Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955)[1] is a playback singer who works in Bollywood and whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi language, Nepali and Bollywood movies. Besides Nepali and Hindi, he has sung in 36 languages. He has won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. He is the only male singer in the history of the Filmfare Awards to have won over three decades (winning in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s). Udit Narayan was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 [2] and, in 2016, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, an honour that has so far been awarded to only a handful of singers, in recognition of his achievements in various film industries across India.[3] He was also awarded the Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu by the late King of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in 2001 and Chitragupta Cineyatra Samman 2015 for Bhojpuri Cinema.[4] He has sung over 25000 songs over 36 languages as many as 21 of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time".[5]
Bollywood selected discography
| Year | Film | Song name(s) | Music Director(s) | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unees-Bees | "Mil Gaya" | Rajesh Roshan | Mohammed Rafi, Usha Mangeshkar | |
| 1981 | Sannata | "Sun Jaane Jaa" | Rajesh Roshan | Alka Yagnik | |
| 1983 | Bade Dil Wala | "Jeevan Ke Din" | R D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar, Baby Preeti | |
| 1983 | Kehdo Pyar Hai | "O Bindiya Tum Humse Keh Do Pyar Hai" | Bappi Lahiri | Kishore Kumar, Suresh Wadkar | |
| 1986 | Tan-Badan | "Meri Nayi Bansi Ki Dhun" | Anand Milind | Solo | |
| 1988 | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | "Ae Mere Humsafar", "Papa Kehte Hai" | Anand–Milind | Alka Yagnik, Solo | |
| Pyaar Ka Mandir | "Log Jahan Par Rehte Hain" | Laxmikant Pyarelal | Mohammad Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Suresh Wadkar | ||
| 1989 | Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka | "Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka", "Na Jaane Kyun Main Bekraar" | Anand–Milind | Anuradha Paudwal | |
| 1990 | Dil | "Mujhe Need Na Aye", "Hum Ne Ghar Choda Hai", "Hum Pyar Karne Wale" | Anand–Milind | Anuradha Paudwal, Sadhana Sargam | |
| Aashiqui | "Mera Dil Tere Liye Dhadakta Hai" | Nadeem-Shravan | Anuradha Paudwal | ||
| 1991 | Hum | "Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyar Hum" | Laxmikant–Pyarelal | Sudesh Bhosle, Mohammad Aziz | |
| Phool Aur Kaante | "I Love You" | Nadeem-Shravan | Alisha Chinai | ||
| Yaara Dildara | "Bin Tere Sanam Mar Mitenge Hum", "Tum Hi Hamari Ho Manzil" | Jatin–Lalit | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal | ||
| Narsimha | "Hum Se Tum Dosti Kar Lo" | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Alka Yagnik | ||
| 1992 | Beta | "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga", "Koyal Si Teri Boli" | Anand–Milind | Anuradha Paudwal | |
| Chamatkar | "Jawani Deewani" | Anu Malik | Anu Malik, Poornima | ||
| Vishwatma | "Aankhon Mein Hai Kya", "Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya" | Viju Shah | Alka Yagnik, Mohammad Aziz, Amit Kumar, Sapna Mukherjee | ||
| Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | "Pehla Nasha", "Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar" | Jatin–Lalit | Sadhana Sargam, Jatin, Lalit | ||
| 1993 | Anari | "Phoolo Sa Chera Tera", "Rona Chahe Ro Na Paaye" | Anand–Milind | ||
| Darr | "Jaadu Teri Nazar", "Tu Mere Samne" | Shiv-Hari | Solo, Lata Mangeshkar | ||
| Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | "Dewaana Dil Dewaana" | Jatin–Lalit | Amit Kumar | ||
