Rare Childhood images of your favorite singers, from Honey Singh to A.R. Rahman

It is always fun to look at the pictures from your childhood, when you have nothing to care about and you were free from all the problems and fear. Bollywood singers and music producers whose songs you love to listen were once a kid too. I have compiled a list of childhood pictures of famous Bollywood singers, who are on the top of their game. This list includes some of the biggest names in Bollywood music scene today from Honey Singh to A.R. Rahman and from Badshah to Sonu Nigam.

1. A.R. Rahman

Born as A.S. Dileep Kumar is a Indian Music Marstro. He is a well known figure not only in Bollywood but also in World music. He began his career from the movie Roja in 1992, but even before that he was making jingles for television advertisements.

Awards :

Padma Shri in 2000 and Padma Bhushan in 2010 from the Government of India.

2 Oscar awards for his work in the movie " Slumdog millionaire " in the year 2009.

1 Grammy award for " Slumdog millionaire " in the year 2009.

6 times National Film Awards and 15 times Filmfare awards winner.

2. Honey Singh

He was Born on 15 March, 1983 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab as Hirdesh Singh. He studied music in Trinity School in the United Kingdom where he is known to start making beats and songs. He is not only a Rapper but also a well known Singer and Actor. He is currently the highest paid Bollywood singer and is known to introduce Hip-Hop in Bollywood music. Known for his Raps, Honey Singh has started again with music in Bollywood after his long absence because of his health issues.

Awards :

MTV EMA Awards – Best India Act 2013 for "Bring me Back"

BritAsia Best International Act 2012

UK Asian Music Awards Best International Album 2012 for Album album I.V. (International Villager)

3. Sonu Nigam

Often regarded as "Modern Rafi" is a Indian singer. Born on 30 July,1973 in Faridabad, Haryana. He is one of the most versatile singer in the Bollywood music industry today. Trained by Hindustani classical singer Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Sonu is not only a singer but an actor and a Anchor also. His work is not bounded to just Hindi and he has sang songs in Marathi, Manipuri, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Assamesse, Nepali and Maithali.

Awards :

National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Kal Ho Na Ho for "Kal Ho Naa Ho in 2003.

Global Indian Music Award for Best Live Performer (Male) in the year 2004.

Filmfare Best Male Playback Award, for the song "Kal Ho Naa Ho", from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho" in the year 2003.

4. Sunidhi Chauhan

India's highest paid female singer Sunidhi is from Delhi and made her debut bollywood debut at the mere age of 12. She started singing when she was 4 years old, and is also India's first Reality TV Singing show winner. One interesting fact is that her real name is Nidhi Chauhan. She is married twice, her first marriage was with Bobby Khan whom she married at the age of 18 in the year 2002 but divorced in the year 2003, and now she is married to Hitesh Sonik from 2012.

Awards :

3 Filmfare awards

1 RD Burman Award for New Music Talent

5. Arijit Singh

One of the most soulful voice in India, Arijit singh is from West Bengal and started hid Bollywood career in the year 2007. He was getting recognition from the very first song of him but his major break to fame came from his two songs "Tum Hi Ho" and "Chahun Main Ya Naa" from the 2013 movie "Aashiqui 2". These songs of him were major hit and topped many charts.