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and his native language

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, both in

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and

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. He holds the record for winning five consecutive

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from 1990 to 1994. For his contribution to Indian

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and music, he was awarded the

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in 2009 by the

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. Many of his tracks feature in

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"Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time".

Early life

Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. The two and Sanu's elder sister lived in the

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area of

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(now Kolkata) near Biswanath Park. Kumar Sanu lived at Panchanan tala at Gopal Bose Lane in Sinthi area at North Kolkata.

Career

Kumar Sanu started his playback career as Sanu Bhattacharya. In 1986, he was in the Bangladeshi film ''Tin Kanya'', directed by Shibli Sadiq. Sanu had his first major Bollywood song in ''

Hero Hiralal ''Hero Hiralal'' is a 1988 Indian film directed by Ketan Mehta, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Sanjana Kapoor in leading roles. It is a movie about an auto rickshaw driver who falls in love with a film actress. The movie showcased performances b ...

'' (1989). In 1989 September 23, Jagjit Singh introduced Kumar Sanu to Kalyanji in Vimal Bunglow, Mumbai. On their suggestion, Sanu changed his early name from "Sanu Bhattacharya" to "Kumar Sanu" after his idol Kishore Kumar. Sanu then relocated to

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, where Kalyanji-Anandji gave him a chance to sing in the film '' Jaadugar''. For the 1990 film ''

Aashiqui Aashiqui () is a 1990 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film and first installment of Aashiqui series directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Rahul Roy, Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in pivotal roles. The film was known for its music, by com ...

'', Sanu sang all but one of the songs. He won the first of his record five consecutive

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as Best Male Playback Singer. His next Filmfare Awards came for songs in the movies ''

Saajan ''Saajan'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde ...

'' (1991), ''Deewana'' (1992), ''

Baazigar ''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Le ...

'' (1993) and '' 1942: A Love Story'' (1994). He won 5 back to back Filmfare awards for singing, between 1990 and 1994.

Significant collaborations

Nadeem–Shravan

Kumar Sanu got his major break when Gulshan Kumar with music directors Nadeem and Shravan gave him chance to sing most of the songs of movie ''

Aashiqui Aashiqui () is a 1990 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film and first installment of Aashiqui series directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Rahul Roy, Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in pivotal roles. The film was known for its music, by com ...

'' (1990), songs were recorded earlier for an album and later movie was made around the songs. The movie as well as the songs were a grand success. Thereafter, they worked together in many films, including ''

Apmaan Ki Aag ''Apmaan Ki Aag'' is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Talukdars and produced by Vijay K. Ranglani. It stars Govinda, Sonam in the lead roles. Plot Living in a Chawl in Dongri, Bombay, Vikrant Narayan Singh (Govinda) d ...

'' (1990), ''

Saajan ''Saajan'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde ...

'' (1991), ''

Phool Aur Kaante ''Phool Aur Kaante'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action-romance film directed by Kuku Kohli. It stars Ajay Devgan, Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri among others. The film marked the debut of Devgan, son of late stunt and ac ...

'' (1991), ''

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Gulshan Kumar and directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film starred Bhatt's daughter Pooja Bhatt in her first major lead female role, while the lead male ro ...

'' (1991), ''

Sadak ''Sadak'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt. The film is one of the highest-grossing movies of the year 1991. The film is also fondly remembered for the l ...

'' (1991), ''

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'' (1991), '' Saathi'' (1991), ''

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'' (1991), '' Deewana'' (1992), ''

Dil Ka Kya Kasoor ''Dil Ka Kya Kasoor'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language musical melodrama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza. It stars Divya Bharti and debutant Prithvi with Suresh Oberoi, Sanam and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles. The music of the film, ...

'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), ''

Anaam ''Anaam'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ramesh Modi and produced by Vinod S. Choudhary. It stars Armaan Kohli and Ayesha Jhulka. It is based on the Hindi novel V''idhwa Ka Pati'' written by Ved Prakash Sharma. Cast * Armaan ...

