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Roop Kumar Rathod Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth10 June 1973

Age45 (as in 2018)

BirthplaceMumbai, India

ProfessionPlayback Singer, Music Director

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSunali Rathod

FamilyDaughter - Reewa Rathod; Father - Late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod; Brothers - Shravan Rathod, Vinod Rathod

Roop Kumar Rathod Biography

Roop Kumar Rathod is an Indian playback singer and music director known for his versatile voice, live performances, and work across multiple Indian film-lm

Early life and background
Roop Kumar Rathod was born on 10 June 1973 in Mumbai, India, into a family with deep musical roots. From an early age he was surrounded by music and took to instruments as a child. He learned to play the tabla and gave his first solo tabla performance at the age of six. Formal training in musical instruments began around age ten, and for many years he focused on instrumental performance rather than singing.

A turning point came in the mid-1980s when Rathod decided to study singing. He spent time in London receiving vocal training and also taught tabla there while beginning to perform singing shows. That period helped him move from being primarily an instrumentalist to developing a professional singing career.

Career
Rathod made his playback singing debut in 1989 with the song "Main Tera Aashiq Hoon" from the film Gumraah. While he had long experience as a live performer, his entry into the film industry brought wider recognition. A major break arrived in 1997 when his rendition of "Sandese Aate Hain" from the film Border became widely popular and raised his profile significantly.

He has lent his voice to songs in a variety of Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Tamil, Oriya, Nepali, Telugu, Bhojpuri, and Bengali. Despite his success in films, Rathod has consistently emphasized live performance as a primary interest; he has toured and performed concerts around the world, including in the UK, the United States, Singapore, Dubai, and parts of East Africa.

Rathod has also worked as a music director and released recorded projects in collaboration with other artists. In 2008 he and his wife competed on the television reality show Mission Ustaad, where they won the Ustaad Jodi title. The couple later released a Sufi album titled Kalmaa.

Awards and recognition
Rathod’s work has been recognized within the Indian music industry. Notable honors include a Mirchi Music Award in 2013 for a song representing the Sufi tradition and a GIMA Award in 2016 for Best Ghazal Album.

Public profile
Rathod stands about 1.78 meters (5 feet 10 inches) tall and is described as having black hair and black eyes. He is from Mumbai and holds Indian nationality. His family includes several musicians: his late father Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod, and brothers Shravan Rathod (a music composer) and Vinod Rathod (a singer). He is married to singer Sunali Rathod, and their daughter Reewa Rathod is also a singer.

Rathod has made occasional appearances outside of music performance; in August 2005 he and his wife appeared on an episode of the sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai that was built around a music contest.

Latest updates
Among his more recent career highlights documented in this profile are the 2013 Mirchi Music Award for a Sufi song and the 2016 GIMA Award for Best Ghazal Album. He continues to be active as a live performer and recording artist, frequently performing alongside his wife at concerts and releasing collaborative work.

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Recent Work

Kalmaa

Sufi album released in collaboration with his wife Sunali Rathod

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Career Highlights

  1. Playback singing debut in 1989 with "Main Tera Aashiq Hoon" from Gumraah
  2. Breakthrough with "Sandese Aate Hain" from Border (1997)
  3. Mirchi Music Award for Song Representing Sufi Tradition (2013)
  4. GIMA Award for Best Ghazal Album (2016)
  5. Winner of Ustaad Jodi on Mission Ustaad (2008)
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