Surjit Bindrakhia was an Indian singer known for Punjabi hits like ‘Dupatta Tera Satrang da’ and ‘Tera Yaar Bolda.’ |
His birth name was ‘Surjit Bains’ but he chose ‘Surjit Bindrakhia’ to pay homage to his village. |
Surjit's father wanted him to wrestle, but Surjit pursued a music career instead. |
In 1991, he released his debut album 'Munda Ki Mangda' with Atul Sharma's music and Shamsher Sandhu's lyrics. |
'Phulkari' (2002) featured his popular song 'Tera Yaar Bolda,' with over 135 million views on YouTube. |
Surjit also released religious albums like ‘Kamban Dil Gaddaran De’ and ‘Singho Sewadar Bano.’ |
He sang for Punjabi films and held a Guinness World Record for a song in his album 'Addi Utte Ghum.' |
Surjit appeared in the live performance song 'Akhara' from the movie 'Kachehari.' |
He passed away from a cardiac arrest in 2003 at his village Bindrakh. |
Sonu Sood appeared in his music video for 'Ghungroo' in 2001. |
Surjit came from a farming family and enjoyed farming in his village. |
Shamsher Sandhu, a singer, recognized Surjit's talent and wrote many of his songs. |
He won a gold medal in the inter-university wrestling championship. |
Indian actor Sonu Sood made his music video debut in Surjit's song 'Ghungroo.' |
Before his singing career, Surjit sang folk songs for his university's Bhangra team. |
He collaborated with Gurdas Maan, Kuldeep Manak, Surinder Shinda, and Dolly Guleria. |
After his passing, Babbu Maan released ‘Pind Diyan Juhaan’ as a tribute to Surjit. |
Gitaz Bindrakhia released songs like ‘Bindrakhia’ and ‘Gal Baap Di’ as tributes to his father. |