Kumar Sanu Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Kedarnath Bhattacharya
Other Name	Kumar Sanu
Nickname	Sanu Daa
Profession(s)	Singer, Music Director, and Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11”
Weight	in Kilograms- 84 kg in Pounds- 185 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 36 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 October 1957 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	67 Years
Birthplace	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
School	Not Known
College	Calcutta University, Kolkata
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Debut	Singing: Tin Kanya (1986)
Family	Father- Pashupati Bhattacharya (vocalist and composer) Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Tapan Bhattacharya Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Cooking
Controversies	According to a report in Filmfare magazine of 1994, his Ex-wife Rita considered actress Meenakshi Seshadri as the reason behind their divorce.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Fish and chole bhature
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Musician	Kishore Kumar
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affair/Girlfriend	Meenakshi Seshadri (Actress) [1]Bollywood Shaadis
Wife	First Wife: Rita (Divored in 1994) Second Wife: Saloni Sanu
Children	Daughter- Anna (Songwriter and Author), Shannon K (foster; singer) Son- Jaan (Jico)
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kumar Sanu

• Does Kumar Sanu smoke?: No

• Does Kumar Sanu drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Sanu used to play music instrument in his early days.

• He struggled in the music industry for 7 years and finally, in 1987, Jagjit Singh gave him an opportunity to sing in the Hindi film Aandhiyan.

• He holds the Guinness Book of World Records for recording 28 songs in a day.

• Some of his family members had done classical music training, but Sanu didn’t take any such training.

• He had never worked with A.R.Rahman, as he didn’t like his way of music recordings at night.

• His father worked as a music composer in local plays.

• In his childhood, people used to call him Chhaanu which he later used as Sanu.

• He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

• When he came to the Bollywood music industry, his name Sanu was written as Shanu, which he later rectified.

• He is a huge fan of Brazil football team, he even named his elder son as Jico after the Brazilian footballer Jico.

• Kumar Sanu appeared in the singing reality show ‘Indian Idol’ as a judge in 2023. The show aired on Sony Entertainment Television (SET). In an interview, Kumar addressed the rumours of ‘Indian Idol’ being scripted and said that the show was original and rooted in reality. ^[2]India Today Kumar Sanu said,
  

  I have been coming to the show for seven years now. I have seen that it depends on originality. Everything is based on the truth here. We always try to portray the truth. Despite everything, you have to sing good songs. You can’t sing badly and win the show. If that happens, then you can say that it is fixed. But ‘Indian Idol’ is not.”

  

  Vishal Dadlani (left), Shreya Ghoshal (centre), and Kumar Sanu (right) as judges in the reality show ‘Indian Idol’ (2023)