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Abhijeet Bhattacharya Birthday: Abhijeet Bhattacharya’s voice had made Shahrukh Khan’s romantic songs immortal. In the 90s, the pair started a new era of romance in Bollywood.
In the era of romantic songs of Bollywood, Abhijeet Bhattacharya’s voice played an important role in making Shahrukh Khan’s onscreen romance even more captivating. His melodious voice made Shahrukh’s songs come alive and made a place in the hearts of the audience for a long time. Shahrukh’s romantic songs were considered incomplete without Abhijeet’s voice. This is the reason why Abhijeet played an important role in Shahrukh Khan becoming the king of romance.
The phone that changed life
In 1981, Abhijeet moved to Mumbai to study Chartered Accountancy, but his heart was always in music. After coming to Mumbai, his career gradually moved towards singing. At that time he got a call from a very special person, which proved to be the turning point of his life. Famous musician R.D. Burman offered him to sing for Dev Anand’s son’s film ‘Anand Aur Anand’. With this opportunity, Abhijeet entered the world of Bollywood.
Songs sung for these films
Abhijeet sang the song ‘Prem Doot Aaya’ for the film ‘Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye’ in 1983. In his initial years he got many small projects. Then in the 1990s his career flourished tremendously. He gave hit songs like ‘Vaada Raha Sanam’, which was filmed on Akshay Kumar and made a place in the hearts of the audience. After this, he lent his voice in many superhit films, like ‘Khiladi’, ‘Sholay Aur Shabnam’, ‘Raja Babu’, ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’, ‘Darr’, ‘Teesra Kaun’, and ‘Phool Aur Angar’.
Become the voice of Shahrukh Khan
Abhijeet’s coordination with Shahrukh Khan was very special. His voice gave life to the songs in Shahrukh’s films. He lent his voice for Shahrukh in films like ‘Main Koi Aisa Geet…’, ‘Woh Ladki Jo Sabse Alag Hai’, ‘Chalte Chalte’, ‘Main Hoon Na’, ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’, ‘Anjaam’, ‘Josh’, and ‘Badshah’. His songs became so popular that people started associating Shahrukh’s romantic style with Abhijeet’s voice.
Played a big role in making Shahrukh the king of romance
Abhijeet played a big role in making Shahrukh the king of romance with his style and sweetness. Abhijeet also received many awards for his excellent contribution. He received the Filmfare Award for ‘Main Koi Aisa Geet…’. Apart from Bollywood, he also sang songs in Bengali films and did many stage shows.
gradually disappear
With changing times, Abhijeet’s activity in Bollywood decreased. After 2010, he started getting less big projects. He maintained his presence by becoming a judge in concerts and reality shows. His voice is still alive in the hearts of the listeners and the magic of Shahrukh Khan’s romantic songs seems incomplete without him.
Varsha, working as Senior Sub Editor in News 18 Hindi, has 8 years of experience in digital media. His expertise is in entertainment reporting, writing, film reviews, interviews and analysis. Varsha from Jamia…read more
Varsha, working as Senior Sub Editor in News 18 Hindi, has 8 years of experience in digital media. His expertise is in entertainment reporting, writing, film reviews, interviews and analysis. Varsha from Jamia… read more
