Vinod Rathod

Vinod Rathod
Background information
Born 12 September 1962[1]
Mumbai, India
Genres Playback singing
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1987–present
Website vinodrathod.com

Early life

Vinod Rathod was born to the late learned classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod. His father knew that Vinod is very talented and interested in music. Vinod could grasp the essentials of music and has shown a distinct flair for singing. Hence his father gave him basic training.

Music career

His career started when Usha Khanna [after listening to his voice in a cassette] called him on April 1986, to sing a qawwali, "Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera, Koi Shamma To Jala De" in Bedaag. Mohammed Aziz was his co-singer. Vinod recorded no less than 40 songs for the composer, and also sang for composers like Ajay Swami and Surinder Kohli in his struggle phase. His TV serial title song, "Yeh Jeevan Hai Akash Ganga" for the serial Akash Ganga proved very successful amongst viewers.

He entered the big films league when composers Shiv-Hari called him to record "Baadal Pe Chalke Aa" with Lata Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadekar which proved popular and "Zindagi Har Janam Pyar Ki Dastan" with Lata Mangeshkar in Yash Chopra's Vijay in 1988 proved to be a greater success. Vinod was the voice of Rishi Kapoor in this multi-starer film. He then sang for Rishi-Yash-Shiv-Hari again in Chandni in 1989. This song, "Parbat Se Kaali Ghata Takrai" with Asha Bhosle also proved a hit along with "Sheharon Mein Ek Shehar Suna" with Lata Mangeshkar.

However, he got his real break in 1992 when Laxmikant Pyarelal offered him "Romeo Naam Mera" for Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja. It has proven to be one of the biggest hit of 1992. Laxmikant Pyarelal rapidly called him for more films, which instilled confidence for Vinod among the other composers like Anu Malik, Bappi Lahiri and Anand-Milind. As luck would have it, Nadeem-Shravan [Shravan is Vinod's elder brother] were at the crest of popularity, and though Nadeem favoured Kumar Sanu, he gave Vinod Rathod the onus of being the voice of Shah Rukh Khan in Deewana. "Aisi Deewangi" with Alka Yagnik proved a rage and "Koi Na Koi Chahiye Pyar Karne Wala" too proved popular. This film was also released in 1992. By 1993, Vinod Rathod was a very busy man. Laxmikant Pyarelal gave him excellent songs in several films like Bedardi, Dilbar and many other films, and decided that he would be the major voice of Rishi Kapoor in the R K film Prem Granth. Their hits with him included "Jab Se Main Jara Sa Badnam Ho Gaya' – Gumrah and "Nayak Nahin Khalnayak Hoon Main" – Khal-Nayak. Anu Malik swept aside Nadeem-Shravan by late 1993–94 and Vinod Rathod was very much there in hits like "Ae Mere Humsafar", "Kitabein Bahut Si", "Samajhkar Chand Jisko" and "Chupana Bhi Nahin Aata' – Baazigar. Followed Ladla, Elaan, Agnisakshi, Muhabbat Ki Arzoo, Chahoonga Main Tujhe, Gambler, Parampara, The Gentleman, Zamana Deewana, Shreemaan Aashique, Maidan-E-Jung, Policewala Gunda, Hum Sab Chor Hain, Chaahat, Vastav and the hits "Duniya Ye Duniya Very Good Very Good" – Trimurti and "Dil Dene Ki Rut Aayi" – Prem Granth. Anand-Milind made him the voice of Govinda in films like Raja Babu, Rajaji, Hero No. 1, Dulhe Raja, Ankhiyon Se Goli Maare and Banarsi Babu. He also sang the popular Main to hoon paagal munda for Shahrukh Khan in 1996 in the film Army.

Vinod had a triumph of sorts in the Zee Telefilm, Mr. Shrimati, in which he sang "Aashiq Ki Hai Baraat". His other hits include his songs from Deewana Mastana, Army, Hero No. 1 and Dulhe Raja, Tere Mere Sapne, and his latest chartbuster, "Dholi Taro Dhol Baje" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, "Chalak Chalak" – Devdas, "M Bole To" – Munna Bhai MBBS which has given his career a new boost after 1999. His songs from Chal Mere Bhai have proved popular too.

“Main Hoon Number Ek Gawaiya" from Saajan Chale Sasural proved his classical excellence which he has incorporated from his father.

He has sung for all the leading composers like Rajesh Roshan, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Bappi Lahiri, Usha Khanna, Anand-Milind, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin Lalit, A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Uttam Singh, Ilayaraja, Shiv-Hari, Ravindra Jain, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Himesh Reshammiya, Viju Shah, M. M. Keeravani, Vidyasagar, Ismail Darbar, Anand Raj Anand, Aadesh Shrivastava, Jeet Gannguli, Sajid-Wajid, Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen, Daboo Malik, Sameer Tondon, Sukhwinder Singh, Sanjeev-Darshan, Sandesh Shandilya, Shantanu Moitra and Ajay-Atul.

His voice is flexible and suits from Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Nana Patekar, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, to Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan. He is also preferred as voice of Sanjay Dutt

An unabashed Kishore Kumar fan, Vinod's singing replicates the punch, energy and throw of Kishore Kumar. His great voice and strong classical learnings have impressed mentors like Laxmikant Pyarelal. His regret is that could never sing for Rajesh Khanna, despite getting his first big film Vijay, whose cast was headed by the ex-superstar.

Vinod has worked for almost all reputed production houses of India. To mention a few : R K Films, Yash Raj Productions, Factory, Ramesh Sippy Productions, K C Bokadia Productions, Boney Kapoor Productions, Manmohan Desai Productions, Rajshree Productions, Mukta Arts, Bhansali Productions, Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions etc.

Not only a huge list of production houses Vinod has sung more than 3500 songs in various languages such as Hindi, Nepali,[2] English, Gujarati, Marathi, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Kannad, Telugu, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri and Persian.

Personal life

Vinod married 2 times, his first marriage broke up, his wife caught him cheating & she killed herself next was to Purnima who is his lifelong inspiration. He is the uncle of music composers Sanjeev-Darshan, brother of music composer/singer Roop Kumar Rathod and music director Shravan Rathod.

Discography

He entered the big films league in 1988 and he had received two times nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his best performance in "Aisi Deewangi" from Deewana and "Nayak Nahin Kahlnayak Hoon Main" from Khalnayak. He has sung for all the leading composers and his most popular co-singers were Alka Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy.

