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| Udit Narayan | |
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 Udit at Rampur Ke Lakshman Music Launch |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 1, 1955 Saptari District, Nepal |
| Genres | Playback singer |
| Occupations | Singer, television personality, actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Udit Narayan Jha popularly known as Udit Narayan, is a Nepali playback singer in commercial, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu, Garhwali, Sindhi, Panjabi, Oriya, Assamese, Maithili and Bengali language cinema. Narayan has sung in 32 languages.[1] He has won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Career [edit]
Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December 1960 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district, Nepal.[2] His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.
Narayan studied at P.B. School, Rajbiraj, where he passed his S.L.C. (class 10) and later obtained his intermediate from Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, mostly known as RR campus Kathmandu.
Udit Narayan began his career in Nepal singing for Radio Nepal as a staff artiste for Maithili and Nepali folk songs. He sang many popular Nepali folk, modern songs on Radio Nepal. His first film playback singing was for Nepali film Sindur. It was a comedy song for famous Nepali comedians GopalRaj Mainali (Chankhe) and Basundhara Bhushal (Nakkali). It was a duet song with Sushma Shrestha — now known as Poornima in Hindi films. After eight years in that role, the Indian embassy offered him the chance to study classical music at a prestigious school in Bombay, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, on a music scholarship. He moved to Bombay in 1978.
King of Bollywood Music Udit Narayan has sung more than 15,000 songs in more than 33 different languages. He is one of the most acclaimed singers of the present generation He got his first break in 1980, when noted music director (composer) Rajesh Roshan asked him to playback for the Hindi film Unees Bees and was given the opportunity to sing with the veteran Mohammed Rafi. He provided playback for a number of films, the most notable being Sannata (1981), Bade Dil Wala (1983) and Tan-Badan (1986). The success story of his career began in 1988 when Anand-Milind gave him the opportunity to sing all the songs for the successful Bollywood movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, earning him a Filmfare Award.[3] The film also brought actor Aamir Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and playback singer Alka Yagnik to stardom. After the success of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, he became one of the leading playback singers in the Indian film industry. He is also hailed as the screen voice of Shahrukh Khan.
Significant collaborations [edit]
Laxmikant Pyarelal
Pyaar Ka Mandir, Hum, Saudagar, Prem Deewane, Aashiq Awara, Dil Hai Betaab, Trimurti, Deewana Mastana, and many others
Anand-Milind
Music directors, Anand-Milind first collaborated with Udit with the 1986 film Tan-Badan. They gave him his first breakthrough when he got the chance to sing songs for the hit 1988 film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. All the songs for that film were sung by him and Alka Yagnik. Some of their collaborations included hit films like Dil, Beta, Raj Babu, Hero No. 1, Dulhe Raja, Aunty No. 1, Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet among others.
Nadeem-Shravan
Music directors, Nadeem-Shravan started working with him in the late 80s. They have collabrated for films like Aashiqui, Dilwale, Raja, Raja Hindustani, Jeet, Mohabbat, Sirf Tum, Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Kasoor, Andaaz and few others.
Jatin Lalit
Udit started to work with music directors, Jatin Lalit in 1991 which was also the year when Jatin Lalit started their music career. Since then they have collabrated for hit films like
Khiladi, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil Kya Kare, Albela, Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar, Hum Tum etc.
Himesh Reshammiya
Bandhan. Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa, Humraaz, Tere Naam, Ishq Hai Tumse, Bardaasht. Run, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa, Shukriya, Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye many others
A. R. Rahman
Dil Se, Rangeela, Taal, Lagaan, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Swades, One 2 Ka 4,
Other composers
He has worked with music directors like Rahul Dev Burman, Rajesh Roshan, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, A. R. Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja, Anu Malik, Jagjit Singh, Uttam Singh, Raam Laxman, Ilayaraja, Bhupen Hazarika, Shiv-Hari, Ravindra Jain, Madan Mohan, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Vishal Bhardwaj, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Himesh Reshammiya, Viju Shah, Vidyasagar, M. M. Keeravani, Mani Sharma, Ismail Darbar, Anand Raj Anand, Aadesh Shrivastava, Arun Paudwal, Pritam Chakraborty, Sajid-Wajid, Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sohail Sen, Nikhil Vinay, Sandesh Shandilya, Ram Sampath, Rahul Sharma, Daboo Malik, Sukhwinder Singh, Roop Kumar Rathod, Adnan Sami, Sanjeev Darshan, Vishal-Shekhar, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Ajay-Atul and Sachin Jigar.
