There was an era, not so long ago, when a handful of singers unabashedly ruled the roost in the Hindi film industry. With the emergence of newer talent in the music department, the competition has increased manifolds. Incidentally taking it in their stride, some of the senior playback singers have now moved on to South cinema.

Udit Narayan
The three-time National Award-winning crooner has always believed in juggling Hindi films with regional cinema. But in the past few years, his commitment to latter has clearly overtaken his numbers in the former category.