Anup Jalota

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Anup Jalota
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Jalota in 2011
Born (1953-07-29) 29 July 1953 (age 70)
Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater University of Lucknow, Bhatkhande Music Institute [1]
OccupationSinger
Spouses
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(separated/divorced in 1984)​
Medha Gujral
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(m. 1994;died 2014)​
Children1
Parent
AwardsPadma Shri Award 2012.
Honours Padma Shri (2012)
Musical career
Origin Phagwara, Punjab, India
Genres Bhajan, Ghazal
Instrument(s)Vocals and Harmonium
Website anupjalota.in
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Anup Jalota, (born 29 July 1953) is an Indian singer, musician and actor, best known for his contributions to the Bhajan genre of Indian music. He is popularly known as the "Bhajan Samraat" (Emperor of Bhajans). [2] The Padma Shri was awarded to him by the Government of India in 2012. He was a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss 12 .

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Early life and background

Anup Jalota was born in Nainital, Uttrakhand and hails from the Sham Chowrasi Gharana of Punjab. He was educated in Lucknow's Bhatkhande Music Institute. His father, Purshottam Das Jalota, was also a Bhajan singer. He also spent few years in Savarkundla, Gujarat in his early days. He has four siblings, two of which are younger brothers, Anil Jalota and Ajay Jalota and two of which are his younger sisters, Anjali Dhir and Anita Mehra. Ajay currently lives in California.

Career

Jalota started his musical career as a chorus singer in All India Radio. He is usually backed by a santoor player, dholak player, sarod player, sarangi player, violinist, sitar player, tabla player and guitarist. Some of his popular bhajans include Aisi Lagi Lagan, Main Nahi Makhan Khayo, Rang De Chunariya, Jag Me Sundar Hai Do Naam, and Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini. He was also the presenter of the program Dharam Aur Hum, telecast in Star Plus from 2002 to 2005. He met Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj in Mumbai and agreed to release several CDs of his compositions. [3] In 2008 he recorded the title song "Golden Memorable Yaadein" for the CD "Noorani Chehra", produced by Shaukat (Sam) Kassam to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Aga Khan.

On 16 September 2018, Jalota entered Bigg Boss house in its twelfth season, as a contestant, along with Jasleen Matharu. [4]

Personal life

Jalota's first marriage was to Sonali Sheth, a Gujarati girl who was then a music student and later a singer. They married without his family's approval. The couple became popular in the North Indian live performance circuit as "Anup and Sonali Jalota," which disbanded after their divorce.

His second marriage was an arranged one, to Bina Bhatia, which too ended in divorce. Anup's third marriage was to Medha Gujral, niece of former Indian Prime Minister I. K. Gujral and director Shekhar Kapur's first wife whom he had divorced in 1994. Anup and Medha have a son named Aryaman (born in 1996), who studied at Princeton University. [5] Medha died on 25 November 2014 in New York City of renal failure following a second heart and first kidney transplant. [6] [7] [8]

It came to light in 2018 that he had been in a relationship with Bigg Boss 12 contestant Jasleen Matharu, who is thirty-seven years younger than him. They had been together at least three and a half years prior. However, after getting evicted from the house, Anup said their relationship was only of a teacher and student. [9]

Awards

The Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, was given to Jalota by the Government of India in 2012. [10]

Discography

The Bhajans and ghazals for which he is credited the most are given below

Tracks

AlbumsSongSingerComposerLyricistYear of Release
UnknownJai Bholenath, Jai MahadevAnup Jalota2004
Shri Siddhivinayak AartiSindhur Lal ChadhayoAnup Jalota2009 [14]
Mata Ka JagrataMata Ki AartiAnup Jalota & Sanghamitra BharaliTraditional2011 [15]
Mata Ka JagrataTarse Naina barse NainaAnup Jalota & Sanghamitra BharaliDinesh Kumar DubeMohan Sharma2011 [16]
Mata Ka JagrataRaat Jagraate Ki HaiAnup Jalota & Sanghamitra BharaliMohan Sharma2011 [17]
Bhajan Sangrah – Lord HanumanSankatmochan Naam TiharoAnup Jalota2016 [18]
Bhajan Sandhya, Vol. 16Suraj Ki Garmi SeAnup Jalota2016 [19]
Krishna Janmashtami Aayo Re – Best of Lord Krishna Songs 2016Mukund Madhav Govind BolAnup Jalota2016 [20]
51 Essentials Krishna Best of Aarti, Bhajans, Kirtan, Mantras & ShlokasGovind Bolo Hari Gopal [21] Anup Jalota2016 [22]
Bhagwan Mere Bhagwan [12] Bhagwan Mere Bhagwan [12] Anup Jalota, Soma Ghosh, Sudesh Bhosale, Madhushree & Satyam Anandjee [23] [13] Satyam Anandjee [23] Sukhnidhan Mishra [24] 2021 [25]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2019 Rock Star Bini Guruji [26]
2021Satya Sai Baba Sathya Sai Baba [27]
2022 Kartoot Police commissioner

Television}

Television

YearShowsRoleNotes
2018 Bigg Boss 12 Himself/ContestantEvicted Day 42
2020 Paatal Lok Balkishan Bajpayee

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