Gurdas Maan

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Gurdas Maan
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Background information
Born (1957-01-04) 4 January 1957 (age 67) [1] [2]
Giddarbaha, Punjab, India [2]
Genres Folk
Bhangra
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actor
  • musician
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s) Manjeet Maan
Website www.gurdasmaan.com

Gurdas Maan (born 4 January 1957) is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over 34 albums and had written over 305 songs. In 2015 he performed on the song "Ki Banu Dunia Da" with Diljit Dosanjh in MTV Coke studio India that was aired in season 4 episode 5 (16 August 2015) on MTV India. [3]

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Early life

Maan was born to Gurdev Singh and Tej Kaur in Giddarbaha, Punjab and is a native of the town. [2] [4] He did his initial schooling from Giddarbaha and completed his graduation from DAV college, Malout. [2] [5] He was interested in music and mimicry since childhood. [2]

Career

Maan initially worked in the electricity board, a job he was offered by officials he met at a singing event. In 1980, a producer approached him to perform the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai" in DD National. [6]

Awards and honours

Maan is the only Punjabi singer to win the national award for Best Male Playback Singer at 54th National Film Awards for building the entire narrative through his singing of Heer in Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris. The said film also entered the Academy Awards (Oscars) in General Category. The official entry from U.S.A was pioneered by India Waves TV, a San Francisco based media entity on behalf of Golden Palms Entertainment Inc.

Maan shot to fame with his hit song "Dil Da Mamla Hai." Soon after that came "Mamla Gadbad Hai" and "Chhalla", the latter being the hit film song from the Punjabi film 'Laung Da Lishkara' (1986), which Maan recorded under the music direction of legendary Jagjit Singh. [7]

On other fronts, Maan has starred in blockbuster Bollywood films and has received numerous awards, including the Jury's Award, presented to him by the president of India in 2005. He also sang the popular track, Ki Banu Duniya Da on Coke Studio MTV Season 4 with singer Diljit Dosanjh. The song was released on 15 August 2015 and hit more than 32 million views on YouTube in one week.

In 2009, he won "Best International Album" at the UK Asian Music Awards for Boot Polishan. [8]

In 2017, he won the "Filmfare Award for Living Legend" in the first Filmfare Awards Punjabi event. [9]

Film

Aside from singing in Punjabi, he is fluent in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Haryanvi and Rajasthani. As an actor, he has performed in Punjabi, Hindi and Tamil movies, but he is best known for his starring role in Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris , a depiction of the Punjabi poet Waris Shah during the creation of his epic poem Heer Ranjha, again co-starring Juhi Chawla and Divya Dutta. He made a special appearance in Veer-Zaara with Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta.

Personal life

He is married to Manjeet Maan. [10] They have a son, Gurickk Maan, who is married to actress Simran Kaur Mundi. [11] [12]

At a village near Karnal, Haryana, India on 20 January 2007 Maan was involved in a car accident in which his Range Rover was hit and severely damaged by a truck. Maan escaped with minor injuries on his face, hands, and chest. His driver Ganesh was injured seriously but recovered soon after. [13] [14]

This was the second car accident of two that Gurdas Maan was involved in. The first accident was a head-on collision between Maan's vehicle and a truck on 9 January 2001 at a village near Rupnagar, Punjab. In this accident Maan's driver Tejpal died. Maan later admitted that his driver asked him to wear his seat belt minutes before the accident. Maan believes that if it had not been for his driver's advice, he would have been dead as well. Later he wrote and performed a song "Baithi sade naal savari utter gayi" dedicated to his driver, who was also his good friend.

