Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Abhijeet Bhattacharya at launch Ravindra Jain's book Dil Ki Nazar Se in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Also known as	Voice of SRK, King of Melody, Baadshah of 1990s music
Born	(1958-10-30) 30 October 1958 (age 66) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Genres	Filmi Pop Blues Ghazals Kishore Kumar Classics Hindustani Classical Patriotic Rabindra Sangeet Folk
Occupation	Playback Singer Music Composer Entrepreneur
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Yash Raj Films, T-Series, Tips, Venus Records & Tapes, Red Chillies Entertainment, Sony Music, Zee Music, Saregama, Ishtar Music, Gramophone Company India, Eros International, SVF, Sony BMG, Times Music, B4U Music

Abhijeet Bhattacharya (born 30 October 1958), professionally known as Abhijeet, is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in the Hindi film industry. As well as Hindi, he has sung in his native language Bengali and in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, and Odia, in both West Bengal and Bangladesh. He has sung 6034 songs in more than 1000 films.

Personal life

Abhijeet was born in Uttar Pradesh to a Kanpur-based Bengali Brahmin family the youngest of four to news editor Dheerendranath Bhattacharya and his wife Kamla Bhattacharya in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He graduated in commerce (B.Com.) from Christ Church College, Kanpur in 1977. He started singing on stage from 1970. He left home in 1981 to pursue a career in singing in Bollywood. ^[1]

Film career

He was launched by R. D. Burman in a Bengali film with a duet song with Asha Bhosle.He did stage shows as a singer with R. D. Burman in his starting career. ^[2] He has been deeply influenced by the singer Kishore Kumar. ^[3]

Movies he sang in 90's include Baadshah , Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge , Rakshak , Darr , Josh , Dhadkan , Raaz , Pyar To Hona Hi Tha , Khoobsurat , Na Tum Jano Na Hum , Kaho Na Pyar Hai , Tum Bin , Dillagi , Jodi No. 1 . He was in Khiladi , Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi , Khiladi 420 , Main Khiladi Tu Anari , Sabse Bada Khiladi , and Dhadkan .

His 2000s career included Red Chillies Entertainment's first film Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Dhadkan, Josh, Asoka. Following with Dhoom's Dilbara ,Gangster's Lamha Lamha with Sunidhi Chauhan, Om Shanti Om's Dhoom Tana Na with Shreya Ghoshal. Later he sang for Ranbir Kapoor in film Besharam. The song was Dil ka jo haal hai with Shreya Ghoshal. In May 2019, Abhijeet Released Chakde Fatte which is the Cricket World Cup Song for 2019. The song was well appreciated by listeners. Many of his iconic songs are now being remade by new age composers, such as Tan Tana Tan from Judwaa 2, Ole Ole from Jawaani Jaaneman where the actor was himself Saif Ali Khan, Mai Khiladi Tu Anadi from Selfiee, Husnn Hai Suhana from Coolie No. 1, Sheher Ki Ladki from Khandaani Shafakhana and many more in the list. His Salman Khan duo famous song Chunnri Chunnri was recreated by famous South Korea band BTS in 2020 and it became very famous in reels from Instagram. In 2020 his first released song came for the Movie Shukranu, a 70s feel like song "Khwaab hai ya haqeqaat" duet with Indian Idol fame Krishnakali Saha released from Zee Music Company. In September 2021 Abhijeet is judged 'Sangeet er Moha Juddho', a reality show airing on Colours Bangla Channel along with other judges Jeet Ganguli, Ustad Rashid Khan.

Non film music

In his early career he recorded an album with tribute songs to Kishore Kumar. The name of the album was A Tribute To Kishore Kumar, distributed by Gulshan Kumar and T-Series. His show was aired on Doordarshan was a massive famous among Indian homes which was a tribute to the legend Kishore Kumar. Playback singer Anuradha Paudwal also recorded duets opposite Abhijeet in some duet songs.

He released the Yaadein series where he sang many of the songs of Kishore Kumar along with singers Kumar Sanu and Vinod Rathod.

He has recorded many non-film pop music Albums. He released two albums, Main Deewana Hoon and Tapori No.1 in the early 1990s.He with other singers launched Dil Vil Pyar Vyar as a tribute to R. D. Burman and his compositions to Kishore Kumar. Other singers contributed including Kumar Sanu, Hariharan, Shaan and Kavita Krishnamurti. Later he launched Aashiqui.In early 2000s Abhijeet Bhattacharya released an album Salute To Legends singing the iconic songs of singers Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh distributed by T-Series.In 2000s era he released pop albums like, Bandhan(Bengali), Tere Bina in (2003), Lamahe(2006) and Mai Deewana Hoo (2016). Tere Bina opened the career of Divya Khosla Kumar with the song Kabhi yaadon mein Aao.