'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), '' Panaah'' (1992), ''

Bekhudi ''Bekhudi'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Rahul Rawail, starring Kamal Sadanah and Kajol (in their acting debut). Its story revolves on Rohit (Sadanah) and Radhika (Kajol), who's against her parents' disapprov ...

'' (1992), ''Kal Ki Awaaz'' (1992),

Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare ''Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language film directed by V. N. Menon and produced by Babubhai Thiba. It stars Rahul Roy, Prithvi, Nagma, And Varsha Usgaonkar in pivotal roles.http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/dil/dilwale-kab ...

(1993), ''

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Tahir Hussain, with screenplay written by Aamir Khan and Robin Bhatt, and with a musical score by Nadeem-Shravan. It stars Aamir ...

'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993), '' Junoon'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993), '' Rang'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993), '' Tadipaar'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993), ''Shreeman Aashiq'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993), '' Kaise Kaise Rishte'' (1993), ''

Aadmi Khilona Hai ''Aadmi Khilona Hai'' ( ''Man is a toy'') is a 1993 Bollywood drama film, produced by Padma Rani under the FILMYUG Pvt. Ltd. banner and directed by J. Om Prakash. It stars Jeetendra, Govinda, Reena Roy, Meenakshi Sheshadri in the pivotal roles a ...

'' (1993), '' Divya Shakti'' (1993), ''

Damini ''Damini'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and co-written by Rajkumar Santoshi. It stars Meenakshi Seshadri in the titular role with Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor and Amrish Puri. Aamir Khan makes a special appearance. T ...

'' (1993), '' Dilwale'' (1994), '' Stuntman'' (1994), '' Aatish'' (1994), ''

Salaami ''Salaami'' is a 1994 Indian Bollywood romantic action film directed by Shahrukh Sultan and produced by Tess Mirza. It stars Ayub Khan, Samyukta Singh in pivotal roles. Film . Plot Vijay a cadet of Military Academy falls in love with Sami. Sa ...

'' (1994), ''

Chhoti Bahu ''Chhoti Bahu'' is a 1971 Hindi film. Produced by Seeru Daryani and Darius Gotla, the film is directed by K. B. Tilak and written by Raj Baldev Raj. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Nirupa Roy and I. S. Johar. The music is by ...

'' (1994), '' Ekka Raja Rani'' (1994), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1994), '' Andolan'' (1995), ''

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'' (1995), '' Barsaat'' (1995), ''Anokha Andaaz'' (1995), ''

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein ''Saajan Ki Baahon Mein'' (translation: ''A sweetheart in my arms'') is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Jay Prakash and produced by Dinesh B. Patel. It stars Rishi Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Tabu in pivotal roles. Cas ...

'' (1995), ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1996), '' Agnisakshi'' (1996), Majhdhaar (1996), Himmatvar (1996), Jeet (1996), ''

Saajan Chale Sasural ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Govinda, Tabu, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, and Satish Kaushik. It was directed by David Dhawan. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Allari Mogudu'' (1992 ...

'' (1996), '' Pardes'' (1997), '' Naseeb'' (1997), ''

Aa Ab Laut Chalen ''Aa Ab Laut Chalen'' (translation: ''Come, Let's Go Back'') is a 1999 Indian Hindi language romantic drama directed by Rishi Kapoor, making his directorial debut and also remains the only film he had directed in his career. The film's script wa ...

'' (1999), ''

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'' (1999), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2001), ''

Hum Ho Gaye Aapke ''Hum Ho Gaye Aapke'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, directed by Agathiyan, stars Fardeen Khan and Reema Sen in her Bollywood debut. It is a remake of Agathiyan's Tamil film '' Gokulathil Seethai'' (1996). The film was ...

