MAHENDRA, KAPOOR ,HINDI ,PLAYBACK ,SINGER, BORN 1934 JANUARY 9- 2008, SEPTEMBER 27
MAHENDRA KAPOOR ,HINDI PLAYBACK SINGER BORN 1934 JANUARY 9- 2008, SEPTEMBER 27 Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 2500 songs in various regional languages,[1] including popular songs such as 'Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono' (Gumrah), and 'Neele gagan ke tale' (Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti' in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar.[2] In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actor Manoj Kumar in most of his films Biography Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Mumbai. At an early age he was inspired by singer Mohammed Rafi but he started learning classical music under classical singers like Pt. Hussanlal, Pt. Jagannath Bua, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan and Pt.Tulsida...