Gurdas Maan

Gurdas Maan (born 4 January 1957) is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over 34 albums and had written over 305 songs. In 2015 he performed on the song "Ki Banu Dunia Da" with Diljit Dosanjh in MTV Coke studio India that was aired in season 4 episode 5 (16 August 2015) on MTV India.^[3] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and the most influential Punjabi musicians of all time.^[4]

Gurdas Maan
Maan in 2012
Background information
Born	(1957-01-04) 4 January 1957 (age 67)[1][2] Giddarbaha, Punjab, India[2]
Genres	Folk Bhangra
Occupations	Singer-songwriter actor musician
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Manjeet Maan

Early life

Maan was born to Gurdev Singh and Tej Kaur in Giddarbaha, Punjab and is a native of the town.^[2][5] He did his initial schooling from Giddarbaha and completed his graduation from DAV college, Malout.^[2][6] He was interested in music and mimicry since childhood.^[2]

Career

Maan initially worked in the electricity board, a job he was offered by officials he met at a singing event. In 1980, a producer approached him to perform the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai" in DD National.^[7]

Awards and honours

Maan is the only Punjabi singer to win the national award for Best Male Playback Singer at 54th National Film Awards for building the entire narrative through his singing of Heer in Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris. The said film also entered the Academy Awards (Oscars) in General Category. The official entry from U.S.A was pioneered by India Waves TV, a San Francisco based media entity on behalf of Golden Palms Entertainment Inc.

Maan shot to fame with his hit song "Dil Da Mamla Hai." Soon after that came "Mamla Gadbad Hai" and "Chhalla", the latter being the hit film song from the Punjabi film 'Laung Da Lishkara' (1986), which Maan recorded under the music direction of legendary Jagjit Singh.^[8]

On other fronts, Maan has starred in blockbuster Bollywood films and has received numerous awards, including the Jury's Award, presented to him by the president of India in 2005. He also sang the popular track, Ki Banu Duniya Da on Coke Studio MTV Season 4 with singer Diljit Dosanjh. The song was released on 15 August 2015 and hit more than 32 million views on YouTube in one week.

In 2009, he won "Best International Album" at the UK Asian Music Awards for Boot Polishan.^[9]

In 2017, he won the "Filmfare Award for Living Legend" in the first Filmfare Awards Punjabi event.^[10]

Film

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 he is best known for his starring role in Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris, a depiction of the Punjabi poet Waris Shah during the creation of his epic poem Heer Ranjha, again co-starring Juhi Chawla and Divya Dutta. He made a special appearance in Veer-Zaara with Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta.

Personal life

He is married to Manjeet Maan.^[11] They have a son, Gurickk Maan, who is married to actress Simran Kaur Mundi.^[12][13]

At a village near Karnal, Haryana, India on 20 January 2007 Maan was involved in a car accident in which his Range Rover was hit and severely damaged by a truck. Maan escaped with minor injuries on his face, hands, and chest. His driver Ganesh was injured seriously but recovered soon after.^[14][15]

This was the second car accident of two that Gurdas Maan was involved in. The first accident was a head-on collision between Maan's vehicle and a truck on 9 January 2001 at a village near Rupnagar, Punjab. In this accident Maan's driver Tejpal died. Maan later admitted that his driver asked him to wear his seat belt minutes before the accident. Maan believes that if it had not been for his driver's advice, he would have been dead as well. Later he wrote and performed a song "Baithi sade naal savari utter gayi" dedicated to his driver, who was also his good friend.

In a newspaper interview Maan revealed to the Express & Star, that he is an avid supporter of Manchester United football club.^[16]

His mother, Tej Kaur, died in 2016.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Record Label
1981	Dil Da Mamla Hai	HMV
1984	Chakkar	T-Series
1988	Raat Suhani	T-Series
1989	Nacho Babbeo	T-Series
1992	Tu Daati Asi Mangte Tere	Catrack Entertainment Private Limited
1992	Ibbadat Gurdas Maan	Saregama
1993	Teri Khair Hove	Roma ll Limited / Empire Music Limited
1993	Kirpa Daati Di	Catrack Entertainment Private Limited
1994	Vekhin Kite Yaar Na Hove	Catrack Entertainment Private Limited
1988	Wah Ni Jawaniye	T-Series
1995	Chugliyaan	T-Series
1997	Yaar Mera Pyar	T-Series
1997	Peerh Prahoni	T-Series
1998	Bhanven Kakh Na Rahe	T-Series
1998	Dil Hona Chahida Jawaan	Venus
1999	Five Rivers	Moviebox Birmingham, Ltd.
1999	Jaadugarian	Venus
2001	Larh Geya Pecha	SAGA MUSIC
2001	Aaja Sajna	Hi-Tech Music Ltd
1994	Ishq Da Gidda	TIPS Music
2003	Haee Shawa Baee Haee Shawa	T-Series
2003	Punjeeri	T-Series
2004	Heer	T-Series
2004	Dil Da Badshah	Saregama
2005	Vilayatan	MOVIEBOX BIRMINGHAM LTD
1995	Ishq Na Dekhe Zaat	TIPS Music
2008	Boot Polishan	Sony BMG Music Entertainment
2011	Jogiya	T-Series
2011	Sada Punjab - Duniya Mela Do Din Da	Saregama
2013	Roti	Speed Records
2013	Punjab Di Shaan	Saregama
2014	The Pop Sensation - Gurdas Maan	Saregama
2015	Pyar Kar Le	TIPS Music
2017	Punjab	SAGA MUSIC
2023	Tu Nimaniya Da Mann	Sai Productions
2023	Chinta Na Kar Yaar	Sai Productions
2023	Gal Sunoh Punjabi Dosto	Sai Productions
2024	Sound Of Soil	Speed Records & Times Music