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2002), '' Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai'' (2002), ''

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'' (2003), '' Qayamat'' (2003), '' Footpath'' (2003), ''

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'' (2003), '' Indian Babu'' (2003), ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''

Hatya ''Hatya'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Kirti Kumar and starring Govinda, Neelam, Anupam Kher and Sujitha. This film is a remake of Malayalam film '' Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal'' (1986). Plot Sagar ( ...

'' (2004), ''

Gumnaam ''Gumnaam'' (translation: ''Unknown'' or ''Anonymous'') is a 1965 Indian Bollywood thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar, Nanda, Pran, Helen and Mehmood. The film is a loosely-inspired adaptation of the 1939 mystery n ...

'' (2004), '' Barsaat'' (2005), '' Mere Jeevan Saathi'' (2006), and '' Sanam Teri Kasam'' (2009). He sang most of his songs for them (293 songs).

Anu Malik

Sanu has sung songs of various genres with

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. It was Malik who made Sanu sing his first western-style song "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhe", from the film ''

Baazigar ''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Le ...

'' (1993). Some other achievements of the combo are ''

Chamatkar ''Chamatkar'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film directed by Rajiv Mehra. It featured Shah Rukh Khan (in his second film after '' Deewana'' and first in lead role), Naseeruddin Shah and Urmila Matondkar in pivotal roles. Raj ...

'' (1992), ''

Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee ''Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee'' () is an Indian 90's melodious musical Hindi-language romance film. It was produced by Jonny Bakshi and Nitin Keni, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and starred Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Roy. The Film premiered on Zee TV on ...

'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993), ''

Imtihaan ''Imtihan'' (translation: ''Examination'') is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action romance film directed by Harry Baweja, starring Sunny Deol, Saif Ali Khan and Raveena Tandon. Plot Vicky (Saif Ali Khan) is a popular singer, who meets and fa ...

'' (1994), ''

Vijaypath ''Vijaypath'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Danny Denzongpa. Plot Justice Saxena's wife, the two children, and Rajesh Saxena leave the city. Dilawar Singh finds them and kills the Judge's w ...

'' (1994), ''

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'' (1994), '' Naaraaz'' (1994), '' Yaar Gaddar'' (1994), '' Hum Hain Bemisaal'' (1994), '' Aa Gale Lag Jaa'' (1994), ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1995), '' Hulchul'' (1995), ''

Akele Hum Akele Tum ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (I'm Alone, You Are Alone) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Master Adil, and directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by Anu Malik and the lyrics are by Majrooh ...

'' (1995), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1996), '' Daraar'' (1996), '' Chaahat'' (1996), '' Virasat'' (1997), ''

Hamesha ''Hameshaa'' (English: 'Forever') is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romance film written by Ranbir Pushp and directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film stars Aditya Pancholi, Saif Ali Khan and Kajol. Aruna Irani and Kader Khan have supporting roles in th ...

'' (1997), ''Dil Kitna Nadaan Hai'' (1997), ''

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'' (1997), '' Tamanna'' (1997), ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (1998), '' Iski Topi Uske Sarr'' (1998), ''

Hum To Mohabbat Karega ''Hum To Mohabbat Karega'' (transl. ''I Will Love He Always'') is a 2000 Indian Hindi thriller-comedy film. It was the first time Bobby Deol and Karisma Kapoor were paired. This film was inspired by the 1981 American film '' Eyewitness''. The ri ...

'' (2000), '' Ajnabee'' (2001), '' Aan: Men at Work'' (2003), ''

Ishq Vishq ''Ishq Vishk'' ( ''Love Shmove'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age film, coming-of-age romantic comedy film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao, Shenaz Treasury, Shenaz Treasurywala, Yash Tonk, Satish S ...

'' (2003), ''

Fida ''Fida'' (translation: ''Infatuated'') is a 2004 Indian romantic thriller film released on 20 August 2004. The film is directed by Ken Ghosh and stars Fardeen Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. The film was a box office bomb. Plot Some ...