Year Film Song title Music director Co-singer(s) Language
1986 Bedaag "Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera" Usha Khanna Mohammed Aziz Hindi
1988 Vijay "Zindagi Har Janam" Shiv-Hari Suresh Wadkar, Lata Mangeshkar Hindi
1989 Chandni "Mehbooba"
"Parbat Se Kaali"
Shiv-Hari Lata Mangeshkar
Asha Bhosle
Hindi
1992 Deewana "Aisi Deewangi"
"Koi Na Koi Chahiye"
Nadeem-Shravan Alka Yagnik
Solo
Hindi
1993 Darr "Ang Se Ang Lagana" Shiv-Hari Alka Yagnik, Sudesh Bhosle Hindi
Gumrah "Ram Kasam Mera Bada Naam Ho Gaya" Laxmikant-Pyarelal Solo Hindi
Shreemaan Aashique "Ladki Ladki" Nadeem-Shravan Sudesh Bhonsle Hindi
Baazigar "Kitabein Bahut Si"
"Chhupana Bhi Nahi Aata"
"Samajh Kar Chand Jis Ko"
"Ae Mere Humsafar"
Anu Malik Asha Bhosle
Solo
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Hindi
Khalnayak "Nayak Nahi Khalnayak Hoon Main"
"Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai (Male)"
Laxmikant-Pyarelal Kavita Krishnamurthy
Solo
Hindi
1994 Anokha Andaaz "Aap Se Pehle Na Aap Ke Baad" Nadeem Shravan Alka Yagnik Hindi
Imtihaan "Ek Yaad Ke Sahare" Anu Malik Solo Hindi
Laadla "Main Raju Deewana" Anand-Milind Solo Hindi
Elaan "Pehle Mere Aankhon Mein" Shyam-Surender Sadhana Sargam Hindi
The Gentleman "Hum Apne Gham Ko"
"Aashiki Mein Had Se"
Anu Malik
A. R. Rahman
Sadhana Sargam
Sadhana Sargam
Hindi
1995 Trimurti "Very Good Very Bad"
"Mujhe Pyar Karo"
"Mata Mata"
Laxmikant-Pyarelal Udit Narayan
Manhar Udhas, Alka Yagnik
Kavita Krishnamurthy
Hindi
Zamaana Deewana "Zamaana Deewana Ho Gaya"
"Soch Liya Maine Aye Mere Dilba"
"Rok Sake To Rok"
Nadeem Shravan Sapna Mukherjee
Alka Yagnik
Solo
Hindi
Policewala Gunda "Duniya Ke Mele" Bappi Lahiri Solo Hindi
Maidan-E-Jung "Lo Phagun Ritu Aa Gayee" Bappi Lahiri Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam Hindi
Hum Sab Chor Hain "Meri Biwi Lakhon" Bappi Lahiri Alka Yagnik Hindi
1996 Saajan Chale Sasural "Main hoon No. 1 Gawaiya" Nadeem-Shravan Kunal Ganjawala, Mishra, Satyanarayan Hindi
Deewana Mastana "Yeh Gaya Woh Gaya"
"Tere Bina Dil Lagta Nahin"
"Head Ya Tail"
Laxmikant-Pyarelal Alka Yagnik
Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Hindi
Tere Mere Sapne "Tere Mere Sapne" Viju Shah Udit Narayan, Hema Sardesai Hindi
Army "Main To Hoon Pagal Munda"
"De Taali"
"Ho Gayee Tiyar Hamari Army"
Anand-Milind Alka Yagnik
Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik
Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik
Hindi
Jeet "Yaara O Yaara"
"Yaara O Yaara (Sad)"
Nadeem-Shravan Alka Yagnik
Solo
Hindi
Prem Granth "Jungle Mein Sher"
"Dil Dene Ki Ruth"
"Is Duniya Men Prem Granth"
"Teri Kasam Main Hoon"
Laxmikant-Pyarelal Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Solo
Hindi
Chaahat "Chaahat Na Hoti"
"Tumne Dikhaye Aise Sapne"
Anu Malik Alka Yagnik
Solo
Hindi
1997 Hero No. 1 "Maine Paidal Se Ja Raha Tha"
"Tum Hum Pe Marte Ho"
Anand-Milind Poornima
Sadhana Sargam
Hindi
1998 Dulhe Raja "Dulhan To Jayegi (Dulhe Raja)"
"Kahan Raja Bhoj"
"Kya Lagti Hai Hai Rabba"
Anand-Milind Anuradha Paudwal
Sonu Nigam
Solo
Hindi
1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam "Doli Taro Dhol Baje" Ismail Darbar Kavita Krishnamurthy, Karsan Sagathia Hindi
Vaastav: The Reality "Har Taraf Hai Yeh Shor" Jatin-Lalit Atul Kale Hindi
2000 Chal Mere Bhai "Aaj Kal Ki Ladkiyan"
"Mere Baap Ki Beti"
Anand-Milind Sonu Nigam, Poornima, Vaijanti
Abhijeet
Hindi
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai "Kya Maine Aaj Suna" Sanjeev-Darshan Kavita Krishnamurthy Hindi
Mission Kashmir "Maaf Karo" Ehsaan Noorani Anuradha Paudwal Hindi
