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    Pankaj Udhas Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More

    Profession(s)• Playback Singer
    • Ghazal Singer
    Physical Stats & MoreHeight (approx.)in centimeters- 173 cm
    in meters- 1.73 m
    in feet & inches- 5’ 8”Eye ColourBlackHair ColourBlackCareerDebutFilm (playback singer): Kamna (1970)
    Album: Aahat (1980)

    Awards, Honours, Achievements • K L Saigal Award for being the Best Ghazal Singer of the Year in 1985
    • Outstanding Young Persons’ Award in 1990 from the Indian Junior Chambers for his positive leadership and his services to the nation
    • Giants International Award in 1993 for his efforts to achieve the highest standards in the field of music
    • Radio Lotus Award in 1994, presented by Radio Lotus, South Africa at the University of Durban
    • Honorary Citizenship of Lubbock Texas, USA in 1994
    • Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Award for his outstanding services, achievement, and contribution to music in 1996
    • Outstan
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    Hailing from a farmer's family to marrying despite religious differences: Celebrating the lesser known side of Pankaj Udhas

    The nation is saddened by the deep loss of celebrated singer and ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas. As all music lovers are reminiscing about his masterpieces 'Chitthi Aayi Hai...' and 'Chandi Jaisa Rang Hai Tera...' with heavy hearts, let’s take a look at his family life and the remarkable journey he had.


    Farmer’s Family


    Pankaj Udhas comes from a family of farmers in Jeetpur, Gujarat.He's the youngest of three brothers. His elder brothers, Manhar Udhas and Nirmal Udhas, are also ghazal singers like him. Pankaj was born on May 17, 1951. His father used to work as a farmer. He gained fame with his song 'Chitthi Aayi Hai' and many other melodious songs and ghazals. He had his first stage performance with Lata Mangeshkar.

    Love life


    Pankaj married Farida, and they have two daughters named Nayaab and Riva Udhas. Nayaab is

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    Pankaj Udhas was a pre-eminent Ghazal singer from India. He was credited with bringing this unique singing style where Urdu verses of poets are set to music to the mass audience across the country along with other musicians like Jagjit Singh and Talat Aziz.

    Pankaj Udhas was born on 17 April 1951 in Savarkundla in the Gujarat State in India. His older brother Manhar Udhas achieved some success as a Hindi playback singer in Bollywood movies.He had sudied in Sir BPTI Bhavanagar. His family moved to Bombay and Pankaj attended St. Xavier's College in Bombay, Pankaj was first noticed as a professional singer in the film Naam (1986 film), in which his song Chitthi Aayee Hai became an instant hit. He recorded several albums since then and toured the world as an accomplished Ghazal singer. He has also composed music for many films and performed as a playback singer for others.

    He received the Padma Shri, a Government of India civilian award in 2006.

    Pankaj Udhas died of a prolonged i