'' (2004) and ''

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'' (2005). In 2015, they were again back with songs in ''

Dum Laga Ke Haisha ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (), released internationally as ''My Big Fat Bride'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sharat Katariya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and ...

''

Jatin–Lalit

Sanu started his work with

Jatin–Lalit Jatin–Lalit are an Indian film music director duo consisting of Jatin Pandit and his brother Lalit Pandit. They have written the widely popular scores for films such as '' Yaara Dildara'', '' Khiladi'', ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'', ''Kabhi Ha ...

on the 1992 film '' Khiladi''. From then on he provided his voice for hit movies including ''

Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman ''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza starring Nana Patekar, Amrita Singh, Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla. Khan plays Raju, a young Diploma Holder in Civil Engineering fro ...

'' (1992), ''

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' () is a 1994 Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Kundan Shah, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepak Tijori. It also featured Suchitra Krishnamurthy (in her Hindi film debut) and Naseeruddin Shah. P ...

'' (1993), Boy Friend (1993), '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995), '' Khamoshi'' (1996), '' Yes Boss'' (1997), ''

Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai ''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romance film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as womaniser Sooraj and Twinkle Khanna as his first real love. Aditya ...

'' (1998), '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), ''

Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha ''Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha'' () is a 1998 Indian romantic comedy film starring Kajol and Ajay Devgn. The film is a scene to scene copy of the 1995 American film ''French Kiss'' starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline. At the 44th Filmfare Awards, ''Py ...

'' (1998), ''

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'' (1998), ''

Dil Kya Kare ''Dil Kya Kare'' (English: ''What Should The Heart Do?'') is a 1999 Indian drama film, directed by Prakash Jha and produced by Veeru Devgan and Veena Devgan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Mahima Chaudhry, Kajol and Chandrachur Singh. Plot This story ...

'' (1999), ''

Khubsoorat ''Khubsoorat'' (transl. Beautiful) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film, directed and produced by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, co-produced by N. C. Sippy with dialogues written by Gulzar. The movie stars Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, ...

'' (1999), '' Sangharsh'' (1999), ''

Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan ''Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, starring Saif Ali Khan, Twinkle Khanna, Akshay Anand and Chunky Pandey. The film was flop at the box office. Plot ''Ye ...

'' (1999), ''

Vaastav ''Vaastav: The Reality'' is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and starring Sanjay Dutt, Namrata Shirodkar, and Sanjay Narvekar. It features Mohnish Behl, Paresh Rawal, Reema Lagoo and Shivaji S ...

'' (1999), ''

Sarfarosh ''Sarfarosh'' () is a 1999 Indian action drama film written, produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan and starring Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre and Mukesh Rishi. John started working on ''Sarfarosh'' in 1992. Seven years ...

'' (1999) and '' Flames- Term 2 (The Timeliners Originals)'' (2019). He has sung a total of 137 songs for them.

Himesh Reshammiya

Sanu worked for Himesh Reshammiya, for all title tracks of TV serials which Reshammiya produced. All the title tracks were sung by Sanu, and then in his debut film as a music director, '' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' and further for many other films such as '' Kurukshetra'', '' Yeh Hai Jalwa'', ''

Humraaz ''Humraaz'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. It stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna and Amisha Patel. This film marks the third collaboration between Deol and Abbas–Mustan. ...

'', ''

Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye ''Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji and directed by K. Muralimohana Rao. This is a remake of the 1998 romantic comedy film ''The Wedding Singer'' starring Ada ...

'', '' Hello Brother'', '' Bandhan'', ''

Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge ''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor. The film was one of the top-grossing commercially successful films of 2000 Plot Sapna (Karisma ...

'', '' Jodi No.1'', ''

Uljhan ''Uljhan'' (Confusion) is a 1975 Hindi suspense thriller film. Produced by Sudesh Kumar and directed by Raghunath Jhalani, it stars Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Aruna Irani, Sulakshana Pandit, and Ranjeet. The music is ...

