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Daler Mehndi

Daler Mehndi

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Biography:  Daler Mehndi is a bhangra/pop singer from India. Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung in several Bollywood movies. His international popularity has grown in recent years allowing him to tour the United States. Mehndi is well known as a philanthropist, funding beautification projects in Delhi and aiding earthquake victims. Early life and discovery As a Sikh, born and raised in Patna, he began singing at age 6 and was taught the ragas and Shabads from the Guru Granth Sahib by his parents. At age fourteen he spent three years refining his voice and learning the tabla, dholak/dhool, harmonium and tanpura from Late Ustad Raahat Ali Khan Saheb of Gorakhpur Mehndi then moved to San Francisco, United States and worked as a cab driver before returning to India in 1991 and forming a band. Initially he sang ghazals inspired by the poets Qateel Shifai and Firaq Gorakhpuri. In 1992 he was in a car accident that injured a jaywalking man who Mehndi then took to the hospital. Mehndi was sued as a result of the mishap. 1995-present: Popularity Mehndi eventually switched from classical music to pop, and in 1995 his first album Bolo Ta Ra Ra, with tunes based on those given to him by his mother, sold half a million copies in four months and 20 million copies total,  making him the best selling non-soundtrack album in Indian music history. He received the Award for Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest in 1994. He earned Channel V's Best Male Pop Singer Award, which he received in 1996 for Dar Di Rab Rab and in 1997 for Ho Jayegi Bale Bale. He has appeared in the films Mrityudata and Arjun Pundit.  His success helped him negotiate a record-breaking deal with his record company Magnasound for 20.5 million rupees. He has also been a guest star on the new Indian version of Sesame Street known as Galli Galli Sim Sim. His album song "Tunak Tunak Tun" is an Internet phenomenon. This cult following was spurred by the music video for Mehndi's song "Tunak Tunak Tun", often referred to simply as "Tunak", which gained its popularity due to Daler Mehndi's wild dancing and has led to many homages and parodies. Mehndi originally conceived of the music video, in which he dances with "clones" of himself, in response to media statements that he was popular only because of the models in his videos. Tunak Tunak Tun was the first music video to make use of bluescreen technology in India. Controversies Mehndi was accused of being a member of a scam bringing illegal immigrants to Canada by disguising them as musicians, a charge he denies. He was in hiding for a month before he surrendered to police in Patiala and charged with 31 counts of immigration law violations. Punjab police director-general, A. A. Siddiqui, later stated Mehndi was innocent and insinuated that the confusion arose because Daler and his brother, who was the original target of the scandal, looked alike.  Mehndi has also commented on the legal troubles of his brother Mika Singh and performer Rakhi Sawant, saying that "party kissing" is an undesirable addition to Indian culture. An Indian Islamic group called Raza Academy took Mehndi to court over some of the lyrics and the video of his album Nabi Buba Nabi to be offensive. Several of the words were changed, removing references to "prophet". Artistry Daler Mehndi specializes in a type of Hindi-Pop that he infuses with Rababi singing, a Sikh musical tradition. The sound is similar to that of Techno, dance, and house music, with the folk sounds of an Indian tabla being played in the background. His popularity and the concurrent revival of Bhangra music is thought to be driven by the ease of dancing to it and a national pride in the Indian people. Philanthropy and other activities Mehndi has established the Daler Mehndi Green Drive to help make a cleaner environment in Delhi. He has also donated 85 million rupees to the green drive, 12 million rupees to Cargyle charities, and built 16 houses in Gujarat after an earthquake there. He also did a concert series in Pakistan to raise funds for the quake victims. He has also helped rehabilitate victims of the Orissa cyclone and street children in Kenya. He is a fan of automobiles, owning a Prado because of the protection it gives against the road rage and "poor discipline on the part of the majority of road users" on Delhi's streets, but hopes to purchase a Hummer "like Jackie Shroff" at some point. American Pop Culture Blizzard Entertainment imitated Daler Mehndi's dance in the music video for "Tunak Tunak Tun" as the template for the dance of characters of the Draenei race in World of Warcraft which has further expanded his internet presence.
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Daler Mehndi Movies

Movies Director Release Date
Bollywood
as Actor
Ahmed khan 20 Dec 2024
Bollywood
as Singer
Hansal Mehta 13 Nov 2020
Telugu
as Singer
Trivikram Srinivas 11 Oct 2018
Bollywood
as Singer
Reema Kagti 15 Aug 2018

Daler Mehndi: Age, Net Worth, Movies, Family, and Personal Details

About Daler Mehndi

Name Daler Mehndi
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Date Of Birth 18 Aug 1967
Age 57
Birth Place Patiala, Punjab
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Daler Mehndi

  • The age of Daler Mehndi in the 2024 was 57.

  • The Daler Mehndi's was born in Patiala, Punjab.

  • The DOB for Daler Mehndi was 18 Aug 1967.

  • The most recent movies for Daler Mehndi is Chhalaang.

  • Welcome To The Jungle were Daler Mehndi's upcoming films.

  • Daler Mehndi's next feature film with Ahmed khan.

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