Well known ghazal and rock singer Hariharan celebrated his 50th birthday on Sunday at the ITC Grand
Maratha Hotel here. The son of renowned Carnatic vocalist, the late Ananthasubramani Hariharan and
Shrimati Alamelu, Hariharan was born in Mumbai on April 3, 1955.
Hariharan inherited musical talent from his parents and his mother was his first mentor. He picked up
Carnatic music from his mother and made his musical debut in the Tamil entertainment industry.
Film personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Tina Ambani along with politician Amar Singh
and Industrialist Anil Ambani were present on the occasion. Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan was
the center of attraction at the function.
Ghazal maestro Hariharan celebrates half century
Tuesday, April 05, 2005 15:43 IST
