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Kumar Sanu’s Biography

Kumar Sanu was an Indian Singer working in movies. Playback singer Kedarnath Bhattacharya is well known by his stage name Kumar Sanu. Kumar Sanu is popular for his songs. Kumar Sanu’s birthplace is Calcutta West Bengal. Kumar Sanu is from India.

In Bollywood he is referred to as the King of Melody. He is well known for singing numerous Bollywood and Hindi songs. In addition to Hindi he has performed in West Bengal and Bangladesh in Bengali his home tongue as well as Marathi Nepali Assamese Bhojpuri Gujarati Manipuri Telugu Malayalam Kannada Tamil Punjabi Odia Chhattisgarhi Urdu Pali and English. 

From 1990 to 1994 he set a record by winning the Best Male Playback Singer Filmfare Award five times in a row. In 2009 the Indian government honored him with the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian music and film. His songs frequently appear in BBC's Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks. In one day he managed to record 28 songs which earned him the Guinness World Record.

In 2012 Sanu made a comeback to playback singing. At the urging of the composer Sajid-Wajid he made a comeback. For the movie Rowdy Rathore Sajid-Wajid handed him the song Chhammak Chhallo Chhail Chhabili which features Shreya Ghoshal. Sanu took Lata Mangeshkar's place as the Yash Raj Films logo's background voice for the movie Dum Laga Ke Haisha in 2015. This was the first time Lata Mangeshkar's voice has been changed in YRF's 45-year history.

In 2004 he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in a ceremony officiated by the party's then-president Venkaiah Naidu. He eventually left the party to focus on his singing though. On December 2 2014 Amit Shah re-introduced Sanu to the BJP.

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Kumar Sanu’s Age

Kumar Sanu's birthday was on 20 October 1957. Kumar Sanu’s birth year is 1957. Kumar Sanu’s age is 65 as of 2022. Kumar Sanu’s zodiac sign is Libra.

Kumar Sanu's Family

Kumar Sanu’s father is Pashupati Bhattacharya. Kumar Sanu’s mother’s name is not known. Kumar Sanu’s brother is Tapan Bhattacharya. Kumar Sanu’s sister is not known.  Kumar Sanu’s son is Jaan Jessy and Jeeko. Kumar Sanu’s daughters are Anna and Shannon.

Kumar Sanu's Education

Kumar Sanu’s college is Calcutta University Calcutta.

Kumar Sanu's girlfriend Meenakshi Shashadri

Meenakshi Seshadri the most paid and most alluring Bollywood actress of the 1990s caught Kumar's attention more. They first connected at the premiere of Mahesh Bhatt's movie Jurm. Sanu sang the well-known song Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye which featured Meenakshi. Sanu was utterly overwhelmed by her beauty. They first began dating at that point. For around three years they maintained their relationship a secret until in 1993 Rita Sanu's wife noticed something was off about Sanu's interview with his secretary. She stated: Despite having numerous girlfriends Kumar is currently dating Meenakshi Seshadri a well-known actress.

When confronted Kumar initially denied having an affair with her but then admitted it. There then ensued a nasty legal scenario. After that in 1994 he and Rita got divorced with Rita keeping custody of their three kids while Kumar had access to his children's rights only by making a set monthly alimony payment.

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Kumar Sanu's First Wife Rita

In the middle of the 1980s Kumar Sanu married Rita Bhattacharya. The two claimed to have known one another back in Kolkata and Sanu brought her to Mumbai while he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in the Bollywood industry before getting married. In 1988 they welcomed their first son Jessy and two more sons Jeeko and Jaan followed.

They had a small happy family and a lovely life. Sanu was at this point moving up the success ladder and gaining a lot of notoriety. When Sanu became involved with lesser-known actress Kunika Lal in 1993 for the briefest of flings difficulties first began to arise.

Kumar Sanu's Second Wife Saloni

Kumar Sanu later split from Meenakshi and the relationship between Kumar and Meenakshi also weakened during this time as a result of the ugly divorce case. After breaking up with both Rita and Meenakshi Sanu eventually got married to Bikaner girl Saloni Bhattacharya whose family had roots in London. Shannon and Ana the couple's two daughters were a blessing.

Their permanent home is in London where they reside with their mother. Shannon the eldest daughter followed in her father's footsteps by releasing her English music CD in the UK in 2014.

Kumar Sanu's Songs

Beginning in 1984 Sanu began his playback singing career as Sanu Bhattacharya. He appeared in the Bangladeshi movie Teen Kanya which was directed by Shibli Sadiq in 1986. Hero Hiralal featured his first significant Bollywood song.

In Mumbai's Vimal Bungalow in 1989 Jagjit Singh met Sanu and Kalyanji. They advised Sanu to adopt his idol Kishore Kumar's name so he did changing his own name of Sanu Bhattacharya to Kumar Sanu. Sanu thereafter moved to Mumbai where he was given the opportunity to sing in the movie Jaadugar by Kalyanji-Anandji.