Singers
In a career spanning three decades he has sung many duet songs, most of these have been with Alka Yagnik. They sang their first duet for the 1981 film Sannata when they were both at the beginning of their careers. They both got their breakthrough with the 1988 film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and since then they have sung hundreds of duet songs together. He has sung many duets with Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, K. S. Chithra, Sadhana Sargam, Jaspinder Narula, Sapna Awasthi, Usha Uthup, Ila Arun, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Madhushree, Poorima, Vaishali Samant and Mamta Sharma . He has also sung with many male playback singers including Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor, Amit Kumar, Md Aziz, Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hariharan, Suresh Wadkar, Vinod Rathod, Roop Kumar Rathod, Shaan, KK, Sonu Nigam and Javed Ali Some of those films include Lagaan, Darr, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein, Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Swades and Veer Zaara.
Udit's capability as a playback singer knows no bounds, as he has been magnanimously acclaimed in every kind of melody - soulful, romantic, fast-paced and recently, even pop. Udit has an extremely versatile tone which appears to flawlessly suit every Indian hero on screen. And today, innumerable awards and accolades later, Udit Narayan possesses one of the largest arrays of hit songs in the industry. Udit Narayan has sung many songs with Lata Mangeshkar in many successful Hindi films like Darr, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein, Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain, Veer-Zaara, Lagaan, Mujhse Dosti Karoge to name some. He has sung maximum duets with Alka Yagnik. They have sung for movies Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Raja, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., One 2 Ka 4, Lagaan, Tere Naam, Kyon Ke to name a few.
Significant collaborations with Actors [edit]
He has also sung hit songs for actors like Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Dino Morea, Emraan Hashmi, Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Khanna, Sunil Shetty, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Sanjay Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Fardeen Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Jimmy Shergill, Arjun Rampal, Vivek Oberoi, Abhishek Bachchan, Chandrachur Singh, Uday Chopra& Shahid Kapoor etc actors.
Other work [edit]
At the same time, he sang in Nepalese movies and acted in two Nepali films Kusume Rumal and Pirati in 1985. He has worked in Nepalese films as well, in particular for composer Shambhujeet Baskota. During his early singing career, he performed songs composed by Shiva Shankar, Natikaji and Gopal Yonjan. In 2004, he released his first private Nepalese album, Upahaar, in which he sang duets with his wife Deepa Jha. At the Hits FM Awards in 2004 he won awards in two major categories for the album: Record of the Year and Album of the Year.[citation needed] Some of Narayan's other private albums are Bhajan Sangam, Bhajan Vatika, I Love You, Dil Deewana, Yeh Dosti, Love is Life, Jhumka de Jhumka, Sona No Ghadulo, Dhuli Ganga, and Ma Tarini.
He was in the panel of judges of Indian Idol 3 with music composer Anu Malik and female playback singer Alisha Chinai on Sony TV.
He was in the panel of judges on Sony TV for Waar Pariwaar, a reality show based on the bringing together of a singing gharana (family of singers). He shared judging duties with fellow playback singer Kumar Sanu and Jatin Pandit of the famous music duo Jatin-Lalit. Indian Idol 3 judge, Saregama many time special appearence
X Factor, Jo Jita wo super Star special judges
Narayan has performed in many stage shows in India and abroad and is the recipient of a large number of awards. These include Screen Videocon Award, MTV Best Video Award and Pride of India Gold Award.
In 2009, Narayan was considering running as a candidate for the Padma Shri.[2] In 2010, Udit Narayan with Madhushree sang for the English independent film "When Harry Tries to Marry"
Personal life [edit]
Narayan is a resident of Mumbai.[4] He has married twice: to Ranjana Narayan Jha and Deepa Narayan Jha. His second wife, Deepa Narayan, whom he married in 1985, is a singer. The two recorded an album together titled Dil Deewana. They have son, Aditya Narayan, who is a former child actor, singer and television presenter. Aditya Narayan started his singing for child artists in Nepali film with his father before starting his singing career in Hindi movies in the 1990s and also acted in a few films.
