Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota is the bhajan singer of the cassette age: Aisi Lagi Lagan (Meera's), Rang De Chunariya, Jag Mein Sundar Hain Do Naam, Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini and Main Nahin Makhan Khayo play in temples and homes across India, and he sang ghazals — Tumhare Shehar Ka Mausam — with the same even warmth.
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Life
He was born in Nainital in 1953, son of the bhajan singer Purushottam Das Jalota, trained at Bhatkhande in Lucknow, sang in the All India Radio chorus, and from the late 1970s recorded bhajan and ghazal albums that sold in enormous numbers through the 1980s; he received the Padma Shri in 2012 and continues to perform.
The voice
A smooth, rounded, unforced baritone, perfectly tuned and kindly, with the gentle swing of the kirtan rather than the weight of the classical stage.
Composers
- His own settings
- Traditional
Sang with
Honours
Padma Shri (2012)
More film songs 5 songs, by year
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Devotional and patriotic 8
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