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Vinod Rathod Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Wife: Poonam Rathod

Age: 58 Years

Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s) Playback Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**-175 cm**
in meters**- 1.75 m**
in feet & inches**- 5’ 9”**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Career
Debut Song (Bollywood): Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera from the film Bedaag (1986)


Song (Bengali): Bhadra Falgun Chaitra Ashar Sraban from the film Guru (2003)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 12 September 1962 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2021) 59 Years
Birthplace Mumbai, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign Virgo
Nationality Indian
Hometown Mumbai, Maharashtra
Hobbies Reading, Listening to music
Relationships & More
Marital Status Widower
Family
Wife/Spouse Poonam Rathod
Parents Father- Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod
Mother- Name Not Known
Brother(s) Brother- Roop Kumar Rathod



Brother- Shravan Rathod

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vinod Rathod

  • Vinod Rathod is an Indian playback singer.

  • He was born into a family with a musical background as his father, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod, was known as the Samrat of Dhrupad Dhamar of India. He used to play musical instruments in his early days.

  • Vinod has two brothers, Roop Kumar Rathod and Shravan Rathod , and they both worked in the music industry as playback singers and music directors.

  • His wife, Poonam Rathod, committed suicide by hanging herself in her flat. check sources timesofindia.com

  • His powerful voice made him stand out from the crowd.

  • Though he has not sung a large number of songs like his contemporaries Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan , he was always in demand as a playback singer in the 90’s.

  • Vinod was trained by his father who recognized the talent of his son and taught him music.

  • He started his musical journey as a tabla player.

  • In early 1986, Usha Khanna (music director) approached him to sing a qawwali song, Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera, Koi Shamma To Jala De in Do Yaar, after listening to his voice in a cassette.

  • He has worked with top music directors like Anu Malik , Ismail Darbar, Nadeem Shravan, and Laxmikant Pyarelal.

  • The song that changed his career was Sandese Aate Hai from the movie Border (1997).

  • Vinod has also worked on the TV serial title song “Yeh Jeevan Hai Akash Ganga” for the serial Akash Ganga.

  • Vinod has sung various hits like Ae Mere Humsafar, Kitabein Bahut Si, Samajhkar Chand Jisko, and Chupana Bhi Nahin Aata – Baazigar.

  • He has sung more than 3500 songs in various languages such as Hindi, Nepali, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, and Persian.

  • He received unimaginable popularity that gave him the energy to pursue his passion for music tirelessly.

  • He was credited with the ability to sing songs in multiple languages, which gave him a reputation as a talented artist.

  • He has performed in many live concerts that were held in India and abroad.

  • He sang in Hindi films like Devdas (2002), Jeet (1996), Traffic Signal (2007), and more.

  • He gave voice to the title song of many popular TV shows including Shaktiman (1997-2005) & Aryamaan (2002).

  • It’s been a few years since he last sang for a Bollywood song. In an interview, he said,

Can you name me any recent Bollywood movie whose songs you can incessantly croon throughout the day? You can’t. That is why I have quit Bollywood. The quality of music that is being produced today doesn’t appeal to me.”

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