Awards and nominations [edit]
- Honours
- 2009: Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour.[5]
- He has received 'Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu',one of the highest honor given to the civilians traditionally given by the King of Nepal and now by Nepalese President, by the late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
- Maharashtra Ratna Award from Government of Maharashtra in 2011[6]
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
| Year | Film | Song name(s) | Music Director(s) | Lyricist |
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| 2002 | Lagaan | "Mitwa" | A.R.Rahman | Javed Akhtar |
| Dil Chahta Hain | "Jaane Kyon" | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Javed Akhtar | |
| 2003 | Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | "Chhote Chhote Sapne" | Anand Raj Anand | Dev Kohli |
| 2005 | Swades | "Ye Taara Woh Taara" | A.R.Rahman | Javed Akhtar |
Filmfare Best Male Playback Award
| Year | Song | Film | Music director(s) | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Papa Kehte Hai" | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | Anand-Milind | Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| 1996 | "Mehndi Lagake Rakhna" | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Jatin Lalit | Anand Bakshi |
| 1997 | "Pardesi Pardesi" | Raja Hindustani | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer |
| 2000 | "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Ismail Darbar | Mehboob |
| 2002 | "Mitwa" | Lagaan | A.R.Rahman | Javed Akhtar |
Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Nominated):
| Year | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Pehla Nasha" | Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar |
| 1994 | "Phoolon Sa Chehra Tera" | Anari |
| 1994 | "Jaadu Teri Nazar" | Darr |
| 1995 | "Tu Cheez Badi Hai" | Mohra |
| 1996 | "Raja Ko Rani Se" | Akele Hum Akele Tum |
| 1997 | "Ho Nahin Sakta" | Diljale |
| 1997 | "Ghar Se Nikalte Hi" | Papa Kehte Hai |
| 1998 | "Dil To Pagal Hai" | Dil To Pagal Hai |
| 1998 | "Bholi Si Sorat" | Dil To Pagal Hai |
| 1999 | "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| 2001 | "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha" | Dhadkan |
| 2002 | "Udhja Kaale Kawwa" | Gadar |
| 2004 | "Tere Naam" | Tere Naam |
| 2004 | "Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala" | Koi Mil Gaya |
| 2005 | "Main Yahaan Hoon" | Veer Zaara |
| 2005 | "Yeh Tara Woh Tara" with vignesh | Swades |
Star Screen Award Best Male Playback:
| Year | Song | Film | Music director(s) | Lyricist |
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| 1997 | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein" | Raja Hindustani | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer |
| 2003 | "Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki" | Devdas | Ismail Darbar | Nusrat Badr |
Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male:
| Year | Song | Film | Music director(s) | Lyricist |
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| 2000 | "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Ismail Darbar | Mehboob |
Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year:
| Year | Song | Film | Shared with |
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| 2013 | "Radha" | Student of the Year (film) | Vishal-Shekhar, Shreya Ghoshal, Anvita Dutt Guptan |
IIFA Best Male Playback Award:
| Year | Song | Film | Music director(s) | Lyricist |
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| 2000 | "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Ismail Darbar | Mehboob |
| Year | Song | Film | Music director(s) | Lyricist |
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| 1999 | "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Jatin Lalit | Sameer |
