Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Abhijeet Bhattacharya at Telly Chakkar's New Talent Awards 2011
Background information
Native name অভিজিৎ ভট্টাচার্য
Birth name Abhijeet
Born Patiram, West Bengal, India
Genres Bollywood, regional filmi playback
Occupation(s) Singer, Composer and Busines (Real Estate)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1985–present

Abhijeet Bhattacharya is an Indian singer. He has sung songs in more than 15 languages.

Early life

Abhijeet was born in a Bengali family in Kanpur, the youngest of four. He passed his matriculation from Ramakrishna Mission Higher Secondary School, Kanpur and Class XII from BNSD Inter College Chunni Ganj, Kanpur and graduated in commerce (B.Com.) from Christ Church College, Kanpur in 1977. He has been singing on stage since 1970. He developed his voice and style of singing by listening to songs by prolific singer such as Kishore Kumar.

Career

Abhijeet left home for Mumbai in 1981 to study Chartered Accountancy. Due to his fascination for singing and music, he decided to pursue a career in playback singing instead.

He received a call from Rahul Dev Burman to sing for Dev Anand's son's debut film Anand Aur Anand. In this Movie he got the opportunity to sing a song along with his idol Kishor Kumar.

In the 1990s, Abhijeet became the part-time male playback singer after Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan. His songs include work from the film Baaghi, composed by Anand-Milind: "Ek chanchal shokh hasina," "Chandni raat hai" and "Har kasam se badi hai.". This was followed by several chartbusters from movies such as Khiladi, Shola Aur Shabnam both of which were also huge box office hits. Then in 1994 when he performed for movies like Yeh Dillagi, "Ole Ole", Anjaam, Raja Babu and Main Khiladi Tu Anari. He won the Filmfare Best Playback Singer Award for Yes Boss in 1997. He went on to record for the movies Baadshah, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Josh, Dhadkan, Chalte Chalte, Main Hoon Na, "Dil Se Pooch Kidhar Jaana Hai" and many others. Grahan (1997, 2001 or 2004) has 2 songs sung by singer Abhijeet "Kehte Hai Jis Ko" and "Chup Chup" with Kavita Krishnamurty and Asha Bhosle, respectively.

In a career spanning over two decades, he went behind the microphone to lend his voice to the portrayals of Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Suniel Shetty, Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgan, and rendered a range such as romantic songs Badi Mushkil Hai and Mere Khyaloon Ki Malika and fun number Jab Tak Rahega Samosa Mein Aloo. Abhijeet has worked with veteran Music directors like R.D. Burman, Bappi Lahiri and Laxmikant Pyarelal. Most of his popular songs are composed by Anu Malik, Jatin Lalit, Nadeem Shravan and Anand Milind.

Abhijeet has sung duets with many female singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Sadhana Sargam, Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, K.S. Chithra, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal. Abhijeet has sung maximum duets with Alka Yagnik.

Abhijeet is considered to be voice of Shah Rukh Khan since they first collaborated in 1994 for the song Badi Mushkil Hai from Anjaam. Abhijeet voiced number of the evergreen songs of Shah Rukh Khan during the 90's including Yes Boss, Chalte Chalte, Baadshah and Main Hoon Na. But due to disappointment with end credits during Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om (2007) they parted away. Abhijeet last sang for Shah Rukh Khan in the movie Billu Barber (2009) which was their last collaboration.

Non-film music Abhijeet has recorded non-film pop music. He released two albums, Main Deewana Hoon and Tapori No.1. Later he launched Aashiqui. He released a pop album, called Tere Bina.