Social media presence==

On 6 May 2015, when sessions court in Mumbai sentenced actor Salman Khan to five years in jail in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case, Abhijeet came out in support of Salman by tweeting "Roads are meant for cars and dogs, not for people sleeping on them." This raised anger among several Twitter users as well as in popular media for making insensitive remarks as well as opening himself to criticism by members of media or others that Abhijeet is equating homeless people with dogs. ^[4]

Abhijeet said to a news channel, "Nobody should die on the roads as dogs." He further stated that the death of the poor man was a loss to his family members and by not sleeping on the roads such deaths can be and should be avoided. He said and so did other people on the same news channel program that sleeping on the roads/pavements is dangerous as the roads are extremely busy. Many members of the public and media want the government to do more to help avoid such preventable incidents. A large number of people sleep overnight on the roads in cities in India due to the lack of means to buy or rent a house while they eke out a living doing menial labor.

Abhijeet Bhattacharya's Twitter account (@abhijeetsinger) was suspended on 23 May 2017, after he posted a series of 'offensive tweets', especially against women. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Sonu Nigam also deleted his account after Abhijeet's account was suspended.

On 29 May, Abhijeet re-joined Twitter with a new account(@singerabhijeet). But by evening, the new account was also suspended. ^[8]

Reality Shows

Abhijeet was on the panel of judges of reality show Ek Se Badhkar Ek with choreographer Ahmed Khan anchor was Ravi Kishan in 2008 on Zee Tv.The show was based on bringing several talents together. Abhijeet was on the panel of judges of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs in 2009 with music director, singer Bappi Lahiri and playback singer Alka Yagnik on Zee TV and anchor was Shaan. Abhijeet then was on judges panel with his Baaghi co-singer Kavita Krishnamurti on Zee Bangla TV for Saregamapa Lil Champs Bangla 2010.The reality show was based on the bringing talented singer kids from districts of WB.

His comeback as a judge was in 2020 with reality show SuperSinger on Star Jalsha. Then with Sangeeter Mahayuddho in 2021 on Colors Bangla channel.The other judges included singer Ustad Rashid Khan and Aashiqui 2 composer Jeet Ganguly.He attended as special guests in Indian Idol 2022, Saregamapa Zee TV on 2023.Recently attended Indian Idol 2024 on Sony TV in his honor of contribution in the Film Industry.

