Anup Jalota (correct name Anoop Jalota) was born on 29 July 1953 in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India to the famous classical and devotional singer Purshottam Das Jalota in a Hindu family. His current age as of 2018, 65 years.
He has two brothers, Anil Jalota, and Promod Jalota, and two sisters, Anjali Dhir and Anita Mehra. Ajay Jalota currently resides in California, USA.
After his divorce, Jalota’s parents arranged his marriage with Bina Bhatia (2nd wife of Anup Jalota). The relationship could not last long either, and Anup divorced his wife yet again.
Anup and Medha have a son Aryaman Jalota born in 1996.
Anup Jalota has 5′ 4″ height and weighs 80 kgs. Anup’s eyes and hair are black.
Anup became trained in classical singing and learnt music from his father, Purshottam Das Jalota and Bhatkhande Vidyalaya in Lucknow. Purshottam Das Jalota was also a famous devotional singer.
He is immensely popular for singing devotional bhajans and therefore, he was given the nickname Bhajan Samrat, meaning Emperor of Bhajans. Anup received his training in classical music from his father Purshottam Das Jalota and Bhatkhande Vidyalaya in Lucknow.
Anup Jalota has performed in more than 5000 live concerts throughout the world. In 2015, he played the role of famous spiritual guru Satya Sai Baba in the film Satya Sai Baba.
In 2012, Anup Jalota was conferred by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in the field of Art-Indian Classical Music- Vocal.
Anup Jalota charges ₹ 6-7 Lakhs/show.