Udit Narayan still in the lead
hello all,
excellent thoughts stirring about this forum, and more specifically, about this topic. It is so very difficult to compare the two different voices - Sonu can definitely sing nostalgic songs well, while Udit's songs evoke that mental image of the great man (Udit) smiling to you as he sings. I have seen concerts from both performers and I must say, Sonu can perform at a higher level. Udit's live performances have severely gone downhill, since he now tends to be seen in concerts with a larger group of artists. Thus, you feel lucky to hear 5 or 6 songs from the man himself. I have grown up an Udit Narayan fan, I have sung his songs to many, the asian population of my entire university knows my voice and my enthusiasm for Udit - which of course makes me obviously partial to Udit. With such late great hits as Main Yahaan Hoon (Veer Zaara), Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hain Kahaan (from the same movie), and songs from Swades Udit is still in control of Bollywood music...But Sonu is definitely not behind. Do Pal is a chartbuster - probably the best song that I have heard him sing. He fits the character perfectly and sings like a master. I am a young kid of only 19 and I find only a few zealous Udit followers of my age; it is sonu that is gaining height and popularity within my age group. I wish the best for both legends of our time! I leave by saying something that does not belong in this forum: I cannot believe and am highly disappointed that Kunal Ganjawala won the Filmfare award for Best Male Playback singer!
