About Ganesh Hegde
Ganesh Harish Hegde is an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer.
Ganesh Hegde was born in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to Tulu-speaking parents Harishchandra Subbaiah Hegde and Vidya Hegde. Hegde is best known for his work in the Oscar-nominated film Lagaan and for his musical numbers in Company. Ganesh has choreographed many stage shows, namely Temptations 2004, the Bollywood rock concert which toured America with huge stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Rampal.
He has been associated with the Zee Cine Awards since conception and has been choreographing the Filmfare Awards for the past decade.
from Dum, "Main Hoon Don" from Don - The Chase Begins Again and Chammak Challo from Ra.One.
Hegde is responsible for giving birth to the item number and item gal concept in Bollywood with songs like:
Mehboob Mere (Fiza) – Sushmita Sen
Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo (Dum) – Yana Gupta
Khallas (Company) – Isha KoppikarHegde started a trend for the music video type execution in movies with Kambakht Ishq (Pyar Tune Kya Kiya) and Khallas (Company)
In October 2005 Ganesh released his debut album "G" with the backing and promotion of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. He is reported as the first Indian pop act to produce, write, direct and star in his debut music video (for his single Main Deewana). He is also credited for launching the career of Indian model and actress Yana Gupta, for whom he crafted the song "Babuji" in the film Dum.Hegde started out performing with Asha Bhonsle on stage shows and she is reported to have convinced him to release his own album. She has sung a duet with him in G, titled Kabhi Kabhi. Hegde then launched his second Pop album Let's party in August 2011 . It has tracks featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the title song Let's Party and Bipasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra in Mind Blowing. The album was launched by Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra and some other celebrities. Deepika Padukone has also featured in one of his songs called Bolydude Ganeshan.
Hegde has also sung the rap Kaun Banega Crorepati promo song ' Ek Sawaal Ka Sawaal Hai ', for the third season of the show hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. The song is available on a T Series album titled ' Shah Rukh Khan Kar Le Kar Le Koi Dhamaal'. The video was conceptualized and directed by Hegde.
He is an alumnus of the Umedbhai Patel English School and Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College, Malad, Mumbai.
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