INFORMATION
| Artist Birtday : | 03/07/1952 (Age 72) |
| Born In : | Calcutta, West Bengal |
| Occupation(s) : | Playback singer, Actor, Music director, Record producer |
| Genres : | Playback singer, Actor, Music director, Record producer |
| Web Site : | www.amitkumarofficial.com/ |
Amit Kumar is a popular Indian playback singer. He was born on 3 July 1952 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is the son of Kishore Kumar (Singer) and Ruma Guha Thakurta (Actress) He has 2 brothers who are Sumit Kumar (Film Producer) and Ayan Guha Thakurta. He has a sister is Shraman Guha Thakurta (Singer). He was married to Reema Ganguly (Music Artist) in 2003. He has 2 daughters who are Muktika, Brinda. His favorite actor is Amitabh Bachchan and his favorite musician is R. D. Burman.
The popular song “Aa Chalke Tujhe” was filmed by Amit at the age of 11. He was moved to Mumbai at the age of 18. This was the turning point of his life. He got his first chance to sing the song “Hosh Mein Hum Kahan” from the film “Darwaza” at the age of 21.
In 1994, after R.D. Burman’s death, he took a break from playback singing and started concentrating on live orchestra events. In 1999, He came back in a singing career and gave many hits from the movies like “Dillagi” (1999), “Raju Chacha” (2000), and “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham”. In 2010, He judged a singing reality show “Sa R Ga Ma Pa Mr./Mrs. Universe 2010”.
He has been awarded In 1981, the “Filmfare Award” for Best Playback Singer for the song “Yaad Aa Rahi Hai” from the movie Love Story and In 2016, the “50 Years of Contribution to Indian Music Award” by the House of Commons.
