Happy Birthday Udit Narayan

Udit Narayan, who has been ruling the Hindi film music industry with his graceful voice for over three decades turns 63 years today.

One of the most prominent Bollywood singers throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Udit Narayan has sung in numerous films and in many different languages. Born in a small village named Bharadah in Nepal, his initial years were full of struggles and he started off his career with a brief stint with the Nepal Radio. He used to sing Nepali and Bhojpuri songs during the 1970's.

In the year 1980, he got his break to sing in a Hindi film when music director Rajesh Roshan offered him to sing in the film ‘Unees Bees’. It was a big thing for Udit, as he got an opportunity to sing his debut song with the great singer Mohammed Rafi. He was noticed but his real big break came in the year 1988. He sang a very famous song “Papa Kehte Hain” from the movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, which went on to become that year’s biggest hit. This song gave him instant stardom and he went on to bag his first Filmfare award.