Khauff "Hye Hye Ye Hawa" Anu Malik Anuradha Paudwal Hindi
Bichhoo "Pyar Tu Dil Tu" Anand Raj Anand Alka Yagnik Hindi
2001 Style "Style Mein Rehne Ka" Sanjeev-Darshan Sonu Nigam Hindi
2002 Devdas "Chalak Chalak" Ismail Darbar Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal Hindi
Desh Devi "Dabe Paon Se Woh" Ismail Darbar Parthiv Gohil, Sneha Pant Hindi
Akhiyon Se Goli Maare "Dehradun Ka Chuna Lagaya"
"Ladka Mud Mud Ke Maare"
"Thumka Lagake Naachlo"
Daboo Malik
Anand-Milind
Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Sunidhi Chauhan
Alka Yagnik
Sonu Nigam, Sanjeevani
Hindi
Annarth "Dil Hai Deewana" Anand Raj Anand Pamela Jain Hindi
Chor Machaaye Shor "Kaan Ke Neeche"
"Tum Tata Ho Ya Birla"
Anu Malik Anuradha Sriram
Anuradha Sriram
Hindi
Road "Raste Raste" Sandesh Shandilya Sunidhi Chauhan Hindi
Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai "Teri Aankhen Bolti" Uttam Singh Alka Yagnik Hindi
Hum Kisise Kum Nahin "Kya Kehna"
"Main Sohni Tu Mahiwal"
Anu Malik Udit Narayan
Anuradha Paudwal, Sonu Nigam
Hindi
Maseeha "Aaya Maza Na Yaar" Anand Raj Anand Solo Hindi
2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. "Chan Chan"
"M Bole To"
Anu Malik Shreya Ghoshal
Sanjay Dutt, Prachi, Priya Mayekar
Hindi
2003 Border Hindustan Ka "Yaad Aati Hai" Dilip-Hari Kishen Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan Hindi
Parwana "Duniya Mein Aaye Ho"
"Deva Ho Deva"
Sanjeev Darshan Solo
Farid Sabri
Hindi
Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye "Hum Tere Sanam" Daboo Malik Solo Hindi
2004 Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai "Jagmug" Sandesh Shandilya K.S. Chithra Hindi
Ishq Hai Tumse "Ishq Hai Zindagi" Himesh Reshammiya Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan Hindi
Shikaar "O Jiya Kya Kiya" Anand Raj Anand Udit Narayan, Anand Raj Anand, Sunidhi Chauhan Hindi
Police Force "Maina Kunwari"
"Bholi Bhali Soorat Se"
"Maina Kunwari – 2"
Anand-Milind Poornima
Solo
Poornima
Hindi
2005 Pandit... Ek Yodha S. A. Rajkumar Hindi
Vissfoth Rituraj Hindi
2006 Meri Majboori... "Meri Majboori" Bappi Lahiri Hindi
Lage Raho Munna Bhai "Lage Raho Munna Bhai"
"Samjho Ho Hi Gaya"
Shantanu Moitra Solo
Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi
Hindi
Zinda "Yeh Hai Meri Kahani" Solo
Sanjay Dutt
Hindi
2007 Aag "Ruk Ja"
"Cha Raha"
"Jee Le"
"Dum"
Amar Mohile
Nitin Raikwar
Prasanna Shekhar
Amar Mohile
Sunidhi Chauhan
Shweta Pandit
Farhaad Bhiwandiwala
Solo
Hindi
Traffic Signal "Signal Pe" Shamir Tandon Baba Sehgal, Navin Prabhakar, Neeraja Pandit, Raj Pandit Hindi
2008 Chandramuki**Hindi Dubbed "Tota Para Para" Vidyasagar Sadhana Sargam ,Shivani Das , Manoj Mishra Hindi
Chandramuki**Hindi Dubbed "Oh Oh Sun meri baat " Vidyasagar Sadhana Sargam ,Shivani Das , Manoj Mishra Hindi
"Chandramukhi"**Hindi Dubbed " Aaja are tu aaja(Rara)" Vidyasagar Sadhana Sargam Hindi
2012 Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai "Vada Pav" Aabfm Solo Hindi
2013 Zamaanat "Kya Mohabbat Hai" Viju Shah Alka Yagnik, Javed Ali Hindi
2014 Bachchan "Latai" Jeet Ganguly Akriti Kakkar Bengali

International performances

Awards and nominations

Vinod Rathod has received nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1993 and 1994.

Filmfare Awards

References

  1. "Singer Vinod Rathod celebrated birthday | glamgold.com". glamgold.com. 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012. Singer Vinod Rathod celebrates his birthday on 13th Sept
  2. http://www.videowaphd.com

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