Mukund Phansalkar

Mukund Phansalkar is a veteran Marathi singer who won the title at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa season one. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is a Hindi singing reality show, airing on Zee TV since 1995. During his stint on the show, Phansalkar sang before renowned singers like Kumar Sanu Having chaired over 17,000 songs in the last 27 ye >> Read More... , Nikhil-Vinay, Aadesh Shrivastava Aadesh Shrivastava is a singer and music composer >> Read More... , Ravi, Anu Malik Anu Malik is considered as one of the most famous >> Read More... , among others. Modern Rafi Sonu Nigam had hosted the show. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is the oldest running reality show in India, besides being the longest-running show on private television in the country. Phansalkar is also known for the Marathi flicks “Doghi” and “Ek Hota Vidushak”. He crooned numbers for both the movies. “Ek Hota Vidushak”, directed by Dr. Jabbar Patel Dr. Jabbar Patel (born June 23, 1942, in Pandharpu >> Read More... , was released in 1992. 

The movie, produced under the banner of the National Film Development Corporation of India, circumnavigates the life of a folk theatre artist. The film bagged two National awards in addition to several others. Phansalkar is known for crooning the song Gan (Shabdancha Ha Khel Mandala). “Doghi”, a 1995 Marathi film directed by Sumitra Bhave   Sumitra Bhave – a remarkable director, renowned >> Read More... and Sunil Sukthankar Sunil Sukthankar was born on May 31, 1966, in Kara >> Read More... , was produced under the banner of the National Film Development Corporation of India. The film won three National awards at the 43rd National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... and centers around two sisters. Phansalkar crooned the song Aandhali Shraddha Jite Titaliya for the flick.

Phansalkar has also been a part of many musical shows and music albums. He is known for giving voice to the number Kadaruperi Kalokhachi for the album Majhe Man Tujhe Jhaale. The album was released in 2019. Phansalkar pursued a diploma in commercial applied arts from Raheja School of Arts, Bandra, Mumbai. He also donned the role of volleyball team captain at the college, was general cultural secretary and gave performances at the annual function. He pursued his further studies at Abhinav College of Arts, Pune. His subjects at the college were applied arts, designing, copywriting, advertising, illustration, et al. He participated actively in drama and singing competitions. Upon completing his higher studies, the Marathi singer worked as an assistant producer, graphic arts for Doordarshan, Mumbai. After that, he worked freelance at Akashvani, Pune for over twenty years.  He works as a singer with Anubhuti for about thirty years now. The accomplished artist has given performances for charity shows for the past thirty years. 

The veteran singer has been a recipient of several awards. In 1985, he was honored with the State Award for Best Exhibit of the Year by the Directorate of Art, State Government of Maharashtra. He was awarded the same prize for another year. He secured the Best Dissertation In the State award by the Directorate of Art, Maharashtra Government. He has received other honors like the Lata Mangeshkar-Hafeez Khan Scholarship, Usha Atre Puraskar, Manik Varma Puraskar. Besides Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, he also won the title at TVS SAREGAMA, aired on Zee TV In 1995.

He was getting treatment at Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune due to some health issues. He died on 19th November 2024.