Mukesh - मुकेश - Biography, Films and Songs - Videos Information

Date of Birth 22 July 1923
NRUTube - Mukesh Birthday Week - 16 July to 22 July

Mukesh Chand Mathur -  Mukesh, was a playback singer of Hindi movies. He, alongside Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey, and Kishore Kumar, made great impact on the Hindi film industry. Amongst the numerous 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 also popular as being the voice of legendary actor Raj Kapoor. The music teacher who came home to teach Mukesh's sister, Sundar Pyari, found a pupil in Mukesh who would listen from the adjoining room. Mukesh worked briefly for the Department of Public Works. He experimented with voice recordings during his employment in Delhi and gradually developed his singing abilities.

Motilal, a distant relative observed Mukesh, when he sang at his sister's wedding and  took him to Mumbai and arranged for singing lessons by Pandit Jagannath Prasad. Mukesh was offered a role in a Hindi film, Nirdosh (1941). His first song was "Dil Hi Bujha Hua Ho To" as an 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 first song that he sang for a Hindi film was "Dil Jalta Hai To Jalne De".

Mukesh was  helped by  music director Naushad Ali to come out of his Saigal style and create his own style. Naushad gave him songs for the film Andaz. Initially Mukesh was the ghost voice of Dilip Kumar in this movie and Mohammed Rafi sang for Raj Kapoor. He delivered many Hits for Naushad in films like: Anokhi Ada (1948), Mela(1948), Andaz (1949). Other composers who used Mukesh voice for Dilip Kumar in hit songs like Jeevan Sapna toot gaya were Anil Biswas in Anokha Pyar, Ye Mera Diwanapan hai, Shankar-Jaikishan in Yahudi and Suhana Safar and Dil Tadap Tadap ke, Salil Choudhary in Madhumati. However later Dilip Kumar choose 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" in the movie 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 total of around 1,300 songs were sung by him.

Mukesh sang many memorable songs for Kalyanji Anandji music director duo. Mukesh sang more songs with the K-A duo than any other composer. From "Naina hai jadoo bhare..." Bedard Zamana Kya Jane (1958) composed by Kalyanji alone as Kalyanji Virji Shah, and "Main hoon mast madari..." Madari (1959) as the first Kalyanji-Anandji-Mukesh combo, to "Chahe aaj mujhe napasand karo..." Darinda/ 1977, the K-A, Mukesh combination gave numerous popular songs like "Chhalia mera naam...", "Mere toote hue dil se...", "Dum dum diga diga" Chalia(1959), "Mujhko iss raat ki tanhai mein..." Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere (1960), "Hum chhod chale hain mehfil ko..." (Ji Chahta Hai), "Humne tumko pyar kiya hai jitna..." (Dulha Dulhan), "Chal mere dil lehraake chal..." Ishara and "Dheere se chalo..." Johar Mehmood In Goa,"Main to ek khwab hoon..." and "Chand si mehbooba ho..." Himalay ki God Mein(1965),"Waqt kartaa jo wafaa..." Dil Ne Pukara,"Deewanon se yeh mat poocho..." Upkar, "Khush raho har khushi hai..." Suhaag Raat and "Humsafar ab yeh safar kat jaayega..." Juari, "Chandi ki deewaar..." and "Le chal le chal mere jeevan saathi..." Vishwas (1969), "Koi jab tumhara hriday tod de..." Purab Aur Paschim, "Darpan ko dekha..." Upaasna, "Jo tumko ho pasand..." Safar and "Mujhe nahin poochni tumse beeti baatein..." Anjaan Raahein (1970).

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Mukesh died of a heart attack on 27 August 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, where he had gone to perform in a concert.

His last song was for  Satyam Shivam Sundaram,  Chanchal sheetal nirmal komal for Raj Kapoor's younger brother, Shashi Kapoor.

Awards

National Film Awards
1974 - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from the film Rajnigandha


Filmfare Awards

Year          Song                          Film         Music director(s) Lyricist
1959 "Sab Kuch Seekha Humne" Anari Shankar Jaikishan Shailendra
1970 "Sabse Bada Naadan" Pehchan Shankar Jakishan Varma Malik
1972 "Jai Bolo Beimaan Ki" Be-Imaan Shankar Jakishan Varma Malik
1976 "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein" Kabhi Kabhie Khayyam Sahir Ludhianvi



Films
Pehli Nazar (1945)
Mela (1948)
Aag (1948)
Andaz (1949)
Awaara (1951)
Aah (1953)
Barsaat (1953)
Shree 420 (1955)
Anuraag (1956)
Parvarish (1958)
Phir Subaha Hogi (1958)
Anari (1959)
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960)
Chhalia (1960)
Bombai Ka Babu (1960)
Hum Hindustani (1960)
Banjarin (1960)
Mera Ghar Mere Bachhe (1960)
HoneyMoon (1960)
Phool Bane Angarey (1962)
Aashiq (1962)
Dil Hi To Hai (1963)
Akeli Mat Jaiyo (1963)
Parasmani (1963)
Dil Chahta Hai (1964)
Sangam (1964)
Ishaara (1964)
Chhoti Chhoti Baten (1965)
Himalay Ki Godmein (1965)
Lal Bungla (1966)
Gunaho Ka devta (1967)
Raat Aur Din (1967)
Saraswatichandra (1968)
Sambandh (1969)
Vishwas (1969)
Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Anand (1971)
Ek Bar Mooskura Do (1972)
Shor (1972)
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974)
Dharam Karam (1975)
Dus Numbari (1975)
Sanyasi (1975)
Do Jasoos (1975)
Chhoti Si Baat (1975)
Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
Darinda (1977)
Dharam Veer (1977)
Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)

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