Discography

As a singer

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Song name(s)	Co-singer(s)	Music Director(s)
1982	Aparupa (Bengali)	"Ami Janina Keno Tomay"	Asha Bhosle	R. D. Burman
1982	Situm (film)	"Mumbai Amchi"	Hari Haran, Subhash Gill, Vinod Sehgal	Jagjit Singh
1983	Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye	"Prem Duddth Aaya"	Asha Bhosle	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
1983	Pyaar Bina Jag Soona	"Dil Daro Dilwalo"	Asha Bhosle	Usha Khanna
1984	Anand Aur Anand	"Nasha Hai Mujhe Bhi", "Wadon Ki Sham Aai"	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar & Asha Bhosle	R. D. Burman
1984	Teri Baahon Mein	"ABCD..."	Sharon Prabhakar	Bappi Lahiri
1985	Mujhe Kasam Hai	"Jaisa Hai Jo"	Hemlata, Dilraj Kaur	Ravindra Jain
1987	Guru Dakshina (Bengali)	"Aaj E Probhate"	Bhupinder Singh	Bappi Lahiri
1987	Pratikar (Bengali)	"Dol Dolo Dol"	Chandrani Mukherjee Md Aziz	Bappi Lahiri
1989	Asmaan Se Ooncha	""Zindagi Se Jab Mile""	Kumar Sanu, Sadhna Sargam, Anwar	Rajesh Roshan
1989	Goonj	"Jawani Ke Din Hai Pyar Kiye Ja", "Suta Lagao Yaro, Lo Ek Dusre Ka Jhoota"	Hema Sardesai, Binjoo Ali	Biddu
1990	Khatarnaak	"Aasman Pe Bethi Chandni"	Chorus	Anu Malik
1990	Baaghi	"Ek Chanchal Shook Haseena", "Chandni Raat Hain", "Har Kasam Se Badi Hain"	Solo, Kavita Krishnamurthy	Anand–Milind
1991	Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin	"Dil Tujhpe Aa Gaya"	Anuradha Paudwal	Nadeem-Shravan
1991	Ramgarh Ke Sholay	"Shridevi Ji Bhaagyashri Ji"	Solo	Anu Malik
1991	Indrajeet	"Reshmi Zulfen Nasheeli Aankhen"	Jolly Mukherjee	R. D. Burman
1991	Dalapathi	"Aayi Holi"	Udit Narayan	Ilaiyaraaja
1992	Khiladi	"Wada Raha Sanam", "Khud Ko Kya Samajhti Hai", "Tu Shama Main Parwana Teraa"	Alka Yagnik	Jatin–Lalit
1992	Shola Aur Shabnam	"Bole Bole Dil Mera Dole"	Chorus	Bappi Lahiri
1992	Maa (Bengali film)	"Chal Ghare Dhuke"	Asha Bhosle	R. D. Burman
1993	Parampara	"Phoolon Ke Is Shehar Mein"	Lata Mangeshkar	Shiv-Hari
	Darr	"Darwaza Band Karlo"	Lata Mangeshkar	Shiv-Hari
	Pehchaan	"Tu Mere Dil Mein", "Aankhon Mein Kya", "Sanam O Sanam"	Solo, Kavita Krishnamurthy	Anand–Milind
1994	Yeh Dillagi	"Ole Ole", "Lagi Lagi Hai"	Solo, Udit Narayan, Lata Mangeshkar	Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
	Main Khiladi Tu Anari	"Main Khiladi Tu Anari"	Udit Narayan, Anu Malik	Anu Malik
	Raja Babu	"A Aa E Ee"	Solo	Anand–Milind
	Anjaam	"Badi Mushkil Hai"	Solo	Anand–Milind
	Teesra Kaun	"Teesra Kaun", "Kya Aankhen Hain Kya Mukhra Hai"	Poornima	Anand–Milind
	Juaari	"Haara Khiladi Jeet Gaye Hum", "Tum Hi Tum Ho"	Sudesh Bhosle, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Pritha Mazumdar	Bappi Lahiri
1995	Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge	"Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Mein"	Asha Bhosle	Jatin–Lalit
	Sabse Bada Khiladi	"Bharo Meri Mang Baro", "Tu Hai Aandhi"	Jyoti, Sadhna Sargam	Rajesh Roshan
	Coolie No. 1	"Goriya Chura Na"	Chandana Dixit	Anand–Milind
	Takkar	"Aankhon Main Base Ho Tum"	Alka Yagnik	Anu Malik
1996	Fareb	"Yeh Teri Aankhen", "Yaar Ka Milna"	Solo, udit Narayan	Jatin–Lalit
	Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi	"Itna Mujhe Pata Hai"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Anu Malik
	Jung	"Deewana Deewana Yeh Dil"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Nadeem-Shravan
	Rakshak	"Shehar Ki Ladki"	Chandana Dixit	Anand–Milind
	Insaaf	"Barah Aana De","Tana Tandana"	Solo, Poornima	Anand–Milind
	Ek Tha Raja	"Saawan Ki Raaton Mein"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Anand–Milind
	Zameer	"Goriyaan Tu"	Poornima	Anand–Milind
	Army	"De tali"	Sadhna Sargam, Vindo Rathod, Jolly Mukherji	Anand–Milind
	Krishna	"Jhanjhriya","Darwaze pe Tere Baarat"	Solo	Anu Malik
