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Udit Narayan Jha

Nepalese playback singer

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Born: Udit Narayan Jha , ( 1955-12-01 ) 1 December 1955 (age 70) , Baisi, Supaul district , Bihar , India
Alma mater: Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus , Tribhuvan University
Occupation: Playback singer
Years active: 1980–present
Spouses: Ranjana Jha ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 , separated ) Deepa Gahatraj ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
Children: Aditya Narayan
Relatives: Shweta Agarwal (daughter-in-law)
Awards: Full list
Honours: Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (2001) Padma Shri (2009) Padma Bhushan (2016)
Genres: Filmi pop Semi-Classical Bhajan folk
Instrument: Vocal
Labels: Yash Raj Films T-Series SKS Music Company Sony Music Sony BMG Tips Saregama Venus

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Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955; pronunciation) is an Indian playback singer whose songs are featured in Indian cinema, primarily Hindi films.

He has won four National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, with twenty nominations among many others. He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer three times for the songs Mitwa from Lagaan (2001), Jaane Kyon Log from Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Chhote Chhote Sapne Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002) and Yeh Taara Woh Taara from Swades (2004). He also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bhojpuri in 2005 as the producer of Kab Hoi Gawna Hamar. He was awarded the Lata Mangeshkar Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2015. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution to arts and culture.