Kumar Sanu: The Melody King Who Recorded 28 Songs in 24 Hours, a Guinness World Record
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Kumar Sanu: The Melody King Who Recorded 28 Songs in 24 Hours, a Guinness World Record
- •Kumar Sanu, originally Kedarnath Bhattacharya, is a Bengali singer born in Kolkata, known as the Melody King of Bollywood.
- •He holds a Guinness World Record for recording 28 songs in a single day (24 hours), a feat achieved during the golden age of Bollywood music in the early 1990s.
- •Sanu also holds records for recording 161 songs in 30 days and 1100 songs in a year, making him the most prolific singer in terms of daily and yearly output.
- •He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for five consecutive years (1990-1995), a unique achievement in Bollywood history.
- •In recognition of his contributions to music, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 2009.
Why It Matters: Kumar Sanu set an unbreakable Guinness World Record by recording 28 songs in 24 hours, dominating 90s Bollywood.
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