| 1994 | Mohra | "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast", "Tip Tip Barsa Paani" | Viju Shah | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik | |
| 1995 | Rangeela | "Kya Karen Ke Na Karen", "Yaroon Sun Lo Zara" | A.R. Rahman | Solo, Chitra | |
| Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge | "Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane", "Ho Gaya Hai Tujko To Pyar Sajna", "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" | Jatin–Lalit | Solo, Lata Mangeshkar | ||
| Akele Hum Akele Tum | "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya" | Anu Malik | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Ram Jaane | "Ram Jaane" | Anu Malik | Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam | ||
| 1996 | Raja Hindustani | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein", "Pardesi Pardesi", "Kitna Pyaara Tujhe Rab Ne" | Nadeem-Shravan | Solo, Sapna Awasthi, Alka Yagnik | |
| Diljale | "Ho Nahin Sakta" | Anu Malik | Solo | ||
| Khamoshi | "Jaana Suno Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain", "Saagar Kinare Bhi Do Dil Hain Pyaase" | Jatin–Lalit | Solo, Sulakshana Pandit, Jatin Pandit | ||
| 1997 | Mohabbat | "Dil Ki Dhadkan Kehti Hai" | Nadeem-Shravan | Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| Ishq | "Ishq Hua Kaise Hua", "Dekho Dekho Jaanam", "Neend Churai Meri" | Anu Malik | Vibha Sharma, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy | ||
| Dil To Pagal Hai | "Dil To Pagal Hai", "Bholi Si Surat", "Are Re Are" | Uttam Singh | Lata Mangeshkar | ||
| Hero No. 1 | "Sona Kitna Sona Hai", "Mohabbat Ki Nahin Jati" | Anand–Milind | Poornima, Sadhana Sargam | ||
| 1998 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | "Koi Mil Gaya", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai", "Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana", "Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayee" | Jatin–Lalit | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Manpreet Akhtar | |
| Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | "Is Dil Mein Kya Hai" | Jatin–Lalit | Lata Mangeshkar | ||
| Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | "Deewana Main Chala", "Chhad Zid Karna", "Oh Baby... Ho Gaya So Ho Gaya" | Jatin–Lalit, Himesh Reshammiya | Solo, Anuradh Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy | ||
| Kudrat | "Aaj Hoke Rahe Apna Milan", "Deewane Do Dil Mile" | Rajesh Roshan | Preeti Uttam, Alka Yagnik | ||
| Dil Se.. | "E Ajnabi" | A.R. Rahman | Mahalakshmi Iyer | ||
| 1999 | Mann | "Mera Mann", "Chaha Hai Tujko", "Khushiyan Aur Gham", "Nasha Ye Pyar Ka Nasha" | Sanjeev-Darshan | Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam, Anuradha Paudwal | |
| Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Ismail Darbar | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Taal | "Taal Se Taal Mila" | A.R. Rahman | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Hum Saath-Saath Hain | "Chhote Chhote Bhaiyon Ke", "Mhare Hiwda", "Hum Saath-Saath Hain" | Raam Laxman | Hariharan, Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik | ||
| Dil Kya Kare | "Dil Kya Kare", "Do Dilon Di" | Jatin–Lalit | Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal | ||
| Jaanam Samjha Karo | "Chandni Aaya Hai Tera Deewana" | Anu Malik | Solo | ||
| 2000 | Dhadkan | "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se", "Na Na Karte Pyar" | Nadeem-Shravan | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu | |
| Mission Kashmir | "Chupke Se Sun", "Socho Ke Jheelon Ka" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega", "Dil Dil Deewana" | Anu Malik | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai", "Pyaar Ki Kashti Mein" | Rajesh Roshan | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Mohabbatein | "Soni Soni", "Humko Humise Chura Lo", "Zinda Rehti Hai Mohabbatein", "Aankhein Khuli" | Jatin–Lalit | Jaspinder Narula, Lata Mangeshkar, Shweta Pandit | ||
