Dakshaben Mehta and Shri Laxmipati Shukla, a disciple of Pandit Omkarnath Thakur.
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He made his debut as a play back singer in Bhansali's film Saawariya.
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Under the aegis of SPICMACAY he got to accompany maestros such as Hariprasad Chaurasia, Sultan Khan, Gundecha Brothers and V. G. Jog on tanpura and learnt a lot from them as well.