Notable Bollywood filmography [edit]
| Year | Film | Song name(s) | Co-singer(s) | Music Director(s) |
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| 1980 | Unees Bees | "Mil Gaya" | Mohammed Rafi, Usha Mangeshkar | Rajesh Roshan |
| 1981 | Sannata | "Sun Jaane Jaa" | Alka Yagnik | Rajesh Roshan |
| 1983 | Bade Dil Wala | "Jeevan Ke Din" | Lata Mangeshkar, Baby Preeti | R D Burman |
| 1986 | Tan-Badan | "Meri Nayi Bansi Ki Dhun" | Solo | Anand Milind |
| 1988 | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | "Ae Mere Humsafar", "Papa Kehte Hai" | Alka Yagnik, Solo | Anand-Milind |
| Pyaar Ka Mandir | "Log Jahan Par Rehte Hain" | Mohammad Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Suresh Wadkar, Kishore Kumar | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| 1989 | Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka | "Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka", "Na Jaane Kyun Main Bekraar" | Anuradha Paudwal | Anand-Milind |
| 1990 | Dil | "Mujhe Need Na Aye", "Hum Ne Ghar Choda Hai", "Hum Pyar Karne Wale" | Anuradha Paudwal, Sadhana Sargam | Anand-Milind |
| Aashiqui | "Mera Dil Tere Liye Dhadakta Hai" | Anuradha Paudwal | Nadeem-Shravan | |
| 1991 | Hum | "Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyar Hum" | Sudesh Bhosle, Mohammad Aziz | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Phool Aur Kaante | "I Love You" | Alisha Chinai | Nadeem-Shravan | |
| Yaara Dildara | "Bin Tere Sanam Mar Mitenge Hum", "Tum Hi Hamari Ho Manzil" | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal | Jatin-Lalit | |
| 1992 | Beta | "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga", Koyal Si Teri Boli" | Anuradha Paudwal | Anand-Milind |
| Chamatkar | "Jawani Deewani" | Anu Malik, Poornima | Anu Malik | |
| Vishwatma | "Aankhon Mein Hai Kya", "Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya" | Alka Yagnik, Mohammad Aziz, Amit Kumar, Sapna Mukherjee | Viju Shah | |
| Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | "Pehla Nasha", "Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar" | Sadhana Sargam, Jatin, Lalit | Jatin-Lalit | |
| 1993 | Anari | "Phoolo Sa Chera Tera" | Anand-Milind | |
| Darr | "Jaadu Teri Nazar", "Tu Mere Samne" | Solo, Lata Mangeshkar | Shiv-Hari | |
| Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | "Dewaana Dil Dewaana" | Amit Kumar | Jatin-Lalit | |
| 1994 | Mohra | "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast", "Tip Tip Barsa Paani" | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik | Viju Shah |
| 1995 | Rangeela | "Kya Karen Ke Na Karen", "Yaroon Sun Lo Zara" | Solo, Chitra | A.R. Rahman |
| Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge | "Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane", "Ho Gaya Hai Tujko To Pyar Sajna", "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" | Solo, Lata Mangeshkar | Jatin-Lalit | |
| Akele Hum Akele Tum | "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya" | Alka Yagnik | Anu Malik | |
| Ram Jaane | "Ram Jaane" | Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam | Anu Malik | |
| 1996 | Raja Hindustani | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein", "Pardesi Pardesi", "Kitna Pyaara Tujhe Rab Ne" | Solo, Sapna Awasthi, Alka Yagnik | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Diljale | "Ho Nahin Sakta" | Solo | Anu Malik | |
| Khamoshi | "Jaana Suno Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain", "Saagar Kinare Bhi Do Dil Hain Pyaase" | Solo, Sulakshana Pandit, Jatin Pandit | Jatin-Lalit | |
| 1997 | Mohabbat | "Dil Ki Dhadkan Kehti Hai" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Ishq | "Ishq Hua Kaise Hua", "Dekho Dekho Jaanam", "Neend Churai Meri" | Vibha Sharma, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Anu Malik | |
