Anurag Kulkarni, the winner of idea super singer season eight in Maa TV, he studied music and started learning by getting trained in Hindustani classical music with late Sri.Kakunoori jangaiah ji, a renowned Hindustani vocalist and a music guru in Hyderabad. Anurag learnt music for over 3 years, where he was introduced to kirana gharana style of singing. Before participating in show, he was an engineer in a MNC, his interest in music made him quit his job and pursue music as a career. Later he won many music competitions and started singing in movies