'', '' Footpath'' and '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car''.

Rajesh Roshan

Beginning with "Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye" in the movie '' Jurm'' (1990), Sanu's collaboration with

Rajesh Roshan Rajesh Roshan Lal Nagrath (born 24 May 1955) is an Indian Hindi cinema music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan and singer Ira Roshan. Personal life Rajesh Roshan has a Punjabi Hindu father and Bengali Brahmin m ...

produced one hit after another. Significant movies include ''

Karan Arjun ''Karan Arjun'' is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Raakhee, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Mamta Kulkarni in lead roles. Amrish Puri portrays the main antagonist, whil ...

'' (1995), ''

Sabse Bada Khiladi ''Sabse Bada Khiladi'' () is a 1995 Indian action thriller film directed by Umesh Mehra and starring Akshay Kumar, Mamta Kulkarni, Mohnish Behl, Gulshan Grover and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. It was the third installment in the '' Khiladi film series'' ...

'' (1995), '' Papa Kehte Hai'' (1996), '' Dastak'' (1996), ''

Koyla ''Koyla'' ( Coal) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed, co-written and produced by Rakesh Roshan, which stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles, while Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Salim Ghouse, D ...

'' (1997), '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' (2000), ''

Kya Kehna ''Kya Kehna'' ( en, So well said) is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film. Written by Honey Irani, it was directed by Kundan Shah and released on 19 May 2000 at a budget of . ''Kya Kehna'' dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy ...

'' (2000), '' Karobaar: The Business of Love'' (2000) and ''

Aetbaar ''Aetbaar'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt and stars Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Business tycoon Ratan Tata entered Bollywood by produ ...

'' (2004). Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha 1996

Viju Shah

Kumar Sanu has rendered his voice for some of Viju Shah's greatest compositions. ''

Vishwatma ''Vishwatma'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai. It stars an ensemble cast of Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Chunky Pandey, Divya Bharti (in her major Hindi debut), Sonam, Jyostna ...

'' (1992), ''

Mohra ''Mohra'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, edited and directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by his father Gulshan Rai. It stars Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon in the lead roles, along with Naseeruddin ...

'' (1994), '' Tere Mere Sapne'' (1996), ''

Gupt ''Gupt: The Hidden Truth'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and featuring Bobby Deol in the lead role along with Manisha Koirala, Kajol, and Om Puri, with Raj Babbar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in an extended c ...

'' (1997), ''

Aar Ya Paar ''Aar Ya Paar'' (English: Now or never) is a 1997 Bollywood mystery crime thriller film produced and directed by Ketan Mehta. It stars Jackie Shroff, Deepa Sahi, Ritu Shivpuri, Kamal Sidhu and Paresh Rawal. The music is by Viju Shah. The movi ...

'' (1997), '' Beti No. 1'' (1999), '' Bulandi'' (2000), ''

Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (English: ''Love, Amour and Romance'') is a 2001 Indian Hindi romance film written and directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai under the Trimurti Films banner. The film was released on 3 August 2001, introd ...

'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2001) are some of their notable albums. Ravan Raaj: A True Story

Anand–Milind

Kumar Sanu has recorded over 150 songs with

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. Breaking away from his romantic image, he has sung peppy numbers for the duo, his most famous ones being for actor Govinda. He worked with the duo and successfully delivered hits such as ''

Trinetra ''Trinetra'' is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Harry Baweja. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Deepa Sahi in lead roles, with Dharmendra in a special appearance. Plot Trinetra is the story of the reveng ...

'' (1991), ''

Jigar ''Jigar'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language martial arts film directed by Farogh Siddique. It was released during the Diwali weekend and proved to be a successful hit. The plot is inspired by the 1989 American film '' Kickboxer''. Plot Raju an ...