	Daraar	"Deewana Deewana Main Tere Liye", "Yeh Pyaar Pyaar Kya Hai"	Sadhana Sargam, Kavita Krishmanurthy	Anu Malik
	Dastak	"Tumhain Kaise Main Batoo"	Solo	Rajesh Roshan
1997	Judwaa	"Tan Tana Tan Tan Tara"	Poornima	Anu Malik
	Mohabbat	"Meri Jaane Jaana","Tu Hain Akela"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Nadeem-Shravan
	Yes Boss	"Chaand Taare", "Suniye To", "Main Koi Aisa Geet", "Jaata Hai Tu Kahan"	Solo, Alka Yagnik	Jatin–Lalit
	Judaai	"Mujhe Pyaar Hua","Main Tujhse Aisi Milon", Oee Baba	Alka Yagnik and Sapna Mukherjee	Nadeem-Shravan
	Bhai	"Khul Gaya Naseeb", "Mujhe Ek Bar"	Chandana Dixit, Poornima, Aditya Narayan	Anand–Milind
	Ishq	"Mr. Lova Lova", "Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai", "Tu Jhootha"	Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosle, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Poornima, Alka Yagnik, Sadhna Sargam	Anu Malik
	Sanam	"Kasam Se Kasam Se"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Anand–Milind
	Daanveer	"Chumma Chumma"	Chandra Dixit	Anand–Milind
	Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi	"Jume Ke Jume", "Jab Tak Rahega Samosa Main Aloo"	Poornima, Sapna Mukherjee	Anu Malik
1998	Kudrat	"Aab Tak Hai Puri Azadi"	Sushma Shreshtha	Rajesh Roshan
	Keemat	"Koi Nahin Tere Jaise"	Udit Narayan, Hema Sardesai	Rajesh Roshan
1999	Baadshah	"Baadshah O Baadshah", "Woh Ladki Jo Saab Se", "Main Toh Hu Paagal", "Hum To Deewaney Huye Yaar"	Solo, Alka Yagnik	Anu Malik
	Dil Hi Dil Mein	"Ae Nazneen Sunona"	Solo	A. R. Rahman
	Khoobsurat	"Bahoot Khoobsurat Ho", "Azmale Ye Formule"	Neerja Pundit, Sharddha Pandit	Jatin–Lalit
2000	Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani	"I'm The Best", "Kuch To Bata", "Aur Kya"	Solo, Alka Yagnik	Jatin–Lalit
	Hera Pheri	"Main Ladki Pom Pom", "Denewala Jab Bhi Deta", "Humba Leela"	Kavita Krishnamurthy, Vinod Rathod, Hariharan	Anu Malik
	Chal Mere Bhai	"Mere Baap Ki", "Chori Chori Sapno Mein"	Vinod Rathod	Anand–Milind
	Josh	"Mere Khyaloon Ki Malika", "Zinda Hai Hum Toh"	Jolly Mukherjee, Hema Sardesai	Anu Malik
	Dhadkan	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan"	Alka Yagnik	Nadeem-Shravan
	Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya	"Dost Hamare"	Solo	Jatin Lalit
	Khiladi 420	"Dil Le Le"	Alka Yagnik	Sanjeev Darshan
2001	Asoka	"Roshini Se", "Raat Ka Nasha"	Alka Yagnik, K.S. Chithra	Anu Malik
	Tum Bin	"Dekhte Hi Dekhte Dil Kho Gaya", "Pyar Humko Hone Laga"	Anuradha Paudwal, K.S. Chithra	Nikhil-Vinay
	Nayak: The Real Hero	"Chidiya Tu Hoti Toh"	Sanjivani Bhelande	A. R. Rahman
2002	Raaz	"Pyaar Se Pyaar Hum", "Main Agar Samne"	Solo, Alka Yagnik	Nadeem-Shravan
	Awara Paagal Deewana	"Maine To Khai Kasam"	Sunidhi Chauhan	Anu Malik
	Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	"Hasate Ho"	Alka Yagnik	Anand–Milind
2003	Chalte Chalte	"Suno Na Suno Na", "Chalte Chalte", "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishaare"	Solo, Alka Yagnik	Jatin–Lalit, Aadesh Shrivastava
	Hungama	"Hum Nahin"	Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam	Nadeem-Shravan
	Haasil	"Aankhen Bhi Hoti Hai Dil Ki Zubaan"	Solo	Jatin–Lalit
2004	Main Hoon Na	"Title Song (Sad)", "Tumhe Jo Maine Dekha"	Solo, Shreya Ghoshal	Anu Malik
	Dhoom	"Dilbara"	Sowmya Raoh	Pritam
	Grahan	Kehte Hai Jisko, "Chupi Chupi"	Kavita Krishnamurthy, Asha Bhosle e	Karthik Raja
2005	Bewafaa	"Ishq Chupta Nahin"	Solo	Nadeem-Shravan
	Dosti	"Aisa Koi Zindagi Mein"	Alka Yagnik	Nadeem-Shravan
2006	Gangster	"Lamha Lamha"( 2 versions)	Solo (Version 1), Sunidhi Chauhan (Version 2)	Pritam
2007	Kaafila	"Sandesa Aaya"	Sukhwinder Singh, Nabi Madjnun	Sukhwinder Singh
	Om Shanti Om	"Dhoom Taana"	Shreya Ghoshal	Vishal–Shekhar
2009	Billu	"Khudaya Khair-Reprise"	Solo (not in the film)	Pritam
	Ek: The Power of One	"Tum Sath Ho"	Shreya Ghoshal	Pritam
