After that, he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree at Wilson College and St Xavier's college, Mumbai and started training in Indian classical vocal music under the tutelage of Master Navrang. įour years later he joined the Sangeet Natya Academy in Rajkot and learned the nuances of playing the tabla. His first stage performance was during the Sino-Indian War, when he sang " Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" and was given Rs. Pankaj Udhas' older brother, Manhar Udhas was a stage performer that aided Pankaj in his introduction to musical performance. Your colour is like silver, your hair is like gold) was sung by Pankaj Udhas. Career Ī song titled Chandi Jaisa Rang hai tera, sone jaise bal (i.e. Udhas then moved to Mumbai to train under the tutelage of Navrang Nagpurkar, a singer from the Gwalior Gharana.
Udhas initially enrolled himself to learn the tabla but later began learning Hindustani vocal classical music from Ghulam Qadir Khan Sahab. Seeing his and his brothers' interest in music, his father enrolled them at the Sangeet Academy in Rajkot. When Udhas was a child, his father would play the dilruba, a stringed instrument. His father, Keshubhai Udhas, was a government servant and had met the renowned veena player, Abdul Karim Khan, who taught him to play the dilruba. His grandfather was the first graduate from the village and went on to become the Diwan (revenue minister) of the Bhavnagar State. Udhas' family hails from a town named Charkhadi near Rajkot and were zamindars ( transl. His family moved to Mumbai and Pankaj attended St. His second elder brother Nirmal Udhas is also a well-known Ghazal Singer and was the first of the three brothers to start singing in the family. His eldest brother Manhar Udhas achieved some success as a Hindi playback singer in Bollywood films. His parents are Keshubhai Udhas and Jituben Udhas. He is the youngest of the three brothers. Pankaj Udhas was born in Jetpur in Gujarat. His brothers Nirmal Udhas and Manhar Udhas are also singers. In 2006, Pankaj Udhas was awarded Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. Albums and live concerts around the globe brought him fame as a singer. He did playback singing for many Hindi films after that. Udhas rose to further fame for singing in the 1986 film Naam, in which his song "Chitthi Aayee Hai" (the letter has arrived) became an instant hit. After his success as a ghazal singer, he was invited to appear and sing for a film by Mahesh Bhatt, Naam. He started his career with a release of a ghazal album titled Aahat in 1980 and subsequently recorded many hits like Mukarar in 1981, Tarrannum in 1982, Mehfil in 1983, Pankaj Udhas Live at Royal Albert Hall in 1984, Nayaab in 1985 and Aafreen in 1986. Pankaj Udhas (born ) is an Indian ghazal and playback singer. Vocals, Harmonium, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Tabla Jetpur, Saurashtra, India (present-day Gujarat)
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