Gurdas Maan - born in Giddarbaha, Punjab, India on January 4, 1957 – is a
playback singer, songwriter, and actor. He was the only Punjabi singer to win
the Best Male Playback Singer award from the National Film Awards in 2006 for
“Couplets of Heer” (from Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris). While he normally
performs songs in Punjabi, he has also recorded songs in other languages
including Hindi, Rajasthani, Bengali, Tamil, and others. His musical career
began in 1980 when he appeared on the TV show DD National and performed the song
“Dil Da Mamla Hai.” The performance was an enormous s...