Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, including 150 Hindi and Bengali compositions by R. D. Burman. After Burman's death in 1994, citing a lack of quality music composition, Kumar withdrew from playback singing and concentrated on live orchestra shows. In addition to singing in Hindi, has also performed in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Odia, Assamese, Marathi and Konkani. He is the eldest son of singer-actor Kishore Kumar.

For other uses, see Amit Kumar (disambiguation).

In this Bengali name, the surname is Ganguly.
Amit Kumar
Born
Amit Kumar Ganguly

(1952-07-03) 3 July 1952
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actor
  • Music director
  • Record producer
  • Director
  • Writer
Years active1973–present
SpouseReema Ganguly
Children2
Parents
RelativesSee: Ganguly family
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
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