About his beginning of the career the versatile singer said, “I got the first chance to playback in 1974. J Adini, the director and music director of film ‘Anutap’ invited me to sing the unforgettable number ‘Nupura Kahinki Mu Bandhili’. My specialty is that like Kishore da, I also use to generate a variety of odd vocal sounds besides singing.

Once I was singing in a stage show in Badambadi and was also doing ‘hudlei’, the unique style of Kishore da. A music director heard me there, got impressed and assigned me for his film ‘Chinha Achinha’ for which I sang the song ‘Jhumka tike tuta halei de’.” “Later I sang ‘Are Mo Lachakbali’ for film ‘Arati’ which was also a hit. Then Musheer, best known for composing tracks of ‘Samar Salim Saiman’ invited me. I sang ‘Mu Je Eka Pagala Bhanra’ for his film. In this way I was given songs one after one and so far has given voice in 27 films to sing more than hundred songs. Besides, including the non-filmy and devotional numbers I have sang around 2000 songs so far. I got the status of an approved singer from All India Radio, Cuttack in 1978 and lately my name has gone for the A high grade recommendation. The last film for which I gave voice was ‘Tume Hi Saathi Mora’ in 2014. I sang a duet ‘Kanha’ along with Tapu Mishra in the film,” the veteran intimated about his elongated career.