Anup Jalota (Bigg Boss 12) Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Anoop Jalota
Profession(s)	Singer, Producer, Actor, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 July 1953 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)	70 Years
Birthplace	Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Leo
Signature/Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Phagwara, Punjab, India
School	Not Known
University	University of Lucknow, Lucknow
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Debut	Singing: Aisi Lagi Lagan TV: Dharam Aur Hum (2002-2005) Film Production: Hum Deewane Pyar Ke (2001)
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Mohan Nivas, 56, Keluskar Road, Shivaji Park, Mumbai – 400 028, India (Official)
Hobbies	Travelling, Reading, Writing, Singing
Awards, Achievements	• Bhajan Samrat by Shankaracharya Peeth • Manav Ratna Award by Global Sai Foundation • Citizen Council Award by the Gujarat Government • Gandharva Gaan Mani Award by Kanchi Shankaracharya Math • Sangeet Natak Academy Award by the Uttar Pradesh Government • British Parliament's Annual Globe Award for his contribution to the global music industry in 2010 • Padma Shri Award in the field of Art-Indian Classical Music - Vocal in 2012 • Rasheshwar Award by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai • As of 2018, he has earned over 100 Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum Discs. • He has his name in 'The Guinness Book of World Records' for the highest number of platinum discs in history.
Girls, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Widower
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Sonali Sheth aka Sunali Rathod (Singer) • Medha Gujral Jalota • Jasleen Matharu (Singer)
Marriage Date	5 August 1994 (with Medha Gujral Jalota)
Family
Wife/Spouse	First Wife- Sonali Sheth aka Sunali Rathod (Divorced, Singer) Second Wife- Bina Bhatia (Divorced) Third Wife- Medha Gujral Jalota (Died in 2014)
Children	Son- Aryaman Jalota Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Purshottam Das Jalota (Bhajan Singer) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother(s)- Anil Jalota (Elder), Promod Jalota (Elder), Ajay Jalota (Younger) Sister(s)- Anjali Dhir Anita Mehra
Favourite Things
Favourite Cuisine(s)	Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polynesian
Favourite Actor(s)	Shatrughan Sinha, Aamir Khan
Favourite Actress	Shabana Azmi
Favourite Athlete(s)	Tennis Player: Purav Raja (Indian) Wrestler: Roman Reigns (American)
Favourite Singer(s)	Kishore Kumar, Pankaj Udhas, Jagjit Singh
Favourite Music Director(s)	R. D. Burman, Madan Mohan
Favourite Sport	Cricket
Favourite Restaurant	The Zodiac Grill - The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai
Favourite Destination(s)	Kashmir, Dharamsala, Sikkim, Shimla, Nainital
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Audi A6
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	₹7-8 Lakhs/show

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anup Jalota

• Does Anup Jalota  smoke?: No

• Does Anup Jalota drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Anup Jalota drinks alcohol

• Anup Jalota started singing at the age of just 7 and got trained from his father, Purshottam Das Jalota.
  

  Anup Jalota childhood picture

• He is a trained classical singer and has also received training from ‘Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, Lucknow.’

• He was a good batsman during his college days.

• Anup started his music-journey as a singer with one of legendary singer late Kishore Kumar‘s stage shows, and was often referred as “Junior Kishore.”
  

  Anup Jalota with Kishore Kumar

• After spending some struggling days in Mumbai, he got a job as a chorus singer in ‘All India Radio,’ and his salary was ₹350.

• He also used to train students in music privately.

• Anup Jalota got his breakthrough when Manoj Kumar recorded four songs with him for the film ‘Shirdi Ke Sai Baba,’ which later became a huge hit.

• He was also a presenter of the television program ‘Dharam Aur Hum’ (2002-2005) that was aired on Star Plus.

• He has performed with numerous popular musicians like Zakir Hussain, Lata Mangeshkar, Pankaj Udhas, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jagjit Singh, Hariharan, etc.

• Apart from being a great singer, Anup has also produced two Hindi films, ‘Hum Deewane Pyar Ke’ (2001) and ‘Nishaan: The Target’ (2005).

• He has also produced music for numerous devotional, pop, ghazals, and classical vocal albums like ‘Chalo Dwaar Shivshankar Ke,’ ‘Maa Durgar Aagman,’ ‘Bhajan Archana,’ ‘Bhajan Tulsi,’ ‘Wah Bhai Wah,’ ‘Darmiyaan Apne,’ ‘Vasundhara,’ ‘Ibtida,’ etc.

• His first marriage was with a Gujarati girl “Sonali Sheth;” without the approval of his family. They became popular in the concert circuit as ‘Anup and Sonali Jalota.’

• His third wife, “Medha Gujral Jalota” was the niece of the former Prime Minister of India, Inder Kumar Gujral. She died on 25 November 2014 in New York City’s hospital because of liver failure, following a kidney and heart transplant.

• Anup is often referred to as the “Bhajan Samrat.”

• He has sung in 9 different languages.

• In 2015, Anup played the role of the famous spiritual guru “Satya Sai Baba” in the film ‘Satya Sai Baba.’
• In 2016, he, along with Pankaj Udhas and Talat Aziz, appeared as guests on the set of a famous comedy show, ‘The Kapil Sharma Show.’
  

  Anup Jalota, along with Pankaj Udhas & Talat Aziz, on the set of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’

• He is the director of “Prabhatam Fly Divine,” an airline in Madhya Pradesh that has been running since 2017.
  

  Anup Jalota – Director of ‘Prabhatam Fly Divine’

• Anup Jalota is also a politician and has been a member of ‘Bharatiya Janata Party’ (BJP).
  

  Anup Jalota – Member of BJP

• By the year 2017, he had performed over 5000 live concerts throughout the world.

• He has also sung and recorded more than 2000 Bhajans, Geets, and Ghazals.

• Anup Jalota has published numerous blogs on his website, which relates to his life journey, events, etc.
  

  Anup Jalota blogs

• In 2018, he, along with his live-in partner “Jasleen Matharu,” who is 37 years younger to him, entered the controversial reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss 12‘ as a Vichitra Jodi.
  

  Anup Jalota and Jasleen Matharu in ‘Bigg Boss 12’

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