Early Life and Background
Vasantrao Deshpande was born in Murtijapur, District Akola, which belongs to Vidarbha region of State of Maharasthra, in India.
He learned from several gurus, refusing to tie himself down to a single school of singing. His more famous gurus were Shankarrao Sapre of Nagpur, Sureshbabu Mane, Aman Ali Khan of Bhendibazaar gharana, and Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze. But the most important influence on him was Dinanath Mangeshkar, and Vasantrao was the sole true inheritor of Dinanath's mercurial style of singing. At the age of 8, Bhalji Pendharkar perceived his musical talent and launched him in the role of 'Krishna' in Hindi movie 'Kaliyamardan'.
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