Udit Narayan

Udit Narayan Jha Known As Udit Narayan Is A Nepalese Playback Singer Whose Songs Have Been Featured Mainly In Nepali And Hindi Movies. He Has Also Sung Many Songs In Other Languages Including Kannada Marathi Tamil Telugu Malayalam Punjabi Oriya Assamese And Bengali Movies. He Is Primarily Known For His Work In Bollywood Films . He Has Won Three National Film Awards And Five Filmfare Awards. In 2001 He Was Awarded The Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu By The Late King Of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev And Also Awarded The Padma Shri By The Government Of India In 2009. Udit Narayan Jha Was Born In The Village Of Bhardaha In Saptari District Nepal.His Father Was Hare Krishna Jha And His Mother Was Bhuwaneshwari Devi. Narayan Studied At P.B. School Rajbiraj Nepal 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 By Singing Nepali Maithili Nepal Bhasa Bhojpuri At First When He Was In His Native Country 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. Udit Began His Career By Singing Maithili Bhojpuri And Nepali Folk Songs For Radio Nepal In The Early 1970s. In 1978 He Moved To Mumbai On A Music Scholarship. In Mumbai He Trained In Indian Classical Music For Six Years At The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. He Got His First Break In 1980 When Noted Music Director Composer Rajesh Roshan Asked Him To Do A Song For The Hindi Movie Unees Bees In Which He Got Opportunity To Sing With His Inspiration Mohammed Rafi. But The Actual Success Story Of His Career Began In 1988 With The Superhit Bollywood Movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Fetching Him A Filmfare Award The Bollywood Equivalent Of The Oscar. The Film Also Happened To Bring Actor Aamir Khan Actress Juhi Chawla And 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 Lending His Voice Mostly In Aamir Khan Movies Like Dil Jo Jeeta Wohi Shikander Etc. At The Same Time He Became A Well-Known Celebrity In Nepal And Sang In Most Popular Nepali Movies. He Even Acted In Some Nepali Movies Like Kusume Rumal And Pirati But Didn't Get That Much Success. Throughout The Mid-1990s He Was Overshadowed By Kumar Sanu Another Superstar Indian Singer. He Got Nominated For Filmfare Awards Every Year From 1992 To 1995 Only To Go Home Empty-Handed. While Kumar Sanu Won The Filmfare Awards For Favorite Male Playback Singer For Five Consecutive Years From 1990 To 1994. The Turning Point Of His Career Came With The Movie Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Even Though Kumar Sanu Had Sung The Superhit Song "Tujhe Dekha To" In The Same Movie It Was Udit's Song "Mehndi Lagake Rakhna" Which Won All The Accolades Including The Filmfare Award For Best Male Playback Singer It Can Be More So That Sanu He Won't Accept Any More Awards. So Finally He Got His Second Filmfare Award After 8 Years. And The Following Year 1996 He Got Nominated For Three Songs Out Of Five And Won His Third Award For The Song "Pardesi Pardesi" From Raja Hindustani. He Reigned The Throne Of Bollywood Playback Singing For The Next 10 Years And Won Other Major Awards. He Was The Number One Pick Of All The Hit Musicians Like Anu Malik Jatin Lalit A. R. Rahman Nadeem-Shravan Rajesh Roshan Shankar Mahadevan Etc. And All The Hit Directors Like Yash Chopra Sanjay Leela Bhansali Karan Johar Etc. His Collaboration Was Mostly Popular With King Khan Shahrukh Khan For Whom He Has Sung Major Hits For Superhit Movies Movies Like Darr Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Dil To Pagal Hai Mohabbatein Swades Veer Zaara Etc. Udit Narayan Is Considered As One Of The Greatest Singers Of His Generation Along With Kumar Sanu And Sonu Nigam Whose Singing Abilities Are Often Compared With Legendary Singers Like Mohammed Rafi And Kishore