Kailash Kher is an Indian pop-rock singer with a music style influenced by Indian folk music. He has sung in 20 languages for Indian films, and in over 5000 songs for Bollywood.He was inspired by the classical musician Pandit Kumar Gandharva , Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar , Pandit Bhimsen Joshi , and theQawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan . They remain his inspirations.He has won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Bollywood movie Fanaa (2007), and has also won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer Telugu for the film Mirchi.