Anup Jalota is a famous Indian musician and devotional singer. He is famous for his Hindu musical bhajans and Urdu ghazals. Let’s know more about Anup Jalota, his career, personal life, marriage and many other interesting facts.
Biography/Wiki
Anup Jalota was born Anoop Jalota on July 29, 1953 (age 70; as of 2023) in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India you. He became popular for singing devotional bhajans, for which he was given the nickname “Bhajan Samrat”, which means “Emperor of Bhajans”. Anoop received his classical music training from his father Purshottam Das Jalota and Bhatkhande Vidyalaya in Lucknow. He was a good hitter in college. Jalota started his musical journey as a singer in legendary singer Kishore Kumar’s stage show, popularly known as “Junior Kishore”. After a lot of hard work and struggle, he got a job as a chorus singer at All India Radio. As time passed, his bhajans began to attract a large section of the society and his bhajans became a household name.
appearance
Anup Jalota is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 80 kg. His body measurements are chest 44 inches, waist 38 inches, and biceps 13 inches. Anup’s eyes and hair are black.
Family, wife and girlfriend
Anup Jalota was born into a musical Punjabi-Catri family in Nainital, Uttarakhand. His father Purshottam Das Jalota was a famous classical and devotional singer. Although Anup was born in Nainital, his roots can be traced back to Phagwara in the Indian state of Punjab.
Anup Jalotra’s father Purshottam Das Jalota
Anup Jalota and his father Purshottam Das Jalota
Anup Jalota and his mother
He has two brothers, Anil Jalota and Promod Jalota, and two sisters, Anjali Dhir and Anita Mehra. Ajay Jalota currently lives in California, USA.
Anup Jalota’s younger brother Ajay Jalota
Anjali Dhir, sister of Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota’s sister Anita Mehra
Anup Jalota married Sunali Rathod without her parents’ consent. Sunali was still a student at the time and later became an outstanding singer. The two became very famous and were known as Anup and Sunali Jalota. Their marriage didn’t last long and they divorced. Sunali later married famous singer Rupkumar Rathod.
Anup Jalota’s ex-wife Sunali Rathod
After the divorce, Jalota’s parents arranged his marriage to Bina Bhatia. The marriage did not last long and Anup divorced his wife again.
Anup Jalota married for the third time to Medha Gujral, later known as Medha Jalota. Medha is the niece of former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral. Medha Jalota divorced well-known director Shekhar Kapur in 1994. However, Medha Jalota died of liver failure in 2004 in New York.
Anup Jalota and his third wife Medha Jalota
Anup and Medha have a son, Aryaman Jalota, who was born in 1996.
Anup Jalota with wife Medha Jalota and son Aryaman
Anup Jalota has been in a live-in relationship with his student and singer Jasleen Matharu since 2016. They both live in Mumbai, India. The couple participated in the controversial reality show Bigg Boss Season 12.
Anup Jalota and girlfriend Jasleen Matharu
Profession
Although Anup was born in Nainital, he later moved to Lucknow for his education. Anoop received classical training in singing and learned music from his father Purshottam Das Jalota and Bhatkhande Vidyalaya in Lucknow. Purshottam Das Jalota is also a famous devotional singer.
Anoop Jalota childhood photos
Anup Jalota and Purshottam Das Jalota
Anup Jalota started his music career as a singer, performing on stage with the legendary late Kishore Kumar, popularly known as Junior Kishore (Junior Kishore).
Anup Jalota and Kishore Kumar
After struggling in Mumbai, he initially found a job as a chorus singer at All India Radio for a salary of Rs 350.
He got his big break when Manoj Kumar recorded four songs with him for the film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba, which went on to become a hit.
Anup has performed with many popular musicians such as Zakir Hussain, Lata Mangeshkar, Pankaj Udhas, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jagjit Singh, Hariharan, etc.
Jalota was also the host of the television show Dharam Aur Hum (2002-2005) aired on Star Plus.
Apart from being a great singer, Anoop has also produced two Hindi films: Hum Deewane Pyar Ke (2001) and Nishaan: The Target (2005).
Anup Jalota made his film debut – Hum Deewane Pyar Ke (2001)
Nishaan: Target
He has also produced music for many devotional, pop, ghazal and classical vocal albums like “Chalo Dwaar Shivshankar Ke”, “Maa Durgar Aagman”, “Bhajan Archana”, “Bhajan Tulsi”, “Wah Bhai Wah”, “Darmiyaan Apne”, “Vasundhara”, “Ibtida” and many more.
One of Anup’s earliest hit songs was Aisi Lagi Lagan.
Anup Jalota has performed over 5000 live concerts around the world. In 2015, he played the famous spiritual guru Satya Sai Baba in the film Satya Sai Baba, but the film was never released.
Anup Jalota as Sathya Sai Baba
In 2016, he appeared as a guest on the sets of the famous comedy show “The Kapil Sharma Show” along with Pankaj Udhas and Talat Aziz.
Anup Jalota, Pankaj Udhas and Talat Aziz on the sets of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’
Anup is the director of Prabhatam Flydivine Airlines in Madhya Pradesh, which has been operating since 2017.
Anup Jalota – Director of Prabhatam Fly Heaven
He also gave private music training to students.
Awards
During his successful music career, Anup Jalota has received many awards and accolades. For his contributions to the field of music, he has been awarded the following titles:
- Bhajan Samrat by Shankaracharya Peeth.
- Manav Ratna Award by Global Sai Foundation.
- Citizen Commission Award from the Government of Gujarat.
- Gandharva Gaan Mani Award from Kanchi Shankaracharya Math.
- Sangeet Natak Academy Award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- In 2010, he received the British Parliament’s annual Globe Award for his contribution to the global music industry.
- Padma Shri Award 2012 in the field of Art Indian Classical Music Vocal.
- Rasheshwar Award presented by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.
- He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most platinum albums in history.
salary
Anup Jalota charges Rs 7-8 lakh per performance.
dispute
In 2010, Israeli actress Lina Golan published a book called Dear Mr. Bollywood: How I fell in love with Indian Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan, in which she accused Anup of Gialota Casting.
Lina Golan’s book – “Dear Mr. Bollywood”
favorite thing
- Anup Jalota enjoys Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Polynesian food.
- He admires actors Shatrughan Sinha and Aamir Khan.
- Shabana Azmi is his favorite actress.
- Jalota enjoys listening to music by Kishore Kumar, Pankaj Udhas and Jagjit Singh.
- Cricket is his favorite sport.
- Anup likes to dine at the Zodiac Grill at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai.
- His favorite holiday destinations include Kashmir, Dharamshala, Sikkim, Shimla and Nainital.
- Indian tennis star Purav Raja and American wrestler Roman Reigns are his favorite athletes.
- Anup likes to listen to music by RD Burman and Madan Mohan.
fact
Anup Jalota drinks
- He was a great hitter in college.
- Jalota’s hobbies include traveling, reading, writing and singing.
- He has also sung and recorded more than 2000 songs of Bhajans, Geets and Ghazals.
- Jalota blogs extensively on his website about his life journey, events, and more.
- He has sung in 9 different languages.
- As of 2018, he has achieved over 100 gold, platinum and multi-platinum records.
- His address is Mohan Nivas, 56, Keluskar Road, Shivaji Park, Mumbai – 400 028, India.
Anup Jalota’s signature
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