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Pankaj Udhas
12+ albums
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about
Pankaj Udhas was a pre-eminent Ghazal singer from India. He was credited with bringing this unique singing style where Urdu verses of poets are set to music to the mass audience across the country along with other musicians like Jagjit Singh and Talat Aziz. Pankaj Udhas was born on 17 April 1951 in Savarkundla in the Gujarat State in India. His older brother Manhar Udhas achieved some success as a Hindi playback singer in Bollywood movies.He had sudied in Sir BPTI Bhavanagar. His family moved to Bombay and Pankaj attended St. Xavier's College in Bombay, Pankaj was first noticed as a professional singer in the film Naam (1986 film), in which his song Chitthi Aayee Hai became an instant hit. He recorded several albums since then and toured the world as an accomplished Ghazal singer. He has also composed music for many films and performed as a playback singer for others. He received the Padma Shri, a Government of India civilian award in 2006. Pankaj Udhas died of a prolonged illness on 26 February 2024 at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. The time of death was around 11:00am. The news of his death was confirmed by his daughter on Instagram. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and paid tribute to the celebrated musician. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Ahista
5,9032Chhupana Bhi Nahin Aata (From "Baazigar")
3,2313Chandi Jaisa Rang - Live In India/1984
2,8944Deewaron Se Milkar Rona
2,7715Na Kajare Ki Dhar, Pt. 1 (With Jhankar Beats)
2,6236Jeeye To Jeeye Kaise (From "Saajan")
2,2957Jeeye To Jeeye Kaise
2,1548Chitthi Aai Hai
2,1349Ek Taraf Uska Ghar
2,02710Aaj phir tum pe
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