1 9 8 7 ; ▁Sur endra ▁N ath ▁Sh arma ) ▁was ▁an ▁Indian ▁singer - actor ▁of ▁H indi ▁films . ▁Kn own ▁by ▁his ▁mon onym , ▁Sur endra ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁P un j ab ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lawyer ▁by ▁profession . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁Bomb ay ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁singer ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁a ▁Del hi ▁distrib utor ▁and ▁his ▁friends . ▁He ▁was ▁" p icked " ▁by ▁Me h bo ob ▁Khan ▁whom ▁he ▁met ▁at ▁S agar ▁Mov iet one , ▁to ▁sing ▁and ▁act ▁in ▁films ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁Cal cut ta - based ▁singer - actor , ▁K . ▁L . ▁Sa ig al . ▁Sur endra ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁his ▁debut ▁st arring ▁role ▁in ▁De cc an ▁Queen ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Me h bo ob ▁Khan . ▁He ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁S agar ▁Mov iet one ▁when ▁his ▁song ▁" B ir ha ▁Ki ▁A ag ▁Lag i ▁More ▁Man ▁Me in " ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁ ▁became ▁an ▁" inst ant ▁hit ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sur endra ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁in ▁B atal a , ▁G urd asp ur ▁District , ▁P un j ab ▁British ▁India . ▁His ▁father ' s ▁name ▁was ▁R alia ▁Ram ▁Sh arma . ▁While ▁in ▁school , ▁Sur end ran ath , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁called ,