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Pankaj Udas passes away: Big news has come from the entertainment world. Legendary singer and Padmashree Pankaj Udhas has passed away. He breathed his last in Mumbai at the age of 72. He was ill for some time. Pankaj's daughter Naib Udhas shared the news of the singer's death.
The music world is in mourning after the news of Pankaj Udhas' demise. The departure of a ghazal singer like Pankaj from this world has proved to be a shock for the fans. Fans are paying tribute to the singer on social media.
He was born in Jetpur, Gujarat
Pankaj Udhas was born on 17 May 1951 in Jetpur, Gujarat. He was the youngest among his three brothers. His family lived in a village called Charkhadi near Rajkot. His grandfather was a landlord and also the Diwan of Bhavnagar State. His father Keshubhai Udhas was a government employee, he was very fond of playing Israj. His mother Jituben Udhas was very fond of singing. It was here that Pankaj Udhas and his two brothers got inclined towards music.
At one time he used to get 51 rupees for singing
Pankaj never thought that he would make his career in singing. In those days there was a war going on between India and China. Then Lata Mangeshkar's song 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo' was released. Pankaj liked this song very much. He composed this song with the same rhythm and tune without anyone's help.
One day the school principal saw that he sang well and made him the head of the school's prayer team. Once Mataji's stall was sitting in his street. After Aarti-Bhajan, a cultural program took place in the night. On the same day, Pankaj's school teacher came and asked him to sing a song in a cultural program.
Pankaje sang the song Mere Watan Ke Logo. This song brought tears to the eyes of everyone sitting there. He was praised a lot. One person from the audience stood up and clapped and gave Rs 51 as a prize.