Pankaj Udhas

Name: Pankaj Udhas
Birthday: Tuesday, April 17, 1951
Star Sign : Aries











BIOGRAPHY

Pankaj Udhas is a pre-eminent Ghazal singer in India. He is credited with bringing this unique singing style where Urdu verses of poets are set to music to the mass audience across the country along with other musicians like Jagjit Singh and Talat Aziz.

Pankaj Udhas was born on 17 April 1951 in Jetpur in the Gujarat State in India. His older brother Manhar Udhas achieved some success as a Hindi payback singer in Bollywood movies. His family movied to Bombay and Pankaj attended St. Xavier's College in Bombay, graduating with a degree in Arts.

Pankaj was first noticed as a professional singer in the film Naam in 1986, in which his song Chthi Aai Hai became an instant hit. He recorded several albums since that time and toured the world as an accomplished Ghazal singer. He has also composed music for many films and performed as a playback singer for others.