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Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan at Rampur Ke Lakshman Music Launch
Udit Narayan at Rampur Ke Lakshman Music Launch
Background information
Born (1960-12-01) December 1, 1960 (age 63)
Saptari District, Nepal
GenresPlayback singer
Occupation(s)Singer, television personality, actor
Years active1980–present

Udit Narayan Jha, popularly known as Udit Narayan (Nepali: उदित नारायण झा;is a playback singer in commercial Hindi, Nepali, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Assamese, Maithili and Bengali language cinema. Narayan has sung in 26 different 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

King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 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.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 in Radio Nepal. His first filmy playback singing was for Nepali film Sindur.It was a comedy song for famous nepali comedians (Late) GopalRaj Mainali (Chankhe) and Basundhara Bhushal (Nakkali). It was a duet song with Sushmaa Shrestha now known as Poornima in Hindi film Industry.

After eight years in that role, 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.

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 later provided playback for a number of films, the most notable being Jeevan Ke Din alongside another veteran Lata Mangeshkar for Bade Dil Wala (1983) and Meri Nayi Bansi Ki Dhun for Tan-Badan (1986). The actual success story of his career began in 1988 when Anand-Milind gave him the oppportunity 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 has worked with musicians like Rahul Dev Burman, A. R. Rahman, Anand-Milind, Jagjit Singh, Anu Malik, Jatin Lalit, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, Vishal Bhardwaj, Nadeem-Shravan, Rajesh Roshan, Shankar Mahadevan, Himesh Reshammiya, Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal-Shekhar, and directors like Yash Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowariker and Karan Johar. 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. Narayan has been hailed as the screen voice of Shah Rukh Khan . He has also sung hit songs for actors like Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar and young Shahid Kapoor. He credits his own success in part to being able to sing for the top actors.[4]

Udit Narayan is, without a doubt, the reigning king of male playback singers. He was born on the border of India and Nepal. 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.

At the same time, he sang in Nepalese movies, and also acted in two Nepali films Kusume Rumal and Pirati. 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 also 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 along 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 gust, 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

Narayan is a resident of Mumbai.[5] He is married and has one son. His second wife Deepa Narayan, whom he married in 1985, is a singer, and the two recorded an album together titled Dil Deewana.

His son 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.

Awards and nominations

Honours

  • He has received Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu,one of the highest honor given to the civilians traditionally given by the king and now by Nepalese president, by the late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
  • He also won several awards of best singer for Nepali films and private albums

National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer:

Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Won):

Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Nominated):

Star Screen Award Best Male Playback:

Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male:

IIFA Best Male Playback Award:

Notable Bollywood Filmography

Year Film Song name(s) Co-singer(s) Music Director(s)
1980 Unees Bees "Mil Gaya" Mohammed Rafi
1981 Sannata "Sun Jaane Jaa" Alka Yagnik Rajesh Roshan
1983 Bade Dil Wala "Jeevan Ke Din" Lata Mangeshkar
1986 Tan-Badan "Meri Nayi Bansi Ki Dhun" Solo
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
1989 Tridev "Tirchi Topiwale" Amit Kumar, Sapna Mukherjee, Jolly Mukherjee Kalyanji-Anandji
1990 Dil "Mujhe Need Na Aye", "Hum Ne Ghar Choda Hai", "Hum Payer Karne Wale" Anuradha Paudwal, Sadhana Sargam
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" Sadhana Sargam Jatin-Lalit
1993 Anari "Phoolo Sa Chera Tera" Anand-Milind
Darr "Jaadu Teri Nazar", "Tu Mere Samne" Solo, Lata Mangeshkar Shiv-Hari
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
Hamaara Faisla "Mumbai Nagariya Mein Bhaiya", "Ladki Hai Tu Ya" Poornima // Misic Rituraaj //
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" 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" 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
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" Vinod Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal, Solo Ismail Darbar
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
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 "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
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
Shivam "Khoye Se Hum Khoye Se Tum", Alka Yagnik
College Campus "Dum Bhar Na Dum Lenge" Vinod Rathod, Manjeera

Notable Tamil songs

Year Film Song Name
1994 Kadhalan "Kadhalikum Pennin"
1995 Muthu "Kuluvalilae"
1996 Mr. Romeo "Romeo Aatam"
Coimbatore Mappillai "Coimbatore Mappillaikku"
1997 Ratchagan "Soniya Soniya"
2000 Rhythm "Pathikiche"
2002 Run "Kadhal Pisase"
2004 M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi "Iyyo Iyyo"
Ghilli "Kokarakokarako"
2007 Sivaji "Sahana"
2008 Yaaradi Nee Mohini "Engeyo Paartha"
Kuruvi "Thean Thean"
Padikkathavan "Raangi Rangamma"
2009 Thoranai "Vaa Chellam"
2010 Madrasapattinam "Vaama Durai Amma"
2010 kathal Solla Vanthen "Oru Vaanavilin Pakathiley..."
2011 Siruthai "Chellam Vada Chellam"
Rowthiram "Adiye Un Kangal"

Notable Telugu and Kannada songs

Year Film Song Name
1998 Choodalani Vundi "Raamma Chilakamma"
1999 Samarasimha Reddy "Andala Adabomma"
2003 Okkadu "Cheppave Chirugaali"
2006 Bangaram "Egire Chilakamma"
Mungaru Male "Kunidhu Kunidhu Baare"
2007 Milana "Antu Intu"

Notable Malayalm film songs

Film Song Name
CID Moosa "Chilamboli Kaate"
Kochi Rajavu "Munthiripaadam"
Speed "Oru Kinnara Ganam"
Lion "Sundari Onnu Parayu"
Paapi Apacha "Tammil Tammil"
Four Friends "Yeh Dosti"

References

  1. ^ Suhasini, Lalitha (2005-07-19). "Destiny's child". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2009-01-26. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Udit Narayan's Indian citizenship questioned". Indo-Asian News Service. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. ^ "IMDB:Filmfare Awards:1989".
  4. ^ "He proved papa wrong!". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2005-05-19. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  5. ^ Sharma, Purnima Goswami (2002-02-18). "Udit Narayan: Music is God's prasad". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-01-26. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ "Aishwarya, Akshay, Helen in Padma Shri list". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  7. ^ "49th National Film Awards, 2001".

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