Indian singer and song writer Guru Randhawa aka Guru has won million hearts with his hit singles like “Lahore”, “Patola”, “High Rated Gabru”, “Suit”, “Ban Ja Rani”, “Made in India”, and “Ishare Tere” to name a few. The Punjabi lad has been recently titled as the most viewed Indian singer on YouTube.
“I am thankful to everybody for their love and support. I feel it is for the first time in Indian history that an independent artiste has acquired three billion views. I feel honoured and blessed for all the support from listeners worldwide who have supported my music,” Randhawa said in a statement to IANS.
Music mogul and T-Series Chairman and MD Bhushan Kumar, has been instrumental in Guru’s journey to success. He first signed up Randhawa in 2015 for the track ‘Patola’. On his association with Randhawa, Kumar said, “It is indeed a proud moment when a talent from your company scales such heights. Guru’s success reinstates my faith in independent music and in my belief to support new and aspiring talent.”
In order to mark the Punjabi hitmaker’s success, here are some interesting and lesser known facts of the singer.
Guru has nearly 5.2 million followers on Instagram.
His favourite brand is Nike since he was 7 years old.
He did his MBA from Indian Institute of Planning and Management, New Delhi.
According to reports his net worth is Rs 40 lakh.
Randhawa sang for the 2018 Indian Premier League opening ceremony.
Despite his Punjabi songs being superhit he was approached to deliver the same for Bollywood films in Hindi. He recreated his song Suit for film Hindi Medium, song Tu Meri Rani for film Tumhari Sulu, Patola for the film Blackmail, and High Rated Gabru for Nawabzaade.
In 2018, he became a part of Salman Khan’s Dabangg reloaded tour.
His song Lahore is the first Punjabi song to cross 500 million views on YouTube.
He is a big fan of automobiles and owns a lavish set of luxurious cars and motorcycles.
Guru recently shared a throwback picture that has memories of his struggling days. The singer also revealed about the same in the caption, “This picture has so many memories to recall and smile. I still remember I went to London for my video shoot and my travel agent Randhawa Paji from Batala gave me ticket free of cost as I told him that I am gonna be a singer and will give you money afterwards. He is proud today.”
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