Surinder Pal Dhammi (1959-2023) was an Indian Punjabi singer, better known by his stage name Surinder Shindar. He is famous for some of his films such as Jeona Morh (1981), Putt Jattan De (1982), Kithe Mera Punjab (1993) and many more. Sinda passed away at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana on July 26, 2023 at the age of 64 due to infection leading to multi-organ failure.
Wiki/Biography
Surinder Shinda was born Surinder Pal Dhammi (age 64; at time of death) on Wednesday, May 20, 1959, in Choti Ayali village, Ludhiana district, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Taurus. Shinoda grew up around music, and his family loved classical singing. He attended Government Multipurpose High School, Ludhiana, where he received his formal education and later completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: natural black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Surinder Shinda’s father Mistri Bachan Ram is a carpenter and classical singer and mother Videavati is a housewife. His mother hails from Kumkaran village in Ludhiana district, where Sindar spent most of her life. However, not much information is available about his siblings.
Surinder Shinda’s mother Videavati
wife and children
Surinder Shinda married Joginder Kaur, cousin of Dev Tharikwala’s wife. Surinder Shinda and his wife have two sons, Maninder Shinda and Simran Shinda, and two daughters, Meena and Neenu. Maninder Shinda and Simran Shinda are also singers who have carried forward their father’s legacy.
Simran Shinda, son of Surinder Shinda
Maninder Shinda, son of Surinder Shinda
caste
Surinder Shinda was born into a Sikh family in Ramgharia.
Profession
singer
Surinder Shinda started his singing career in the early 1970s and composed some classic songs such as “Ucha Burj Lahore da”, which brought him global recognition.
Surinder Shinda’s debut song ‘Ucha Burj Lahore Da’
Later, he released the album Rakhle Cylinder Yaara which created a huge sensation at the time. Surinder Shinda released many super hit songs like “Put Jattan De”, “Badla Jatti Da”, “Jagga Jatt”, “Kaliyan”, “Patola”, “Naina De Vanjare” (1978) and many more. Zinda performs live all over the world and his audiences love his “Kali” singing and the way he presents Punjabi folk songs.
actor
Surinder Shinda has appeared in many Punjabi movies like Gugu Gill, Yograj Singh, Amar Noorie etc. ‘Badla Jatti da’ (1991). In 1991, Shinoda also starred in the famous action film “Jatt Jeona Morh” (1991), which was a box office hit. In 2013, another popular movie Punjabi Borda was released starring Surinder Shinda, Binnu Dhillon and Karamjit Anmol Starring. Surinder Shindar’s film career is as successful as his singing career and is loved by the masses.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Surinder Shinda has received several regional honours, and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BRIT Asian Television Music Awards in 2013.
- He was awarded the Shiromani Gayak Award by the state government and the Kala Parishad conferred on him the title of Punjab Gaurav Rattan.
- Surinder Shinda received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the PTC Punjabi Music Awards.
Surinder Shinda receives Lifetime Achievement Award from renowned singer Gurdas Maan
die
Surinder Shinda passed away on July 26, 2023, at Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana due to an infection caused by an unknown surgery that resulted in kidney failure. Exhaustion. Celebrities like Bhagwant Mann, Amar Noorie, Jazzy B, Gippy Grewal and many others took to social media to express their condolences over the death of Surinder Shinda.
Favorites
- Singer: Noor Jehan and Shaukat Ali Khan.
Facts/Trivia
- Surinder Shinda is known as the “grandfather of moc (console music)”.
- Surinder Shinda introduced famous singers like Amar Singh Chamkila and Gill Hardeep into the world of Punjabi singing.
- Surinder Shinda’s maternal grandfather was a singer and used to sing on the Dotara instrument.
- Shinda’s father learned singing from Pandit Gurdan Das Ji and also taught him how to play the harmonium and introduced various Ragas to Surinder.
- He started learning singing from the famous music composer and singer Ustaad Jaswant Singh Bhanwra.
- Surinder Shinda loves Pakistani music.
- Surinder Shinda had an early opportunity to attend the famous Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan, where he had the privilege of witnessing Bade Ghulam Ali Khan singing live.
- Amar Singh Chamkila worked as Surinder Shinda’s secretary and was responsible for booking live performances.
- Surinder Shinda loves doing yoga.
- Surinder Shinda owns a music label ‘Shinda Records’.
- Surinder Shinda worked as a farmer before becoming a singer.
- After the release of his album “Jeona Morh” (1981), he earned Rs. 21 There are also a few blankets as a bonus.
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Source: HIS Education