Sanjeev Abhyankar
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Birth name | Sanjeev Abhyankar |
Born | Pune, India | 5 October 1969
Genres | Khayal, Bhajans |
Occupation(s) | Indian Classical and Devotional Singer |
Instrument | Vocal |
Years active | 1980–1983, 1989–present |
Website | http://www.sanjeevabhyankar.com |
Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 1969) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana.[1] He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1999 for his song, Suno Re Bhaila, in the Hindi film, Godmother[citation needed] and also the Kumar Gandharva National Award 2008 from the Govt of Madhya Pradesh for sustained excellence in the field of Classical Arts.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Sanjeev Abhyankar was born on 5 October 1969 in Pune, India to Shobha Abhyankar. He started learning Hindustani classical music at the age of eight, groomed by his mother and his guru Pimpalkhare and later from Pandit Jasraj.[2]
Singing career
[edit]Abhyankar rendered his first stage performance in Mumbai at the age of 11 in 1981.[3] Sanjeev has given vocal for Essence of Life, a dance group conceptualized by Dega Deva Kumar Reddy to spread Jiddu Krishnamurti's teachings across India.[4]
Film discography
[edit]- Tum Gaye (with Lata Mangeshkar), Maachis [1996]
- Yeh Hai Shaan Banaras Ki, Banaras (2005)
- Lai Ja Re Badra, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000)
- Sada Sumiran Karle, Dashavatar (2008)
- Suno Re Suno Re Bhayina Ke, Godmother (1998)
- Rukhe Naina, Maqbool (2003)
- Tu Astis Tar, Coffee Ani Barach Kahi (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ Sanjeev Abhyankar
- ^ Sanjeev Abhyankar Profile Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A flight of his own[usurped] The Hindu, 8 December 2006.
- ^ "A Melange of Mediums". The New Indian Express. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1969 births
- Living people
- Hindustani singers
- Indian male playback singers
- Mewati gharana
- Singers from Pune
- Marathi people
- Marathi-language singers
- Bhajan singers
- Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award winners
- 20th-century Indian male singers
- 20th-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian male singers
- 21st-century Indian singers