Sanjeev Abhyankar
Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 5 October 1969) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana. Trained under Pandit Jasraj, he was a child prodigy and started his singing career at age 11. Since then has recorded over 60 solo albums and performed in over 200 cities across the world.
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Sanjeev Abhyankar
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- Name
- Pt.
- Birth Name
- Sanjeev Abhyankar
- Born
- 5 October 1969
- Birthplace
- Pune, India
- Occupation
- Indian Classical and Devotional Singer
- Nationality
- India
- Fields
- fantasy
- Education
- Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya
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Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 5 October 1969) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana. Trained under Pandit Jasraj, he was a child prodigy and started his singing career at age 11. Since then has recorded over 60 solo albums and performed in over 200 cities across the world.
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He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1999 for his song, Suno Re Bhaila, in the Hindi film, Godmother and also the Kumar Gandharva National Award 2008 from the Govt. Of Madhya Pradesh for sustained excellence in the field of Classical Arts.
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• Name — Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar • Birth Name — Sanjeev Abhyankar • Born — 5 October 1969 • Birthplace — Pune, India • Instrument — Vocal • Genre — Khayal, Bhajans • Occupation — Indian Classical and Devotional Singer • Years Active — 1980–1983, 1989–present • Website — http: www.sanjeevabhyankar.com
Early life and musical training
Early life and musical training
Abhyankar was born in Pune, India to Shobha Abhyankar, a musicologist and teacher of the Mewati Gharana. He started learning Hindustani classical music at the age of eight, groomed by his mother, followed by his guru Pandit Gangadharbua Pimpalkhare of the Gwalior Gharana and later from Pandit Jasraj (Mewati Gharana).
Career
Career
Abhyankar rendered his first stage performance in Mumbai at the age of 11 in 1981. Sanjeev has given vocal for Essence of Life, a dance group conceptualized by Dega Deva Kumar Reddy to spread Jiddu Krishnamurti's teachings across India.
Film discography
• Tum Gaye (with Lata Mangeshkar), Maachis [1996] • Yeh Hai Shaan Banaras Ki, Banaras (2005) • Lai Ja Re Badra, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000) • Sada Sumiran Karle, Dashavatar (2008) • Suno Re Suno Re Bhayina Ke, Godmother (1998) • Rukhe Naina, Maqbool (2003) • Tu Astis Tar, Coffee Ani Barach Kahi (2015)
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Awards
• 1998: National Film Award: Best Male Playback Singer: Godmother ("Suno Re Bhaila") • 2009: Kumar Gandharva Samman
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- 1.Sanjeev Abhyankar to enchant with meditative music this Friday. Gulf Times. September 22, 2019.
- 2.Jasrangi: Sanjeev Abhyankar & Ashwini Bhide Deshpande. The Hindu. November 22, 2021.
- 3.Sanjeev Abhyankar Profile
- 4.'Music is a gateway to connect to our spiritual self': Vocalist Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar. SBS Australia. 6 March 2024.
- 5.The Hindu, 8 December 2006.
- 6.A Melange of Mediums. The New Indian Express. 14 August 2014.
- 7.Directorate of Film Festivals. 46th National Film Awards.
- 8.This Week, That Year: Godmother who hit a sixer. Mumbai Mirror. September 20, 2018.
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