Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan | |
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 Udit Narayan in 2017 | |
| Born | Udit Narayan Jha 1 December 1955 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus,Tribhuvan University |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Aditya Narayan[2] |
| Relatives | Shweta Agarwal(daughter-in-law) |
| Awards | |
| Honours |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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Udit Narayan Jha(born 1 December 1955) is an Indianplayback singer[3]whose songs have been featured mainly inHindifilms. He has also sung in various other languages includingTelugu,Kannada,Tamil,Bengali,Sindhi,Odia,Bhojpuri,Nepali,Malayalam,Assamese,BagheliandMaithili.[4]He has won fourNational Film Awards[5]and fiveFilmfare Awardswith twenty nominations among many others. TheGovernment of Indiahonoured him with thePadma Shriin 2009[6]and thePadma Bhushanin 2016 for his contribution towards arts and culture.[7]As many as 21 of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time".[8]
He got to sing withMohammed Rafiin his Hindi playback debut inUnees-Beesin 1980 and also withKishore Kumarin the 1980s. He finally made his mark in the 1988 filmQayamat Se Qayamat TakstarringAamir KhanandJuhi Chawla,his song "Papa Kehte Hain" was his notable performance which earned him his first Filmfare Award in the 1980s and he established himself in Bollywood Playback Singing. The soundtrack became one of the highest selling albums in the 1980s. The soundtrack was a breakthrough for the careers ofAnand–Milind,[9]as well asT-Series,one of India's leading record labels.[10]after which he was one of the favourites of music directors. In the 1990s he sung for a thousands of songs including Hindi and Nepali languages.
Recognising his contribution, theKing of NepalBirendra Bir Bikram Shah Devhonoured him with theOrder of Gorkha Dakshina Bahuin 2001 after his contribution to Indian cinema and music, and Chitragupta Cineyatra Samman 2015 for his contribution towardsBhojpuri cinema.[11]He is the only male singer in the history of theFilmfare Awardsto have won in over three decades (the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s).[12]
Early life
Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December 1955 in an ethnicMaithil Brahminfamily to Harekrishna Jha, aNepalesenational, and Bhuvaneshwari Jha, anIndiannational.[13][14][15]In 2009, when Narayan was awarded India's fourth highest civilian honourPadma Shri,there were reports questioning his Indian citizenship, claiming that he was born in Nepal. However, Udit Narayan himself branded these reports as "completely false", and stated that he was born in the Baisi village ofSupaul districtinBiharat his maternal grandparents' home near theIndia-Nepal border.[16]When his acceptance of thePadma Shriled to his criticism in Nepal, he told the Nepalese dailyKantipurthat he was "from Nepal but his mother's home was in Bihar."[17]In a 2017 interview with the Indian magazineOutlook,he clarified that he was born in Baisi, and clarified that his father Harekrishna was a native ofBhardaha,Saptari District,Sagarmatha Zone(present-dayMadhesh Province),Nepalon the border with India.[15]In September 2018, Udit Narayan revealed at a ceremony held by the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America, that he identifies as aBihari.[18]
Narayan studied at Jageshwar High School, Kunauli, Supaul, Bihar, India, where he finished hisSSCand later obtained his intermediate degree fromRatna Rajya Lakshmi CampusofTribhuvan UniversityinKathmandu,Nepal.His father Harekrishna Jha was a farmer and his mother Bhuvneshwari Devi was afolk singerwho encouraged his career.[19][1][20]
Personal life
In 2006, Ranjana Narayan claimed to be Narayan's first wife, but Narayan consistently denied it. Later, he accepted her as his wife and promised to provide for her maintenance.[21][22]Narayan has been married twice, first to Ranjana Narayan Jha and then to Deepa Gahatraj. He began his relationship with Deepa Gahatraj while he was still married to Ranjana Narayan. Narayan and Deepa were married in 1985. With Deepa Gahatraj, he has one son,Aditya Narayan,who is also a playback singer.[2][21][23][24]
Career
Narayan is one of the most prominent singers of Bollywood throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. He has been the on-screen singing voice for various Bollywood stars. He has sung for Bollywood actorsAmitabh Bachchan,Rajesh Khanna,Dev Anand,Aamir Khan,Shah Rukh Khan,Salman Khan,Akshay KumarandAjay Devgn.Most of his duets are withAlka Yagnik.He began his career in 1970 as aMaithilifolksinger (staff artist) forRadio Nepal,singing mostly popular folk songs inMaithiliandNepali.[25][unreliable source?]Gradually, he started singing modern Nepali songs. After eight years, Narayan moved to Bombay on a musical scholarship for Nepalese from the Indian Embassy in Nepal to study classical music at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan.
Narayan started his Bollywood career in 1980 when he was noted bymusic directorRajesh Roshan, who asked Narayan to playback sing for the Hindi filmUnees-Bees.Narayan was given the opportunity to sing with the singerMohammed Rafi.He sang for Devanand a couplet in Swami Dada.His first duet was in the film Sannata. Soon after, Narayan sang for a number of other films, includingBade Dil Walain 1983, where he sang a duet with senior singerLata Mangeshkar,composed by senior music director R. D. Burman. In the same year, Narayan sang withKishore Kumarin the filmKehdo Pyar Hai.Another singer he sang with wasSuresh Wadkarwith music composed byBappi Lahiri.A significant milestone in his career occurred in 1988 whenAnand–Milindgave him the opportunity to sing all the songs for the Bollywood filmQayamat Se Qayamat Tak,withAlka Yagnik,which earned him aFilmfare Award.[26]In a 2014 interview withThe Times of India,Narayan said: "The song I've sung," Manzilein ", is the best song of my career after" Pehla Nasha ", which gave me superstardom!".[27]Narayan remained prolific through the 2000s, singing numbers in films such asPukar,Dhadkan,Lagaan,DevdasandVeer-Zaara.
In 2002, Narayan sang "Bairi Piya"with newcomerShreya Ghoshal,from the filmDevdas,of whichRediff.commentioned: "Narayan successfully captures the eternal romanticism of Devdas".[28]In 2014, Narayan sang a song titled "Naa Hum Jo Kah De" along with Shreya Ghoshal, for the albumWomen's Day Special: Spreading Melodies Everywhere.The song was composed by Ram Shankar and penned by A. K. Mishra.[29]
He competed with his closest professional rivalKumar Sanuwho won five consecutive Filmfare awards in the 1990s.[30]
Narayan's work has been praised by his contemporariesAlka Yagnik,Kavita Krishnamurthyand music directorAnkit Tiwari.[31][32][33]Mid-Dayincluded him in the list of notable 90s playback singers.[34]Narayan is considered one of the most prominent singers of his generation.[35]
Other work
Narayan's friend Jiyand Nawab Deedag suggested he change his work from old to modern in order to be selected as a playback singer, but this did not work and, considering old films in 1973, Narayan sang a song for a Nepali film calledSindoor.This was a comedy song for the Nepali comedians GopalRaj Mainali (Chankhe) and Basundhara Bhushal (Nakkali). Narayan sang this song withSushma Shrestha,now known as Poornima in Hindi films. Narayan has also acted in twoNepalifilms –Kusume Rumal[36]andPiratiin 1985. In 2004, he released his first non-movieNepalesealbum,Upahaar,in which he sang duets with his wife Deepa Jha. Narayan has many solo albums as well, such asBhajan Sangam,Bhajan Vatika,I Love You,Dil Deewana,Yeh Dosti,Love is Life,Jaanam,Jhumka de Jhumka,Sona No Ghadulo,Dhuli GangaandMa Tarini.[37]
Narayan has performed in many stage shows in India and abroad and is the recipient of many awards. These include Screen Videocon Award, MTV Best Video Award and Pride of India Gold Award. In 2010, Narayan withMadhushreesang for the English independent filmWhen Harry Tries to Marry.
Narayan also sang the title song for the TV showYeh Duniyan Gazab Ki,withKumar Sanu.[38]In 2015 he was involved in a mega series campaignMelancholy,where 421 Nepali artists had sung a 33 minutes 49-second long environmental song, in which 365 artists set aGuinness World Recordon 19 May 2016 at Radio Nepal Studio, Singhadurbar, Kathamandu. It is written, composed and directed by environmentalistNipesh DHAKA.[39]
Television
Narayan was on the panel of judges ofIndian Idol 3in 2007 with music composerAnu Malikand playback singerAlisha ChinaionSony TV.
Narayan was on the panel of judges on Sony TV forWaar Parriwar,a reality show based on the bringing together of a singinggharana(family of singers). He shared judging duties with fellow playback singerKumar SanuandJatin Panditof the music duoJatin–Lalit.[40]
Narayan has appeared onJo Jeeta Wohi Super Star[41]andSa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champsas a guest.[42]In mid May 2024, he appeared as guest inColors TV'sMangal Lakshmifor Kartik and Lakshmi's Sangeet caremony.[43]
As an actor
Udit Narayan Jha acted in and sang all the songs in a 1985 Nepali film calledKusume Rumalwhich is one of the All Time Classics in Nepali film industry starring himself withBhuwan K.C.andTripti Nadakar,which spent 25 weeks on the box office top ten list and became the highest-grossing Nepalese film of all time until overtaken in 2001 by another Tulsi Ghimire film,Darpan Chaya.[36][44]
Discography
Work with other singers
Udit Narayan career started in 1980 and flourished during 90's. During the huge span of playback singing, other than the duet songs with notable female playback singers, Udit Narayan was fortunate to collaborate with playback singers from all generations. Udit Narayan debuted with legendary singerMohammad Rafiand then got opportunity to share songs withKishore Kumar,Amit Kumar,Suresh Wadkar,Mohammad Azizand others during 80's. Most of his male duets are withKumar Sanu&Abhijeet.Though his best discography songs were duets with singerAbhijeet Bhattacharya.Khudko kya samjhti ha,mai khiladi tu anari,lagi lagi ye dilka.Some of the rest selected and notable songs are as follows
Awards and nominations
Narayan has won fourNational Film Awardsand fiveFilmfare Awards.[11]
Jury member of awards
In 2012, Narayan was one of the jury members of the film music jury for theGlobal Indian Music Academy Awards[45]In 2015, he was one of the jury members inMirchi Music Awards,and the same year he was the judge of theJagran Film Festival.[46][47][48]
Civil honours
- Prabal Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, Fourth Class of PrestigiousOrder of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu(Order of Gorkha Right Arm), one of the highest civil honours in Nepal, by the King of NepalBirendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev,2001[49]
- Padma Bhushan:third highest civil honour from Indian Government, 2016[50]
- Madhya Pradesh government's National Lata Mangeshkar Award, 2015[citation needed]
- National Bravery Award from Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan 2016[51]
- Padma Shri:fourth highest civil honour from Indian Government, 2009[52]
- Honoured at Swabhimani Mumbaikar Awards, 2016[53]
- Special Jury Salute Award from Radio Mirchi Award, 2016[54]
- Receiving the Kishore Kumar Memorial Award for Music from S. Krishna Kumar[55]
- Dr. Ambedkar Awards in Mumbai, 2015[56]
- Awarded for his exceptional performance Bhojpuri industry, 2015[57]
- Received BIFA awards, 2015[58]
- 1st, Chitragupta Cineyatra Film Award, 2015
- Maharashtra Ratna Awards from Government of Maharashtra 2011[59]
- First Mohammed Rafi award, 2010[60]
- 2nd Medscape India National Awards[61]
- Chitragupta Cineyatra Samman for Bhojpuri Cinema, 2015
- Received Samrat Vikramaditya Sangeet Alankaran Samman, 2006[62]
Outstanding honours and awards
- Big Entertainment Award 2017 Udit Narayan won the 92.7FM Suhana Safar Legend Award[63]
- Mirchi Music Awards2016 Jury Special Salute[64]
International honours and awards
- International Brandlaureate Personality Award from Malaysia, 2011[65]
Lifetime achievement awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award from Kalashri Award, 2010[66]
- SaharaAwadh SammanAwardee, 2006
- Lifetime Achievement Award from Suryadatta National Awards, 2016[67]
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