Mohit Chauhan, an Indian pop star and award-winning playback singer for films,
was born March 11, 1966 in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. Although he studied Geology
in college, he dreamed of an acting career. However it was in the music industry
where he first gained celebrity as one of the singers in, and the main
songwriter for, the group Silk Route. Hits like “Dooba Dooba” made the group
superstars, but they disbanded after just two albums. In 2002 Bollywood
directors took note of Mohit Chauhan’s talent and began hiring him to sing in
their films. Often working with some of the bigg...