| Dil To Pagal Hai | "Dil To Pagal Hai", "Bholi Si Surat", "Are Re Are" | Lata Mangeshkar | Uttam Singh | |
| Hero No. 1 | "Sona Kitna Sona Hai", "Mohabbat Ki Nahin Jati" | Poornima, Sadhana Sargam | Anand-Milind | |
| 1998 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | "Koi Mil Gaya", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai", "Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana", "Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayee" | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Manpreet Akhtar | Jatin-Lalit |
| Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | "Is Dil Mein Kya Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar | Jatin-Lalit | |
| Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | "Deewana Main Chala", "Chhad Zid Karna", "Oh Baby... Ho Gaya So Ho Gaya" | Solo, Anuradh Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Jatin-Lalit, Himesh Reshammiya | |
| Dil Se.. | "E Ajnabi" | Mahalakshmi Iyer | A.R. Rahman | |
| 1999 | Mann | "Mera Mann", "Chaha Hai Tujko", "Khushiyan Aur Gham", "Nasha Ye Pyar Ka Nasha" | Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam, Anuradha Paudwal | Sanjeev-Darshan |
| Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Alka Yagnik | Ismail Darbar | |
| Taal | "Taal Se Taal Mila" | Alka Yagnik | A.R. Rahman | |
| Hum Saath-Saath Hain | "Chhote Chhote Bhaiyon Ke", "Mhare Hiwda", "Hum Saath-Saath Hain" | Hariharan, Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik | Raam Laxman | |
| Dil Kya Kare | "Dil Kya Kare", "Do Dilon Di" | Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal | Jatin-Lalit | |
| Jaanam Samjha Karo | "Chandni Aaya Hai Tera Deewana" | Solo | Anu Malik | |
| 2000 | Dhadkan | "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se", "Na Na Karte Pyar" | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Mission Kashmir | "Chupke Se Sun", "Socho Ke Jheelon Ka" | Alka Yagnik | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |
| Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega", "Dil Dil Deewana" | Alka Yagnik | Anu Malik | |
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai", "Pyaar Ki Kashti Mein" | Alka Yagnik | Rajesh Roshan | |
| Mohabbatein | "Soni Soni", "Humko Humise Chura Lo", "Zinda Rehti Hai Mohabbatein", "Aankhein Khuli" | Jaspinder Narula, Lata Mangeshkar, Shweta Pandit | Jatin-Lalit | |
| 2001 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | "Bole Chudiyan", "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | Jatin-Lalit |
| Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat", "Jab Tujhe Maine Dekha" | Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam | Viju Shah | |
| Gadar | "Main Nikla", "Udhja Kaale Kawwa" | Solo; Alka Yagnik, Nihar S | Uttam Singh | |
| Lagaan | "Radha Kaise Na Jale", "Mitwa", "Ghanan Ghanan", "O Ri Chori" | Asha Bhosle, Vaishali, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Srinivas, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Vasundhara Das | A.R. Rahman | |
| Chori Chori Chupke Chupke | "Dekhne Waalon Ne" | Alka Yagnik | Anu Malik | |
| Dil Chahta Hai | "Jaane Kyon" | Alka Yagnik | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |
| 2002 | Devdas | "Chhalak Chhalak", "Woh Chand Jasi" | "hamesha tumko caha(kavita krishanmurti
Vinod Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal, Solo|| Ismail Darbar |
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| Raaz | "Jo Bhi Kasmein" | Alka Yagnik | Nadeem-Shravan | |
| Yeh Hai Jalwa | "Dhire Dhire", "Chuudi Khankayi Re" | Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | |
| Kasoor | "Kitna Bechain Hoke", "Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum" | Alka Yagnik | Nadeem-Shravan | |
| 2003 | Tere Naam | "Tumse Milna", "Tere Naam", "Chand", "O Jaana" | Alka Yagnik, Shaan, Kamaal Khan, KK | Himesh Reshammiya |
