One of Bollywood's most belovedsingers is all set to celebrate his 55th birthday. The actor is turning 55 thisyear. Shankar Mahadevan was born on 3 March 1967 in Mumbai’s Chembur. Thesinger learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music at a very small age.
Theversatile singer, Shankar Mahadevan graduated in Computer Science and SoftwareEngineering and worked as a software engineer for the company Leading Edge.
Thesinger not only gave his voice for Hindi songs but he sang in English, Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, and Punjabi languages as well. In his career span ofnearly 20 years, the actor has recorded over 700 songs so far.
On theoccasion of his birthday, let’s take look at the most popular songs of hiscareer:
Breathless
Thesong from Mahadevan’s 1998 released album with the same name is very popularamong the 90s kids. The song was sung by Shankar and written b legendarylyricist Javed Akhtar. The special thing about the song is that it seems likeit is sung in a single breathe.
Maa
Composedby the famous trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and sung by Shankar Mahadevan, thesong is from the film Taare Zameen Par. The lyrics of the song are very emotionaltouching the hearts of the listeners.
Mitwa
DilChahta Hai
Thetitle track of Dil Chahta hai film is another hit by Shankar Mahadevan. It isone of the most enjoyed songs for road trips. The movie won National Award forBest Feature Film in Hindi cinema. The song was composed by the trio ofShankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
Kajra Re
FeaturingAishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, the song wassung by Shankar, Alisha Chinai and Javed Ali. It was composed by Shankar,Ehsaan and Loy and written by Gulzar.