14 Facts About Gurdas Maan

Gurdas Maan was born on 4 January 1957 and is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi language music and films.

Gurdas Maan gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai".

Gurdas Maan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and the most influential Punjabi musicians of all time.

Gurdas Maan did his initial schooling from Giddarbaha and completed his graduation from DAV college, Malout.

Gurdas Maan was interested in music and mimicry since childhood.

Gurdas Maan initially worked in the electricity board, a job he was offered by officials he met at a singing event.

Gurdas Maan is the only Punjabi singer to win the national award for Best Male Playback Singer at 54th National Film Awards for building the entire narrative through his singing of Heer in Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris.

On other fronts, Gurdas Maan has starred in blockbuster Bollywood films and has received numerous awards, including the Jury's Award, presented to him by the president of India in 2005.

Gurdas Maan sang the popular track, Ki Banu Duniya Da on Coke Studio MTV Season 4 with singer Diljit Dosanjh.

Gurdas Maan made a special appearance in Veer-Zaara with Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta.

At a village near Karnal, Haryana, India on 20 January 2007 Gurdas Maan was involved in a car accident in which his Range Rover was hit and severely damaged by a truck.

Gurdas Maan escaped with minor injuries on his face, hands, and chest.

Gurdas Maan later admitted that his driver asked him to wear his seat belt minutes before the accident.

Gurdas Maan believes that if it had not been for his driver's advice, he would have been dead as well.