| Koi... Mil Gaya | "Koi Mil Gaya", "Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala" | K.S. Chitra, Alka Yagnik | Rajesh Roshan | |
| Chalte Chalte | "Dagriya Chalo" | Alka Yagnik | Jatin-Lalit, Aadesh Shrivastava | |
| 2004 | Veer-Zaara | "Main Yahan Hoon", "Aisa Des Hai Mera" | Solo, Lata Mangeshkar, Gurdas Mann, Pritha Majumdar | Madan Mohan |
| Aitraaz | "Aankhen Bandh Kark", "Woh Tassawer" | Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | |
| Asambhav | "Teri Dekh Dekh Ladkaviyan" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | Viju Shah | |
| Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi", "Lal Dupatta", "Rab Kare" | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Alka Yagnik | Sajid-Wajid | |
| Swades | "Yeh Tara Woh Tara", "Yun Hi Chala Chal" | Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja, Kailash Kher, Hariharan | A.R. Rahman | |
| Hum Tum | "Yaara Yaara" | Alka Yagnik | Jatin-Lalit | |
| 2005 | Kyon Ki | "Kyon Ki Itna Pyaar", "Dil Ke Badle Sanam", "Jhatka Maare" | Alka Yagnik, Kailash Kher, Shaan | Himesh Reshammiya |
| Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya | "Ishq Chunairya", "Sajan Tumse Pyar" | Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | |
| 2006 | Don: The Chase Begins Again | "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" | Solo | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| Vivah | "Do Anjane Ajnabi", "Mujhe Haq Hai", "Milan Abhi Adha Adhura Hai" | Shreya Ghoshal | Ravindra Jain | |
| 2007 | Partner | "Do U Wanna Partner" | Shaan, Sajid-Wajid, Suzanne D'Mello | Sajid-Wajid |
| Om Shanti Om | "Deewangi Deewangi" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena | Vishal-Shekhar | |
| 2008 | Tashan | "Falak Tak Chal Saath Meray", "Dil Dance Maare" | Mahalakshmi Iyer; Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh | Vishal-Shekhar |
| God Tussi Great Ho | "Lal Chunariya" | Alka Yagnik | Sajid-Wajid | |
| Mere Baap Pehle Aap | "Main Hawaon Ke" | Shreya Ghoshal | Tauseef Akhtar | |
| Gumnaam – The Mystery | "Mohabbat Hai Tumse", "Mohabbat Se Zyada" | Monica Nath, Shreya Ghoshal | Nadeem-Shravan | |
| 2009 | What's Your Raashee? | "Sau Janam" | Madhushree, Sohail Sen | Sohail Sen |
| Blue | "Yaar Mila Tha" | Madhushree | A.R. Rahman | |
| 2010 | Life Express | "Pyar Ka Namak" | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| Isi Life Mein | "Tum Darshan Hum Naina", "Apna Kaun Paraya Kauna" | Solo | ||
| Four Friends | "Yeh Dosti" | Shankar Mahadevan | ||
| 2011 | When Harry Tries to Marry | "Dulhe Raja" | Madhushree | |
| Tum Hi To Ho | "Dil Ne Mere Dil Ne" | Shreya Ghoshal | Anand-Milind | |
| Shivam | "Khoye Se Hum Khoye Se Tum", | Alka Yagnik | ||
| College Campus | "Dum Bhar Na Dum Lenge" | Vinod Rathod, Manjeera | ||
| 2012 | Agneepath | "Gun Gun Guna " | Sunidhi Chauhan | Ajay-Atul |
| Joker | "Jugnu" | Solo | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| Rang (Album) | "Khuda Ki Kasam" | Shreya Ghoshal | Nadeem Shravan | |
| Student of the Year (film) | "Radha" | Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani | Vishal-Shekhar | |
| 2013 | Rajdhani Express | "Karte Hain Dil Se" | Solo | Lahu Madhav, Ritesh Nalini |
| Gunja - A wonder Girl | "Manjhi Re Manjhi Re" | Solo | Abuzar | |
| Deewana Main Deewana | "Ek Haseena Ek Deewana", "Judaa Na Honge Hum" | Anuradha Paudwal, Sadhana Sargam | Anand Raj Anand, Bappi Lahiri | |
| ABCD – Any Body Can Dance | "Psycho Re" | Mika Singh | Sachin Jigar | |
| Beehad - The Ravines | Neta Hai Bhai Neta Hai | Vinod Rathod | Ravindra Jain | |
| Bombay Talkies (film) | Bombay Talkies | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shaan, Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh, Mohit Chauhan | Amit Trivedi | |
