Mukesh

                                             (1940 – 1976) 

Hindi , Urdu , Gujarati , Punjabi , Bengali , Oriya , Assamese

              Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – twenty seven August 1976), higher identified mononymously as Mukesh, was associate degree Indian playback singer of Hindi movies. He, aboard Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey, and Kishore Kumar, left such an effect on the Hindi movie industry that they're still remembered up to now. Amongst the many nominations and awards he won, his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from film Rajnigandha (1973) won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Mukesh is additionally widespread as being the voice of legendary actor Raj Kapoor.

Life

               Mukesh was born in Ludhiana to Zorawar Chand Mathur, associate degree engineer, and Chand ranee. He was the sixth in a very family of 10 kids. The teacher who came home to show Mukesh's sister, Sundar Pyari, found a pupil in Mukesh who would listen from the hotel room. Mukesh left college once the tenth grade and worked shortly for the Department of structure. He experimented with voice recordings throughout his employment in Delhi and step by step developed his singing talents.

           Mukesh married Saral Trivedi Raichand alias Bachhiben during a temple in Kandiwali in 1946, at the residence of R. D. Mathur. Saral was the girl of a Gujarati Brahmin wealthy person. With no correct house, associate degree erratic financial gain and what was then thought of India a purportedly "immoral" profession, Mukesh and Saral were forced to flee. everybody created dire predictions of sad days and divorce, however each weatherworn the lean days and celebrated their thirtieth anniversary on twenty two July 1976, four days before his departure for the U.S.A. on twenty seven July 1976. The couple had 5 youngsters - Rita, Nitin, Nalini (d. 1978), Mohnish (Taboo - nickname) and Namrata (Amrita). he's the grandparent of actor Neil Nitin Mukesh.  

Career

              Mukesh's voice was 1st noticed by Motilal, a far off relative, once he Panax quinquefolius at his sister's wedding. Motilal took him to Mumbai and organized for singing lessons by Pandit Jagannath Prasad. throughout this era Mukesh was offered a job in a very Hindi film, Nirdosh (1941). His 1st song was "Dil Hi Bujha Houa Ho To" as Associate in Nursing actor-singer for Nirdosh. He got his break as a playback singer for actor Motilal in 1945 with the film Pehli Nazar with music composed by Anil Biswas and lyrics written by Aah Sitapuri. the primary song that he Panax quinquefolius for a Hindi film was "Dil Jalta Hai To Jalne De".

            Mukesh was such an admirer of singer K. L. Saigal that in his early years of playback singing he accustomed imitate his idol. actually, it's aforesaid that once K. L. Saigal 1st detected the song "Dil Jalta Hai...", he remarked, "That's strange, i do not recall singing that song". 

             Mukesh created his own singing vogue with the assistance of conductor Naushad, UN agency helped Mukesh to come back out of his Saigal vogue and build his own vogue. Naushad gave him songs for the film Andaz. at the start Mukesh was the ghost voice of Dilip Kumar during this picture show and prophet Rafi herb for Raj Kapoor. He delivered several Hits for Naushad in films like: Anokha Pyaar (1948), Mela(1948), Andaz (1949), Shabnam (1949), Yahudi (1958). but later Dilip Kumar opt for Rafi as his ghost voice and Mukesh became the ghost voice of Raj Kapoor.

              In 1974, Mukesh received National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from Rajnigandha (1974), and Filmfare Awards for the songs "Sab Kuch Seekha Humne" within the picture Anari (1959), "Sabse Bada Naadan Wahi Hai" in Pehchaan (1970), "Jai Bolo Beimaan Ki" in Beimaan (1972) and "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein", the title song of film Kabhie Kabhie (1976). a complete of around 1,200 songs were sung by him. This variety is a smaller amount than those sung by a number of his contemporaries, however the very fact is that Mukesh emphasised on quality instead of amount. The relatively less songs sung by him within the 70s are often attributed to each the Kishore wave and his failing health thanks to his worsening heart Problem.

Some Songs 

1978 : Satyam Shivam Sundaram 

1977 : Dharam Veer

1977 : Darinda

1976 : Kabhi Kabhie

1975 : Sanyasi

1975 : Dus Numbari

1975 : Do Jasoos

1975 : Dharam Karam

1972 : Shor

1972 : Ek Bar Muskura Do

1971 : Anand

1970 : Mera Naam Joke

1969 : Vishwas

1969 : Sambandh

1968 : Saraswatichandra

1967 : Raat Aur Din

1967 : Gunaho ka devta

1966 : Lal Bungla

1965 : Himalay ki God Mein

1964 : Sangam

1964 : Ishaara

1963 : Parasmani

1963 : Dil Hi To Hai

1963 : Akeli Mat Jaiyo

1962 : Phool Bane Angarey

1962 : Aashiq

1960 : Mera Ghar Mere Bachhe

1960 : Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai

1960 : Hum Hindustani

1960 : Honey Moon

1960 : Chhalia

1960 : Bumbai ka Babu

1960 : Banjarin

1959 : Anari

1958 : Phir Subaha Hogi

1958 : Parvarish

1955 : Shree 420

1953 : Barsaat

1953 : Aah

1951 : Awaara

1949 : Andaz

1948 : Mela

1948 : Aag

1945 : Pehli Nazar

Awards 

National Film Awards : 

1974 : Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from Rajnigandha 

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards : 

1970 : Best Male Playback Singer for Saraswatichandra 

1968 : Best Male Playback Singer for Milan

1967 : Best Male Playback Singer for Teesri Kasam

Filmfare Awards : 

1976 : Kabhi kabhie mere dil mein from kabhi kabhie 

1972 : Jai bolo beimaan ki from be-imaan

1970 : Sabse bada naadan from pehchan

1959 : Sab kuch seekha humne from anari

Death

                  Mukesh died of a attack on twenty seven August 1976 in Motor City, Michigan, USA, wherever he had gone to perform in an exceedingly concert. His son, Nitin Mukesh, joined him shortly. On the morning of August twenty seven, he got up early and visited take a shower. He came out panting and whiny of chest pains. He was rush to a hospital however was pronounced dead. the remainder of the concert was completed by Lata Mangeshkar. His body was flown to Bharat by Lata Mangeshkar, wherever a grand observance ceremony was control within the presence of many actors, with personalities of the Indian industry and fans paying tribute. once news of his death reached Raj Kapoor, he burst into tears, and remarked, "I have lost my voice," that may be a testimony to the association of Mukesh's voice (in playback) to the vastly widespread songs of Raj Kapoor's films. A noted song of the 50s featured on Bharat Bhushan Aa laut ke aa ja mere meet is another example of his earlier melodies, as is Dil tadap tadapke keh raha hai, picturised on Dilip Kumar.

            After Mukesh's death, his newer, until now suppressed, songs were discharged in 1977 in films like Dharam Veer, Amar Akbar Anthony, Khel khiladi Ka, Darinda and Chandi sona. The year 1978 conjointly featured a substantial range of Mukesh's songs in films like Aahuti, Paramatma, Tumhari kasam and Satyam Shivam Sundaram, wherever Mukesh American ginseng his last film song Chanchal sheetal nirmal komal for Raj Kapoor's younger brother, Shashi Kapoor. From 1980 onward, Mukesh's voice was detected in several later discharged films like Shaitan mujarim, Premika, Patthar se takkar (1980), Sanjh ki bela, Maila anchal (1981), Aarohi (1982), Chor mandali (1983), Nirlaj (1985), Love and God (1986), Shubh chintak (1989), and his last identified unharness of Chand grahan (1997).