'' (1992), Bol Radha Bol (1992), Insaniyat Ke Devta (1992), Ek Ladka Ek Ladki (1992), Suryavanshi (1992), Hasti (1992), Giraft (1992), Platform (1992), '' Raja Babu'' (1994), '' Suhaag'' (1994), ''

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'' (1994), '' Coolie No 1'' (1995), '' Hero No. 1'' (1997), '' Gair'' (1998), '' Chal Mere Bhai'' (2000), ''

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'' (1996), ''

Lootere ''Lootere'' (Translation: ''Robbers'') is a 1993 Bollywood action movie, written and directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Suneel Darshan. The film featured Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla, along with Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher and Chun ...

'' (1993), ''

Gopi Kishan ''Gopi Kishan'' is 1994 Indian Hindi action comedy movie directed by Mukesh Duggal starring Sunil Shetty in a dual role, supported by Shilpa Shirodkar and Karishma Kapoor. Other cast includes Suresh Oberoi, Aruna Irani, Mohan Joshi, Shammi, Sa ...

'' (1994) and ''

Rakshak ''Rakshak'' () is 1996 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ashok Honda, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Raghuvaran, Sonali Bendre, Alok Nath and Aruna Irani. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Honest Raj''. Plot Raj a ...

'' (1996).

Other work

Sanu has released albums of

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's songs including ''Kishore Ki Yaadein'', a collection early in his career. Then came the ''Yaadein'' series where he sang many of the songs of Kishore Kumar along with singers

Abhijeet Bhattacharya Abhijeet Bhattacharya (born 30 October 1958), better known as Abhijeet, is a Bollywood playback singer. Abhijeet has sung 6034 songs in over 1000 films. Personal life Abhijeet was born to a Kanpur-based Bengali businessman turned editor Dhir ...

and

Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod (born 12 September 1962) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Bollywood films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod. Music career His career started when Usha Khanna after listeni ...

. Sanu has composed music for various Indian films. ''

Utthaan ''Utthaan'' is a Hindi film produced by Kumar Sanu. The film was directed by Ujjwal Chatterje. The film stars Priyanshu Chatterjee and Neha Dhupia. The film's music is also by Kumar Sanu. Cast * Priyanshu Chatterjee as Prashant Bharti * Neha Dh ...

'' and ''Yeh Sunday Kyun Aata Hai'' are most remarkable among them.

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,

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...

,

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojp ...

,

Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singer and also as one of the most successful playback singers ...

,

Sapna Mukherjee Sapna Mukherjee is a Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Tirchi Topi Wale" in ''Tridev'' (1989). Career She started her singing career in 1986 when music directors, Kalyanji Anandji ...

, Alka Yagnik,

Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema and Kannada Cinema. He has been honoured by the Governme ...

,

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, Sudesh Bhonsle, Shaan,

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,

Hema Sardesai Hema Sardesai, also known as Hemaa Sardesai, is an Indian playback singer and lyricist. Hema hails from the coastal state of Goa, in India, and was born in Mumbai. She shot to fame in 1997 with songs from movies like '' Sapnay, Biwi No. 1'' an ...

, Sunidhi Chauhan and many more lent their voices for his music. "Yeh Kaisa Utthhan Hai" (sung by Asha Bhosle and Sonu Nigam in two different versions) and "Jisne Sapna Dekha" (sung by Sanu himself) are critically acclaimed. He sang the title song for the TV show ''

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'', with singer

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. In 2017, Sanu along with Sadhna Sargam sung for the title track of 19s Story based TV Series "Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hain" and also appeared as a part for cameo in it. In 2019, he made a little singing for the Star Plus's "Kulfi Kumarr Bajewala". Other than singing and composing music for films, he has also shown interest in producing films. In 2006, he produced his first Hindi film ''Utthaan''. Currently, he is working with a fellow producer, Rakesh Bhhatia on a new project named ''Yeh Sunday Kyun Aata Hai''. The film is based on the lives of four children who live in the streets of Mumbai and polish shoes at a train station in order to earn their livelihoods. The film will feature

