Sudesh Bhonsle

Sudesh Bhonsle
File:SudeshBhonsle.jpg Sudesh Bhosle in 2010
Born	(1960-07-01) 1 July 1960 Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Singer, record producer, playback singer
Years active	1988 – present
Children	2
Website	http://www.sudeshbhosle.com/

Sudesh Bhonsle (born 1 July 1960) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings for Bollywood films. He was born to N.R. Bhonsle and Sumantai Bhonsle. Bhonsle is known for his ability to mimic actor Amitabh Bachchan, having sung for him in various films.

Career

Sudesh Bhosle got his first major break in playback singing in the film Zalzala (1988). He used mimicry to become a professional dubbing artist for several artists like Sanjeev Kumar and Anil Kapoor. He actually dubbed for Sanjeev Kumar when he died prematurely before completing the film Professor ki Padosan. He has sung songs for the movie Ghatothkach in 2008. Bhonsle is the producer and judge on K For Kishore, a singing contest on Sony Entertainment Television. He has sung many famous Bollywood songs for Amitabh Bachchan including "Jumma chumma de de" from 1991 movie Hum. He can mimic numerous Bollywood stars including Ashok Kumar (Dadamuni), Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, and Sanjeev Kumar. He also sang a song for Movie - Company, Song - Khallas... which was a huge hit number.

Accolades

He has been awarded the Mother Teresa Millennium Award for his contribution to music in a ceremony in Kolkata in 2008.

External links

• Sudesh Bhonsle at the Internet Movie Database