Mohit Chauhan

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Mohit Chauhan

Name :Mohit Chauhan
Nickname :Baba Ji
DOB :11 March 1966
(Age 58 Yr. )

Personal Life

Education Master of Science in Geology
Religion Hinduism
Nationality Indian
Profession Singer
Place Nahan, Sirmaur district,  Himachal Pradesh, India

Physical Stats & More

Height in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight in Kilograms- 70 kg in Pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements - Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Color Dark Brown
Hair Color Black (Semi-Bald)

Family

Marital Status Married

Index

  • Does Mohit Chauhan Drink Alcohol?: Yes
  • He was born to a Rajput family in a small town, Nahan, in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh (a hill state in India).
  • He developed an interest in music during his childhood.
  • He never received formal training in music.
  • Apart from singing, he also plays guitar and flute very well.
  • While studying in college, his interest grew in music, and he formed his first music band The Hijackers.
  • He came from Himachal Pradesh to Delhi in 1993 where he formed a band- Silk Route along with Arpit Gupta.
  • He tasted his first success after his song- Dooba Dooba from the band Silk Route‘s album- Boondein.
  • His first Bollywood song is  Pehli Nazar Mein Dari Thi from the Hindi film- Road (2002).
  • He met A. R. Rahman at an award function in Delhi where Rahman desired to work along with him and told him that he would give him a call soon. However, it took 5 years for Rahman to call him.
  • Rahman gave him a chance to sing in the movie Rang de Basanti (2006) in which he sang Khoon Chala. The song proved to be the first success of Mohit in Bollywood.
  • Mohit Chauhan became a household name after the song- Tum Se Hi from the film Jab We Met (2007).
  • He has also sung in Bengali and Tamil films. His first Bengali song is for the movie- Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo, and his first Tamil song is- Po Nee Po from the film 3 with Anirudh.
  • He also sang in a Himachali film- Saanjh (2016).
  • Apart from playback singing, he has also sung many jingles for products including Nescafe, Wheel (detergent), Parachute, Maruti Suzuki Alto, etc.
  • He has received Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer twice for the songs- Masakali from Delhi-6 (2010) and Jo Bhi Main from Rockstar (2012).
  • On 10 May 2018, Sikkim Government appointed him the Green Ambassador for Sikkim. 
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