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in a leading role. Recently, Sanu sang for a Bangladeshi Bengali film ''Hason Raja'', which was directed by a UK-based filmmaker Ruhul Amin. This movie was never released. He also has composed for some Bengali movies; ''Amrita'' and ''Tobu Aporichito''. Sanu was on the panel of judges on

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for '' Waar Parriwar'', a reality show based on the bringing together of a singing gharana (family of singers) and on

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in a music reality show called ''

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' is an Indian Hindi-language reality singing television show. It started airing on Zee TV in 1995 as ''Sa Re Ga Ma''. It is the oldest running game show in India as well as the oldest show on private television in India. The ...

''. In 2012, he judged the

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musical reality show '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – Gane Gane Tomar Mone''. At present, he is one of the judges of the

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popular musical reality show '' Super Singer''. Recently he recorded an album named ''Hum aur Tum''. He also recorded a Spanish song for an album. He has also the record for the most recordings of songs in a single day, 28 songs. He also made special appearances as an actor in the movies ''

sapne sajan ke ''Sapne Saajan Ke'' is a 1992 Hindi language movie directed by Lawrence D'Souza, starring Karishma Kapoor, Rahul Roy, and Jackie Shroff. Plot Superstar Jackie Shroff's driver Alok Nath was not able to do his job, so he was replaced by his so ...

'' ''

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by D. Ramanaidu for his production company Suresh Productions. It stars Kajol and Anil Kapoor, with Anupam Kher, S ...

'' (1999) and ''

Dum Laga Ke Haisha ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (), released internationally as ''My Big Fat Bride'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sharat Katariya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and ...

'' (2015). Sanu is a trustee and Brand Ambassador of Bishwa Bandhan, a foundation for cerebral palsy. Sanu opened a primary school, Kumar Sanu Vidya Niketan, for underprivileged children in Karol Bagh, Delhi. The students are given uniforms and books free of cost. In 2022 Sanu collaborated with music director

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and two young singers for "Mohabbat Mein tere sanam" which was released and distributed worldwide by new-age Record Label Vusic Records.

Work with other singers

Sanu had multiple hit duet numbers with singers

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,

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...

,

Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singer and also as one of the most successful playback singers ...

, Alka Yagnik,

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojp ...

,

Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Award and Filmfare ...

,

Alisha Chinai Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the 'Q ...

, Sunidhi Chauhan,

Sapna Mukherjee Sapna Mukherjee is a Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Tirchi Topi Wale" in ''Tridev'' (1989). Career She started her singing career in 1986 when music directors, Kalyanji Anandji ...

, Poornima,

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,

Hema Sardesai Hema Sardesai, also known as Hemaa Sardesai, is an Indian playback singer and lyricist. Hema hails from the coastal state of Goa, in India, and was born in Mumbai. She shot to fame in 1997 with songs from movies like '' Sapnay, Biwi No. 1'' an ...

,

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...

,

Akriti Kakkar Akriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' and "Iski Uski" from '' 2 States'' became popular. Akriti was a judge on Zee Bangla's ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs'' and was going t ...

,

Monali Thakur Monali Thakur (born 3 November 1985) is an Indian singer and actress. She is the recipient of several awards including a National Film Award for the song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from the film '' Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (2015) and a Filmfare Award for ...

,

Neha Kakkar Neha Kakkar Singh (; née Kakkar; born 6 June 1988), is an Indian playback singer. She is the younger sister of playback singer Sonu Kakkar. She began performing at a very early age at religious events. In 2005, she participated in the second ...

