Another outstanding ghazal album was "Gulfam", which not only hit Double Platinum in sales but also fetched Hariharan the Diva Award for the Best Album of the Year in 1994. One of Hariharan's first ghazal albums was "Abshaar-e-Ghazal" with Asha Bhosle, which scored Gold in sales. He himself wrote the scores for most of these albums. In addition, he cut several successful ghazal albums. He sang for a number of TV serials, e.g., "Junoon". In his early years Hariharan did the concert circuit and also performed on television.
He has perfected his Urdu diction to such standards that even his audiences in Lucknow, the heartland of the language, have been wowed over. The committed Hariharan also put heart and soul into learning Urdu when he decided to become a ghazal singer. Hariharan's affinity for ghazals lies in the fact that ghazals offer, in his words, "immense scope for innovation". He used to put in nine hours of singing practice every day. Later, in his teens, inspired by the songs of Mehdi Hassan, Hariharan developed a passion for ghazals and started training in Hindustani music from Padma Shri Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. Hariharan's parents were musically open-minded and the young Hariharan was encouraged to listen to Hindustani music. His mother was Hariharan's first Guruji, from whom he picked up Carnatic music skills. His father H.A.S Mani was also a renowned Carnatic singer. He learned his first lessons in music from his mother Alamelu, who was a Carnatic vocalist. Born of musician parents, music came to him naturally and spontaneously. Born in Bombay on April 3rd, 1955, Hariharan has a Bachelor’s degree in Science and in Law.
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