Welcome to the world of Kumar Sanu, a celebrated name in the realm of Indian music. With a voice that resonates through generations, Kumar Sanu has left an indelible mark on the hearts of millions around the globe. Born as Kedarnath Bhattacharya, this versatile singer has effortlessly captivated audiences with his soulful renditions, earning him numerous accolades and a special place in the annals of Bollywood music history.
Kumar Sanu’s journey in the music industry is nothing short of extraordinary. From his humble beginnings in Kolkata to becoming the voice behind countless chart-topping hits, his passion for music has been unwavering. His ability to infuse emotions into every melody he sings has made him a household name, touching the hearts of listeners across generations. Whether it’s the melancholy of love or the euphoria of romance, Kumar Sanu’s voice has the power to evoke a myriad of emotions, making him a beloved figure in the world of Indian cinema.
If an emotional song can be fit into a funny video, what is so bad about it? Kumar Sanu
The standard of music has come down. There is only screaming and shouting in songs today and I don’t want to sing such songs. Kumar Sanu
Whatever I have sung over the years, people remember the song first by the ‘dhun’ and words. Kumar Sanu
Love can’t be just one-sided. It’s always two ways. Kumar Sanu
I think the kind of togetherness and understanding between music directors and singers, and between producers and directors, is not the same anymore. Now, it’s all too professional. Kumar Sanu
I’m from a musical family. My father, Pashupati Bhattacharjee, was a great classical singer. My mother, sister, everybody was in music, and I grew up in music. Kumar Sanu
Audiences are demanding more movies like ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ Poverty in India is a very important issue that we want to highlight. Kumar Sanu
If there is no education, there will be poverty. I believe in it strongly and feel that through education we can address the issue effectively. Kumar Sanu
I feel scared going before the public and it has been like this forever. After one song is over, I feel better. Kumar Sanu
Hyderabad has always been special for me. Kumar Sanu
After following the footsteps of the greats, each singer must carve out his own identity, else he will perish. Kumar Sanu
Who says I haggled for money? If directors like Yash Chopra promised me an amount for singing ‘Tujhe dekha to yeh jana sanam’ but back-tracked once the song was a huge hit, am I to blame for asking what was due to me? Kumar Sanu
Maharashtra, Mumbai and Mumba Devi blessed me and gave me name, fame and everything else. Kumar Sanu
It’s really painful when four singers are asked to sing one track, and in the end, only one of them is kept. What about the other three artists? Kumar Sanu
People often look up to actors. It is not right on their part to do songs whose lyrics are not good. Actors have social responsibility. Kumar Sanu
I can’t even stay with my wife Saloni and my two daughters for a long span of time, as I have to travel all over the world for concerts. Kumar Sanu
When I am in Calcutta, for instance, I often charge nothing for singing for debutant directors and small producers who cannot afford to pay me. Kumar Sanu
I don’t make movies for the masses. My interest lies in portraying reality, and it gives me great satisfaction. Kumar Sanu
There are two things that I hold close to my heart. One is that I got the opportunity to playback sing for actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and second was working with playback singer Lata Mangeshkar. Kumar Sanu
It’s important to have an open mind while singing. Kumar Sanu
He should write his name as Jaan Rita Bhattacharya, not Jaan Kumar Sanu because, firstly, Ritaji has done a lot for him, and secondly, people will start comparing him with me, which is not good for him as a newcomer. I’d be the happiest father to see him successful. Kumar Sanu
I want to work for the people of Bengal. Kumar Sanu
You can’t make just foot-tapping numbers or take inspiration from Western music. Such songs won’t work. Kumar Sanu
Mumbai is not safe anymore. Kumar Sanu
Singers put emotions into songs which the actors later replicate on screen. When I know that I can also present myself well on-screen, why not do that? Kumar Sanu
I love and respect all languages of India. I have sung songs in different languages. Kumar Sanu
Music has always followed a cyclic trend. Kumar Sanu
