king of tunes
Famous singer of the film industry, Udit Narayan turned 69 today. Born on 1 December 1955 in a Maithil Brahmin family, the king of tunes has struggled a lot in his career. He also worked in radio in Mumbai for Rs 100 a month. Udit Narayan was fond of singing since childhood. He used to sing on small stages in the village, due to which people started recognizing him. But, he was not able to get a good platform, due to which he started thinking that perhaps he was in the wrong line. Today, Udit, who started his singing career from Nepali radio, has given his melodious voice in many films.
Lata Mangeshkar gave this gift to Udit
Recalling his meetings with Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan had narrated an incident at a singing event and said, ‘It was my birthday and by chance Lata ji met me… When Lata ji came to know about my birthday, she Gifted me a gold chain. Not only this, Lata Di, the queen of music, was also a fan of Udit’s singing and called him an original singer. Udit Narayan had once told this story while talking to Patrika Plus, ‘I first met Lata di at a charity show in Pune. Where this gift was found.
How did the king of tunes become a star?
Udit Narayan who is famous for superhit songs like ‘Ud Ja Kale Kawana’, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, ‘Ghanan Ghanan’, ‘Aisa Desh Hai Mera’ and ‘Yeh Bandhan To’. He further told that, after singing together for the film ‘Darr’, Lata Mangeshkar gave him the title of ‘Prince of Playback Singing’. Let us tell you that Udit Narayan had become famous by singing the most popular song ‘Papa Kehte Hain’ from Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla’s film ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat’. Udit’s first marriage was to Ranjana Narayan Jha and second marriage was to Deepa Narayan. Udit and Deepa’s son Aditya Narayan is a well-known singer and host.
