Vinod Rathod

Rathod worked across singer and musician. This article rests on 60 catalogued compositions, 4 issued recordings and 1 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Vinod Rathod • Born — 12 September 1962 • Birthplace — Bombay (presentday Mumbai), Maharashtra, India • Genre — Playback singing • Occupation — Singer, performer • Years Active — 1987–2013 • Website — http: vinodrathod.co.in

His career started when Usha Khanna after listening to his voice in a cassette called him in April 1986, to sing a qawwali, "Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera, Koi Shamma To Jala De" in Do Yaar. Mohammed Aziz was his co-singer. Vinod recorded no less than 40 songs for the composer, and also sang for composers like Ajay Swami and Surinder Kohli in his struggle phase. His TV serial title song, "Yeh Jeevan Hai Akash Ganga" for the serial Akash Ganga proved very successful amongst viewers. He entered the big films league when composers Shiv-Hari called him to record "Baadal Pe Chalke Aa" with Lata Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadekar which proved popular and "Zindagi Har Janam Pyar Ki Dastan" with Lata Mangeshkar in Yash Chopra's Vijay in 1988 proved to be a greater success. Vinod was the voice of Rishi Kapoor in this multi-starer film. He then sang for Rishi-Yash-Shiv-Hari again in Chandni in 1989. This song, "Parbat Se Kaali Ghata Takrai" with Asha Bhosle also proved a hit along with "Sheharon Mein Ek Shehar Suna" with Lata Mangeshkar. However, he got his real break in 1992 when Laxmikant–Pyarelal offered him "Romeo Naam Mera" for Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja. It has proven to be one of the biggest hit of 1992. Laxmikant-Pyarelal rapidly called him for more films, which instilled confidence for Vinod among the other composers like Anu Malik, Bappi Lahiri and Anand–Milind. As luck would have it, Nadeem–Shravan (Shravan is Vinod's elder brother) were at the crest of popularity, and though Nadeem favoured Kumar Sanu he gave Vinod Rathod the onus of being the voice of Shah Rukh Khan in Deewana. "Aisi Deewangi" with Alka Yagnik proved a rage and "Koi Na Koi Chahiye Pyar Karne Wala" too proved popular. This film was also released in 1992. By 1993, Vinod Rathod was a very busy man. Laxmikant-Pyarelal gave him excellent songs in several films like Bedardi, Dilbar and many other films, and decided that he would be the major voice of Rishi Kapoor in the R K film Prem Granth. Their hits with him included "Jab Se Main Jara Sa Badnam Ho Gaya' – Gumrah and "Nayak Nahin Khalnayak Hoon Main" – Khal-Nayak. Anu Malik swept aside Nadeem-Shravan by late 1993–94 and Vinod Rathod was very much there in hits like "Ae Mere Humsafar", "Kitabein Bahut Si", "Samajhkar Chand Jisko" and "Chupana Bhi Nahin Aata' – Baazigar. Followed Ladla, Elaan, Agnisakshi, Muhabbat Ki Arzoo, Chahoonga Main Tujhe, Gambler, Parampara, The Gentleman, Zamana Deewana, Shreemaan Aashique, Maidan-E-Jung, Policewala Gunda, Hum Sab Chor Hain, Chaahat, Vastav and the hits "Duniya Ye Duniya Very Good Very Good" – Trimurti and "Dil Dene Ki Rut Aayi" – Prem Granth. Anand–Milind made him the voice of Govinda in films like Raja Babu, Rajaji, Hero No. 1, Dulhe Raja, Ankhiyon Se Goli Maare and Banarsi Babu. He also sang the popular Main to hoon paagal munda for Shahrukh Khan in 1996 in the film Army. Vinod had a triumph of sorts in the Zee Telefilm, Mr. Shrimati, in which he sang "Aashiq Ki Hai Baraat". His other hits include his songs from Deewana Mastana, Army, Hero No. 1 and Dulhe Raja, Tere Mere Sapne, and his latest chartbuster, "Dholi Taro Dhol Baje" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, "Chalak Chalak" – Devdas, "M Bole To" – Munna Bhai MBBS which has given his career a new boost after 1999. His songs from Chal Mere Bhai have proved popular too. “Main Hoon Number Ek Gawaiya" from Saajan Chale Sasural proved his classical excellence which he has incorporated from his father. Not only a huge list of production houses Vinod has sung more than 3500 songs in various languages such as Hindi, Nepali, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri and Persian. Vinod Rathod has received nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1993: Aisi Deewangi (Deewana) and 1994: Nayak Nahin Kahlnayak Hoon Main (Khalnayak) He is the uncle of music composers Sanjeev–Darshan, brother of music composer/singer Roop Kumar Rathod and music director Shravan Rathod.

