Basics of Gurdas Mann
Date of Birth
4th January, 1957
Family
Father
S. Gurdev Singh
Mother
Tej Kaur
Born Palace
Giddarbaha, Muktsar District, Punjab, India.
Education
Gurdas Maan was formally educated in Malout. After completing his education, his parents moved him to Patiala for further studies. He is of Sikh faith. The city fascinated him especially because it was home to the National Institute of Sports, as Gurdas Maan is a keen sports enthusiast. He joined the N.I.S and gained a Masters Degree in Physical Education.
He took part in youth holidays organized by assorted schools and gained countless awards for his singing and acting. He contended in numerous athletic events and won gongs including a bronze at the nation’s Championship, he is also black belt in Judo. After finishing his Masters Degree, he started working and also kept on composing and doing stage shows.
The play was seen play a producer of a Jullander TV station, who than approached him for a TV recording of his song, which Gurdas reluctantly held to. The overpowering success of the tune grabbed the attention of HMV who wished to record the track and from this came his first album in 1982.
When Gurdas Maan started his career, as a performer there was no market for solo vocalists, as the market was dominated by the duets.many offers to perform as a duet as he was confident of becoming successful as a a cappella artist. Even today when organisers prepare for a bunch of artists to perform, he usually perform solo. He has toured the globe and influenced audiences with his versatile performances.
As a frontman Gurdas Maan has worked with music directors like Laxmikant Pyarelal, Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik, Nadeem Sharvan, Amar Haidipur, Charanjeet Ahuja, Jaswant Bhanyra to mention but a few.
About Gurdas Mann's Albums
He has produced over 27 albums and has written over 200 songs. He also wrote and directed TV programs like POP Time for Doordarshan Delhi. When Gurdas Maan started his career as a performer, there was no market for solo singers, as the market was dominated by the duets. He declined many offers to perform as a duet as he was confident of becoming successful as a solo artist. Even today when organizers arrange for a group of artists to perform, he always perform solo. He has toured the globe and charmed audiences with his versatile performances.
About Gurdas Mann's Films
He starred in the hit film "Shaheed Udham Singh", where his true personality was highlighted as a Sikh man with no prejudices based on religion, caste or creed. Waris Shah, Des Hoyaa Pardes, Zindgi Khoobsurat Hai, Yaariyan, Minni Punjab And recently Sukhmani are his Famous films.Also he did a speacial apperence in Veer-Zaara with Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta
Gurdas Mann's Speciality
Credit goes to Gurdas Maan for raising Punjabi music from a mere regional level to an international level by giving it a fresh look. The ever-popular "Apna Punjab hove" track has surpassed all other songs by Gurdas Maan. This track has received awards for The Best Song, Album & Best International Artist of the Asian Pop and Media Awards held in Birmingham in 1998. This song was orgnially written by Makhan Brar, who lives in Toronto. As Gurdas Mann was performing in his concert in Toronto, Makhan Brar handed this song to him. It became a hit at that concert. Later on Gurdas Maan added a last verse to this song "marjaane Maana kion Punjab Janda khind da" and included it in his forthcoming album.
Aside from singing in Punjabi, he is fluent in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Haryanvi and Rajasthani. As an actor he has performed in Punjabi, Hindi and Tamil movies, but as aforementioned above, he is well known for his main role in Waris Shah – Ishq Daa Waaris, a depiction of the Punjabi poet Waris Shah’s during the founding of his classic poem Heer Ranjha, again co-starring Juhi Chawla and Divya Dutta. He also made a unique appearance in Veer-Zaara with Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta.