Kumar Sanu

Biography of a LEGENDARY Singer by PRAVEEN One of the most prolific singers ever to work in the Indian film industry... Kumar Sanu is one of the most popular playback singers of Bollywood. He holds the Guinness Book world record for recording the maximum number of songs in a day, which are 28. He was born on 23rd September, 1957 and was named Kedernath Bhattacharjee. His father, Pashupati Bhattacharjee was a renowned classical singer and composer who noticed his son's talent at a very young age. When he was still very young, his father trained him to sing classical music and play the tabla. Given here is a small biography which captures the life history of Kumar Sanu. Kumar Sanu graduated in commerce from Calcutta University and then started giving public performances at small shows and restaurants in Calcutta itself. His style of singing was greatly influenced by the legendary Kishore Kumar. He badly wanted to become a playback singer but the competition in the Indian film is more than just fierce; it is ruthless. It took several years and a lot of struggle before Kumar Sanu was noticed by the great Jagjit Singh. He offered Kumar Sanu a chance to sing in the Hindi film Aandhiyan. Kumar Sanu came to Bombay when Kalyanji - Anandji offered him to sing for the movie "Jadugar". He was then asked to adopt a different name that was much more acceptable due to caste/region preferences. Thus, he started to work under the name Kumar Sanu instead of Kedernath Bhattacharjee. This gave him a wider appeal with the masses and he did not remain restricted to the Bengali mass. His real achievement however, came in the year 1990 with the movie "Aashiqui". The talented music directors Nadeem - Shravan gave him all but one song of the movie Aashiqui. Kumar Sanu proved himself with this opportunity and the songs took the entire nation by rage. Everyone hummed the songs that were touted as that year's biggest hits. Kumar Sanu became a star and also won his first Filmfare award as the Best Male Playback singer. He began recording for many more films and achieved much success with more and more hits. Some movies that are worth the mention are Saajan, Deewana, Baazigar, and 1942: A Love Story. He won five Filmfare awards for five consecutive years and by the end of 1990, he had sung for hundreds of films in different languages. However, during the prime of his career, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. He was under medication after which he sang chosen songs. He cut down on singing and branched out, giving public performances and also acting in Bengali and Hindi serials. Some of his popular songs are given below.

• Aane Waala Kal Ek Sapna Hai
• Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan
• Chori Chori Jab Nazarein Mili
• Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain
• Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
• Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye
• Nazar Ke Saamne Jigar Ke Paas
• Rim Jhim Rim Jhim
• Teri Umeed Tera Intezaar
• Tu Mile Dil Khile
• Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jana Sanam

Awards:

• FilmFare Award 1990 Ab Tere Bin Jeelenge - Aashiqui

• FilmFare Award 1991 'Mera dil bhi kitna pagal hai' - Saajan

• FilmFare Award 1992 Sochenge Tumhe Pyaar Karein Ke Nahin - Deewana

• FilmFare Award 1993 Yeh Kaali Kaali Aakhen - Baazigar

• FilmFare Award 1994 Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga - 1942 A Love story

• IIFA Award 2000 for Aankhon ki Gustakhiyan - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Records:

Sanu broke the Guinness world record for the largest number of songs recorded in a single day: 28. He also holds the record (along with Lata Mangeshkar on the female side) for the longest string of consecutive Filmfare awards for Best Playback Singer.

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