The Indian film and music industry holds records for multiple achievements. One of them is the record for the maximum number of recordings in a day. Veteran iconic singer Kumar Sanu has an earned a lot of titles in the music industry and amongst them, one of the most remarkable ones is for the most recordings in a day! The famous singer has won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer Award for five consecutive years and also has a title attached to his name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Kumar Sanu, the renowned Hindi singing artist holds the world record holder for recording twenty-eight songs in a single day. And so far, that record has remained untouched by any other artist. As per the reports, the legendary singer was offered a show in the US when the producers of many films were worried about his absence. In such a situation, Kumar Sanu started recording the songs the very next day. Even before he knew it, he had recorded 28 songs to complete the given task.
It doesn’t just end here. The popular singer who has sung in more than thirty Indian languages has an exclusive honor to his name. Kumar Sanu’s popularity expands across the continents which had compelled the mayor of Dayton, Ohio in the USA to declare March 31 as Kumar Sanu Day. This is for the first-ever time when an Indian singer had been presented with such an honor.
The singer holds the record since 1993 for recording the maximum number of songs. Born on 23rd September 1957 in Kolkata, he was named Kedarnath Bhattacharjee. His father Pashupati Bhattacharjee was a famous classical singer and composer who had spotted his son’s talent at a very early age. When Kumar Sanu was young, his father had trained him to sing classical music and also play the tabla.
The iconic singer has bagged several Awards that include:
- The Padma Shri Award in 2009
- India’s 4th highest civilian honor given by the Government of India
- Award for the Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer for 5 consecutive years
Kumar Sanu won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for the following songs:
- 1990 : Ab tere bin jeelenge hum , Aashiqui
- 1991: Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai, Saajan
- 1992: Sochenge Tumhe Pyar, Deewana
- 1993: Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen, Baazigar
- 1994: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha, 1942: A Love Story
- 1994: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha, 1942: A Love Story- Star Screen Award
- 2000: Ankhoon ki Gustakiyan, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam- IIFA