On 3 May 2006, he released another non-film album called Lamhe. In 2014, he released his album titled AB.[1]

Controversies

On 6th May 2015 When Sessions court in Mumbai sentenced actor Salman Khan to 5 years in jail in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case, Abhijeet came out in support to Salman by tweeting "Roads are meant for cars and dogs not for people sleeping on them". This raised anger among several twitter users as well in popular media for allegedly making insensitive remarks as well as opening himself to criticism by members of media or others that Abhijeet is equating homeless people to be the same as dogs.[2] In a similar tweet, "Kutta rd pe soyega kutte ki maut marega, roads garib ke baap ki nahi hai I ws homles an year nvr slept on rd" (Dogs sleep on the road and die like dogs. Roads are not ancestral properties of poor. I was homeless for a year and never slept on roads). Abhijeet clarified to a news channel "Nobody should die on the roads as dogs" he further stated that the death of the poor man was a loss to his family members and by not sleeping on the roads such deaths can be and should be avoided. He said and so did other people on the same news channel program that sleeping on the roads/pavements is dangerous as the roads are extremely busy. Many members of the public and media want the government to do more to help avoid such preventable incidents. Unfortunately a large number of people sleep overnight on the roads in cities in India due to the lack of means to buy or rent a house while they eke out a living doing menial labor. [3][4] [5][6] In October 2015 he made a controversy by calling Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali "dengue artist" from terrorist country, on which Indian artists like Shabana Azmi, designer Wendell Rodricks and Mahesh Bhatt expressed displeasure.

Awards and nominations

Honours
Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Won):

Year Song Film Music director(s)
1998 "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon" Yes Boss Jatin Lalit
Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Nominated)
Year Song Film
1995 "Ole Ole" Yeh Dillagi
1997 "Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki" Fareb
2004 "Suno Na Suno Na" Chalte Chalte

