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| birth_name        = Kedarnath Bhattacharya

| popularly known as = Melody King

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'''Kedarnath Bhattacharaya''' (born 20 October 1957), better known as '''Kumar Sanu''', is an Indian playback singer. He is popularly known as King of melody in bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of bollywood [[Hindi]] song. Apart from [[Hindi]], he has also sang in other languages including [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Languages of Nepal|Nepali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bhojpuri]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]],[[Manipuri language|Manipuri]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Chhattisgarhi]], [[Urdu]], [[Pali]], [[English language|English]] and his native language [[Bengali language|Bengali]], both in [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. He holds the record for winning five consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] (1990-1994) along with [[Arijit Singh]]. For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2009 by the [[Government of India]]. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml|title=BBC - Asian Network - Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time|last=BBC|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref>

Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. His father's village was in Bikrampur (Now Munshiganj district), East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh). The two and Sanu's elder sister lived in the [[Sinthee]] area of [[Calcutta]] (now Kolkata) near Biswanath Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Singer Acts |url=http://www.expressindia.com/screen/anmil.htm |work=The Indian Express |access-date=13 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970419144738/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/anmil.htm |archive-date=19 April 1997}}</ref>

Kumar Sanu got his major break when Gulshan Kumar with music directors [[Nadeem–Shravan|Nadeem and Shravan]] gave him chance to sing most of the songs of movie ''[[Aashiqui]]'' (1990), songs were recorded earlier for an album and later movie was made around the songs. The movie as well as the songs were a grand success. Thereafter, they worked together in many films, including ''[[Apmaan Ki Aag]]'' (1990), ''[[Saajan]]'' (1991), ''[[Phool Aur Kaante]]'' (1991),  ''[[Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin]]'' (1991), ''[[Sadak]]'' (1991), ''[[Pyaar Ka Saaya]]'' (1991), ''[[Saathi (1991 film)|Saathi]]'' (1991), ''[[Jaan Ki Kasam]]'' (1991), ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'' (1992), ''[[Dil Ka Kya Kasoor]]'' (1992), ''[[Jaan Tere Naam]]'' (1992), ''[[Sapne Sajan Ke]]'' (1992), ''[[Anaam]]'' (1992), ''[[Paayal]]'' (1992), ''[[Panaah (film)|Panaah]]'' (1992),  ''[[Bekhudi]]'' (1992), ''Kal Ki Awaaz'' (1992), [[Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare]]  (1992), ''[[Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke]]'' (1993), ''[[Sainik]]'' (1993), ''[[Junoon (1992 film)|Junoon]]'' (1992), ''[[Balmaa]]'' (1993), ''[[Waqt Hamara Hai]]'' (1993), ''[[Rang (1993 film)|Rang]]'' (1993), ''[[Dil Tera Aashiq]]'' (1993), ''[[Tadipaar]]'' (1993), ''[[Sangraam]]'' (1993), ''Shreeman Aashiq'' (1993), ''[[Dhartiputra]]'' (1993), ''[[Kaise Kaise Rishte]]'' (1993), ''[[Aadmi Khilona Hai]]'' (1993), ''[[Divya Shakti]]'' (1993), ''[[Damini]]'' (1993), ''[[Dilwale (1994 film)|Dilwale]]'' (1994), ''[[Stuntman (film)|Stuntman]]'' (1994), ''[[Aatish: Feel the Fire|Aatish]]'' (1994), ''[[Salaami]]'' (1994), ''[[Chhoti Bahu]]'' (1994), ''[[Ekka Raja Rani]]'' (1994), ''[[Saajan Ka Ghar]]'' (1994), ''[[Kranti Kshetra]]'' (1994), ''[[Andolan (1995 film)|Andolan]]'' (1995), ''[[Gaddar]]'' (1995), ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1995), ''Anokha Andaaz'' (1995), ''[[Saajan Ki Baahon Mein]]'' (1995), ''[[Zamaana Deewana]]'' (1995), ''[[Raja Hindustani]]'' (1996), ''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agnisakshi]]'' (1996), Majhdhaar (1996), Himmatvar (1996), Jeet  (1996), ''[[Saajan Chale Sasural]]'' (1996), ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997), ''[[Naseeb (1997 film)|Naseeb]]'' (1997), ''[[Aa Ab Laut Chalen]]'' (1999), ''[[Sirf Tum]]'' (1999), ''[[Dhadkan]]'' (2000), ''[[Kasoor]]'' (2001), ''[[Hum Ho Gaye Aapke]]'' (2001), ''[[Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love]]'' (2001), ''[[Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa]]'' (2002), ''Ansh'' (2002), ''[[Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya]]'' (2002), ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' (2002), ''[[Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai]]'' (2002), ''[[Dil Ka Rishta]]'' (2003), ''[[Qayamat: City Under Threat|Qayamat]]'' (2003), ''[[Footpath (2003 film)|Footpath]]'' (2003), ''[[Andaaz]]'' (2003), ''[[Indian Babu]]'' (2003), ''[[Hungama (2003 film)|Hungama]]'' (2003), ''[[Sheen (film)|Sheen]]'' (2004), ''[[Hatya]]'' (2004), ''[[Gumnaam]]'' (2004), ''[[Barsaat (2005 film)|Barsaat]]'' (2005), ''[[Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006 film)|Mere Jeevan Saathi]]'' (2006), and ''[[Sanam Teri Kasam (2009 film)|Sanam Teri Kasam]]'' (2009) . He has sung his most songs for them (293 songs).

| ''[[Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya]]'' (1997)

| [[Udit Narayan]], Asha Bhosle and Amit Kumar   Aaina Aaina Dil ko [[Ravan Raaj: A True Story]] [[Pulan Visaranai]]

| [[Doctorate]] (honorary)  

| [[People Education Society]]

| [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award]]<ref name="Ambedkar"/>

| [[International Human Rights Council]]

| [[Dev Kohli]]

* [[List of Indian playback singers]]

[[Category:Male film score composers]]