Background
Aditya Narayan Jha is the son of Udit And Deepa Narayan Jha. His grandfather is HareKrishna Jha and grandmother is Bhuvaneshwari Jha. Aditya was born in and grew up in Mumbai.
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Aditya Narayan Jha is the son of Udit And Deepa Narayan Jha. His grandfather is HareKrishna Jha and grandmother is Bhuvaneshwari Jha. Aditya was born in and grew up in Mumbai.
He passed his junior college from Mitthibai College of Commerce. He graduated from Tech School of Music in London where he did a one-year course in English contemporary music. He completed his graduation in arts through correspondence. In 2006 he completed a diploma in English contemporary music.
Aditya Narayan Jha was just 6 years old when he started his musical career. His first playback song was in 1993 for the 'song Akele Hum Akele Tum along with his father, Udit Narayan. He has sung many songs with singers like Asha Bhosle and his father, Udit Narayan. His famous song "Chhota Bachha Janke Humko" from the 1996 film Masoom was a nationwide hit. It also fetched him a special jury award at the Screen Arards as best child singer for the same song. He also sung for A.R. Rahman in the films Rangeela and Taal. He appeared as a child artist in the films Rangeela (1995), Pardes (1997) and Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998).
In 2006 he completed a diploma in English contemporary music at Tech Music Schools, in London. On his return to India, he was called to audition for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007.
After his successful triumph over many singers in the running to host the coveted music reality show, he became a household name and the show went on to become one of the most successful reality shows in the history of Indian television.
At 19 years old, Narayan's first professional outing came as an anchor for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. He then hosted Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs 2008. His third and last season of the show was Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
In April/May 2008 his father, Udit Narayan and Aditya, had a successful musical tour consisting of 20 sold out shows in the United States of America, Canada & West Indies.
In 2009 Aditya signed his first film as lead actor, Shaapit, directed by Vikram Bhatt, which was released worldwide on March 19, 2010. He sung 4 songs and also wrote and composed the title track for the film, "Shaapit Hua"
In 2011, he hosted the reality show X Factor on Sony Entertainment Television.
Rumours suggest that in early 2012, Aditya joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali as an assistant director for the producer/director's next directorial venture.