Vijay Benedict is an India

India

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n former Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 playback singer

Playback singer

A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

 who sang many songs for Bollywood films in the 1980s. He made his debut as a singer for the hit 1982 film Disco Dancer

Disco Dancer

Disco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...

singing the popular title song "I Am a Disco Dancer" for actor Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....

. After this he was frequently used as the voice for songs of Mithun Chakraborty's films. He formed a successful collaboration with music director Bappi Lahiri

Bappi Lahiri

Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri , born 27 November 1952, is a music director in the Hindi film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal and Sharaabi among others.-Early...

 and director Babbar Subhash

Babbar Subhash

Babbar Subhash better known as B. Subhash, is a well known Indian film director and producer. Some of his most successful films are Disco Dancer, Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki, Dance Dance, Love Love Love, Adventures of Tarzan and Commando...

 subsequently singing songs for many of Babbar Subhash's films with Bappi Lahiri as music director. He also worked with other music directors like Laxmikant Pyarelal

Laxmikant Pyarelal

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, Anand-Milind

Anand-Milind

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 and Nadeem-Shravan

Nadeem-Shravan

Nadeem-Shravan was a music director duo in the Bollywood film industry of India. The duo derives its name from the first names of its two principals, Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod....

 and also sang for actors like Govinda

Govinda (actor)

Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...

, Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff

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 and Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

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. In 1991 he quit playback singing for Bollywood films and is now a Gospel Singer.

Notable Bollywood Songs

• Disco Dancer
  Disco Dancer
  Disco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...
  
  (1982) - "I Am a Disco Dancer"
• Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
  Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
  Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by B.Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Salma Agha, Karan Razdan, Geeta Siddharth and Amrish Puri-Plot:...
  
  (1984) - "Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki"
• Aandhi-Toofan
  Aandhi-Toofan
  Aandhi-Toofan is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by B.Subhash, starring Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Mithun Chakraborty, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Danny Denzongpa-Plot:...
  
  (1985) - "Banu Ko Mil Gaya Janu"
• Dance Dance
  Dance Dance (film)
  Dance Dance is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 29 May 1987, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The film is a musical and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil and Mandakini in lead roles. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Om Shivpuri in supporting roles...
  
  (1987) - "Dance Dance", "Aa Gaya Aa Gaya Halwa Wala", "Everybody Dance with Papa"
• Pyaar Karke Dekho
  Pyaar Karke Dekho
  -Cast:*Govinda - Ravi Kumar*Mandakini - Urvashi*Kader Khan - Sampat Srivastav*Aruna Irani - Sampat's wife*Nirupa Roy - Lilavati*Om Shivpuri - Thakur*Vikas Anand - All India Talent Association's Director...
  
  (1987) - "Its My Challenge"
• Commando
  Commando (1988 film)
  Commando is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Amrish Puri and Hemant Birje-Plot:...
  
  (1988) - "O Mere Apne", " Maine Maine Tujhe"
• Love Love Love (1989) - "We Are in Love", "Jeene Hai Pyar Main Jeena", "Main Tujhse Pyaar Karta Hoon"
• Yaadon Ke Mausam (1990) - "Dil Dil Hindustan"
• Pyaar Ka Saaya
  Pyaar Ka Saaya
  Pyaar Ka Saaya is a 1991 Bollywood Drama/Thriller film directed by Mahesh bhatt and starring Rahul Roy and Sheeba. It is a remake of the hit 1990 Hollywood film Ghost.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1991) - "Tu Chaahat Hai Tu Dhadkan Hai"

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