Surjit Bains (1962-2003), popularly known as “Surjit Bindrakhia”, was an Indian singer renowned in the Punjabi music industry for his super Famous for hit songs like “Dupatta Tera Satrang da”, “Tera Yaar Bolda”, “Sanu” Tedi Tedi Takdi tu, “Meri Nath Dig Pai”. Surjit Bindrakhia, who gave audiences some of the best dance music around, died of a heart attack in November 2003 at the age of 41.
Wiki/Biography
Surjit Bains, stage name Surjit Bindrakhia, was born on April 15, 1962 (died 41 years old) in Bindrakh, Roop Nagar District, Punjab Province, India village and grew up there. His zodiac sign is Aries.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: natural black
Eye color: dark brown
family and caste
Surjit Bindrakhia was born into a Jatt Sikh family in Punjab.
Parents and siblings
Surjit Bindrakhia’s father Sucha Singh was a famous wrestler from Bindrakhia village and was famous not only in his own village but also in nearby areas for his Known for his excellent kabaddi and wrestling skills. Surjit’s mother Gurcharan Kaur is a housewife. Sujit’s father wanted him to become a wrestler, but Sujit always tended to sing and wrestling was not something he wanted to pursue. Surjit Bindrakhia has a sister; however, not much information is available about his sister.
wife and children
Surjit Bindrakhia married Preet Kamal in 1990. This is a love marriage. The couple later had 2 children.
Surjit Bindrakhia married his wife Preet Kamal in 1990
Surjit Bindrakhi and his wife Preet Kamal in UK
Surjit Bindrakhia’s son Gitaz Bindrakhia is a famous Punjabi singer and actor, and his daughter Minaz Bindrakhia lives in Canada.
Minaz Bindrakhia, daughter of Surjit Bindrakhia
Surjit Bindrakhia and his son Gitaz Bindrakhia
Gitaz Bindrakhia, son of Surjit Bindrakhia
Religion/Religious Views
Surjit Bindrakhia believes in Sikhism and is a loyal follower of Gurbani. He was a religious man and sang many religious songs.
Profession
singer
Surjit Bindrakhia started his career in 1991 with the release of his first music album “Munda Ki Mangda”, composed by his guru (mentor) Atul Sharma and composed by Shamsher Sandhu. The first album was a huge success and loved all over the world.
Tape of Surjit Bindrakhia’s first album ‘Munda Ki Mangda’
The trio released a new song “Bas Kar Bas Kar” in 1992 on the T-Series label. This song is another super hit song on the charts and one of the best dance songs.
Surjit Bindrakhia’s famous song “Bas Kar Bas Kar”
The song that brought Surjit Bindrakhia international recognition was “Dupatta Tera Satrang Da” released in 1994. To date, the song is one of the most played songs at the celebrations. Not just Surjit, Atul Sharma and Shamsher Sandhu are equally praised for the music and lyrics of this masterpiece.
Surjit Bindrakhia (left), Shamsher Sandhu (center) and Atul Sharma (right)
Surjit Bindrakhia’s record-breaking track ‘Dupatta Tera Satrang da’
Surjit Bindrakhia released another very successful music track “Lakk Tunoo Tunoo” in 2000 which made the audience dance to it. To date, it is considered one of the most popular tracks of the wedding season.
Surjit Bindrakhia’s popular dance song “Lakk Tunoo Tunoo”
In 2002, Surjit Bindrakhia created history with the release of his album ‘Phulkari’, which contained the most successful song of his career, ‘Tera Yaar Bolda’. The song became a huge hit in the Punjabi music industry and has been viewed around 215 million times on YouTube.
Surjit Bindrakhia’s hit song “Tera Yaar Bolda”
Surjit Bindrakhia has sung many religious songs and released various religious albums like “Kamban Dil Gaddaran De”, “Janam Diharra Khalse Da” and “Singho Sewadar Bano”.
actor
Surjit Bindrakhia has appeared in several Punjabi films. His debut film was Anakh Jattan Dee, in which the song “Baniye Ne Jatt” was sung and filmed by Surjit himself. The film was released in 1990 and also starred Surinder Shinda, Yograj Singh, Guggu Gill and others.
Surjit Bindrakhia’s debut film “Anakh Jattan Dee” starring Guggu Gill, Yograj Singh and others
Surjit also starred in the successful 1991 Punjabi film “Badla Jatti Da”. Surjit sang his song “Boliyan” along with Surinder Shinda in the movie. The film also stars Gugu Gill, Amar Noori, Upasana Singh, Sunita Dhir and others.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Surjit Bindrakhia won the British Asian Music Award for Best Bhangra Album in 2005.
- In 2004, Surjit Bindrakhia was awarded the Filmfare Award for his contribution to Punjabi music.
die
Surjit Bindrakhia died of a heart attack in his sleep on November 17, 2003. His wife found no movement when she woke him, and the family doctor later confirmed his death. The singer was only 41 when he died. Many industry celebrities like Sardool Sikander, Hans Raj Hans and Gurdas Maan came to Surjit’s village Bindrakh to pay their last respects to the singer.
Facts/Trivia
- In 1992, Surjit Bindrakhia held the Guinness World Record for the “longest hekk” (singing note of longer duration), which lasted 28 seconds.
- Surjit Bindrakhia has performed many live performances across the globe.
- Surjit Bindrakhia participated in the 1982 Asian Games.
- Surjit Bindrakhia’s song “Dupatta Tera Satrang Da” was ranked number one in the BBC’s Top Ten Songs of 1994.
- Surjit Bindrakhia often mentions his wife’s name in his songs.
- Surjit Bindrakhia loves farming in the village.
- Famous Punjabi lyricist Shamsher Sandhu was one of the first people to discover the talent of Surjit Bindrakhia and he introduced Surjit to the Punjabi music industry.
- Most of Surjit Bindrakhia’s songs were composed by Shamsher Sandhu.
- Surjit Bindrakhia is a trained wrestler.
- Surjit Bindrakhia is a gold medalist in intercollegiate wrestling.
- Famous actor Sonu Sood’s first music video was for the famous song “Gungroo” from Surjit Bindrakhia’s 2001 album “Billian Akhiyaan”.
- Before entering professional singing, Surjit Bindrakhia sang Punjabi Boliyan (folk songs) for his Bhangra group during his college days.
- Surjit Bindrakhia released over 32 tapes during his 12-year career.
- Surjit Bindrakhia’s song “Dupatta Tera Satrang Da” was one of the first Punjabi songs to sell more than 1 million copies in the UK.
- Surjit Bindrakhia is known as a perfect fusion of Punjabi folk and pop music.
- Surjit Bindrakhia’s longest hekk was 32 seconds long, recorded during one of his live performances.
- Popular Punjabi singer Babbu Maan paid tribute to Surjit Bindrakhia in a song from his album ‘Pyaas’ released in 2005. The song ‘Pind Diyan Juhaan’ is just a tribute song to the late singer and his bereaved family.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education