Uttam Singh

Born into a musical family-his father a sitarist-Uttam Singh moved to Mumbai at twelve, where he studied tabla and Western violin while his household sang kirtans for livelihood. A breakthrough as a violinist on a 1963 documentary led to collaborations with legends such as Naushad, Roshan, Madan Mohan and S D Burman, eventually becoming the principal violinist for R D Burman; later, alongside Jagd… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources