Anup Jalota, born Anup Purushottamdas Jalota on July 29, 1953, in Nainital,
Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand), India, is an Indian bhajan and ghazal singer,
musician, and actor. Hailing from a Punjabi Hindu family connected to the Sham
Chaurasia gharana, he studied at the Bhatkhande Music Institute and earned a
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Lucknow. He began his career as a chorus
singer at All India Radio before performing as a solo devotional singer. His
devotional recordings include the bhajans “Aisi Lagi Lagan”, “Main Nahi Makhan
Khayo”, and “Rang De Chunariya”. On te...