Mahendra Kapoor

                                (1956 – 2008) 

                               Hindi , Urdu , Punjabi , Oriya


              Mahendra Kapoor (January nine, 1934, Amritsar, Punjab, India – Sept twenty seven, 2008, Mumbai, India) was Associate in Nursing Indian playback singer.

             In a career spanning 5 decades, his repertoire extended to 2500 songs in varied regional languages, together with standard songs like ‘Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono’ Gumrah, ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ Hamraaz. His name but became most closely related to loyal songs together with ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti', in Manoj Kumar’s film Upkaar In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the govt of India. 

Life

            Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, however shortly rapt to metropolis. At AN early age he was galvanized by singer Mohammad Rafi however shortly he started learning music genre underneath classical singers like Pt. Hussanlal, Pt. avatar Bua, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan and Pt.Tulsidaas Sharma. Kapoor created a method of his own and won the subway potato All-India singing competition, that LED to his debut as a playback singer in V. Shantaram’s Navrang in 1958, singing Aadha Hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi, underneath the musical direction of C. Ramchandra.

             Some of Kapoor's most notable ones were those he performed in B.R. Chopra's films (Dhool Ka Phool, Gumrah, Waqt, Hamraaz, Dhund etc.) and for Manoj Kumar (Upkaar, Purab Aur Paschim etc.) 

             Kapoor had a really giant vocal vary, and he's generally called the colourful Voice of India. He was the primary Indian playback singer to record music in English. He was asked by the cluster boned M to sing their songs in Hindi with Musarat from Pakistan, that resulted within the Pop Album M-3. a number of the songs on the album ar "Chori Chori Chalo!!"(Original, Hoorray! Hoorray! By boned M), "O' Meri Champe Ki Daali" etc.

             Mahendra Kapoor conjointly Panax quinquefolius a duet with Mahound Rafi. The song was "Kaisi Haseen Aaj Baharon Ki Raat" from the 1967 film "Aadmi", that was originally recorded as a duet with Rafi and Talat Mehmood. Manoj Kumar, one in all the lead stars refused to use Talat's voice for him and therefore the song was re-recorded with Kapoor substitution Talat.

              Kapoor sung during a sizable amount of Indian languages, and is that the playback singer WHO has performed within the largest variety of in Gujarati, Punjabi and Mahratti movies. He conjointly performed the title song for the TV series Mahabharat. In Marathi he was extremely popular for being the voice of Dada Kondke altogether his movies. In spite of being related to Dada Kondke's informal vogue his singing for Marathi movies wasn't restricted to Dada Kondke's movies solely.

              Kapoor was married and had 3 daughters. His son Rohan Kapoor is associate degree actor and singer, WHO acted during a few films within the Eighties like Yash Chopra's Faasle (1985) and Love eighty six (1986), and Prakash Mehra's Imandaar, and later did stage shows together with his father.

             On Sep twenty seven, 2008, Kapoor died following a viscus failure. He was survived by his partner, children, children-in-law and grandchildren.

Some Songs 

Hindi : 

1983 : Kab Talk Shama Jali From Painter Babu

1981 : Ab Ke Baras From Kranti

1975 : Fakira Chal Chala Chal From Fakira

1974 : Aur Nahin Bas Aur Nahin From Roti Kapada Aur Makaan

1970 : Iktara Bole From Yaadgar

1970 : Bharat Ka Rahnewala Hoon From Purab Aur Paschim

1968 : Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale From Kismat

1967 : Tum Agar Saat Dene Ka Wada Karo From Hamraaz

1967 : Neele Gagan Ke Tale From Hamraaz

1967 : Na Muh Chupa Ke Jiyo From Hamraaz

1967 : Mere Desh Ki Dharti From Upkar

1967 : Kisi Pathar Ki Moorat Se From Hamraaz

1966 : Badal Jaye Agar Mali From Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi

1965 : Mera Pyar Woh Hai From Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi

1963 : Chalo Ek Baar From Gumrah

1959 : Tere Pyaar Ka Aasra From Dhool Ka Phool

Marathi : 

Abol Zalis ka saajani.. 

He Chincheche zad dise maj chinar vrukshapari

Madhu ithe ana chandra tithe..

Nako menaka nako urvashi..

Ratris khel chale ya gudh chandanyacha

Sampel na kadhihi ha khel savalyancha

Saang kadhi kalanar tula..

Sur tech chhedita..

Swapnaat pahile je te roop hech hote..

Ti Yete Aneeka Jate..Yetana kadhi kalya aneete

Awards 

National Film Award : 

1968 : Best Male Playback Singer For Mere Desh Ki Dharti From Upkar 

Filmfare Award : 

1975 : Best Male Playback Singer For Aur Nahi Bus Aur Nahi From Roti Kapda Aur Makaan 

1968 : Best Male Playback Singer For Neele Gagan Ke Tale From Hamraaz

1964 : Best Male Playback Singer For Chalo Ek Bar From Gumrah