Notable songs

Year Film Song name(s) Co-singer(s) Music Director(s)
1984 Anand Aur Anand "Nasha Hai Mujhe Bhi", "Wadon Ki Sham Aai" Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar & Asha BhosleR. D. Burman
1990 Khatarnaak "Aasman Pe Bethi Chandni" ChorusAnu Malik
1990 Baaghi "Ek Chanchal Shook Haseena","Chandni Raat Hain", "Har Kasam Se Badi Hain" Solo, Kavita Krishnamurthy Anand-Milind
1991 Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin "Dil Tujhpe Aa Gaya" Anuradha Paudwal Nadeem-Shravan
1992 Khiladi "Wada Raha Sanam","Khud Ko Kya Samajhti Hai","Tu Shama Main Parwana Teraa" Alka YagnikJatin-Lalit
1992 Shola Aur Shabnam "Bole Bole Dil Mera Dole" ChorusBappi Lahiri
1993 Parampara "Phoolon Ke Is Shehar Mein" Lata Mangeshkar Shiv-Hari
Darr "Darwaza Band Karlo" Lata MangeshkarShiv-Hari
1994 Yeh Dillagi "Ole Ole", "Lagi Lagi Hai" Solo, Udit Narayan, Lata MangeshkarDilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Main Khiladi Tu Anari "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" Udit Narayan, Anu MalikAnu Malik
Raja Babu "A Aa E Ee" Solo Anand-Milind
Pehchaan "Tu Mere Dil Mein","Aankhon Mein Kya", "Sanam O Sanam" Solo, Kavita KrishnamurthyAnand-Milind
Anjaam "Badi Mushkil Hai" SoloAnand-Milind
Teesra Kaun "Teesra Kaun" PoornimaAnand-Milind
1995 Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge "Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Mein" Asha BhosleJatin-Lalit
Sabse Bada Khiladi "Bharo Meri Mang Baro" JyotiRajesh Roshan
Coolie No. 1 "Goriya Chura Na" Chandana DixitAnand-Milind
Takkar "Aankhon Main Base Ho Tum" Alka YagnikAnu Malik
1996 Fareb "Yeh Teri Aankhen" SoloJatin-Lalit
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi "Itna Mujhe Pata Hai" Kavita KrishnamurthyAnu Malik
Jung "Deewana Deewana Yeh Dil" Kavita KrishnamurthyNadeem-Shravan
Rakshak "Shehar Ki Ladki" Chandra DixitAnand-Milind
Insaaf "Barah Aana De" Alka YagnikAnand-Milind
Ek Tha Raja "Saawan Ki Raaton Mein" Kavita KrishnamurthyAnand-Milind
Zameer "Goriyaan Tu" PoornimaAnand-Milind
Army "De tali" Sadhna Sargam, Vindo Rathod, Jolly MukherjiAnand-Milind
Krishna "Jhanjhriya" SoloAnu Malik
Daraar "Deewana Deewana Main Tere Liye", "Yeh Pyaar Pyaar Kya Hai" Sadhana Sargam, Alka YagnikAnu Malik
Dastak "Tumhain Kaise Main Batoo" SoloRajesh Roshan
1997 Judwaa "Tan Tana Tan Tan Tara" PoornimaAnu Malik
Mohabbat "Meri Jaane Jaana" Kavita KrishnamurthyNadeem-Shravan
Yes Boss "Chaand Taare", "Suniye To", "Main Koi Aisa Geet" Solo, Alka YagnikJatin-Lalit
Judaai "Mujhe Pyaar Hua" Alka YagnikNadeem-Shravan
Bhai "Khul Gaya Naseeb" Chandana DixitAnand-Milind
Sanam "Kasam Se Kasam Se" Kavita KrishnamurthyAnand-Milind
Daanveer "Chumma Chumma" Chandra DixitAnand-Milind
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi "Jume Ke Jume", "Jab Tak Rahega Samosa Main Aloo" Poornima, Sapna MukherjeeAnu Malik
1998 Keemat "Koi Nahin Tere Jaise" Udit Narayan, Hema SardesaiRajesh Roshan
1999 Baadshah "Baadshah O Baadshah", "Woh Ladki Jo Saab Se","Main Toh Hu Paagal","Hum To Deewaney Huye Yaar" Solo, Alka YagnikAnu Malik
Dil Hi Dil Mein "Ae Nazneen Sunona" SoloA.R. Rahman
Khoobsurat "Bahoot Khoobsurat Ho" Neerja PunditJatin Lalit
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani "I'm The Best", "Kuch To Bata", "Aur Kya" Solo, Alka YagnikJatin-Lalit
Chal Mere Bhai "Mere Baap Ki","Chori Chori Sapno Mein" Vinod RathodAnand-Milind
Josh "Mere Khyaloon Ki Malika","Zinda Hai Hum Toh" Jolly Mukherjee, Hema SardesaiAnu Malik
Dhadkan "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan" Alka YagnikNadeem-Shravan
Khiladi 420 "Dil Le Le" Alka YagnikSanjeev Darshan
2001 Asoka "Roshini Se", "Raat Ka Nasha" Alka Yagnik, K.S. ChithraAnu Malik
Raaz "Pyaar Se Pyaar Hum" SoloNadeem-Shravan
Awara Paagal Deewana "Maine To Khai Kasam" Sunidhi ChauhanAnu Malik
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar "Hasate Ho" Alka YagnikAnand-Milind
2003 Chalte Chalte "Suno Na Suno Na", "Chalte Chalte", "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare" Solo, Alka YagnikJatin-Lalit, Aadesh Shrivastava
Haasil "Aankhen Bhi Hoti Hai Dil Ki Zubaan" Solo Jatin-Lalit
2004 Main Hoon Na "Title Song (Sad)", "Tumhe Jo Maine Dekha" Solo, Shreya GhoshalAnu Malik
2005 Bewafaa "Ishq Chupta Nahin" SoloNadeem-Shravan
Dosti "Aisa Koi Zindagi Mein" Alka YagnikNadeem-Shravan
2006 Gangster "Lamha Lamha" Sunidhi ChauhanPritam
2007 Kaafila "Sandesa Aaya" Sukhwinder Singh, Nabi MadjnunSukhwinder Singh
Om Shanti Om "Dhoom Taana" Shreya Ghoshal Vishal-Shekhar
2009 Billu Barbar "Khudaya Khair-Reprise" Akriti Kakkar, Monali Thakur Pritam
2012 Challenge 2 (Bengali) "Chor Police" Akriti KakkarJeet Ganguly
Khoka 420 (Bengali) "Gobhir Joler Fish" Akriti KakkarSavvy
2013 Besharam "Dil Ka Jo Haal Hai" Shreya GhoshalLalit Pandit
2015 Jamai Baron (Bengali) "Andho Alo Chaya" Solo

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