Abhijeet (Singer) Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography, etc – WikiBio
Abhijeet is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings in over 18 languages including Bengali, Odia, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Gujarati. Abhijeet has a track record of performing over 6000 songs in nearly 1000 films.
Wiki/Biography
Abhijeet was born “Abhijeet Bhattacharya” on October 30, 1958 (Age 60; as in 2018) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He completed his studies at Ramakrishna Mission High School in Kanpur and BNSD Inter College in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his B.Com at Christ Church College in Kanpur. After passing grade 10, Abhijeet started singing training with his masters RS Katiyar and Shankar Bordes. In 1981, he moved to Mumbai to pursue his studies in Chartered Accountancy, but decided to pursue a career as a professional singer.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 65 kg
eye color: Black
hair color: Black
Family, Caste and Wife
Abhijeet was born into a middle-class family in Bangladesh to Dhirendranath Bhattacharya and Kamladevi Bhattacharya, a businessman and editor in Kanpur.
He has three brothers, Abhijit being the youngest. He is married to fashion designer Sumati Bhattacharya and the couple have two sons, Dhruv Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Jai Abhijeet Bhattacharya.
Profession
Abhijeet’s debut as a singer was in the 1982 Bengali film “Aparupa”.
In 1883, he made his Bollywood debut as a singer with the song “Prem Doot Aaya” in the movie “Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne4Nqy5Tj94
After the movie “Baaghi (1990)”, he gained recognition as a Bollywood singer. Abhijeet’s famous songs include “Ole Ole” in the movie “Yeh Dillagi (1994)” and “Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon” in “Yes Boss (1997)”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uxe_dAKjrM
dispute
- He is best known for dubbing Shahrukh Khan in the 1990s and 2000s. After singing in the movie Biru Barber (2009), he refused to sing for Shah Rukh again. The reason he gave was that he sang songs in Shah Rukh’s films “Main Hoon Na (2004)” and “Om Shanti Om (2007)” where everyone but the singer was in it.
- In 2015, Abhijeet was charged with a flight information report for molesting and abusing a woman. The incident took place in Lokhandwala Durga Puja Pandal, where the victim was watching a live performance by Kailash Kher. She left her seat due to overcrowding. This is when she feels touched inappropriately by the singer. She was even threatened by the singer not to take any action. She eventually sued Abhijeet under IPC s 354 A (harassment) 506 and 34.
- He issued a controversial statement in support of Salman Khan’s hit-and-run case. Salman was sentenced to five years in prison. Abhijeet, who supports Salman, tweeted: “Kutta rd pe soyega kutte ki maut marega, road garib ke baap ki nahi hai I ws homles an year nvr sleep on rd.” to strong opposition.
- In 2015, famed Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali was banned from performing in India. Singers who support the ban say nationality and patriotism are more important than music. He even labeled Ghulam Ali a “dengue artist”.
- When the Uri attack happened, he lashed out at Khans-Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan for calling them “shameless” for raising Pakistani actors. He even lashed out at filmmakers Karan Johar and Mahesh Bhat for “cultivating and feeding” Pakistani actors.
- In 2016, he tweeted offensive comments about Karan Johar for his role as Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in his film “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)”, which got him caught controversy. He even demanded that Fawad’s character be removed from the film entirely.
- He sparked outrage with his offensive tweets targeting JNU student and activist Shehla Rashid. “Rumour has it that she took two hours of money and didn’t make the client happy…big scam,” he tweeted.
- Another FIR charged Abhijeet with molesting a woman. According to the woman, she got into an argument with the singer because their society was doing some drilling. However, the singer claimed the woman threatened him with money from him. Police reportedly registered FIRs against Abhijeet under Sections 509 (words, gestures or actions aimed at insulting women’s modesty) and Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
- In an ongoing case of the murder of Infosys technician Swathi in Chennai, Abhijeet said it was a “love jihad” case. Controversy arose after Rifat Jawaid, editor-in-chief of “Janta Ka Reporter”, opposed Abhijeet. Another journalist, Swati Chaturvedi, criticized Abhijeet for giving a public colour to the murder of Swathi. For this, Abhijeet called her “Besharm Budhiya”. Swati then filed a police complaint, alleging the singer used abusive language to speak to her. After that, Abhijeet said she wouldn’t mind if Abhijeet said the same thing in English. He added that all those who attacked him were anti-national.
- In 2018, in an ongoing #MeToo movement, Abhijeet was accused of sexually harassing a flight attendant at a bar. The singer denied the allegation, saying the fat and ugly girl accused the male of harassment. He even laughed it off, saying that he was famous and that he didn’t mind if people used his name to gain popularity.
Awards and Honors
- 1998 Filmfare Best Male Singer Award for the song ‘Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon’ from the movie “Yes Boss”
- Gaurav Samman, Uttar Pradesh in 2002
- Ash Bharati Saman in 2013
- Sangeet Maha Samman, 2015
- Vishesh Shamman Award by West Bengal Government 2017
- Vikramaditya Awards 2018
favorite things
fact
- He is often called “Dada” because of his family background from West Bengal.
- Abhijeet faced many difficulties in his first few days in Bollywood. He left Mumbai a few times and came back to try his luck in singing.
- After years of struggle, Abhijeet decided to return to his hometown of Kanpur. But before that, he thought about showing his work to RD Burman one last time. He went to Burma and asked him to find time to listen to his tapes. RD Burman heard his tape and advised him not to go back. Later, it was RD Burman who gave Abhijeet his first break.
- When he was young, he used to imitate Kishore Kumar’s singing style. Kishore Kumar is his idol.
- After two to three years of struggle, Abhijeet got a chance to work under composer Ravindra Jain.
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