Nandu Bhende
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Nandu Bhende | |
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 Bhende (front) with Savage Encounter, 1975 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sadanand Atmaram Bhende |
| Also known as | Nandoo Bhende |
| Born | 27 November 1952 |
| Died | (aged 62) Mumbai |
| Genres | Rock, pop, blues rock, soul |
| Occupation(s) | singer, musician, songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1970–2014 |
| Labels | HMV, TIPS |
Nandu Bhende (27 November 1952 – 11 April 2014) was an Indian singer and actor.
Life
Sadanand (Nandu) Bhende was the son of the Marathi actor-director Atmaram Bhende and Dr Asha Bhende (Born Lily Ezekiel Talkar of The Jewish Indian Bene Israel community). He was a theater artist, singer, music composer, music producer.
Bhende sang with 1970s bands such as Velvette Fogg, Brief Encounter and then Savage Encounter. He later went on to perform the roles of
Bollywood films, his most famous work being in the 1982 musical "Disco Dancer", for which he received a Gold Disc. His maternal uncle was the noted Indian Jewish poet Nissim Ezekiel
(Talkar).
He died on 11 April 2014 at Mumbai.[1]
References
- ^ Badgeri, Manoj (11 April 2014). "Veteran Marathi musician Nandu Bhende dead". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links
- Nandu Bhende at IMDb
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