While he was known for his chartbuster songs, he also provided his voice to South Indian actors in a total of nine films including Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu, U. V. S. Prabhas Raju, Jr. N.T.R., Vishal Krishna Reddy, Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar and others.

He entered the big films league in 1988 and he had received two times nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his best performance in "Aisi Deewangi" from Deewana and "Nayak Nahin Kahlnayak Hoon Main" from Khalnayak. He has sung for all the leading composers and his most popular co-singers were Sadhana Sargam, Anuradha Paudwal, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Poornima and Kavita Krishnamurthy. • Year — Film — Song title — Music director — Co-singer(s) — Language • 1986 — Bedaag — "Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera" — Usha Khanna — Mohammed Aziz — Hindi • 1988 — Vijay — "Zindagi Har Janam" — Shiv–Hari — Suresh Wadkar, Lata Mangeshkar — Hindi • 1989 — Chandni — "Mehbooba" "Parbat Se Kaali" — Shiv–Hari — Lata Mangeshkar Asha Bhosle — Hindi • 1990 — Pyar Pyar — "Operator Operator" — Nadeem–Shravan — Sapna Mukherjee — Hindi • Solah Satra — "Ajab Zindagi Ka" — Hindi • 1991 — House No. 13 — "Dil The Tera" "Kar Liya Hai" — Enoch Daniels — Kavita Krishnamurthy — Hindi • 1992 — Deewana — "Aisi Deewangi" "Koi Na Koi Chahiye" — Nadeem–Shravan — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Drohi — "Dhadakti Mere Dil" — M. M. Keeravani — K. S. Chithra — Hindi • Apradhi — "Yeh Pyar Bada Bedardi Hai" — Laxmikant–Pyarelal — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • 1993 — Darr — "Ang Se Ang Lagana" "Ishq Da Rog Bura" — Shiv–Hari — Alka Yagnik, Sudesh Bhosle Lata Mangeshkar — Hindi • Baazigar — "Kitabein Bahut Si" "Chhupana Bhi Nahi Aata" "Samajh Kar Chand Jis Ko" "Ae Mere Humsafar" — Anu Malik — Asha Bhosle Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Shabnam — "Tera Naam Likhkar Haathon Pe Hum" — Anuradha Paudwal — Hindi • Tahqiqaat — "Doob Gaye Mere Nain" "Na Tum Itni Haseen Hoti" "Tu Kisi Aur Se Milne (Male)" — Asha Bhosle Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja — "Romeo Naam Mera" "Jaanewale Zara Ruk Ja" — Laxmikant–Pyarelal — Kavita Krishnamurthy — Hindi • Gumrah — "Ram Kasam Mera Bada Naam Ho Gaya" — Hindi • Khalnayak — "Nayak Nahi Khalnayak Hoon Main" "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai (Male)" — Kavita Krishnamurthy — Hindi • Bedardi — "Ek Din To Honi Thi" "Mai Tumse Pyar Karti Hu" "Bolo Main Pyar Karti Hu" — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Do Dilon Ka Sangam — "Ab Tanhai Mujhe" "Dekha Tha Usne Pyar Se" "Chandni Khushboo Shabnam" — Milind Sagar — Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal — Hindi • Shreemaan Aashique — "Ladki Ladki" — Nadeem–Shravan — Sudesh Bhonsle — Hindi • Krishan Avtaar — "Mera Mehboob Mujhse" "Humse Pyar Karo" "Gudiya Pyari Pyari Gudiya" — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Tadipaar — "Agar Mere Paas Paisa" "O Saiyan Saiyan" — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Sukher Swarga — "Na Bolo Na" — Ajoy Das — Sapna Mukherjee — Bengali • 1994 — Anokha Andaaz — "Aap Se Pehle Na Aap Ke Baad" — Nadeem–Shravan — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Andaz — "Ye Maal Gaadi" "Khada Hai" "Nacho Gaao Filmein Dikhao" — Bappi Lahiri — Kavita Krishnamurthy Sadhana Sargam Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Imtihaan — "Ek Yaad Ke Sahare" — Anu Malik — Hindi • Laadla — "Main Raju Deewana" — Anand–Milind — Hindi • Zaalim — "Chaar Din Ka Safar" "Pehle Hi Qayamat Kya Kam Thi" — Anu Malik — Kavita Krishnamurthy, Suresh Wadkar Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Kranti Kshetra — "Tumhara Naam Kya Hai" "Deewane Hai Hum Tere" "Malan Thara Baag Mein" — Nadeem–Shravan — Sadhana Sargam Sapna Mukherjee Babul Supriyo, Sapna Awasthi, Sapna Mukherjee, Suryakant — Hindi • Elaan — "Pehle Mere Aankhon Mein" — Shyam-Surender — Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • The Gentleman — "Hum Apne Gham Ko" "Aashiqui Mein Had Se" — Anu Malik A. R. Rahman — Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • Main Tera Aashiq — "Dhatura" — Aadesh Shrivastava — Anuradha Paudwal — Hindi • 1995 — Trimurti — "Very Good Very Bad" "Mujhe Pyar Karo" "Mata Mata" — Laxmikant–Pyarelal — Udit Narayan Manhar Udhas, Alka Yagnik Kavita Krishnamurthy — Hindi • Zamaana Deewana — "Zamaana Deewana Ho Gaya" "Soch Liya Maine Aye Mere Dilba" "Rok Sake To Rok" — Nadeem–Shravan — Sapna Mukherjee Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Ram Shastra — "Tujhe Maanga Tha" "Tera Chehra Na Dekhun Agar" — Anu Malik — Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Policewala Gunda — "Duniya Ke Mele" — Bappi Lahiri — Hindi • Gambler — "Chupke Chupke Ghoor Na Mujhko" "Deewangi Ko Tu Meri Pehchaan Jaayegi" "Gambler Gambler" "Sajde Na Kiye Maine" — Anu Malik — Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • Maidan-E-Jung — "Lo Phagun Ritu Aa Gayee" — Bappi Lahiri — Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • Hum Sab Chor Hain — "Meri Biwi Lakhon" — Bappi Lahiri — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • 1996 — Saajan Chale Sasural — "Main hoon No. 1 Gawaiya" — Nadeem–Shravan — Kunal Ganjawala, Mishra, Satyanarayan — Hindi • Mr. Bechara — "Dekho Dekho Dekho" — Anand–Milind — Sapna Mukherjee — Hindi • Rakshak — "Sundara Sundara" — Sapna Mukherjee — Hindi • Vijeta — "Khwabo Mein Aanewali" — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Tere Mere Sapne — "Tere Mere Sapne" — Viju Shah — Udit Narayan, Hema Sardesai — Hindi • Army — "Main To Hoon Pagal Munda" "De Taali" "Ho Gayee Tiyar Hamari Army" — Anand–Milind — Alka Yagnik Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Jeet — "Yaara O Yaara" "Yaara O Yaara (Sad)" — Nadeem–Shravan — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Prem Granth — "Jungle Mein Sher" "Dil Dene Ki Ruth" "Is Duniya Men Prem Granth" "Teri Kasam Main Hoon" — Laxmikant–Pyarelal — Hindi • Chaahat — "Chaahat Na Hoti" "Tumne Dikhaye Aise Sapne" — Anu Malik — Hindi • 1997 — Hero No. 1 — "Maine