special appearances as an actor in the movies sapne sajan ke Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) and Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015). Sanu is a trustee and Brand Ambassador of Bishwa Bandhan, a foundation for cerebral palsy. Sanu opened a primary school, Kumar Sanu Vidya Niketan, for underprivileged children in Karol Bagh, Delhi. The students are given uniforms and books free of cost. In 2022 Sanu collaborated with music director Vaibhav Saxena and two young singers for "Mohabbat Mein tere sanam" which was released and distributed worldwide by new-age Record Label Vusic Records. Work with other singers Sanu had multiple hit duet numbers with singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam, Alisha Chinai, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sapna Mukherjee, Poornima, Sapna Awasthi, Hema Sardesai, Shreya Ghoshal, Akriti Kakkar, Monali Thakur, Neha Kakkar, and others. Sanu also multiple duets with his daughter Shannon K, pop singer and songwriter, who has launched her career in the United States in 2017. Sanu is also credited with the highest number of version songs and male duet hits with the finest singers of 1980s and 1990s. Some of the notable songs are as follows: Politics He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 in a ceremony headed by then Party President Venkaiah Naidu, but he later resigned to concentrate on singing. He rejoined BJP on 2 December 2014, inducted by Amit Shah. Comeback Sanu returned to playback singing in 2012. He made a comeback at the urge of composers Sajid–Wajid. Sajid-Wajid gave him "Chhammak Chhallo Chhail Chhabili", a wedding song with Shreya Ghoshal for the film Rowdy Rathore (2012). In 2015, Sanu replaced Lata Mangeshkar as the background voice of Yash Raj Films logo for the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha. This was the first time in YRF's 45-year history that the voice of Mangeshkar was replaced. Awards Filmfare awards — 1991–1995 Padma Shri (2009) Screen award for Best Male Playback Civil honours |- |2023 |Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar National Contribution Award, [National Award At Rajbhavan Mumbai] |[[Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyari Honourable Governor Of Maharastra And Organiser Shri Gurubhai Sureshbhai Thakkar]] |} Filmfare Awards Won Nominated Other awards 2016 : Featured in "Most searched and popular Indian singers on Google in the last 10 years" 2003 : Bollywood Music Award For "Best Artist of the Decade" 2001: Channel V Award For Best Male Playback for "Chand Sitare" – Kaho Naa...