Background
Anand Bhate was born in Pune, India in 1971, in a family active in classical music
Anand Bhate was born in Pune, India in 1971, in a family active in classical music
Savitribai Phule Pune University.
He is popular for his classical singing of songs from the Marathi film Balgandharva (2011). By the age of 10, he had started systematic training in classical singing from Chandrashekhar Deshpande. He began his training under Yashwantbua Marathe, who introduced him to some of the intricacies of Khayal gayaki.
Later he became a disciple of late Bhimsen Joshi, with whom he trained for 15 years.
His first public appearance was in 1981, when he performed Balgandharva"s gayaki on All India Radio, Doordarshan and had a tour in the United States of America. He also showed excellence in his regular school academic studies by getting on Pune Division merit lists for his both SSC and Higher School Certificate examinations. He is a Software Professional working at Zensar Technologies, Pune.
He has performed all over India and abroad in many prestigious music conferences like Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Samaroha, Learnquest Music Conference, et cetera Recipient of numerous awards he has many published albums to his cartulary-register
He has recently sung all the tracks for the lead character of a Marathi bio-pic of Balgandharva.
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Balgandharva (film) Doctor