Kuldeep Singh (music director) explained

Kuldeep Singh (also spelled Kuldip Singh) is a music director for Hindi theatre and Hindi films, most known for composing ghazals such as Tumko Dekha To Ye Khayal Aaya Saath Saath (1982) and Itni Shakti Hame Dena Daata (Ankush).

He has been actively involved in giving music for theatre and is involved with IPTA.^[1] He has composed for popular acts like Aakhiri Shama, Kaifi Aur Main, Girija Ke Sapne which are regularly featured in Mumbai and other parts of the country.

Early life

Kuldeep Singh is father of young Ghazal maestro Jasvinder Singh.

Discography

Music director

• Saath Saath (1982).
• Ankush (1986)^[2]

Awards

• He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2009 for Music for Theatre in Allied Theatre Arts category.^[3]
• In 2020, the government of Madhya Pradesh awarded him Lata Mangeshkar Award^[4] in recognition of his contribution to music.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us. IPTA Mumbai Official website.
2. Book: Jha . Subhash K. . Bachchan . Amitabh . The Essential Guide to Bollywood . 31 May 2012 . 2005-11-01 . Roli Books Private Limited . 9788174363787 . 2062–.
3. Web site: SNA: List of Akademi Awardees. Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm. 31 March 2016.
4. Web site: Singer Suman Kalyanpur and composer Kuldeep Singh honoured with MP Govt's Lata Mangeshkar Samman . India Today . 2020-02-07 . 2021-01-26.
5. Web site: Singer Kalyanpur, music director Singh to get Mangeshkar Award . The Times of India . 2020-01-17 . 2021-01-26.