Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan were hailed as the most melodious voices back during the 90s. The duo competitively bagged one big film after the other, for which they recorded some chart-busting numbers, that are loved even today. However, while they never showed openly, but there was severe gossip about the two of them sharing an evident rivalry with one another. Fast forward to now, both have moved on in their lives and recorded a flourishing career for themselves. And recently, Kumar Sanu looked back in time and opened up about his rivalry with Udit Narayan.
In a recent interview with Bollywood Bubble, Kumar Sanu was asked about his much-gossiped rivalry with contemporary singer, Udit Narayan back during the 90s. In his response, the singer refused all such rumours and instead mentioned that there had been a healthy competition between the duo. In his words:
“Peheli baat shatruta Udit ke saath hamara hai nahi. Udit ke saath mera acha dosti hai, humlog abhi tour karne jaa rahe hai, humlogon ke bohot dosti hai. Healthy competitions ke andar jo rivalry paida hota hai na, gaana ko leke hota hai na wo hota hi hai. Main jis samay aaya na uss samay Udit ji ka film aaya tha Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and it was a massive hit. Aur gaya bhi Udit ji bohot fantastic, koi tulna hi nahi hoga. Toh unka market shuru hi hone wala tha that time Aashiqui came 89 mein. Toh ye mann mein ho sakta hai ki chalo thik hai.”
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Moving further in the interview, Kumar Sanu highlighted how he and Udit have shared an amicable camaraderie, and have never been jealous of one another’s achievements. Moreover, he highlighted that nowadays, they have been doing shows together, and it has formed a kind of brotherhood between them. He mentioned:
“Par uske baad bhi Udit ne bohot saara kaam kiye, bohot saara acha kaam diya. Kuch gaane aise lagte the ki Udit gata ya main gata toh acha hota tha. These are not rivalry, this is a healthy competition. Toh unke mann mein bhi hua ki arre yaar ye kaha se aagaya toh logon ne hi rivalry bana diya but aisa kuch nahi hai. We are good friends, hum saath mein shows bhi karte hai, hum saath mein travel bhi karte hai. Hum saath mein khaate bhi hai peete bhi hai saath me.”
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In a previous interview with Aaj Tak, Kumar Sanu opened up about not getting any National Award in his career since, and reflected how it has affected him both as a person and an artist. Moreover, he mentioned that although he considers himself worthy of such achievements, nevertheless, it’s up to the authorities to decide at the end. Kumar Sanu also added that he believes that for gaining such accolades, one must have enough influential approaches, and should also master the art of buttering, sadly neither of which he ever had.
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