| 2001 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | "Bole Chudiyan", "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah" | Jatin–Lalit | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | |
| Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat", "Jab Tujhe Maine Dekha" | Viju Shah | Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam | ||
| Gadar | "Main Nikla", "Udhja Kaale Kawwa" | Uttam Singh | Solo; Alka Yagnik, Nihar S | ||
| Lagaan | "Radha Kaise Na Jale", "Mitwa", "Ghanan Ghanan", "O Ri Chori" | A.R. Rahman | Asha Bhosle, Vaishali, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Srinivas, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Vasundhara Das | ||
| Chori Chori Chupke Chupke | "Dekhne Waalon Ne" | Anu Malik | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Dil Chahta Hai | "Jaane Kyon" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Alka Yagnik | ||
| 2002 | Devdas | "Chhalak Chhalak", "Woh Chand Jasi", Hamesha Tumko Chaaha | Ismail Darbar | Vinod Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| Kranti | "Dil Mein Dard Sa Jaga Hai" | Jatin-Lalit | Anand Bakshi | Alka Yagnik | |
| Raaz | "Jo Bhi Kasmein" | Nadeem-Shravan | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Yeh Hai Jalwa | "Dhire Dhire", "Chuudi Khankayi Re" | Himesh Reshammiya | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Kasoor | "Kitna Bechain Hoke", "Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum" | Nadeem-Shravan | Alka Yagnik | ||
| 2003 | Tere Naam | "Tumse Milna", "Tere Naam", "Chand", "O Jaana" | Himesh Reshammiya | Alka Yagnik, Shaan, Kamaal Khan, KK | |
| Koi... Mil Gaya | "Koi Mil Gaya", "Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala" | Rajesh Roshan | K.S. Chitra, Alka Yagnik | ||
| Chalte Chalte | "Dagriya Chalo" | Jatin–Lalit, Aadesh Shrivastava | Alka Yagnik | ||
| 2004 | Aabra Ka Daabra | "Chutkan Gang" | Himesh Reshammiya | ||
| Aan: Men at Work | "Hamate Baad" | Anu Malik | |||
| Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | "Ab Tumhare Hawale" | ||||
| "Ab Tumhare Hawale"(Version ll) | |||||
| "Humein Tumse Hua" | |||||
| "Mere Sarpe Dupatta" | |||||
| Aetbaar | "Chhodo Chhodo" | Rajesh Roshan | |||
| Agnipankh | "Mera Dil Fida Hai Tujhpe"(Version) | Pritam | |||
| "Mera Dil Fida Hai Tujhpe"(Version ll) | |||||
| Aitraaz | "Aankhen Bandh Karke" | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| "Tala Tum Tala Tum" | |||||
| "Woh Tassavvur" | |||||
| "Nazar Aa Raha Hai" | |||||
| "Aankhen Bandh Karke"(Remix) | |||||
| "Tala Tum Tala Tum"(Remix) | |||||
| "Woh Tassavvur"(Remix) | |||||
| "Nazar Aa Raha Hai"(Remix) | |||||
| Asambhav | "Teri Dekh Dekh Ladkaiyan" | Viju Shah | |||
| Bardaasht | "Silsile Mulaqaton Ke" | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| "Dil Mera Dil Na Maane" | |||||
| Chameli | "Jaane Kyon Humko"(Duet) | Sandesh Shandilya | |||
| Deewaar | "Chaliye Va Chaliye" | Aadesh Shrivastava | |||
| "Todenge Deewaar Hum" | |||||
| Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maara | "Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maata"(Duet) | Nikhil–Vinay | |||
| "Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maata"(Male) | |||||
| Dil Maange More | "Maine Chun Liya" | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa | "Bindiya Chamakne" | ||||
| "Meri Nas Nas Mein" | |||||
| Fida | "Aaja Ve Mahi" | Anu Malik | |||
| "Nazar Nazar" | |||||
| "Dil Mera Na Aur" | |||||
| "Ek Tu Hai" | |||||
| "Ye Dil Jigar Jhuki Nazar" | |||||
| Garv: Pride & Honour | "Hum Tumko Nigahon Mein" | Sajid–Wajid | |||
