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Udit Narayan Biography

Udit Narayan is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on December 1, 1955 in Bhardaha, Nepal. Playback singer who has sung in more than thirty languages and was the recipient of multiple National Film and Filmfare Awards.

He and Manna Dey are both known for their prolific work as playback singers.

Udit Narayan (born 1 December 1955) is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Bollywood movies of Hindi language. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Bengali. He has won 4 National Film Awards (of which 3 as a singer, for 2 songs in 2001, 1 each in 2002 and 2004 along with 1 as a producer in 2005) and 5 Filmfare Awards with 20 nominations among many others. He had to struggle a lot even after his debut in 1980 in Bollywood playback. He got to sing with legends Mohammed Rafi in his Bollywood Playback debut in movie Unees-Bees in 1980 and also with Kishore Kumar in the 1980s. He finally made his mark in 1988 movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak starring Aamir Khan and Juhi 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. He is the only male singer in the history of the Filmfare Awards to have won in over three decades (the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s).

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 didn’t work and, considering old films in 1973, Narayan sang a song for a Nepali film called Sindoor. This was a comedy song for the famous Nepali comedians GopalRaj Mainali (Chankhe) and Basundhara Bhushal (Nakkali). Narayan sang this song with Sushma Shrestha, now known as Poornima in Hindi films. Narayan has also acted in two Nepali films – Kusume Rumal and Pirati in 1985. In 2004, he released his first non-movie Nepalese album, Upahaar, in which he sang duets with his wife Deepa Jha. Narayan has many solo albums as well, such as Bhajan Sangam, Bhajan Vatika, I Love You, Dil Deewana, Yeh Dosti, Love is Life, Jaanam,Jhumka de Jhumka, Sona No Ghadulo, Dhuli Ganga and Ma Tarini.

He married Ranjana Narayan Jha first, then married Deepa Narayan Jha in 1985. He and Jha had one son together.

Name	Udit Narayan
First Name	Udit
Last Name	Narayan
Occupation	World Music Singer
Birthday	December 1
Birth Year	1955
Place of Birth	Bhardaha
Home Town
Birth Country	Nepal
Birth Sign	Sagittarius
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Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Deepa Narayan Jha , Ranjana Narayan Jha
Children(s)	Aditya Narayan

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Narayan started his Bollywood career in 1980 when he was noted by music director Rajesh Roshan, who asked Narayan to playback sing for the Hindi film Unees-Bees. Narayan was given the opportunity to sing with the singer Mohammed 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 movies, including Bade Dil Wala in 1983, where he sang a duet with senior singer Lata Mangeshkar, composed by senior music director R. D. Burman. In the same year, Narayan sang with Kishore Kumar in the film Kehdo Pyar Hai. Another singer he sang with was Suresh Wadkar with music composed by Bappi Lahiri. A significant milestone in his career occurred in 1988 when Anand-Milind gave him the opportunity to sing all the songs for the successful Bollywood movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, with Alka Yagnik, which earned him a Filmfare Award. In an interview with The 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!”. Narayan remained prolific through the 2000s, singing popular numbers in films such as Pukar, Dhadkan, Lagaan, Devdas and Veer-Zaara

Udit Narayan Net Worth

Udit Narayan is one of the richest World Music Singer from Nepal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Udit Narayan's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began singing with Radio Nepal as a staff singer for folk songs.

He was asked to do playback for the film Unees Bees in 1980, which is considered the role that launched his fame.

Udit Narayan was born in 1955 to Nepali father Harekrishna Jha and Indian mother Bhuvaneshwari Jha. In 2009, when Udit Narayan was awarded India’s civilian honour Padma 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 of Supaul district of Bihar at his maternal grandparents’ home. When his acceptance of the Padma Shri led to his criticism in Nepal, he told the Nepalese daily Kantipur that he was “from Nepal but his mother’s home was in Bihar.” In a 2017 interview with the Indian magazine Outlook, he clarified that he was born in Baisi, and clarified that his father Harekrishna was a native of Bhardaha, Saptari District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal. In September 2018, Udit Narayan revealed at a ceremony held by the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America, that he identifies as a Bihari.

