Kumar Sanu Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
General Information
Name: | Kumar Sanu |
Profession: | Singer, Music Director, and Politician |
Age: | 67 Years, 0 Month, 19 Days (LIVE) |
Wife: | Saloni Sanu |
Nationality: | Indian |
Personal Information
Name | Kumar Sanu |
Real Name | Kedarnath Bhattacharya |
Birth Name | N/A |
Nick Name | Sanu Daa |
Height | 5 Feet 11 Inch |
Body Measurement | Chest: 38 – Waist: 30 – Biceps: 13 |
Weight | 84 Kg |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Date of Birth | 20 October 1957 |
Age (Current) | 67 Years, 0 Month, 19 Days |
Religion | Hinduism |
Present Address | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Hometown | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Signature |
Education
School | Not Known |
College | Calcutta University, Kolkata |
Educational Status | Not Known |
Favorite
Food | Fish and chole bhature |
Actor/Actress | Actors: Amitabh Bachchan Actresses: N/A |
Musicians | Kishore Kumar |
Hobbies | Cooking |
Films | Bollywood: N/A |
Colour | White |
Likes | Singing |
Family
Father (Vocalist and composer)
Pashupati Bhattacharya
Mother
Name Unknown
Brother
Tapan Bhattacharya
Sister
N/A
First Wife
Rita
Second Wife
Saloni Sanu
Daughter
Anna (Songwriter and Author),
Shannon K (foster; singer)
Son
Jaan (Jico)
Relationships
Affairs | Meenakshi Seshadri (Actress) |
Career
Debut | Singing: Tin Kanya (1986) |
Career beginnings | Kumar Sanu started his playback career, as Sanu Bhattacharya. In 1986, he got the Bangladeshi film Tin Kanya, directed by Shibli Sadiq. Sanu had his first major Bollywood song in Hero Hiralal (1989) |
Singing Journey | On 1989 September 23, Jagjit Singh introduced Kumar Sanu to Kalyanji in Vimal Bunglow, Mumbai On their suggestion, he changed his name from “Kedarnath Bhattacharya” to “Kumar Sanu” because his voice and singing style were much influenced by Kishore Kumar. |
Career Turning Point | For the 1990 film Aashiqui, music director Nadeem-Shravan got Sanu to sing all but one of the songs. He won the first of his record five consecutive Filmfare Awards as Best Male Playback Singer. |
Musical style | PoP, Hip Hop, Rock, Classical, Jazz, Rhythm, and R&B |
Awards | Awards, Honours, Achievements: 1991-1995: Filmfare awards 2009: Padma Shri 2000: Kalashree Award For Best Male Playback 2016: 8th position on “Google most searched Indian singers in last 10 years” |
Career statistics
Singing Roles
Year | Song | Film |
---|---|---|
1990 | “Dil Ka Aalam” | Aashiqui |
1991 | “Jeeye Toh Jeeya Kyse” | Saajan |
1994 | “Is Tarah aashiqui ka”, “Woh Aankh Hi Kya” | Imtihaan, Khuddar |
1995 | “Dil Mera Churaya Kyu”, “O Dil Tod Ke Hasti Ho Mera”, “Aakhon Main Base ho Tum”, “Raja Ko Rani Se” | Akele Hum Akele Tum, Bewafa Sanam, Takkar, Akele Hum Akele Tum |
1996 | “Kajal Kajal”, “Pardesi Pardesi”, “Janam meri janam” | Sapoot, Raja Hindustani, Mr. Bechara |
1997 | “Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya” | Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya |
1999 | “O Priya Suno Priya”, “Jis Ghadi Tujhko” | Arjun Pandit, Prithvi |
2000 | “Tum Dil Ki”, “Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dilse” | Dhadkan |
Income
Salary | Rs. 6+ crores/year |
Total Income | $13 million |
Style Collection
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