Duo collaboration

Year	Song	Record label	Music	Album
2006	Collaboration	MovieBox/Planet Recordz/Speed Records	Sukshinder Shinda	Collaborations
2009	Jaag Dhe Reehnah	VIP Records/Saregama	Tru-Skool & Kaos Productions	In Tha House
2015	Apna Punjab Hove	VIP Records/Saregama	Tru-Skool & Kaos Productions	In Tha House 2
2015	"Ki Banu Duniya Da"	Coke Studio India	ft. Diljit Dosanjh
2016	"Jaag De Rehnah"	Moviebox	ft. Tru Skool
2019	" Maan Punjabi Hon Te "	Zee studio		Single track
2024	" Bulaava Aaya "	Salim Sulaiman Music		Single track

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel
2020	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Punjabi	Judge[17]	Zee Punjabi

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role	Language
1984	Mamla Gadbad Hai[18]	Amarjeet	Punjabi
1985	Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da	Gurdit	Punjabi
1986	Long Da Lishkara	Channa	Punjabi
1986	Ki Banu Duniya Da	Gurwant/Gurmaan (double role)	Punjabi
1986	Gabhroo Punjab Da	Shera	Punjabi
1987	Chora Haryane Ka[19]	Shera	Haryanvi
1990	Qurbani Jatt Di	Karamjeet	Punjabi
1991	Roohani Taaqat	Shankar	Hindi
1992	Saali Adhi Ghar Waali		Punjabi
1994	Wanted: Gurdas Maan Dead or Alive	Gurdas Maan	Punjabi
1994	Kachehari	Gurdas/Ajit (double role)	Punjabi
1995	Pratigya	Billa	Punjabi
1995	Maaman Magal	Guest appearance	Tamil
1999	Shaheed-E-Mohabbat	Boota Singh	Punjabi
1999	Sirf Tum	Himself	Hindi
2000	Shaheed Udham Singh	Bhagat Singh	Punjabi
2002	Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai	Amar	Hindi
2004	Des Hoyaa Pardes	Gurshaan Singh Somal	Punjabi
2004	Veer Zaara	Guest appearance	Hindi
2006	Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris	Waris Shah	Punjabi
2008	Yaariyan	Jasnaavar Singh Jassa	Punjabi
2009	Mini Punjab	Prem	Punjab
2010	Sukhmani: Hope for Life	Major Kuldeep Singh	Punjabi
2010	Chak Jawana	Captain Gurjeet Singh	Punjabi
2011	Mummy Punjabi	Guest appearance	Hindi
2014	Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar	Agam	Punjabi
2016	Needhi Singh	Guest Sppearance	Punjabi
2018	Nankana	Karam Singh 'Karma'	Punjabi
2018	Manto	Sirajuddin	Hindi, Urdu

References

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2. "Watch Golden Moments" (in Punjabi). Zee TV. Retrieved 16 February 2019. [3:30 to 4:00] Actor and singer Gurdas Maan was born on January 4, 1957 in Gidderbaha district, Muktasar to Gurdev Singh and Tej Kaur. He did his initial schooling in Gidderbaha
3. "MTV coke studio". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
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8. "Honorary award for global star". University of Wolverhampton. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
9. "2009 UK AMA Award Winners". desihits.com. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
10. "Jio Filmfare Awards (Punjabi) 2017: Gurdas Maan to Diljit Dosanjh, here''s [sic] list of winners". Tribune. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
11. "Gurdas Mann's wife appreciated". The Times of India. TNN. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
12. IANS (8 August 2018). "Gurdas Maan's son Gurikk Maan shoots video for Badshah's song". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
13. "Gurdas Maan's son Gurickk G Maan, wife Simmran Mundi's 'vidaayi' in vintage car goes viral". Tribune. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
14. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". www.tribuneindia.com. 21 January 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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16. Express & Star (8 September 2010). "Gurdas Maan on his honorary degree". News Article. Express & Star. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
17. "High, low & in-between". Tribune. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
18. "Mamla gadbad hai for Punjabi?". www.tribuneindia.com. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
19. "Haryanvi Portal.Com is now HaryanviImage.Com: Chora Haryane Ka (1987)". haryanviportal.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

External links

Gurdas Maan at IMDb