
- 1991: Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai - Saajan
- 1992: Sochenge Tumhe Pyaar - Deewana
- 1993: Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen - Baazigar
- 1994: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha - 1942: A Love Story
Other awards
- 2000: Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
External links
The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started Aashiqui ( Hindi: आशिक़ी Urdu: عاشقی is a 1990 Bollywood romance, particularly noted for its music Saajan ( Hindi: साजन Urdu: ساجن is a Indian Bollywood film directed by Lawrence D'Souza Deewana ( Devanagari: दीवाना meaning crazy or mad) is a 1992 Bollywood film by director Raj Kanwar Baazigar ( Hindi ( Devanagari) बाज़ीगर Urdu / Farsi ( Nastaliq) بازیگر English: Gambler 1942 A Love Story is a Hindi movie released in 1993. The movie stars Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, The IIFA Best Male Playback Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ( 1999) is an Hindi Film. It was released in the English-speaking world as Straight from the HeartDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic