Who is Udit Narayan?
Q: Who is Udit Narayan?
A: Udit Narayan is a Nepalese playback singer of Nepalese heritage, whose songs have been featured mainly in Bollywood movies of Hindi language.
Q: How many languages has he sung in?
A: He has sung more than 25000 songs in 36 languages including Nepali, Maithili and Bhojpuri.
Q: When did he start his career?
A: He began his career in the 1970s when he started as a folk singer for Radio Nepal. In 1978, he travelled to Bombay (now Mumbai), India on a music scholarship from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal. His debut in Bollywood was in 1980 with the movie Unees-Bees.
Q: What awards has he won?
A: He has won 5 National Film Awards (4 as a singer and 1 as a producer) and 5 Filmfare Awards with 20 nominations along with many other awards. In 2001, King of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev awarded him with the Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu and Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2016 for his contribution to Indian cinema and music. He also received Chitragupta Cineyatra Samman 2015 for Bhojpuri Cinema.
Q: What was his breakthrough performance?
A: His breakthrough performance was Papa Kehte Hai from 1988 movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak starring Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla which earned him his first Filmfare Award in the 1980s and established him as a successful playback singer.
Q: How successful was Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak?
A: The movie turned out to be an All Time Blockbuster with more than 8 million sales of its soundtrack being one of the highest selling albums of all time. It was also a breakthrough for Anand-Milind's careers as well as T-Series record label's success.
Q:How many tracks feature on BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks"?
A:As many as 21 tracks featuring Udit Narayan feature on BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks".