| 2005 | Anjaane | "O Maahive Re O Maahive" | Himesh Reshammiya | Alka Yagnik | |
| Barsaat | "Chori Chori" | Nadeem–Shravan | Alka Yagnik, Sapna Awasthi | ||
| Bewafaa | "Ek Dilruba Hai" | ||||
| Blackmail | "Akhiyaan Lada Jaa" | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| "Kaun Kehata Hai" | |||||
| "Akhiyaan Lada Jaa" | |||||
| Mangal Pandey: The Rising | "Holi Re" | A. R. Rahman | |||
| Rog | "Khoobsoorat" | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| 2006 | Don: The Chase Begins Again | "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Solo | |
| Vivah | "Do Anjane Ajnabi", "Mujhe Haq Hai", "Milan Abhi Adha Adhura Hai" | Ravindra Jain | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| 2007 | Partner | "Do U Wanna Partner" | Sajid–Wajid | Shaan, Sajid–Wajid, Suzanne D'Mello | |
| Om Shanti Om | "Deewangi Deewangi" | Vishal–Shekhar | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena | ||
| 2008 | Tashan | "Falak Tak Chal Saath Meray", "Dil Dance Maare" | Vishal–Shekhar | Mahalakshmi Iyer; Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh | |
| God Tussi Great Ho | "Lal Chunariya" | Sajid–Wajid | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Mere Baap Pehle Aap | "Main Hawaon Ke" | Tauseef Akhtar | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Gumnaam – The Mystery | "Mohabbat Hai Tumse", "Mohabbat Se Zyada" | Nadeem-Shravan | Monica Nath, Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| 2009 | What's Your Raashee? | "Sau Janam" | Sohail Sen | Madhushree, Sohail Sen | |
| Blue | "Yaar Mila Tha" | A.R. Rahman | Madhushree | ||
| 2010 | Life Express | "Pyar Ka Namak" | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Isi Life Mein | "Tum Darshan Hum Naina", "Apna Kaun Paraya Kauna" | Solo | |||
| Four Friends | "Yeh Dosti" | Shankar Mahadevan | |||
| 2011 | When Harry Tries to Marry | "Dulhe Raja" | Madhushree | ||
| Tum Hi To Ho | "Dil Ne Mere Dil Ne" | Anand–Milind | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Shivam | "Khoye Se Hum Khoye Se Tum", | Alka Yagnik | |||
| College Campus | "Dum Bhar Na Dum Lenge"
"Ishq Mein Ruswai Bhi" |
Atul / Lyrics-Sahil Sultanpuri | Vinod Rathod, Manjeera
Fareed Sabri | ||
| 2012 | Agneepath | "Gun Gun Guna" | Ajay–Atul | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| Joker | "Jugnu" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Solo | ||
| Rang (Album) | "Khuda Ki Kasam" | Nadeem Shravan | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Student of the Year | "Radha" | Vishal–Shekhar | Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani | ||
| The Real Life Of Mandi | "Bahon Mein Bahon Ko" | Dinesh Arjuna | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Akkad Bakkad Bambe Bo | "Ya Habibi" | Harish Mangoli | Sunidhi Chauhan | ||
| 2013 | Rajdhani Express | "Karte Hain Dil Se" | Lahu Madhav, Ritesh Nalini | Solo | |
| Gunja – A wonder Girl | "Manjhi Re Manjhi Re" | Abuzar | Solo | ||
| Deewana Main Deewana | "Ek Haseena Ek Deewana", "Judaa Na Honge Hum" | Anand Raj Anand, Bappi Lahiri | Anuradha Paudwal, Sadhana Sargam | ||
| ABCD – Any Body Can Dance | "Psycho Re" | Sachin Jigar | Mika Singh | ||
| Beehad – The Ravines | Neta Hai Bhai Neta Hai | Ravindra Jain | Vinod Rathod | ||
| Bombay Talkies | Bombay Talkies | Amit Trivedi | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan, Sukhwinder Singh, KK, Mohit Chauhan | ||
| Gippi | Naam Baby Se Baby Doll Hui Gava | Vishal–Shekhar | Sukhwinder Singh | ||
| 2014 | Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania | "Daingad Daingad " | Sachin–Jigar | Sachin–Jigar, Divya Kumar, Akriti Kakkar, Pratibha Baghel, Deepali Sathe, Niharika Sinha | |
| Bazaar-E-Husn | "Pyaar Ki Duniya Basai Hai" | Mohammed Zahur Khayyam | Kavita Krishnamurthy | ||
