| Birth date | MM NaN, YYYY |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Genre | Indian pop · Ghazal[1] |
| Occupation | playback singer · music composer |
| Spouse | Sunali Rathod |
Roopkumar Rathod is an Indian playback singer, pop singer, and music composer.[1] He has performed a number of songs in Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali, Bhojpuri and Kannada films.
Personal life
Rathod is the third and the youngest son of the late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod,[2] a proponent of the oldest major vocal style associated with Hindustani classical music, Dhrupad. He belonged to the "Aditya Gharana of Jamnagar." He has two brothers, the late music composer Shravan Rathod, who was a part of the Nadeem-Shravan duo, and singer Vinod Rathod. Roopkumar is married to Sunali Rathod, formerly the first wife of bhajan singer, Anup Jalota. Together, they have a daughter named Reewa Rathod.[3]
Roopkumar was introduced to music during his early years. He began playing the tabla and he became sought after by many ghazal singers in the 1980s.[citation needed] He first began playback singing in 1992 with the film Angaar.
Career
Rathod has appeared as a vocalist on albums from 1999. He has sung songs in Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Nepali and Bhojpuri films.[4][5]
The song "Sandese Aate Hai", from the movie Border, became one of the major breakthroughs of Rathod's career.[6] He received his only Filmfare Award nomination to date at the 43rd Filmfare Awards.[citation needed] In addition, he sang the song "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai" for the movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi[5] and 'Maula Mere Maula' for the movie Anwar.
Apart from playback singing for films, Roopkumar has long played live concerts across the world with his wife Sunali, performing a mix of ghazal, Sufi, light classical music, and film songs.[5]
Roopkumar has also performed with the artists Trilok Gurtu, Ranjit Barot and Abhijit Pohankar in fusion concerts.[7] He and Gurtu released the fusion album Beat of Love in December 2001 and the jazz album Broken Rhythms, in October 2004.[8]
In August 2005, the comedy serial Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai featured Roopkumar and Sunali Rathod in one of their episodes that showcased a friendly musical contest.[9]
Roopkumar, along with wife Sonali, won the title of 'Ustaad Jodi' on 'Mission Ustaad',[5] a musical television reality show aired in February 2008, that aimed to create awareness about social causes. Donations were received by the United Nations Charities.[8]
In 2011 he released a Sufi album along with his wife Sunali Rathod called "Kalma".[10]
Awards
Lokmat Sur Jyotsna National Music Award 2021 for his contribution to Indian music[11]
He was awarded the "Icon" award at the Lokmat Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards.[12][13]
Filmography
As playback singer
References
- ^ "Roop Kumar Rathod". www.bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "रूप कुमार राठोड's biography and latest film release news" (in Hindi). hindi.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Vinod Rathod nixes remix funda". Hindustan Times. 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Roop Kumar Rathod Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Roopkumar, Sunali Rathod to headline TOI's anniversary concert". The Times of India. 2017-11-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Anu Malik reveals Javed Akhtar asked for his autograph after he composed Border's Sandese Aate Hai song". Firstpost. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Percussionist Trilok Gurtu talks music". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ shail (2020-08-05). "SHRI ROOPKUMAR RATHOD". All About Music. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Genres of music". The Hindu. 2002-07-01. Archived from the original on 2003-10-19.
- ^ "Sufi Album- Kalmaa". Archived from the original on 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Hargun receives SurJyotsna award : The Tribune India". 2021-11-26. Archived 26 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ author/nareshdongre (2024-03-24). "मुमकिन नहीं हवाओं से रिश्ता किए बगैर...! मखमली आवाजाचे धनी रूपकुमार राठोड यांच्याशी खास बातचीत" (in mr). Lokmat. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ author/lokmat-news-network (2024-03-13). "'सूर ज्योत्स्ना राष्ट्रीय संगीत पुरस्कार' जाहीर" (in mr). Lokmat. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
External links
- Roopkumar Rathod at IMDb
- Roopkumar Rathod on Twitter