Pankaj Udhas

Pankaj Udhas
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Pankaj Udhas is an Indian singer who is best known for his ghazals. He has also done playback work in many Bollywood movies.

  • Date of Birth

    May 17, 1951

  • Nationality

    Indian

  • Age (2017)

    66 Years

  • Zodiac Sign

    Taurus

  • Profession

    Singer

Awards & Achievements

  • 1985, K L Saigal Award for being the Best Ghazal Singer of the Year.
  • 1990, Outstanding Young Persons’ Award (1989–90) for positive leadership and distinguished services rendered to the nation. Presented by the Indian Junior Chambers.
  • 1993, Giants International Award for extraordinary efforts to achieve the highest standards in the field of music thereby motivating the entire community to pursue excellence.
  • 1994, Honorary Citizenship of Lubbock Texas, USA.
  • 1994, Radio Lotus Award for Outstanding Achievement and for the many songs featuring on the official hit parade of the radio. Presented by Radio Lotus, South Africa at the University of Durban.
  • 1996, Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Award for Outstanding Services, Achievement, and Contribution to Music.
  • 1998, Indian Arts Awards Gala presented by the Mayor of the City of Jersey City.
  • 1998, Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award presented by the American Academy of Artists at Atlantic City.
  • 1999, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA Award for extraordinary services to Indian music, especially promotion of ghazals in India and abroad. Presented at the Festival of Ghazals held in New York.
  • 2001, Vocational Recognition Award for Outstanding Performance as a Ghazal singer presented by Rotary Club of Mumbai Downtown.
  • 2002, Award for Excellence in Music Field presented by Sahyog Foundation at Mumbai.
  • 2002, Honored by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.
  • 2003, MTV Immies Award for the successful album ‘In Search of Meer’.
  • 2003, Special Achievement Award at the Bollywood Music Award, New York for Popularizing Ghazals Across the Globe.
  • 2003, Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Award conferred by the Dadabhai Naoroji International Society for Contribution to Ghazal and the Music Industry.
  • 2004, Special Felicitation at the Wembley Conference Center, London for Completing 20 Years of Performance at the Prestigious Venue.
  • 2006, Awarded the prestigious “Kalakar” award at Kolkata for “Hasrat” as “Best Ghazal album of 2005”.
  • 2006, Awarded Padma Shri (the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India) for his contribution to the art of ghazal singing.