Mumbai, November 30 (IANS). Only a few singers in the Bollywood music world have such magic in their voices that everyone gets mesmerized after listening to them. Udit Narayan is one such singer. The sweetness and soft feeling in his voice touches anyone’s heart. This is the reason why India’s music empress Lata Mangeshkar specially gave him the title ‘Prince of Playback Singing’. Udit Narayan’s story is one of struggle, hard work and passion. Udit Narayan was born on December 1, 1955 in a Maithil Brahmin family in the Saptari district of Nepal. His father Harekrishna Jha was a farmer and mother Bhuvaneshwari Jha was a folk singer. Udit developed interest in music from his mother. From an early age he started singing on small stages in town and school. In 1971, he got the chance to sing on Kathmandu Radio for the first time. He sang the Maithili song ‘Sun-Sun-Sun Panbharni Ge Tani Ghuriye Ke Tak’ there, which the people liked a lot. This was the first important recognition of his career. He came to Mumbai in 1978 to pursue a career in music. In the beginning he had to struggle a lot. He worked in a hotel on a salary of Rs 100 and meanwhile also took music lessons at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. His hard work and dedication gave him a chance in Bollywood. In 1980 he got the opportunity to sing his first song for the film ‘Unnis Bees’. In this song he worked with the great singer Mohammad Rafi. But he got his real recognition in 1988, when he sang the song ‘Papa Kehte Hain Bada Naam Karega’ for Aamir Khan’s super hit film ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’. This song became so popular that Udit received the Filmfare award for the first time and his career reached new heights. After this he never looked back. Udit Narayan has given voice for many films like ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, ‘Dhadkan’, ‘Tere Naam’, ‘Swadesh’, ‘Veer-Zaara’. The sweetness and magic in Udit Narayan’s voice impressed even Lata Mangeshkar. He called Udit the ‘Prince of Playback Singing’. Many songs with Lata Mangeshkar further boosted his career. His songs are not only super hits but are still present in the hearts of people. Udit Narayan has received many awards for his contribution. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009. In addition, he won the National Film Award four times and the Filmfare Awards several times. He has sung more than 15,000 songs in more than 30 languages ​​with his voice. –IANS PK/ABM Share this story Tags