, and others. Sanu also multiple duets with his daughter

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, pop singer and songwriter, who has launched her career in the United States in 2017. Sanu is also credited with the highest number of version songs and male duet hits with the finest singers of 1980s and 1990s. Some of the notable songs are as follows:

Politics

He joined the

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in 2004 in a ceremony headed by then Party President

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, but he later resigned to concentrate on singing. He rejoined BJP on 2 December 2014, inducted by Amit Shah.

Comeback

Kumar Sanu returned to playback singing in 2012. He made a comeback at the urge of composers

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. Sajid-Wajid gave him "Chammak Challo Chhail Chhabili" – ''

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'', a wedding song with

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. In 2015, Kumar Sanu replaced

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as the background voice of

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Dum Laga Ke Haisha ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (), released internationally as ''My Big Fat Bride'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sharat Katariya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and ...

''. This was the first time in YRF's 45-year history that Lata Mangeshkar's voice was replaced.

Awards

* Filmfare awards — 1991–1995 *

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

(2009) * Screen award for Best Male Playback

Civil honours

Filmfare Awards

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Other awards

* 2016 : Featured in "Most searched and popular Indian singers on Google in the last 10 years" * 2003 : Bollywood Music Award For "Best Artist of the Decade" * 2001: Channel V Award For Best Male Playback for "Chand Sitare" – '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' * 2000 : Hero Honda Award For Best Playback Singer (Male) for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

'' * 2000 : Kalashree Award For Best Male Playback for "Chaand Sitare" – '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' * 2000 : Nomination:

IIFA Award for Best Male Playback The IIFA Best Male Playback Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Arijit Singh and Sonu Nigam holds the record for most wins in this category; Singh also holds the record for most nominations. Udit Narayan ...

for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

'' * 2000 : Nomination:

MTV Award The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category) ...

for "Dil ne yeh" with

Udit Narayan Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: * Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer * Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent * Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch * Udit Patel (born ...

and Alka Yagnik * 1999 :

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

Memorial Award for Best Playback Singer For "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

'' * 1999 : Nomination:

MTV Award The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category) ...

for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" With

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojp ...

– ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

'' * 1999 :

Zee Gold Awards The Gold Awards is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the Hindi-language television industry. They were first awarded in 2007. Boroplus was the title sponsor for the first 10 editions after which Kesh King took over. The ...

for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

'' * 1999 : Kalakar Awards for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

'' * 1999 : Stardust Award for Best Playback Singer For "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan" – ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

'' * 1999 :

Anandalok Awards Anandalok Puraskar or Anandalok Awards ceremony is an award ceremony for Bengali film in India. The ''Anandalok'', only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and ''Ananda Bazar Patrika'' presents this award (Puraska ...

for Best Playback Singer (Male) Kumar Sanu for ''Ami Sei Meye'' * 1998 : Lions' Club Gold Award For Best Playback Singer "Ladki Badi Anjani Hai" – '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' * 1998 :

Anandalok Awards Anandalok Puraskar or Anandalok Awards ceremony is an award ceremony for Bengali film in India. The ''Anandalok'', only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and ''Ananda Bazar Patrika'' presents this award (Puraska ...

For Best Playback Singer (Male) Kumar Sanu for ''Gane Bhuban Bhoriye Debo'' * 1997 :

BFJA Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

for film ''Lathi'' * 1996 :

BFJA Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

for film ''Kencho Khurte Keote'' * 1995 : Channel V Award For Best Male Playback "Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam" – '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' * 1995 : Ashirwad Award For Best Male Playback "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" – '' 1942: A Love Story'' * 1995 :

Screen Award for Best Male Playback The Screen Award for Best Male Playback singer is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian Bollywood film industry and the winners are announced in January. Winners Most Wins List of Winners See also * Screen Awards * Bol ...

for "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" – '' 1942: A Love Story''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanu, Kumar 1957 births Living people Bengali musicians Bengali singers Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal Bollywood playback singers Indian film score composers Indian male playback singers Kannada playback singers Nepali-language singers from India Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Singers from Kolkata University of Calcutta alumni Indian male film score composers Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award winners