Net Worth	$20 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	World Music Singer
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Udit Narayan Jha acted in and sang all the songs in a 1985 Nepali movie called Kusume Rumal which is one of the All Time Classics in Nepali movie industry starring himself with Bhuwan K.C. and Tripti Nadakar in lead roles, which spent 25 weeks on the box office top ten list and became the highest-grossing Nepalese movie of all time until overtaken in 2001 by another Tulsi Ghimire film, Darpan Chaya.

After the success of the movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988 which turned out to be All Time Blockbuster movie in Bollywood with more than 8 million sales of the sound track became one of the highest selling albums in the 1980s. The soundtrack was a breakthrough for the careers of Anand-Milind, as well as T-Series, one of India’s leading record labels. after which he was one of the favourites of music directors. His originality of voice was appreciated by all of the music lovers across the globe. Since his childhood he had idols as Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar whom he’d listen on his radio. In the 1990s he sung for a thousands of songs including Hindi and Nepali languages. Recognising his contribution, his majesty King of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev awarded him with the Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu in 2001 after which for his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009, and in 2016 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, an honour that has been awarded to only a handful of singers, in recognition of his achievements in various film industries across India, and Chitragupta Cineyatra Samman 2015 for his contribution to Bhojpuri Cinema. As many as 21 of his tracks feature in BBC’s “Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Udit Narayan carier 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 singer Mohammad Rafi and then got opportunity to share songs with Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Suresh Wadkar, Mohammad Aziz and others during 80’s. Most of his male duets are with Kumar Sanu & Abhijeet. Some of the selected and notable songs are as follows

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 actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn. Most of his duets are with Alka Yagnik. He began his career in 1970 as a Maithili folk singer (staff artist) for Radio Nepal, singing mostly popular folk songs in Maithili and Nepali. 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.

Who is Udit Narayan Dating?

According to our records, Udit Narayan married to Deepa Narayan Jha , Ranjana Narayan Jha . As of December 1, 2023, Udit Narayan’s is not dating anyone.

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Although he was leading playback singer in the 1990s but had to compete with his closest professional rival Kumar Sanu as he won back to back 5 Filmfares in the 1990s.

Top Facts about Udit Narayan

Udit Narayan is a renowned Indian playback singer.
He has won 5 National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer.
Narayan has sung in over 36 languages, including Hindi and Nepali.
He has recorded more than 25,000 songs in his career.
Narayan has collaborated with top music directors like A.R Rahman and Nadeem-Shravan.
He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009.
Narayan has also acted in several Bollywood films and TV shows.
His son Aditya Narayan is also a popular singer and TV host.
In 2018, he was honored with the Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Narayan’s voice is known for its versatility and range, from romantic ballads to peppy dance numbers.

Facts & Trivia

Udit Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nepal. Udit Narayan celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

In 2002, Narayan sang “Bairi Piya” with newcomer Shreya Ghoshal, from the film Devdas, of which Rediff mentioned: “Narayan successfully captures the eternal romanticism of Devdas”. In 2014, Narayan sang a song titled “Naa Hum Jo Kah De” along with Shreya Ghoshal, for the album Women’s Day Special: Spreading Melodies Everywhere. The song was composed by Ram Shankar and penned by A. K. Mishra.

Why did Udit Narayan marry twice?

Personal life. In 2006, Ranjana Narayan claimed to be the Narayan’s first wife, but Narayan consistently denied it. Later, he accepted her as his wife and promised to provide for her maintenance. Narayan has been married twice, first to Ranjana Narayan Jha and then to Deepa Narayan Jha.

Is Udit Narayan rich?

Udit Narayan Net Worth: Udit Narayan is a Nepal playback singer who has a net worth of $20 million. Udit Narayan was born in Bhardaha, Saptari District, Nepal in December 1955.

Is Udit Narayan Nepali?

Udit Narayan is a Nepalese-Indian playback singer who has lent his voice to many Bollywood songs. He has sung in many languages including Nepali, Maithili, and Bhojpuri.

Which is the first song of Udit Narayan?

He made his debut in Bollywood by singing his first song for Rajesh Roshan’s 1980 film Unees-Bees. “41 years ago, my first ever playback venture in the Indian Film and Music industry for the film ‘Unees Bees’ released, composed by Rajesh Roshan ji.

Who is best Udit or Kumar Sanu?

Udit Narayan is technically better than Sanu. His vocal range is better, his texture going from high to low notes are smoother. Sanu songs touch the heart more, there is a throw-in his voice that shadows the technicalities.

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