He is a man with golden heart and a silky voice. In the 1990s, he was known as the voice of Salman Khan and his songs are popular all over the world. Yes, we are talking about the prolific singer and actor, SP Balasubramaniam, lovingly known as SPB or Balu among his fans. While the legend has sung more than 2000 songs in his career, he mainly sung in Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam and other South Indian languages.
SPB is known for his mesmerizing voice which has a childlike innocence and flavor of romanticism. The veteran singer has sung many songs in various languages, including Hindi. He was active in Bollywood in the late 80s and 90s. After that, he mainly focused on singing in the South Indian films. Let’s talk about the best Hindi songs of SPB.
Songs from Maine PyarKiya
SPB and Salman Khan combination was something to cheer for. Together they have created some of the best songs of the actor’s career. The song Mere Rang Main from the movie Maine PyarKiya featured Salman Khan and Bhagyashree as young love birds. It is a known fact that Maine PyarKiya was the movie which established Salman Khan in the Hindi cinema. All the songs of the movie were sung by SPB and the album became an instant hit. You can check out other songs from the movie like PehlaPehlaPyaar Hai and DilDiwaana Bin SajnaKe. They all are gems.
RojaJaaneman
RojaJaaneman marked the first between AR Rahman and SPB. The super talented duo went on to give 100s of blockbuster songs with each other. It is worth noticing that Roja was first album of AR Rahman and he gave two songs to SPB. RojaJaaneman was the Hindi version of the title track which received love and immense popularity from the fans of the singer. The song has another version too which is sung by Hariharan and both the versions are worth listening. Also, you should check out the song ‘YehHaseenVaadiyan’ which is a duet between legendary Chitraji and our beloved Balu.
Songs from Saajan
The movie Saajan is known for many reasons. It is known for the epic chemistry between Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Madhuri. It is however still remembered for its music album. The songs were composed by Nadeem-Shravan and the magical voice of SPB was used in many songs. However, the song that stands out because of its freshness, energy and rhythm is Tumse Milne Ki Tamannahai. One can say that this song, picturised on Salman Khan established SPB as his voice.
