Indian Institute of Management & Commerce (IIMC), Hyderabad
Educational Qualifications
B.Com (Hons.)
Debut
Album Debut: Jagjit Singh Presents Talat Aziz (1979)
TV Debut: Sailaab (1995)
Family
Father- Abdul Azeem Khan Mother- Sajida Abid (Urdu writer and poet) Brother- Rafat Sister- Not Known
Religion
Islam
Hobbies
Travelling
Controversies
Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Food
Chicken dishes, mangoes with vanilla ice cream
Favourite Actor
Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Actress
Madhuri Dixit
Favourite Musician
Begam Akhtar, Mehndi Hasan and Jagjit Singh
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status
Married
Affairs/Girlfriends
Not Known
Wife
Bina Aziz
Children
Daughter- N/A Son- Adnan Aziz
Money Factor
Salary
3-4 Lakhs/per show (INR)
Net Worth
Not Known
Some Lesser Known Facts About Talat Aziz
Does Talat Aziz smoke?: Not Known
Does Talat Aziz drink alcohol?: Yes
Talat was born to a family that used to organize ghazal programs in their house by inviting ghazal singers and poets like Jagjit Singh, Jan Nisaar Akhtar (father of Javed Akhtar), which developed his interest in music at an early age.
It was Jagjit Singh who suggested him to move to Mumbai, after which he took his music training from Kirana Gharana, Ustad Samad Khan, Ustad Fayaz Ahmed, Mehdi Hassan.
In 1979, Jagjit Singh also helped him to release his first music album called Jagjit Singh Presents Talat Aziz.
But, after that he struggled a lot for few years, after which he got his breakthrough with songs in films like Umrao Jaan and Bazaar.
In mid 1980s, he used to assist Mehdi Hassan at live concerts in USA and Canada.
He gave his first solo stage performance at King Kothi in Hyderabad.
In 1991, he acted in Mahesh Bhatt’s film Dhun opposite Sangeeta Bijlani, but unfortunately it never released.
He is Sania Mirza‘s relative as Sania’s grandmother was his aunt.
In 2012, he participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5, and was the first contestant to get eliminated.