Roop Kumar Rathod Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Roop Kumar Rathod Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | Playback Singer, Music Director |
| Career | |
| Debut | Playback Singer: "Main Tera Aashiq Hoon" for the movie 'Gumraah' in 1989  |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | ā¢ Mirchi Music Award for Song Representing Sufi Tradition in 2013 for the song "O saiyyan"  ā¢ GIMA Award for Best Ghazal Album in 2016 for the song "Zikr Tera"  |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 178 cm** in meters**- 1.78 m** in feet inches**- 5ā 10ā** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 80 kg** in pounds**- 176 lbs** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 10 June 1973 check sources |
| Age (as in 2018) | 45 Years |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, India |
| Educational Qualification | Not Known |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Food Habit | Not Known |
| Hobbies | Reading, Listening to Music |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 1989 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Sunali Rathod (Singer)  |
| Children | Son- None Daughter- Reewa Rathod (Singer)  |
| Parents | Father- Late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod Mother- Name Not Known  |
| Siblings | Brother(s) ā¢ Shravan Rathod (Music Composer)  ā¢ Vinod Rathod (Singer)  Sister- Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts about Roop Kumar Rathod
Does Roop Kumar Rathod smoke?: Not Known
Does Roop Kumar Rathod drink alcohol?: Yes
Roop Kumar Rathod Drinking Alcohol
He was born into a family with a great music background. He was interested in music since his childhood and started learning several musical instruments from an early age.
He is also an excellent Tabla Player, and heĀ used to play the Tabla when he was a kid. He gave his first on-stage solo performance as a Tabla Player at the age of 6.
Roop Kumar Rathod Playing the Tabla in his Childhood
Although he has been involved with the music since his birth but his professional musical instrument training started at the age of 10.
He never thought of becoming a Singer as he was just into playing musical instruments. It was in August 1984, when he first thought of learning singing as he couldnāt accompany his father in singing during an event; because he was not well-versed in singing at that time.
In 1985, at the age of 25, he left playing the Tabla and decided to learn professional singing.
His family was not happy with his decision of quitting Tabla. Later, heĀ moved to London where he spent 2 months for his singing training. While in London, he also began giving Tabla tuitions.
He did his first singing show in London at someoneās home. This performance gave a boost to his singing career.
He never wanted to be a Playback Singer; as he was happy with his on-stage performances since his childhood. However, when he started his career as a playback singer in 1989, it earned him laurelsĀ both from the public as well as the critics.
In 1997, he rose to fame after his song āSandese Aate HaināĀ from the movie āBorderā became popular. This was the majorĀ breakthrough of his career.
He has lent his voice in Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Hindi, Tamil, Oriya,Ā Nepali, Telugu, Bhojpuri, andĀ Bengali films.
His first preference is live concerts. He has performed numerous concerts in several countries including UK, US, Singapore, Dubai, and East Africa along with his wife Sunali Rathod.
Roop Kumar Rathod and Sunali Rathod while Performing
In August 2005, he was featured in an episode of an Indian sitcom named āSarabhai vs Sarabhaiā along with his wifeĀ Sunali Rathod. This episode was based onĀ a music contest.
In 2008, he won āUstaad Jodiā title on a reality show āMission Ustaadā under theĀ judges A. R. Rahman ,Ā Javed Akhtar , and Lara Dutta .
Roop Kumar Rathod and Sunali Rathod won Ustaad Jodi Award on Mission Ustaad
Later, he released a Sufi album titled Kalmaa along with his wife, Sunali Rathod.
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