In a newspaper interview Maan revealed to the Express & Star, that he is an avid supporter of Manchester United football club. [15]

His mother, Tej Kaur, died in 2016. [4]

Discography

Albums
YearTitleRecord Label
1981Dil Da Mamla HaiHMV
1984ChakkarT-Series
1988Raat SuhaniT-Series
1989Nacho BabbeoT-Series
1992Tu Daati Asin Mangte TereCatrack Entertainment Private Limited
1992Ibbadat Gurdas Maan Saregama
1993Teri Khair HoveRoma ll Limited / Empire Music Limited
1993Kirpa Daati DiCatrack Entertainment Private Limited
1994Vekhin Kite Yaar Na HoveCatrack Entertainment Private Limited
1988Wah Ni JawaniyeT-Series
1995ChugliyaanT-Series
1997Yaar Mera PyarT-Series
1997Peerh PrahoniT-Series
1998Bhanven Kakh Na RaheT-Series
1998Dil Hona Chahida JawaanVenus
1999Five RiversMoviebox Birmingham, Ltd.
1999JaadugarianVenus
2001Larh Geya PechaSAGA MUSIC
2001Aaja SajnaHi-Tech Music Ltd
1994Ishq Da GiddaTIPS Music
2003Haee Shawa Baee Haee Shawa T-Series
2003PunjeeriT-Series
2004HeerT-Series
2004Dil Da BadshahSaregama
2005VilayatanMOVIEBOX BIRMINGHAM LTD
1995Ishq Na Dekhe ZaatTIPS Music
2008Boot PolishanSony BMG Music Entertainment
2011Jogiya T-Series
2011Sada Punjab - Duniya Mela Do Din DaSaregama
2013RotiSpeed Records
2013Punjab Di ShaanSaregama
2014The Pop Sensation - Gurdas MaanSaregama
2015Pyar Kar LeTIPS Music
2017PunjabSAGA MUSIC
2021Yaar KamleeT-Series

Duo collaboration

YearSongRecord labelMusicAlbum
2006CollaborationMovieBox/Planet Recordz/Speed Records Sukshinder Shinda Collaborations
2009Jaag Dhe ReehnahVIP Records/SaregamaTru-Skool & Kaos ProductionsIn Tha House
2015Apna Punjab HoveVIP Records/SaregamaTru-Skool & Kaos ProductionsIn Tha House 2
2015"Ki Banu Duniya Da"Coke Studio Indiaft. Diljit Dosanjh
2016"Jaag De Rehnah"Movieboxft. Tru Skool
2019" Maan Punjabi Hon Te "Zee studioSingle track

Television

YearShowRoleChannel
2020 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Punjabi Judge [16] Zee Punjabi

Filmography

YearMovieRoleLanguage
1984Mamla Gadbad Hai [17] Amarjeet Punjabi
1985Ucha Dar Babe Nanak DaGurditPunjabi
1986 Long Da Lishkara ChannaPunjabi
1986Kee Banu Duniya DaaGurwant/Gurmaan (double role)Punjabi
1986 Gabhroo Punjab Da SheraPunjabi
1987Chora Haryane Ka [18] Shera Haryanvi
1990 Qurbani Jatt Di KaramjeetPunjabi
1991Roohani TaaqatShankar Hindi
1992Saali Adhi Ghar WaaliPunjabi
1994Wanted: Gurdas Maan Dead or AliveGurdas MaanPunjabi
1994 Kachehari Gurdas/Ajit (double role)Punjabi
1995PratigyaBillaPunjabi
1995 Maaman Magal Guest appearance Tamil
1999 Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota SinghPunjabi
1999 Sirf Tum HimselfHindi
2000 Shaheed Udham Singh Bhagat Singh Punjabi
2002 Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai AmarHindi
2004 Des Hoyaa Pardes Gurshaan Singh SomalPunjabi
2004 Veer Zaara Guest appearanceHindi
2006 Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris Waris Shah Punjabi
2008 Yaariyan Jasnaavar Singh JassaPunjabi
2009 Mini Punjab PremPunjab
2010 Sukhmani: Hope for Life Major Kuldeep SinghPunjabi
2010Chak JawanaCaptain Gurjeet SinghPunjabi
2011 Mummy Punjabi Guest appearanceHindi
2014 Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar AgamPunjabi
2018 Nankana Karam Singh 'Karma'Punjabi
2018 Manto SirajuddinHindi, Urdu

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