2011	Bhorer Alo (Bengali)	"More Piya Piya More Saiyan"	Mahalaxmi Iyer	Jeet Gannguli
2011	Tum Hi To Ho	"Tum Hi To Ho"	Solo	Anand–Milind
2012	Challenge 2 (Bengali)	"Chor Police"	Akriti Kakkar	Jeet Gannguli
2013	Khoka 420 (Bengali)	"Gobhir Joler Fish"	Akriti Kakkar	Savvy
2013	Besharam	"Dil Ka Jo Haal Hai"	Shreya Ghoshal	Lalit Pandit
2015	Jamai Baron (Bengali)	"Andho Alo Chaya"	Solo	Sumit Acharya
2016	Guru	"Bollywood Theme Song for World Cultural Festival"	Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Javed Ali, Shaan, Akriti Kakkar, Kanika Kapoor	Lalit Pandit
2016	Tumse Milkar	"Pyaasi Pyaasi"	Shreya Ghoshal (another solo version)	Abhishek Ray
2016	Mahayoddha Rama	"Chalo Banao Setu"	Shukhwinder Singh, Aadesh Shrivastava	Aadesh Shrivastava
2017	Hason Raja	Matiro Pinjirar Majhe Bondi Hoiya Re	Solo	Bappi Lahiri, Debojyoti Mishra
2017	Radhe (Nepali Film)	"Malai Maaf Gara"	Solo	Arjun Pokhrel
2017	Mothers Day Special Song	"Maa Ka Pyar"	Solo	GS Gupta & PS Kainth
2017	Love 16	"Kalo Shey Dhushor"	Sureli Roy	Sarbarish Majumder
2017	"Dhadkan" Unplugged	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan"	Jolly Das	Nadeem-Shravan
2017	Dhai Kurakur Dham Kurakur (Pujo Special Singles 2017)	"Dhai Kurakur Dham Kurakur"	Solo	Shubhashis Bhattacharya
2018	"Suno Watan Ke Navjawano (Republic Day Song- 2018)"	"Suno Watan Ke Navjawano"	Solo	Vitthal Patole
2018	"Auto Romance in Mumbai"	"Kabhi Toh Lagta Hai Koi Hame Chahe"	Solo	Sidharrth Jaaju
2018	"Bhaijaan Elo Re"	"Bhaijaan Elo Re (Title Track)"	Solo	Savvy
2018	"Hoichoi Unlimited"	"Sujon Majhi Re"	Solo	Savvy
2018	"Bengali Puja Song 2018"	"Joy Joy Durga Maa – The Pujo Song"	Shaan, Jeet Gannguli	Jeet Gannguli
2018	"Aye Zindagi"	"Aye Zindagi – Single"	Shaan, Sonu Nigam, Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Suresh Wadkar	Vishal Mishra
2019	"Tumi Achho Tai"	"Aloor Chithi"	Shikha	Jeet-Ankit
	"Chakde Fatte-World Cup Song-2019"	"Cricket World Cup Song-2019"	Solo	Vitthal Patole
	"Khandaani Shafakhana"	"Shehar Ki Ladki" (Remake)	Badshah, Tulsi Kumar, Chandana Dixit	Tanishk Bagchi, Anand–Milind
	"Cheers to Team India"	"CWC-2019 Theme Song- Motivational"	Solo	Abhijeet Bhattacharya
	"Papa Bandook Dila Do"	"Tribute to 20 years of Kargil"	Solo	Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sameer (lyricist)(Lyrics)
	"Babu Bhaijaan - The Real Story"	"Humdum Mere"	Ira Mohanty	Malay Mishra
	FLAMES- Term 2 (The Timeliners Original)	"Thame Dil Ko"	Solo	Lalit Pandit
	Bhagya Vidhata	"Dil Mile Mile", "Pyar Ke Safar Mein"	Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sabita Mahapatra	Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
2020	"Shukranu"	"Khwaab Hai Ya Haqeqaat"	Krishnakali Saha	Sanjay-Jaydip
2020	"Sreebhumi Theme Song 2020"	"Pujo Elo Elo Pujo"	Dipanwita Choudhury	Goutam Das
2020	"Coolie No. 1 (2020 film)"	"Husnn Hai Suhaana New"	Chandana Dixit	Tanishk Bagchi, Anand–Milind
2021	"Smritir Collage E"	"Ki Je Holo Ta Janina"	Solo	Raja Nag
2021	"Jayveer"	"To Premare Padigali Ki"	Jyotirmayee	Japani Bhai
2021	"Sree Bhumi Puja Theme Song-2021 "	"Maago Tomar Agomone"	Solo	Jeet Gannguli
2021	"Barsha Rani Ra Gelhi Jhia (Odia Song) "	"Barsha Rani Ra Gelhi Jhia"	Jyotirmayee Nayak	Chinmay Dash & Bibhun
2022	"Indian Never Again Nirbhaya "	"Tum Jo Mere Pass Ho"	Anita Bhatt	Rupesh Verma
2022	"Super Dhamaal.Com "	"Dono Palko Pe Boonde"	Solo	Siddhant Madhav
2022	"Love You Loktantra (film) "	"Chal Nikla Ek Vakil...Saari Duniya"	Solo	Lalit Pandit
2023	"The Purvanchal Files "	"440 Watt"	Shagun Gupta	Somen Kutty Sarkar
2023	"Revive (Nepali Song)"	"Mann Bhaye Pirati"	Alka Yagnik	Krish Rijal
2024	"Shastri (2024 film)"	"Dhangkurakur Taak"	Antara Mitra, Ishan Mitra	Indraadip Dasgupta
2024	"Khadaan"	"Haye Re Biye"	June Banerjee, Sudip Nandy	Nilayan Chatterjee
2024	Shontaan	"Pablo"	Solo	Jeet Gannguli