Paidal Se Ja Raha Tha" "Tum Hum Pe Marte Ho" — Anand–Milind — Poornima Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • Udaan — "Chahun Tujhe" — Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • Deewana Mastana — "Yeh Gaya Woh Gaya" "Tere Bina Dil Lagta Nahin" "Head Ya Tail" — Laxmikant–Pyarelal — Alka Yagnik Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy — Hindi • Mohabbat — "Aina Bataa Kaise" "Pyar Kiya Hai (Duet)" "Pyar Kiya Hai (Sad)" — Nadeem–Shravan — Sonu Nigam Kavita Krishnamurthy — Hindi • Virasat — "Sun Mausi Sun Mausi" — Anu Malik — Hindi • 1998 — Dulhe Raja — "Dulhan To Jayegi (Dulhe Raja)" "Kahan Raja Bhoj" "Kya Lagti Hai Hai Rabba" — Anand–Milind — Anuradha Paudwal Sonu Nigam — Hindi • Kudrat — "Ishq Bhala Kya Hai" — Rajesh Roshan — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • China Gate — "Chamma Chamma" — Anu Malik — Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan — Hindi • Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha — "Jo Hona Hai" — Jatin–Lalit — Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Aziz, Sudesh Bhosle, Bali Brahmbhatt, Anand Bakshi — Hindi • 1999 — Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam — "Doli Taro Dhol Baje" — Ismail Darbar — Kavita Krishnamurthy, Karsan Sagathia — Hindi • Vaastav: The Reality — "Har Taraf Hai Yeh Shor" — Jatin–Lalit — Atul Kale — Hindi • 2000 — Chal Mere Bhai — "Aaj Kal Ki Ladkiyan" "Mere Baap Ki Beti" — Anand–Milind — Sonu Nigam, Poornima, Vaijanti Abhijeet — Hindi • Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai — "Kya Maine Aaj Suna" — Sanjeev–Darshan — Kavita Krishnamurthy — Hindi • Mission Kashmir — "Maaf Karo" — Ehsaan Noorani — Anuradha Paudwal — Hindi • Khauff — "Hye Hye Ye Hawa" — Anu Malik — Anuradha Paudwal — Hindi • Bichhoo — "Pyar Tu Dil Tu" — Anand Raj Anand — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • 2001 — Style — "Style Mein Rehne Ka" — Sanjeev–Darshan — Sonu Nigam — Hindi • 2002 — Devdas — "Chalak Chalak" — Ismail Darbar — Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal — Hindi • Desh Devi — "Dabe Paon Se Woh" — Ismail Darbar — Parthiv Gohil, Sneha Pant — Hindi • Akhiyon Se Goli Maare — "Dehradun Ka Chuna Lagaya" "Ladka Mud Mud Ke Maare" "Thumka Lagake Naachlo" — Daboo Malik Anand–Milind Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen — Sunidhi Chauhan Alka Yagnik Sonu Nigam, Sanjeevani — Hindi • Annarth — "Dil Hai Deewana" — Anand Raj Anand — Pamela Jain — Hindi • Chor Machaaye Shor — "Kaan Ke Neeche" "Tum Tata Ho Ya Birla" — Anu Malik — Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram — Hindi • Road — "Raste Raste" — Sandesh Shandilya — Sunidhi Chauhan — Hindi • Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam — "Dil Tod Aaya" — Sajid–Wajid — Sonu Nigam — Hindi • Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai — "Teri Aankhen Bolti" — Uttam Singh — Alka Yagnik — Hindi • Hum Kisise Kum Nahin — "Kya Kehna" "Main Sohni Tu Mahiwal" — Anu Malik — Udit Narayan Anuradha Paudwal, Sonu Nigam — Hindi • Maseeha — "Aaya Maza Na Yaar" — Anand Raj Anand — Hindi • 2003 — Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. — "Chan Chan" "M Bole To" "Apun Jaise Tapori" — Anu Malik — Shreya Ghoshal Sanjay Dutt, Prachi, Priya Mayekar — Hindi • Border Hindustan Ka — "Yaad Aati Hai" — Dilip-Hari Kishen — Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan — Hindi • Parwana — "Duniya Mein Aaye Ho" "Deva Ho Deva" — Sanjeev–Darshan — Farid Sabri — Hindi • Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye — "Hum Tere Sanam" — Daboo Malik — Hindi • Guru — "Bhadra Falgun Chaitra Ashar Sraban" — Babul Bose — Bengali • 2004 — Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai — "Jagmug" — Sandesh Shandilya — K. S. Chithra — Hindi • Ishq Hai Tumse — "Ishq Hai Zindagi" — Himesh Reshammiya — Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan — Hindi • Annaye Atyachar — "Ek Nodir Ujan" — Saikat Ali Imon — Sadhna Sargam — Bengali • Shikaar — "O Jiya Kya Kiya" — Anand Raj Anand — Udit Narayan, Anand Raj Anand, Sunidhi Chauhan — Hindi • Police Force — "Maina Kunwari" "Bholi Bhali Soorat Se" "Maina Kunwari – 2" — Anand–Milind — Poornima — Hindi • Thali Kattuva Shubhavele — "Yoga Yoga Koodi" — Ennar K. Viswanath — Archana — Kannada • 2005 — Pandit... Ek Yodha — S. A. Rajkumar — Hindi • Vissfoth — Rituraj — Hindi • 2006 — Meri Majboori... — "Meri Majboori" — Bappi Lahiri — Hindi • Lage Raho Munna Bhai — "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" "Samjho Ho Hi Gaya" — Shantanu Moitra — Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi — Hindi • Zinda — "Yeh Hai Meri Kahani" — Sanjay Dutt — Hindi • Sandwich — "Yeh Hai Meri Kahani" — Sanjay Dutt — Hindi • 2007 — Aag — "Ruk Ja" "Cha Raha" "Jee Le" "Dum" — Amar Mohile Nitin Raikwar Prasanna Shekhar Amar Mohile — Sunidhi Chauhan Shweta Pandit Farhaad Bhiwandiwala — Hindi • Traffic Signal — "Signal Pe" — Shamir Tandon — Baba Sehgal, Navin Prabhakar, Neeraja Pandit, Raj Pandit — Hindi • Nehlle Pe Dehlla — "Bottle Mein Main" "Imaan Dol Jaayenge" — Daboo Malik Anand Raaj Anand — Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan — Hindi • 2008 — Chandramukhi (Dubbed Version) — "Tota Para Para" — Vidyasagar — Sadhana Sargam, Shivani Das, Manoj Mishra — Hindi • "Oh Oh Sun meri baat " — Vidyasagar — Sadhana Sargam, Shivani Das, Manoj Mishra — Hindi • " Aaja are tu aaja(Rara)" — Vidyasagar — Sadhana Sargam — Hindi • Homam — "Homam" — Nithin Raikwar — Telugu • 2009 — Rajdrohi — "Pagla Jhoro Hawa" — Babul Bose — Asha Bhonsle — Bengali • 2010 — Aatangko — "Hele Dule Chole Dekho" — Babul Bose — Bengali • 2012 — Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai — "Vada Pav" — Aabfm — Hindi • 2013 — Zamaanat — "Kya Mohabbat Hai" — Viju Shah — Alka Yagnik, Javed Ali — Hindi • 2014 — Bachchan — "Latai" — Jeet Gannguli — Akriti Kakkar — Bengali • 2015 — Love in Rajasthan — "Asbe Jokhon Modhur" — Bengali • 2016 — God Father (2016 film) — Omm Namah Sibaya — Abhijit Majumdar — Nirmal Nayak — Odia • Godfather Title" — Navya Jaiti • 2018 — Aaya Hai Dulha Dulhan Le Jayega (— "Aaya Hai Dulha Dulhan Le Jayega" — Pradeep — Sanjeevani Bhelande