


The movie as well as the songs were a grand success. Kumar Sanu got his major break when Gulshan Kumar with music directors Nadeem and Shravan gave him chance to sing most of the songs of movie Aashiqui (1990), songs were recorded earlier for an album and later movie was made around the songs. Sanu with Shravan Rathod and Thakur Doultani Significant collaborations Nadeem–Shravan He won 5 back to back Filmfare awards for singing, between 19. His next Filmfare Awards came for songs in the movies Saajan (1991), Deewana (1992), Baazigar (1993) and 1942: A Love Story (1994). He won the first of his record five consecutive Filmfare Awards as Best Male Playback Singer. Sanu then relocated to Mumbai, where Kalyanji-Anandji gave him a chance to sing in the film Jaadugar.įor the 1990 film Aashiqui, music directors Nadeem-Shravan got Sanu to sing all but one of the songs. On their suggestion, Sanu changed his name from "Kedarnath Bhattacharya" to "Kumar Sanu" after his idol Kishore Kumar. In 1989 September 23, Jagjit Singh introduced Kumar Sanu to Kalyanji in Vimal Bunglow, Mumbai.

Sanu had his first major Bollywood song in Hero Hiralal (1989). In 1986, he got Bangladeshi film Tin Kanya, directed by Shibli Sadiq. Kumar Sanu started his playback career, as Sanu Bhattacharya. Main article: Kumar Sanu discography and filmography Now the Owner of this House is Mr.Rajendra Chaurasia, A native of Chapra, Bihar. Kumar Sanu lived at Panchanan tala at Gopal Bose Lane in Sinthi area at North Kolkata. The two and Sanu's elder sister lived in the Sinthee area of Calcutta (now Kolkata) near Biswanath Park. His father's village was in Hasara of Srinagar Upozila in Bikrampur (Now Munshiganj district), East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh). Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer.