| Gippi | "Naam Baby Se Baby Doll Hui Gava", "Mann Baanvra", "Dil Kaagzi" | Neeti Mohan, Sukhwinder Singh | Vishal-Shekhar |
Notable and popular Kannada songs [edit]
| Year | Film | Song Name | Music Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Upendra | "Mtv Subbulakshmige" | Gurukiran | |
| 2001 | Friends | "Thakadhimi" | G.Krishna | |
| 2001 | Friends | "Saavira Kanassina" | G.Krishna | |
| 2001 | Parva | "Dholu Dholu Dangura" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2001 | Parva | "Sadhane Paramapada" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2001 | Parva | "Antharanga Aasegala" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2001 | Sundara Kanda | " Maina Maina " | M. M. Keeravani | |
| 2002 | Appu | "Baare Baare" | Gurukiran | |
| 2002 | Appu | "Ellinda Aarambhavo" | Gurukiran | |
| 2002 | Chandu | "Saddillade" | Gurukiran | |
| 2002 | Chandu | "Kanyakumari" | Gurukiran | |
| 2002 | Thuntaata | " Kaathura " | Gurukiran | |
| 2002 | Hollywood | "Choo Bide" | Gurukiran | |
| 2002 | Hollywood | "Prema Prema" | Gurukiran | |
| 2003 | Abhi | "Sum Sumne" | Gurukiran | |
| 2003 | Abhi | "Ee Nanna Kannane" | Gurukiran | |
| 2003 | Chigurida Kanasu | "Aaha Enidenidenu" | V.Manohar | |
| 2003 | Chigurida Kanasu | "Ninna kanda kshana" | V.Manohar | |
| 2003 | Gokarna | "Aaseye dukhakke moola" | Gurukiran | |
| 2003 | Gokarna | "Jwara Illade" | Gurukiran | |
| 2003 | Kutumba | "Mujhe Kuch Kuch Hogaya" | Gurukiran | |
| 2003 | Kutumba | "Alukku Balukina" | Gurukiran | |
| 2003 | Laali Haadu | "Preethige" | Sadhu Kokila | |
| 2003 | Malla | "Olagirod Horagidre" | V. Ravichandran | |
| 2003 | Nandi | "Kadalu Daati Banda" | Gurukiran | |
| 2004 | Apthamitra | "Pata Pata" | Gurukiran | |
| 2004 | Kalasipalya | "Pete Pete Rap" | Sadhu Kokila | |
| 2004 | Mourya | "Pilla Pilla" | Gurukiran | |
| 2004 | Mourya | "Haadali Karunaadali" | Gurukiran | |
| 2004 | News | "Munjaaneya" | Gurukiran | |
| 2004 | News | "Good Morning" | Gurukiran | |
| 2004 | Saahukara | " Maleyaaliya Pada " | Rajesh Ramnath | |
| 2004 | Ok Saar Ok | "Devarane Cheluve" | Nag-Mahesh | |
| 2005 | Namma Basava | "Andondittu Kaala" | Gurukiran | |
| 2005 | Kaashi from Village | "Yeh Kiccha" | Koti | |
| 2005 | Kaashi from Village | "Goli Maro" | Koti | |
| 2005 | Shastri | " Sum Sumne " | Sadhu Kokila | |
| 2005 | Rishi | " Enendu Naa Helalaare " | Gurukiran | |
| 2005 | Aakash | "Habba Habba" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2005 | Anna Thangi | "Dum Dum Dum Thavaralli" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2005 | Auto Shankar | "Kacchi Kacchi" | Gurukiran | |
| 2005 | Ayya | "Ee Prema" | V. Ravichandran | |
| 2005 | Ayya | "Tabla Tabla" | V. Ravichandran | |
| 2005 | Chappale | "Enivaaga" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2005 | Sye | "Kuhu Kuhu Maina" | Gurukiran | |
| 2005 | Mohini 9886788888 | "Ranga Ranga" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2006 | Honeymoon Express | "Ley Ley" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2006 | Gopi | "Rangena Halli" | Mani Sharma | |
| 2006 | Chellata | "Pata Pata Pataaki" | Gurukiran | |
| 2006 | Chellata | "Ishtano Ishtano" | Gurukiran | |
| 2006 | Mungaru Male | "Kunidu Kunidu Baare" | Mano Murthy | |
| 2006 | Hatavaadi | "Thai Thai" | V. Ravichandran | |
| 2006 | Kariya | "Nannali Naanilla" | Gurukiran | |
| 2006 | Ravi Shastri | "Muthu Muthu" | Rajesh Ramnath | |
| 2006 | Ravi Shastri | "Sangeetha" | Rajesh Ramnath | |
| 2006 | Julie | "Ee Hadu" | Rajesh Ramnath | |
| 2007 | Ninade Nenapu | "Yaare Sakhi" | Mahesh Patel | |
| 2007 | Krishna | "Gollara Golla" | V. Harikrishna | |
| 2007 | Milana | "Anthu Inthu" | Mano Murthy | |
| 2007 | Ee Bandhana | "Chanda Nanna" | Mano Murthy | |
| 2007 | Gaalipata | "Aaha Ee Bedaru Bombege" | V. Harikrishna | |
