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Pankaj Udhas

1951 - Today

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Pankaj Udhas (17 May 1951 – 26 February 2024) was an Indian ghazal and playback singer known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian pop. He started his career with the release of a ghazal album titled Aahat in 1980 and subsequently recorded many hits like Mukarar in 1981, Tarrannum in 1982, Mehfil in 1983, Pankaj Udhas Live at Royal Albert Hall in 1984, Nayaab in 1985 and Aafreen in 1986. After his success as a ghazal singer, he was invited to appear and sing for a film by Mahesh Bhatt, Naam, in which his song "Chitthi Aayee Hai" (A Letter Has Arrived) became an instant hit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pankaj Udhas has received more than 1,448,930 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pankaj Udhas is the 2,940th most popular singer, the 1,017th most popular biography from India and the 34th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 1.4M

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  • 32.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Pankaj Udhas ranks 2,940 out of 3,528. Before him are Anxhela Peristeri, Inspectah Deck, Tatiana Kotova, Espen Lind, BamBam, and İrem Derici. After him are Rafał Brzozowski, Tijana Bogićević, Alison Mosshart, Gurdas Maan, Annett Louisan, and Samanta Tīna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Pankaj Udhas ranks 622. Before him are Kaye Hall, Charles E. Brady Jr., Richard Lloyd, Esther Dyson, Ham Lin̄i, and Margaret Bailes. After him are Steve Riddick, Dianne Holum, Simon Dickie, Elijah Cummings, Dirk Kempthorne, and Lawrence O'Donnell.

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In India

Among people born in India, Pankaj Udhas ranks 1,017 out of 1,493. Before him are Shiva Rajkumar (1961), Farooq Sheikh (1948), Padma Lakshmi (1970), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Mahesh Manjrekar (1958), and Karen David (1979). After him are Alia Bhatt (1993), Neena Gupta (1959), Gurdas Maan (1957), Nandita Das (1969), Sidharth Shukla (1980), and Ram Gopal Varma (1962).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Pankaj Udhas ranks 34. Before him are Arijit Singh (1987), Usha Uthup (1947), Parveen Sultana (1950), Reshma (1947), Sonu Nigam (1973), and Daler Mehndi (1967). After him are Gurdas Maan (1957), Ahmed Rushdi (1934), Hariharan (1955), Shankar Mahadevan (1967), Abhijeet Bhattacharya (1958), and Sadhana Sargam (1969).

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