Abhijeet Bhattacharya: News

Abhijeet Bhattacharya, widely known as Abhijeet, is a Bollywood playback singer born on October 30, 1958. Bhattacharya has sung over 6,000 songs in more than 1,000 films. He began his playback singing career in 1982 with the Bengali film 'Aparupa'. The first Hindi film in which he sang was the 1983 film 'Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye'. In the early 1990s, Bhattacharya released two albums titled 'Main Deewana Hoon' and 'Tapori No.1'. Notably, he won the Filmfare Best Playback Singer Award for 'Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon' from the 1997 film 'Yes Boss'. Some of the movies he sang in include 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge', 'Baadshah', 'Josh', 'Main Hoon Na', 'Chalte Chalte', 'Raaz', 'Tum Bin', and 'Dhadkan', among others. He has also released Bengali Pop albums and Tagore song albums. He is known for singing the title track of 'Bhaijaan Elo Re' starring Shakib Khan and 'Sujon Majhi Re' from 'Hoichoi Unlimited' starring Dev. Bhattacharya was also nominated for the Filmfare Best Playback Singer Award for his song 'Ole Ole' in the 1995 film 'Yeh Dillagi', 'Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki' from 'Fareb' (1996), and 'Suno Na Suno Na' from 'Chalte Chalte' (2003).

23 Jan 2024

Indian Idol

'Indian Idol 14': Mohnish Bahl-Abhijeet to attend Nutan tribute episode

Reality shows have a huge fan following in India and the Indian Idol is one of the most watched singing reality shows in India.

30 Oct 2023

Shah Rukh Khan

Abhijeet Bhattacharya's 65th birthday: Best songs he sang for SRK

Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has lent his voice to numerous A-list Bollywood actors during his successful singing career.

20 Jun 2021

Akshay Kumar

'My music made Akshay Kumar a star,' claims Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Renowned playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya is also known for his daring remarks about the film and music fraternity.

23 Jul 2020

Bollywood

Entertainment round-up: Abhijeet Bhattacharya's son is COVID-19 positive, and more

In the world of entertainment, news on Thursday was unwittingly about celebrities' COVID-19 test results. Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya's son tested positive, while megastar Amitabh Bachchan busted a fake news report claiming he "recovered" from the disease.

10 Oct 2018

Sexual Harassment

Fat, ugly girls are blaming people: Singer Abhijeet on #MeToo

Tanushree Dutta's shocking allegations against Nana Patekar have laid the groundwork for the #MeToo movement in Bollywood.

03 Oct 2018

Shah Rukh Khan

SRK was a rock-star till I sang for him: Abhijeet

Playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, who is known for his scathing attacks on B-towns bigwigs, is back in the headlines for his fight with Shah Rukh Khan.

15 Aug 2018

Celebrity

Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya booked for abusing a woman

Abhijeet Bhattacharya is a known name in Bollywood. He gave voice to most of Shah Rukh Khan's songs in the 90s.

10 Mar 2017

Mumbai

India's first rail ambulance makes debut in Mumbai

Mumbai's Central Railway displayed India's first air-conditioned rail ambulance, which aims to aid injured passengers during the crucial first-hour after the accident.