Fact 1 –
Born on 7th July 1973, Kailash Kher is a prominent Indian pop-rock singer. His music style is based on Indian folk music. The extremely talented singer has sung in over 18 languages and in more than 300 Bollywood songs and has even won the Filmfare award under the ‘Best Male Playback Singer’ category for the film ‘Mirchi’.
Fact 2 –
Having born in a Kashmiri Pandit family, Kailash Kher was brought up in a musical atmosphere. He was fascinated by music since childhood and would often listen to his father’s Indian folk songs. Blessed with a prematurely powerful voice, Kailash would impress his friends and family with his natural music talent even at the age of four.
Fact 3 –
In order to pursue his passion for music, Kher left home when he was 14 years old. He went to search for a guru or institution to elevate his talent in the field of music. Unfortunately, Kailash Kher was unable to find the right musical school for himself and thus, started learning the art by simply listening to it. He is a fervent listener of Indian classical and spent time listening to music of maestros like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Kumar Gandharv and Pandit Gokulotsav Maharaj. Kher was heavily inspired and influenced by the Qawwali legend, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and still regards him as one of his greatest inspirations.
Fact 4 –
Kailash Kher worked extremely hard in order to continue his passion with an equal level of zeal throughout. He would attend some music classes so as to gain as much knowledge on the subject, as possible. He taught music to his students for an amount of Rs. 150 per session. With that, he took care of himself, paid for his personal expenses including food and lodging and even paid for his music and educational expenses.
Fact 5 –
After earning some money from his hard work, Kher became a part of his family friend’s sari export business. However, the business collapsed in 1999. A really difficult phase began thereafter and Kailash went to Singapore and Thailand and stayed there for the next six months. He relocated to Delhi and completed his graduation from Delhi University through the correspondence program. In 2001, he left New Delhi for Mumbai in the hope of making a mark in the highly competitive music industry.
Fact 6 –
After shifting to Mumbai, Kailash Kher had to fight against an array of difficulties. Financial problems were inevitable, as Kher had to immensely struggle in order to make ends meet. He tried to eke out whatever musical work he could and somehow managed to pay for his cheap lodging and food. Luckily, Kher had some connection in the film industry and his name was recommended to musician Ram Sampat. Through him, was able to grab a jingle for the Nakshatra diamonds that helped him fetch Rs. 5000. Thereafter, he sang jingles for some commercials and soon started receiving critical acclaim for his unique singing style. Some of the high-profile brands that Kailash sang for in commercials are Pepsi, Honda Motor Cycles, Coca Cola, IPL and Citibank.
Fact 7 –
Kailash then sang for Bollywood movies like ‘Andaz’, ‘Mangal Pandey: The Rising’, ‘Corporate’, ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’, etc. His song “Allah ke Bande” from the movie ‘Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II’ helped him in his breakthrough thereby making him a celebrated singing star in Bollywood. A. R. Rahman was highly impressed by Kher’s performance in “Allah ke Bande” and believed that Kher’s voice had a “pure soul”, which had been lacking ever since in the industry.
Fact 8 –
Kailash Kher penned lyrics in movies like ‘Kaal’, ‘Dasvidaniya’, ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ and ‘Traffic Signal’ and was also the music director in some of those movies. He formed his own band named ‘Kailasa’ and has released four albums till date. All his four albums (Kailasa, Jhoomo Re, Chandan mein and Rangeele) were smashing hits that helped him captivate the attention of international audiences as well.
Born on 7th July 1973, Kailash Kher is a prominent Indian pop-rock singer. His music style is based on Indian folk music. The extremely talented singer has sung in over 18 languages and in more than 300 Bollywood songs and has even won the Filmfare award under the ‘Best Male Playback Singer’ category for the film ‘Mirchi’.
Fact 2 –
Having born in a Kashmiri Pandit family, Kailash Kher was brought up in a musical atmosphere. He was fascinated by music since childhood and would often listen to his father’s Indian folk songs. Blessed with a prematurely powerful voice, Kailash would impress his friends and family with his natural music talent even at the age of four.
Fact 3 –
In order to pursue his passion for music, Kher left home when he was 14 years old. He went to search for a guru or institution to elevate his talent in the field of music. Unfortunately, Kailash Kher was unable to find the right musical school for himself and thus, started learning the art by simply listening to it. He is a fervent listener of Indian classical and spent time listening to music of maestros like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Kumar Gandharv and Pandit Gokulotsav Maharaj. Kher was heavily inspired and influenced by the Qawwali legend, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and still regards him as one of his greatest inspirations.
Fact 4 –
Kailash Kher worked extremely hard in order to continue his passion with an equal level of zeal throughout. He would attend some music classes so as to gain as much knowledge on the subject, as possible. He taught music to his students for an amount of Rs. 150 per session. With that, he took care of himself, paid for his personal expenses including food and lodging and even paid for his music and educational expenses.
Fact 5 –
After earning some money from his hard work, Kher became a part of his family friend’s sari export business. However, the business collapsed in 1999. A really difficult phase began thereafter and Kailash went to Singapore and Thailand and stayed there for the next six months. He relocated to Delhi and completed his graduation from Delhi University through the correspondence program. In 2001, he left New Delhi for Mumbai in the hope of making a mark in the highly competitive music industry.
Fact 6 –
After shifting to Mumbai, Kailash Kher had to fight against an array of difficulties. Financial problems were inevitable, as Kher had to immensely struggle in order to make ends meet. He tried to eke out whatever musical work he could and somehow managed to pay for his cheap lodging and food. Luckily, Kher had some connection in the film industry and his name was recommended to musician Ram Sampat. Through him, was able to grab a jingle for the Nakshatra diamonds that helped him fetch Rs. 5000. Thereafter, he sang jingles for some commercials and soon started receiving critical acclaim for his unique singing style. Some of the high-profile brands that Kailash sang for in commercials are Pepsi, Honda Motor Cycles, Coca Cola, IPL and Citibank.
Fact 7 –
Kailash then sang for Bollywood movies like ‘Andaz’, ‘Mangal Pandey: The Rising’, ‘Corporate’, ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’, etc. His song “Allah ke Bande” from the movie ‘Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II’ helped him in his breakthrough thereby making him a celebrated singing star in Bollywood. A. R. Rahman was highly impressed by Kher’s performance in “Allah ke Bande” and believed that Kher’s voice had a “pure soul”, which had been lacking ever since in the industry.
Fact 8 –
Kailash Kher penned lyrics in movies like ‘Kaal’, ‘Dasvidaniya’, ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ and ‘Traffic Signal’ and was also the music director in some of those movies. He formed his own band named ‘Kailasa’ and has released four albums till date. All his four albums (Kailasa, Jhoomo Re, Chandan mein and Rangeele) were smashing hits that helped him captivate the attention of international audiences as well.