Kumar. He Is Famous For His Original Voice And Not Following Any Of The Old Singers' Clans. Renowned Singers Like Lata Mangeshkar Asha Bhosle Anup Jalota Pankaj Udhas Etc. Have Mentioned Udit Narayan To Be The Best In His Generation For His Quality In Voice And Originality. He Has Also Sung Several Songs In Kannada Oriya Tamil And Malayalam Where He Has Become Popular On Account Of His Distinctive Accent. He Also Sings In Many Nepali Films Which Are Ultra-Low-Budget Take-Offs On The Bollywood Style In Particular For Composer Shambhujeet Baskota. In 2004 He Released His First Private Nepali Album "Upahaar" In Which He Also Sang Duet Songs With His Wife Deepa Jha. It Became A Superhit And One Of The Best Selling Albums Of All Time. He Even Ended Up Winning Awards In Two Major Categories - Record Of The Year And Album Of The Year During Hits FM Awards 2004 The Most Popular Music Awards In Nepal For The Same Album "Upahaar". His Voice Suits Shahrukh Khan Aamir Khan And Salman Khan So Perfectly And He Has Hit Songs For All The Actors Mentioned Just As Mukesh's Voice Used To Suit Raj Kapoor. Many Songs Of The Pair Had Topped The Charts And Ruled Listeners' Hearts As Well. Udit Last Lent His Voice To Shah Rukh Khan In Don-The Chase Begins Again 2006 For The Song "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" Which Was A Superhit. Sonu Nigam Is Replaced By Udit Narayan As A Judge For Hit Idol Series - Indian Idol 3. Personal Life Udit Narayan Is Married And Has One Son. His Wife Deepa Narayan Whom He Married In 1985 Is An Accomplished Nepali Singer And The Two Have Recorded An Album Together Titled Dil Deewana. On April 21 Ranjana Jha A Resident Of Supual District Created A Flutter By Claiming To Be The Singer`s First Wife A Charge That Narayan Consistently Denied. She Staged A Sit-In At Udit`s Suite In A Posh Hotel During His Visit And The Singer Had To Be Whisked Away By The Police To The Airport. On The Basis Of The "photographs And Statements" Of People Who Claimed To Have Attended The "marriage" In 1984 The Women`s Commission Had Prima Facie Found Ranjana`s Claim To Be True And Sought The Singer`s Version On The Claim And Also A Clarification About His Relations With Deepa. Later Narayan Accepted Jha As His Wife In A Written Statement To The Commission. 'I Recognise And Accept Ranjana Jha As My Wife And Promise To Look After Her And To Provide Her Maintenance ' He Told The Commission. Prior To His Assurance Narayan Had Denied Ranjana's Claim And Repeatedly Told The Media That He Did Not Know 'any Ranjana' And Had Never Married Her. He Alleged It Was A Conspiracy To Defame Him. His Son Aditya Narayan Has Also Established Himself As The Voice Of Child Artists In Hindi Movies And Acted As Child Artist In Hit Movies Like Pardes Rangeela And Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai. His Role As A Son Of Actor Salman Khan In The Movie Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai Was Widely Acclaimed. However Aditya Narayan Has Grown Up And Has Taken A Break From Bollywood Since 2001 On Account Of His Changing Voice. He's Currently Doing A Course In English Contemporary Music In London United Kingdom. Some Of Hit Songs By Udit Narayan
Papa Kehte Hain - Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1988 Ae Mere Humsafar - Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1988 Mera Dil Tere Liye - Aashiqui 1989 Mujhe Neend Na Aaye - Dil 1990 Humne Ghar Chhoda Hai - Dil 1990 Koyal Si Teri Boli - Beta 1991 Dhak Dhak Karne Laga - Beta 1991 Pehla Nasha - Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar 1992 Jadu Teri Nazar - Darr 1993 Phoolon Sa Chehra Tera - Anari 1993 Tu Cheez Badi Hai MAst Mast - Mohra 1994 Mehndi Lagake Rakhna - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge 1995 Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya - Akele Hum Akele Tum 1995 Kya Kare Kya Na Kare - Rangeela 1995 Pardesi Pardesi - Raja Hindustani 1996 Aaye Ho Mere Zindagi Mein - Raja Hindustani 1996 Ho Nahin Sakta - Diljale 1996 Meri Sason Mein Basa Hai - Aur Pyar Ho Gaya 1996 Ghar Se Nikalte Hi - Papa Kehte Hai 1996 Jadoo Bhari Aankhon Wali Suno - Dastak 1996 Dil To Pagal Hai - Dil To Pagal Hai 1997 Are Re Are - Dil To Pagal Hai 1997 Bholi Si Surat - Dil To Pagal Hai 1997 Dholna - Dil To Pagal Hai 1998 Ae Ajnabi - Dil Se 1998 Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 Koi Mil Gaya - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 Ladki Badi Anjani Hai- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 Chand Chupa - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1999 Taal Se Taal Mila - Taal 1999 Mera Mann - Mann 1999 Kaho Na Pyar Hai - Kaho Na Pyar Hai 2000 Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se - Dhadkan 2000 Aaja Mahiya - Fiza 2000 Mitwaa - Lagaan 2001 O Rey Chhori - Lagaan 2001 Radha Kaise Na Jale - Lagaan 2001 Udhja Kaale Kawwa - Gadar 2001 Jaane Kyon - Dil Chahta Hai 2001 Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki - Devdas 2002 Tere Naam - Tere Naam 2003 Koi Mil Gaya - Koi Mil Gaya 2003 Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala - Koi Mil Gaya 2003 Main Yahan Hoon - Veer Zaara 2004 Aisa Des Hai Mera -Veer Zaara 2004 Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hai Kahan - Veer Zaara 2004 Yeh Tara Woh Tara - Swades 2004 Khaike Paan Banaraswala - Don - The Chase Begins Again 2006 Awards And Nominations Filmfare Awards For Best Male Playback Singer
1988 Papa Kehte Hai Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak WON
1988 Ae Mere Humsafar Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Nominated 1992 Pehla Nasha Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander Nominated 1993 Jadu Teri Nazar Darr Nominated 1993 Phoolon Sa Chehra Tera Anari Nominated 1994 Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mohra Nominated 1995 Mehndi Lagake Rakhna Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge WON
1995 Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya Akele Hum Akele Tum Nominated 1996 Pardesi Pardesi Raja Hindustani WON
1996 Ho Nahin Sakta Diljale Nominated 1996 Ghar Se Nikalte Hi Papa Kehte Hain Nominated 1997 Dil To Pagal Hai Dil To Pagal Hai Nominated 1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Nominated 1999 Chand Chupa Badal Mein Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam WON
2000 Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Dhadkan Nominated 2001 Mitwaa Lagaan WON - National & Filmfare Award
2001 Udhja Kaale Kawwa Gadar Nominated 2003 Tere Naam Tere Naam Nominated 2003 Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala Koi Mil Gaya Nominated 2005 Yeh Tara Woh Tara Swades Nominated WON - National Award
2005 Main Yahaan Hoon Veer Zaara Nominated Other Popular Awards Won
National Film Award Silver Lotus Award For Best Male Playback Singer-3 Times 2002 Mitwaa Lagaan
2003 Chhote Chhote Sapne Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai
2005 Yeh Tara Swades
Star Screen Award Best Male Playback-2 Times 1996 Aye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein Raja Hindustani
2002 Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki Devdas
Zee Cine Awards Best Playback Male Singer-1 Time 2000 Chand Chupa Badal Mein Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
IIFA Award For Best Male Playback-1 Time 2000 Chand Chupa Badal Mein Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu From Late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev In Nepal
Hits FM Music Awards 2004 Nepal - Record Of The Year For The Song "Kahile Timro" And Album Of The Year For The Album "Upahaar" read less