There are some voices in the Indian music world which do not become old with time and S. P. Balasubramaniam was one of them. With his melodious voice and brilliant singing, he entertained many generations. From South Indian cinema to Bollywood, his songs remain people’s favorite even today. On the occasion of his birthday, let us know the story of that singer, who made a distinct identity in the world of music on the basis of his hard work, talent and unique records.

History was created by recording 21 songs in one day

Imagine a singer entering a recording studio in the morning and coming out at night with 21 fully recorded songs to his credit. This is not a fictional story, but a history created in Bengaluru on 8 February 1981, which was made true by the great singer Sripati Panditaradhyula Balasubramaniam (SPB or Balu) while recording Kannada songs for music composer Upendra Kumar. He also made a record of recording 19 Tamil and 16 Hindi songs in a day.

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Dream of becoming an engineer, but fate made him a singer

Born on 4 June 1946 in a Telugu Brahmin family in Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), Balasubramaniam’s father S. P. Sambamurthy was a ‘Harikatha’ artist. His father wanted ‘Balu’ to become an engineer. Respecting his father’s wish, he started studying engineering, but when he left his studies due to typhoid, he came to Madras (Chennai).

MGR had stopped recording for a month

In the year 1969, Tamil cinema megastar M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) for the recording of the song ‘Aayiram Nilave Vaa’ from his film ‘Aadimai Penn’. Was waiting for P. Balasubramaniam. At the last moment S. P. Balasubramaniam fell ill. The surprising thing was that MGR stopped the recording of the film for almost a month so that S. May P. Balasubramaniam recover and sing this song. This S. It was the magic of P. Balasubramaniam’s talent that this song recorded after his recovery proved to be a milestone.

S., who started his career on 15 December 1966 with the song ‘Emiye Vint Moham’ from the Telugu film ‘Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna’. P. Balasubramaniam did not take any formal classical education in music. Despite this, when in the year 1980, director K. When Vishwanath entrusted him with the responsibility of singing the songs of the film ‘Shankarabharanam’ based on pure Carnatic music, the veterans of classical music were skeptical.

But musician K. Under the direction of V. Mahadevan. P. Balasubramaniam sang the most complex bands like ‘Omkara Nadhanu’ with his smooth musical melody in such a way that he got his first ‘National Film Award’ for Best Playback Singer.

Got recognition in Hindi cinema from ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’

In the year 1981 when S. P. Balasubramaniam by K. He entered Hindi cinema with Balachander’s film ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’, the song ‘Tere Mere Beech Mein, Kaisa Hai Yeh Bandhan Anjaana’ from this film won him the second National Award.

Balasubramaniam became the voice of Salman Khan

After this, Balu became the official on-screen voice of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Be it ‘Dil Deewana’ from ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ (1989) or the timeless song ‘Didi Tera Dewar Deewana’ sung with Lata Mangeshkar from ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun…’ (1994).

Showed amazing in the world of dubbing also

In the world of dubbing, he had become the Telugu voice of Kamal Haasan. In the film ‘Dasavathaaram’ (2008), 7 out of 10 different characters of Kamal Haasan were written by S. P. Balasubramaniam brought alive the diversity of his voice. Apart from this, he also dubbed for Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley in the Telugu version of the film ‘Gandhi’.

Honored with many big honors

For his unprecedented contribution, the Government of India honored him with Padma Shri in 2001, Padma Bhushan in 2011 and Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2021. The Andhra Pradesh government honored him with Nandi Awards a record 25 times.

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His legacy is still alive today

S. died on 5 September 2020 at MGM Hospital, Chennai. P. Balasubramaniam breathed his last. Paying tribute to his unbroken legacy, a bronze bust of him was unveiled on 15 December 2025 at Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad in the presence of stalwarts of the country.

Pankaj Udhas was such a name in the Indian music world. Whose ghazals and romantic songs are still present in the hearts of people. His journey was not easy at all. But hard work and passion for music gave him the courage to overcome every difficulty. He was born on 17 May 1951 in a small village of Jetpur, Gujarat. He had taken steps towards music since childhood. The story of his first stage performance still motivates people.

musical atmosphere from family
Pankaj Udhas’s father Keshubhai Udhas was in a government job. But he loved music very much. His mother Jituben Udhas was also fond of singing. His two elder brothers Manhar Udhas and Nirjal Udhas were already singers. There was an atmosphere of music everywhere in the house, hence Pankaj also started taking interest in this direction since childhood.

First stage show at the age of 10
Pankaj sang on stage for the first time at the age of just 10. At that time, the India-China war was going on and he sang the song ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’. Which had become a big symbol of patriotism at that time. The people present there became emotional after hearing his voice. One person was happy and gave him a reward of Rs 51. This small amount was a big thing for him and this was the real beginning of his musical journey.

Music training along with studies
Despite his love for music, Pankaj did not ignore his studies also. He took B.Sc degree from a college in Mumbai. He also continued his music training. After taking admission in the Music Academy of Rajkot, he first learned Tabla and then took training in Hindustani classical singing from Ustad Ghulam Qadir Khan. Later, he went to Mumbai and further improved his art under the guidance of Navrang Nagpurkar.

From films to ghazals the voice became immortal
His film career started in 1972 with the film ‘Kamna’ but the film did not do well. After this he went abroad for some time and sang on big stages there. After returning to India, he again entered Ghazals and Bollywood. In 1986, the song ‘Chithi Aayi Hai’ from the film ‘Naam’ became a superhit and he got a new identity. Before this, his album ‘Aahat’ (1980) was also well liked. Later, albums like ‘Mukarrar’, ‘Tarannum’, ‘Mehfilan’ and ‘Afreen’ made him a big name in the world of Ghazal. He received many awards for his contribution. Was awarded Padmashree in 2006 and was also given Padma Bhushan in 2025. Let us tell you that he died on 26 February 2024 in Mumbai at the age of 72.

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Sudhanshu Pandey Shares Photo With Asha Bhosale: Actor Sudhanshu Pandey shared a picture of himself with singer Asha Bhosle on social media. In this, his bonding with ‘Asha Tai’ is seen. Sharing pictures with Asha Bhosle on Instagram, actor Sudhanshu Pandey wrote, “Legends neither get tired nor retired. We all call him Aayi with love but they are all my friends.”

With heart touching messages, she also posted her photos with singer Asha Bhosle. In the picture, Asha Bhosle is seen sitting on a couch while Sudhanshu is seen sitting on the floor next to him, his hand is lovingly placed on the hand of the veteran singer.

Band of Boys with Asha Bhosle’s grandchildren

His post is a sign for the upcoming music project. ‘Band of Boys’ is used in the hashtag. This is the same band which was made by 5 people together but for some financial reasons, everyone separated. All these are trying to revive the band once again. This band also features Chintu Bhosle who is the grandson of Asha Bhosle. However, no details about the music album have been revealed yet.

Sudhanshu claimed that now the industry is looking for profits

Sudhanshu recently expressed his views on the growing commercialization inside the film industry. He claimed that the industry is now looking for profits. The actor, who attended the Content India Summit 2025, said, “We need to make something that is original and its content is pleased.

Talking about the workfront, Sudhanshu Pandey was last seen playing the role of Vanraj Shah, husband of Rupali Ganguly in the popular TV show ‘Anupama’. After a four -year successful tenure, he bid farewell to the show in August 2024.

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