| Entertainment | "Teri Mahima Aprampar" | Sachin–Jigar | Anushka Manchanda | ||
| Life is Beautiful! | "Manzilein" | John Hunt | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Kill Dil | "Daiyaa Maiyaa" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Shankar Mahadevan, Rasika Shekar, & Jaaved Jaffrey | ||
| Money Back Guarantee | "Inke Lane Gaye The" | Sunil Pal | Sunil Pal | ||
| 2015 | Hey Bro | "Birju" | Nitz ‘N’ Sony | Mika Singh | |
| Lateef | "Chain Milta Nahien" | Yasin Darbar | Sadhna Singh, Shahid Mallya | ||
| Guddu Ki Gun | "Bihari Valentine" | Raju Sardar | Solo | ||
| Moonlight Whispers (Album) | "Raat Bhar Chand", "Toota Tara", "Zindagi Ki Baat Thi" | Vivek Prakash | Solo, Mahalaxmi Iyer | ||
| 2016 | Jai Gangaajal | "Joganiya" | Salim–Sulaiman | Solo | |
| Anna (2016 film) | "Annapurna Dharti" | Ravindra Jain | Solo | ||
| Brahmand Nayak Sai Baba | "Brahmand Nayak Sai Baba", "Toote To Toote Khilone", "Utho Sai Ankh Kholo" | Solo, Suresh Wadkar, Kunal Ganjawala | |||
| 2017 | Machine | "Cheez Badi" | Tanishk Bagchi | Neha Kakkar | |
| 2018 | Love Per Square Foot | "Ishq Mein Bajti Hai Ghanti" | Sohail Sen | Solo | |
| Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi | "Kudiye Ni Tere" | Sohail Sen | Shivangi Bhayana | ||
| Loveratri | "Dholida" | Tanishk Bagchi | Palak Muchhal, Neha Kakkar, Raja Hasan | ||
| 2019 | Rangeela Raja | "Dholi Dol Baja" | Ishwar Kumar | Shreya Ghoshal, Dev Negi, Ishwar Kumar | |
| Super 30 | "Jugraafiya" | Ajay–Atul | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | "Jaago Narsimha Jaago Re" | Amit Trivedi | Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan | ||
| Rizwan | "Aaao Sabko Sikhlaye" | Sohail Sen | solo | ||
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | "Sabse Aage Honge Hindustani (Remake)" | Harsh Upadhyay | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| Sooryavanshi | "Tip Tip Barsa Paani (Remake)" | Tanishk Bagchi | Alka Yagnik | ||
| Coolie No. 1 (2020 film) | "Mummy Kassam" | Tanishk Bagchi | Monali Thakur, Ikka Singh | ||
| 2021 | Kaagaz | "Bailgaadi" | Pravesh Mallick | Alka Yagnik | |
| Om Namah Shivay- from T-series | "OM Namah Shivay" | Anis ali sabri | Solo | ||
| Taareef | "Title Song" | Anuj Bhatt | Solo | ||
| Itwaar-short film | "Mann bhala toh sab bhala" | Shantanu Sudame | solo | ||
| Bhuj: The Pride of India | Rammo Rammo | Tanishk Bagchi | Neeti Mohan, Palak Muchhal | ||
| Bhavai | "Mohe Ram Rang Rang De" | Shabbir Ahmed | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| 2023 | Selfiee | "Main Khiladi Tu Anari 2.O" | Rashmi Virag | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | |
| A winter tale at Shimla | TBA | Avik Dutta | TBA | ||
| Gadar 2 | "Udd Jaa Kaale Kaava", "Main nikla gaddi leke","Udd Jaa Kaale Kaava(Climax version)" | Mithoon | Alka Yagnik,Aditya Narayan, Jubin Nautiyal | ||
1999 International khiladi "yaar maine ek sapna dekha" solo aadesh shrivastav
2004 madhoshi " o jaane jaana " sadhna sargam roop Kumar rathore
2005 Garam Masala "falak dekhoon (reprise)" pritam
2008 black & white "yeh hindostan hai" sukhvinder Singh
2003 chupke se "koi to ho" unknown
2004 dil mange more "Maine chun liya" shreya ghoshal himesh reshmiyya
2003 dil pardesi ho gaya "tu kaun kaha se" usha khanna
See also
References
- ↑ "Aditya bakes a cake for father Udit Narayan on birthday". Mid-Day. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Seven years after Padma Shree, Udit Narayan honoured with Padma Bhushan".
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Udit Narayan to receive India's Padma Bhushan".
- ↑ BBC. "BBC - Asian Network - Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time". www.bbc.co.uk.
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