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ALBUMGun Gun Bhanwara (feat. Mohankumar Bhandari) - SingleSuresh Wadkar
Albums by Suresh Wadkar
ALBUMParam Pita ParmatmaKavita Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Aziz, Anup Jalota & Suresh Wadkar
ALBUMSundarkandSuresh Wadkar & Padma Wadkar
ALBUMShrimad Bhagavad Gita (Hindi)Suresh Wadkar, Roop Kumar Rathod & Sanj V
ALBUMKrishna Bhajans Janmashtami SpecialAnup Jalota, Suresh Wadkar & Sadhana Sargam
ALBUMOm Namah ShivaySuresh Wadkar
ALBUMJaa Re Jaa Re Saare Swami DarshanalaSuresh Wadkar, Sanjay Geete & Ravindra Sathe
ALBUMRadhe RadheManhar Udhas, Anup Jalota, Sadhana Sargam, Suresh Wadkar, Kabita Krishnamurti & Bhuppindar Singh
ALBUMShri Swami SamarthaDr. Sanjayraj SRG & Suresh Wadkar
ALBUMDigambara DigambaraDr. Sanjayraj SRG & Suresh Wadkar
ALBUMAshtavinayak MantraDr. Sanjayraj SRG & Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Wadkar's Popular Music Videos
Chappa Chappa (From "Maachis")
Vishal Bhardwaj, Hariharan & Suresh Wadkar
Aye Zindagi Gale Lagaa Le (From "Sadma")
Ilaiyaraaja & Suresh Wadkar
Mera Pyar Mujh Se Rootha (From "Kalaakaar")
Kalyanji-Anandji, Suresh Wadkar & Anuradha Paudwal
Totey Ud Gaye (Full Song Video)
Vishal Bhardwaj, Suresh Wadkar, Sukhwinder Singh & Rekha Bhardwaj
Chhod Aaye Hum (From "Maachis")
Vishal Bhardwaj, Hariharan, Suresh Wadkar, Vinod Sehgal & KK
Saanj Dhale Gagan Tale Hum Kitane Ekaki (From "Utsav")
Laxmikant-Pyarelal & Suresh Wadkar
Yeh Hava Yeh Fiza (From "Sadma")
Ilaiyaraaja, Asha Bhosle & Suresh Wadkar
Aye Zindagi Gale Lagaa Le (Lyric Video)
Ilaiyaraaja & Suresh Wadkar
Mera Pyar Mujh Se Rootha (Lyric Video)
Kalyanji-Anandji, Suresh Wadkar & Anuradha Paudwal
Saanj Dhale Gagan Tale Hum Kitane Ekaki (Lyric Video)
Laxmikant-Pyarelal & Suresh Wadkar
Artist Biography
Suresh Wadkar has graced film soundtracks in Bollywood, Marathi and other languages since the ‘70s, while devotional recordings have elevated the singer’s deeply emotive vocals to new heights.
• Wadkar’s talent was shaped by Indian classical guru Jialal Vasant. His influences include revered playback singer Lata Mangeshkar—with whom he would record several duets and proved instrumental in his career.
• Wadkar’s breakthrough as playback singer was “Brishti Pade Tapur Tupar”, a romantic duet with Hemlata from 1977 Bollywood film Paheli.
• His gift for melody stood out on an array of soundtracks across subsequent decades. He’s earned Filmfare Award nominations for Best Male Playback Singer for 1982’s Prem Rog, 1986’s Ram Teri Ganga Maili, 1989’s Chadni and 1990’s Dil.
• In 2010, Wadkar won Best Male Playback Singer at the National Film Awards for his soulful contribution to the Marathi biopic of activist Sindhutai Sapkal, Mee Sindhutai Sapkal.
• He has increasingly focused on devotional music, recording a multitude of mantras, bhajans, aartis and more.
• Placing a high value on passing on the artistic torch, he shares expertise with students around the world via Suresh Wadkar’s Ajivasan Music Academy.
• The Indian government honoured Wadkar with a Padma Shri Award for distinguished service in the arts in 2020. The singer is also the recipient of the 2007 Pride of Maharashtra Award from his native state.
Hometown
India
Genre
Devotional & Spiritual