Mohit Chauhan Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Nickname	Baba Ji
Profession	Singer
Genre	Indian Pop, Bollywood
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 70 kg in Pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black (Semi-Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 March 1966 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	58 Years
Birthplace	Nahan, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nahan, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
School	St. Xavier's School, Delhi
College/University	Dharamsala College, Himachal Pradesh, India
Educational Qualifications	Graduated with a Master of Science in Geology from the Dharamsala College in Himachal Pradesh
Debut	Indi-Pop: Song- Dooba Dooba of the Album- Boondein in 1998 (of the Band Silk Route) Bollywood: Song- Pehli Nazar Mein Dari Thi in the film Road (2002)
Family	Father- B.K. Rana Mother- Krishna Rana Brother- Rohit Chauhan (Himachal Administrative Service Officer) Sister- Parul Chandel
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Travelling, Playing the Guitar
Favourites
Singer	Kishore Kumar
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	29 June 2012
Marriage Place	At a hotel in Barog, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Prarthna Gehlot, Journalist & Poetess (m. 2012)
Money Factor
Salary	5-7 lakhs/song (INR)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohit Chauhan

• Does Mohit Chauhan Smoke?: Yes 

• Does Mohit Chauhan Drink Alcohol?: Yes

• He was born to a Rajput family in a small town, Nahan, in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh (a hill state in India).

• He developed an interest in music during his childhood.

• He never received formal training in music.

• Apart from singing, he also plays guitar and flute very well.

• While studying in college, his interest grew in music, and he formed his first music band The Hijackers.
  

  Mohit Chauhan’s Twitter post about his first music band

• He came from Himachal Pradesh to Delhi in 1993 where he formed a band- Silk Route along with Arpit Gupta.

• He tasted his first success after his song- Dooba Dooba from the band Silk Route‘s album- Boondein.

• His first Bollywood song is  Pehli Nazar Mein Dari Thi from the Hindi film- Road (2002).

• He met A. R. Rahman at an award function in Delhi where Rahman desired to work along with him and told him that he would give him a call soon. However, it took 5 years for Rahman to call him.

• Rahman gave him a chance to sing in the movie Rang de Basanti (2006) in which he sang Khoon Chala. The song proved to be the first success of Mohit in Bollywood.

• Mohit Chauhan became a household name after the song- Tum Se Hi from the film Jab We Met (2007).

• He has also sung in Bengali and Tamil films. His first Bengali song is for the movie- Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo, and his first Tamil song is- Po Nee Po from the film 3 with Anirudh.

• He also sang in a Himachali film- Saanjh (2016).

• Apart from playback singing, he has also sung many jingles for products including Nescafe, Wheel (detergent), Parachute, Maruti Suzuki Alto, etc.

• He has received Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer twice for the songs- Masakali from Delhi-6 (2010) and Jo Bhi Main from Rockstar (2012).

• On 10 May 2018, Sikkim Government appointed him the Green Ambassador for Sikkim. 

• In December 2021, he took to social media to announce his appointment as the Cultural Envoy of Mongolia by the Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Battsetseg Batmunkh.
  

  Mohit Chauhan was appointed as the Cultural Envoy of Mongolia by the Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Battsetseg Batmunkh

• He is a very reserved person and keeps himself away from the media glitz.

• He loves the mountains and often visits his hometown in Himachal Pradesh to spend time in the lap of nature.

• Mohit Chauhan is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog named “Ginger.”