Tamil songs

Year	Film	Song name(s)	Co-singer(s)	Music Director(s)
2001	Samrat Asoka (Tamil dubbed version of Asoka) [9]	"Thaanguma kanaakalin", "Mogathile kannirandum"	K. S. Chithra, Sadhana Sargam	Anu Malik

Accolades

Honours

• MTV ASIA Award (2004)
• Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman ^[10]
• Yash Bharati Samman (2013)
• Sangeet Maha Samman (2015)
• Vishesh Shamman Award by West Bengal Government (2017)
• Vikramaditya Award (2018)
• Banga Bibhushan (2022)

Filmfare Awards

Win

Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer

Year	Song	Film	Music director(s)
1998	"Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon"	Yes Boss	Jatin–Lalit

• Screen Award for Best Male Playback in 1998 for "Main Koi Aisa Geet" from Yes Boss ^{[11] [12]}

Nomination

1995 – Best Male Playback Singer for "Wada Raha Sanam" from ( Khiladi )

1995 – Best Male Playback Singer for "Ole Ole" from ( Yeh Dillagi )

1997 – Best Male Playback Singer for "Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki" from ( Fareb )

2004 – Best Male Playback Singer for "Suno Na" from ( Chalte Chalte )

References

1. "Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya finds himself in the spotlight again". The Indian Express. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
2. "Abhijeet Bhattacharya on sexual harassment: Most people coming out now are dirty and ugly". India Today. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
3. "I couldn't even thank Kishore Da: Abhijeet - video Dailymotion". 6 February 2015.
4. "Salman Khan verdict: Dogs will die if they sleep on road, says Abhijeet" . Retrieved 5 May 2015.
5. "Abhijeet Bhattacharya's Twitter Account Suspended After Offensive Tweets". NDTV. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
6. Kohli, Karnika. "Sonu Nigam Leaves Twitter After Abhijeet's Account Suspended, Paresh Rawal 'Forced' to Delete Tweet". The Wire . Retrieved 26 May 2017.
7. "Sonu Nigam quits Twitter, rants at length in support of Paresh Rawal, Abhijeet". Hindustan Times . 24 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
8. "Twitter on Abhijeet Bhattacharya row: Those violating our policies can face permanent suspension - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
9. "Samrat Asoka (2001) - Anu Malik - Listen to Samrat Asoka songs/music online - MusicIndiaOnline".
10. Vinayak Sinha. Be choosy about your music: Singer Abhijeet. The Times of India . 14 July 2002.
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12. <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002905/1998/1/" />

External links

• Abhijeet Bhattacharya at IMDb
• Abhijeet Bhattacharya Rediff