I like to move with the times and that’s why my songs are fresh. Kumar Sanu
I managed to make an identity as a playback singer in the industry; I thought I’ll never be able to do that. Kumar Sanu
I have tremendous respect for Pakistani artistes, they are very talented, especially where music sense and melody is concerned. Kumar Sanu
My work is such that I can never be in one place for a long duration. Kumar Sanu
My reason for joining politics is not to make money, as I have enough of my own, but to help the poor. Kumar Sanu
I take it as a compliment to be compared with a legend like Kishore Kumar. Kumar Sanu
Having various types of fish in Kolkata is a must have and I am enjoying that every day for lunch and dinner. Kumar Sanu
When I receive an award it gives me more encouragement, hope and drive to go forward with my voice to sing better and better. Kumar Sanu
Our music has gotten polluted today. We are straying far from our culture. Other people are trying to grab our culture, but we are very far from our culture. Kumar Sanu
There was a time when melody was the most important feature in any song. But with time, music underwent a major transition. Kumar Sanu
Lyrics of some songs are vulgar… I feel they are not good for the society. Kumar Sanu
So, we should work on imparting quality education and make our children responsible citizens. For that, we should also come forward and do our bit. So I want to open an academic institute for the underprivileged children, where they can acquire knowledge and become responsible citizens. Kumar Sanu
Jaan would send me songs and ask me what I thought about his singing. I have always encouraged him, and I always will. He asked me to call a few industry people who I know. I called Mukesh Bhattji, Ramesh Tauraniji and a few others, and Jaan went to meet them, but now it’s up to them if they want to give him work. Kumar Sanu
All great singers copy someone else in the initial stages. Kumar Sanu
One should not promote lyrics that are vulgar. Kumar Sanu
When Mohammed Rafi was not an active playback singer, Kishore Kumar dominated the scene and vice-versa. Kumar Sanu
Hindi film songs lack poetry, and even musically, they aren’t appealing at times. Their lyrical qualities aren’t strong. I sometimes feel that singers aren’t singing, but shouting out loud. Where’s the melody? Kumar Sanu
Bollywood songs are losing their poetic value. Kumar Sanu
I have sung 14,000 songs in 22 languages. Kumar Sanu
I love to work with all composers as that gives an artist variety. Kumar Sanu
I do a lot of shows worldwide and don’t have to depend on acting to make money. I’ve been part of this industry for too long to consider that option. Kumar Sanu
My music is not only different but distinctive. Kumar Sanu
The good thing is that people have slowly started helping each other and not shunning Corona patients to a corner. Kumar Sanu
The film producers have to understand that melody is the base of Indian music – they have to come back to that. Else, we’ll have short lived chart toppers which dim on public memory that moment the film if off screens. Kumar Sanu
I like the audience to be engaged with the numbers I am singing and do not repeat my songs at any of my concerts. There are thousands of songs that I have lent my voice to with so many other singers, so why bore my audience by singing the same songs? Kumar Sanu
I specially want to work for the poor children and want to provide them with education. Kumar Sanu
I always charge for my songs and never sing for free. Kumar Sanu
Just because I have joined the BJP does not mean that I am an active BJP member. Kumar Sanu
Mainstream Bollywood music has fallen into some sort of a rut where melody, which was very important ’till the ’90s, is out of favor. Kumar Sanu
In 2012, I had joined BJP to get some help for my schools for the orphans that are run in Delhi and Kolkata. However, no help came to my school. So, I have not been in any party politics. Kumar Sanu
If the media keeps playing a bad track 500 times a day for financial reason, obviously the common listener will only end up listening to such kind of music. Kumar Sanu
I want to be part of real reality shows, but don’t want to do shows where I am told to give more points to one candidate because he/she is from a particular state. We have to judge by merit. Kumar Sanu
I feel Arijit Singh is a versatile singer. Kumar Sanu
I don’t have any ambition to become minister. Kumar Sanu
