Sanu with Shravan Rathod and Thakur Doultani Significant collaborations Nadeem Shravan He won 5 back to back Filmfare awards for singing, between 19. His next Filmfare Awards came for songs in the movies Saajan (1991), Deewana (1992), Baazigar (1993) and 1942: A Love Story (1994). He won the first of his record five consecutive Filmfare Awards as Best Male Playback Singer. Sanu then relocated to Mumbai, where Kalyanji-Anandji gave him a chance to sing in the film Jaadugar.įor the 1990 film Aashiqui, music directors Nadeem-Shravan got Sanu to sing all but one of the songs. In 1989 September 23, Jagjit Singh introduced Kumar Sanu to Kalyanji in Vimal Bunglow, Mumbai On their suggestion, he changed his name from 'Kedarnath Bhattacharya' to 'Kumar Sanu' because his voice and singing style were much influenced by Kishore Kumar. Sanu had his first major Bollywood song in Hero Hiralal (1989).
In 1986, he got Bangladeshi film Tin Kanya, directed by Shibli Sadiq. Kumar Sanu started his playback career, as Sanu Bhattacharya. Main article: Kumar Sanu discography and filmography
