Bhajan Samrat: Anoop Jalota

“Kabhi-Kabhi Bhagwan ko bhaktas se kaam pade” During a grand program organized in Hyderabad, as soon as this bhajan ends, Shriyut Pandit Jasraj ji, the father of classical music sitting in the audience gallery, gets up. And they take out their very dear necklace studded with pearls and put it around the singer’s neck and wrap it around shedding tears. This singer was none other than Apit from the land of India, whose fragrance has spread all over the world, listening to whose bhajans people lose their mind, they start dancing crazy and who has been decorated with the name of Bhajan Samrat in Indian music, this was the same personality, whom we know with great respect and honour by the name of Anoop Jalota. It is said that only a worthy father has a worthy son, but with Mr Anoop Jalota, this myth breaks. Born in Punjab province and later settled in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, your father Shri Purushottam Das Jalota ji was an excellent singer of classical music. He has created a unique identity for himself based on musical practice, as well as did a wonderful job of connecting it with worshipping the feet of the Lord. Born as the second son in your courtyard in the year 1953, Mr. Anup Jalota started singing at the age of just 5 and the age of 7 started singing on stage as an excellent singer. By the way, Mr Anoop Jalota graduated from Lucknow University and received a music education from Bhatkhande, but being influenced by his father’s philosophy of life, he considered him as his guru and started driving his car of singing. In the initial days, you used to sing as a chorus on All India Radio. This is how your singing journey started.
Although you sang many songs one after the other, but the bhajan that brought revolutionary change in your life was “Aisi Lagi Lagan Meera Ho Gayi Magan”. This hymn made people mad, the common man got drowned in it after listening to it. After this, you beat the Indian spiritual treasure with one hymn after another, the fragrance of which would have intoxicated the person of every class, every age. There is no corner of the country where people listening to your bhajans are not found, there is no place in the world where Anoop Jalota’s bhajans are not crazy. You have a huge audience listening to you all over the world. Listening to you, people forget their sorrows and pains and even their own. Such hymns have emerged from the ocean of your voice which will retain their importance for all times. Apart from “Aisi Lagi Lagan Meera Ho Gayi Magan” other than Main Nahi Makhan Khayo, Rang De Chunariya, Jag Mein Sundar Hain Do Naam, Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini, the hymns sung by you are not just words but they are a support for the Indian public. There is support for the worship of the Lord, there is a rudder, there is a boat. Albums like Sankat Mochan Naam Tiharo, Sindoor Lal Chadhayo, Suraj Ki Garmi Se, Mukund Madhav Govind Bol, Mata Ki Aarti, Tarse Naina Barse Naina, Raat Jagrat Ki Hai, Govind Bolo Hari Gopal are unique gems of your treasure. Bhajan, this unique person who has made the world treasure with his priceless has done the work of connecting people a lot with Urdu ghazals and poems. Today the name Mr Anoop Jalota is not just a name but has become the identity of India, the fragrance of the cultural fragrance of the country, and the glory of the pride of India. More than 15 bhajans and ghazals have been recorded by Mr Anoop Jalota ji, who has an amazing talent for singing in about 8 languages. You have performed more than 5000 live concerts in 400 cities in different countries. You are often decorated with various kinds of honours. The Government of India has honoured you with the most prestigious honour Padma Shri in the year 2012.