All bar one of the songs for the 1990 film Aashiqui was sung by Sanu. As Best Male Playback Singer he took home the first of his record-breaking five Filmfare Awards in a row. His subsequent Filmfare Awards were given for the songs he composed for the motion pictures Saajan (1991) Deewana (1992) Baazigar (1993) and 1942: A Love Story (1994). Between 1990 and 1994 he won five Filmfare awards in a row for singing.

Kishore Ki Yaadein a selection from the beginning of his career is one of the albums of songs by Kishore Kumar that Sanu has released. Then followed the Yaadein series where he sang alongside singers Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Vinod Rathod on a number of Kishore Kumar tunes.

On Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Sony TV's Waar Parriwar a reality show centered on the reunion of a singing gharana (family of singers) Sanu served on the panel of judges. He served as a judge on the musical reality series Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Gane Gane Tomar Mone on Zee Bangla in 2012. He currently serves as one of the panelists on Super Singer a prominent musical reality show on Star Jalsha.

Sanu collaborated on a number of successful duet songs with vocalists such as Lata Mangeshkar Asha Bhosle Anuradha Paudwal Alka Yagnik Kavita Krishnamurthy Sadhana Sargam Alisha Chinai Sunidhi Chauhan Sapna Mukherjee Poornima Sapna Awasthi Hema Sardesai Shreya Ghoshal Akriti Sanu has performed numerous duets with his pop singer and songwriter daughter Shannon K who started her career in the US in 2017.Sanu is also credited with having the most successful male duets and cover songs among the best artists of the 1980s and 1990s.

PlaySome of the Best songs of Kumar Sanu are as follows 

• O Priya Suno Priya
• Dil Ka Aalam
• Dil Ka Rishta
• Kajal Kajal
• Raja Ko Rani Se
• Pardesi Pardesi
• Aakhon Main Base ho Tum
• Tum Dil Ki
• Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dilse
• Woh Aankh Hi Kya
• Jeeye Toh Jeeya Kyse
• Dil kya kare
• Janam meri Janam
• O Dil Tod Ke Hasti Ho Mera
• Is Tarah Aashiqui ka
• Dil Mera Churaya Kyu
• Cahaton Ka Silsila
• Jis Ghadi Tujhko
• Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya

Kumar Sanu’s Song List

Kumar Sanu Controversy

Meenakshi Seshadri an actress was cited by his ex-wife Rita as the cause of their divorce in a 1994 article in Filmfare magazine.

Kumar Sanu’s Net worth

The Indian music scene is dominated by Kumar Sanu. He has been active in the music business for the past three decades and has accomplished many significant milestones. He has achieved great success fame and wealth. His net worth is $9 million which is roughly equivalent to Rs. 65 crores in Indian Rupees.

A few of the vehicles owned by Kumar Sanu include the Pajero Sport Range Rover Evoque Toyota Innova and Toyota Hiace. He uses his cars frequently and he likes them.

Mumbai's Goregaon is home to Kumar Sanu. He has a four-bedroom apartment. Since he holds his awards dear to his heart he stores them in a separate room.

Kumar Sanu’s Awards

• Filmfare Awards 1990 - Best Playback Singer Male for Ab Tere Bin - Won
• Filmfare Awards 1991 - Best Playback Singer Male for Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai - Won
• Filmfare Awards 1992 - Best Playback Singer Male for Sochenge Tumhe Pyaar - Won
• Filmfare Awards 1993 - Best Playback Singer Male for Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen - Won
• Filmfare Awards 1993 - Best Playback Singer Male for Baazigar O Baazigar - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 1994 - Best Playback Singer Male for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha - Won
• Filmfare Awards 1994 - Best Playback Singer Male for Kuch Na Kaho - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 1995 - Best Playback Singer Male for Tujhe Dekha To - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 1995 - Best Playback Singer Male for Tu Mile Dil Khile - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 1997 - Best Playback Singer Male for Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 1998 - Best Playback Singer Male for Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 1999 - Best Playback Singer Male for Aankhon Ki Gusthakiyaan - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 2003 - Best Playback Singer Male for Sanam Mere Humraaz - Nominated
• Filmfare Awards 2004 - Best Playback Singer Male for Kisise Tum Pyar Karo - Nominated
• 2001 Doctorate (honorary)
• 2009 Padma Shri
• 2021 Lata Mangeshkar Award

10 Interesting Facts of Kumar Sanu

• Sanu used to play an instrument when he was little.
• After seven years of struggling in the music business Jagjit Singh eventually got him the chance to sing in the Hindi film Aandhiyan in 1987.
• He currently owns the Guinness World Record for most songs recorded in a day (28) at that.
• Sanu did not participate in any classical music training unlike other of his family members.
• Because he didn't like the way A.R. Rahman recorded music at night he had never collaborated with him.
• His father composed the music for regional performances.
• People used to call him Chhaanu when he was little; he later adopted the name Sanu.
• He is a Bharatiya Janata Party supporter (BJP).
• He eventually corrected the spelling of his name Sanu which was initially spelled as Shanu when he entered the Bollywood music scene.
• He even gave his older son the name Jico after Brazilian footballer Jico because he is a major supporter of the Brazil football team.

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