The audience will always be receptive to good music if they are provided that. Kumar Sanu
When it comes to the 1990s songs, we all can recall them by their beautiful poetry, melody and how soothing they were to the soul. Kumar Sanu
There is a lot of musical pollution in the film industry. Kumar Sanu
The fact that you have contracted Covid-19 isn’t an easy thing to deal with. I was anxious and scared too, initially. Since I was alone, the first few days were all the more difficult. I was following instructions given by doctors but somewhere I was worried given how the virus has taken many lives and the kind of damage it has done to others. Kumar Sanu
My entire family are in music and my father was a classical singer, teacher and composer. Kumar Sanu
As soon as you come to Mumbai, get a job, then start your struggle. That’s what I did. Kumar Sanu
I made my first foray into acting with a Bengali film ‘Gane Bhuban Bhariye Debo.’ Kumar Sanu
If LPs were replaced by cassettes and then audio cds and now digital media… That is inevitable. No point in lamenting. Kumar Sanu
Nowadays, people are re-making old songs and that’s good for us because the teenage audiences will get to know who the singer was and who is singing now. Kumar Sanu
Yes, Kishore Kumar inspired me, but there was no pressure. I used to copy his style initially. Kumar Sanu
Every good singer is a good actor. Kumar Sanu
I did a cameo in ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha.’ Kumar Sanu
Bengaluru is a beautiful place with a great weather and I am looking forward to seeing more of the city during my next trip. Kumar Sanu
If I get good Bollywood offers, I would love to act. Kumar Sanu
Music is what feelings sound like, and to sing a meaningfully melodious composition like ‘Suno apne dil ki’ is a rarity. Kumar Sanu
My style is simple. It is out and out melody. Kumar Sanu
My debut performance was on the railway tracks where I was asked to sing some Hindi songs in front of a mafia gang and around 20,000 more people were present. I sang in fear and danced too and luckily, they liked it. Kumar Sanu
Every singer has his or her uniqueness. Kumar Sanu
I started my career with Shatrughan Sinha’s home production ‘Aandhiyaan’ that was never completed. It was a song to be enacted by him and was composed by Jagjit Singh. Kumar Sanu
Nepotism exists everywhere. Kumar Sanu
My best work was with Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit, Anand-Milind and also Rajesh Roshan and Bappi Lahiri. Kumar Sanu
I sang at least one hit for almost every star – Dharmendra, Jeetendra and Vinod Khanna included, and several hits for all the Khans, Akshay Kumar, Rishi Kapoor and many more. Kumar Sanu
‘Hum-Tum’ is my tribute to Kishor Kumar as he is my idol. Kumar Sanu
Music has lost the stamp of originality. Kumar Sanu
In fact, when Jaan wanted to be a part of some of my live concerts, I let him join me for a few. Kumar Sanu
I have sung in many languages in my decades long career and Telugu is one of them. Kumar Sanu
Everyone knows that Badshah is my big fan, but nobody knows about me being his biggest fan! Kumar Sanu
After I remarried, I moved out of India because I did not have much work in Mumbai. But whenever I visited India, I would get in touch with my sons Jessy, Jeeko, and Jaan. Kumar Sanu
I can never stop singing… it has given me recognition and fame. Kumar Sanu
Music should change. Technically, we have come a long way – matching up to the international standard. It is good. Kumar Sanu
I feel preparation is a vital part of music as without it, the spontaneity goes haywire. Kumar Sanu
Life is uncertain, so I have learnt to enjoy each moment. Kumar Sanu
I can play character roles for sure. Kumar Sanu
I really didn’t like the songs that were being offered to me. There was no melody and no meaning to them. That’s why I have not been singing in Bollywood for a while. Kumar Sanu
I made it clear to myself at least 50 times that I am neither associated with any party nor do I have any transaction with any party. I have only one party, which is music party. Kumar Sanu
It has always been my dream to open a school for the poor children in the city who drop out of school due to financial problems. Kumar Sanu
If melody is going out of our songs, if meaning of lyrics are getting trivialized, if golden voice is missing from our music and bad content creeps in, all of us should fight it together to stem the rot. Kumar Sanu
I am the fastest singer in our industry. Kumar Sanu
Frankly, I have no interest in politics. Kumar Sanu