| 2007 | Gandana Mane | "Kuhu Kuhu" | V.Manohar | |
| 2007 | Kshana Kshana | "Ondu Kotre" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2008 | Dheemaku | "Huccha annu" | Arjun Janya | |
| 2008 | Haage Summane | "Naanenu Nambodilla" | Mano Murthy | |
| 2008 | Kamannana Makkalu | "Chee Chee" | Vidya Sagar | |
| 2008 | Pallavi Illada Charana | "Hesaralle" | Babji-Sandeep | |
| 2008 | Mussanje Maathu | "O Hrudaya" | Sridhar V.Sambhram | |
| 2008 | Sathya In Love | "Golla Golla" | Gurukiran | |
| 2008 | Vamshi | " Maayagaathi " | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2008 | Bindaas | "Gubbacchi Goodinalli" | Gurukiran | |
| 2008 | Sangathi | "Gulalo Gulalo" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2009 | Bhagyada Balegara | "Madhu MagaLu" | Ilayaraja | |
| 2009 | Jaji Mallige | "Chitte Chitte" | Sadhu Kokila | |
| 2009 | Raam | "Nanna Thutiyalli" | V. Harikrishna | |
| 2009 | Rajini | "Barthiya Barthiya" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2009 | Naanu Neenu Jodi | "Navule Navule" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2009 | Iniya | "Hello Hello" | Sridhar V.Sambhram | |
| 2009 | Cheluveye Ninna Nodalu | "Seere Nerige" | V. Harikrishna | |
| 2009 | Devaru Kotta Thangi | "Nethige Bottitta" | Hamsalekha | |
| 2010 | Chiru | "Shambho Shiva Shankara" | Giridhar Diwan | |
| 2010 | Chiru | "Olavannu helu" | Giridhar Diwan | |
| 2010 | Mylari | "Sukumari" | Gurukiran | |
| 2011 | Nata | "Gaganadalli" | Gurukiran | |
| 2011 | Rama Rama Raghu Rama | "Neenondu benkipattana" | V. Harikrishna | |
| 2011 | Bhadra | "Bangari Entha" | Gurukiran | |
| 2011 | Gun | "Ella Ballava" | Ronnie Raphael | |
| 2011 | Uyyale | "Hagalu Ninnade" | D.J.Ricky | |
| 2012 | Parie | "Mugilina Maathu" | Veer Samarth | |
| 2012 | Hrudaya I Miss U | "Dhamani Dhamani" | Ram Shankar | |
| 2012 | Yaare Koogadali | "Hello 1 2 3 Mike Testing" | V. Harikrishna | |
| 2013 | Bangari | "Aasepattu" | A M Neel | |
| 2013 | Lakshmi | "Come Come Kamanna" | Gurukiran | |
| 2013 | Lakshmi | "Neenene Neenene" | Gurukiran | |
| 2013 | Jataayu | "Phala Phala" | Gurukiran |
Notable Tamil songs [edit]
2000s [edit]
Notable Telugu songs [edit]
| Year | Film | Song Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Choodalani Vundi | "Raamma Chilakamma" |
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | "Andala Adabomma" |
| 2001 | Kushi | "Ammaye Sannaga" |
| 2003 | Okkadu | "Cheppave Chirugaali" |
| 2006 | Bangaram | "Egire Chilakamma" |
Notable Malayalam film songs [edit]
| Film | Song Name |
|---|---|
| CID Moosa | "Chilamboli Kaate" |
| Kochi Rajavu | "Mundari Padam" |
| Lion | "Sundari Onnu Parayu" |
| Four Friends | "Eyee Dos" |
| Pappy Appacha | "Kannil Kannil" |
Notable Odia film songs [edit]
| Film | Song Name |
|---|---|
| Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila | "Aaji Aakashe Ki Ranga Laagila" |
| Neijaare Megha Mate | "Neijaare Megha Mate" |
| Keun Duniaaru Aasila Bandhu | "Keun Duniaaru Aasila Bandhu" |
| Balunga Toka | "Palake Nua Sapana" |
| Rajajhia Sange Heigala Bhaaba | "Rajajhia Sange Heigala Bhaaba" |
| Odia Albam Songs | "Prathma premare prathma chithi" |
References [edit]
- ^ Suhasini, Lalitha (2005-07-19). "Destiny’s child". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ a b "Udit Narayan's Indian citizenship questioned". Indo-Asian News Service. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "IMDB:Filmfare Awards:1989".
- ^ Sharma, Purnima Goswami (2002-02-18). "Udit Narayan: Music is God's prasad". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ "Aishwarya, Akshay, Helen in Padma Shri list". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ "Udit Narayan Honoured With Maharashtra Ratan Award". Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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