Entertainment News Desk -It was the 50’s. A boy born in Amritsar went to Maygari. The purpose was songs in films. The ideal was Mohammad Rafi. To fulfill his dream, this boy worked hard after reaching Mumbai. Talim was trained with many legends. Mahendra Kapoor’s biggest opportunity proved to be a meeting with Naushad Sahab. Mahendra Kapoor was given a chance to sing in his films by Naushad Sahab. It is said that when Naushad Sahab asked Mahendra Kapoor who was his inspiration, he immediately said – Mohammed Rafi. The relationship between Mohammad Rafi and Naushad Sahab was very close. That’s why he introduced Mahendra Kapoor to Rafi Sahab. There was not much difference in the age of Rafi Sahab and Mahendra Kapoor, but Rafi Sahab also told Mahendra Kapoor the nuances of film music. Earlier, Mahendra Kapoor studied classical music from Pandit Husnlal, Pandit Jagannath, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan and Pandit Tulsidas Sharma. Therefore, he went to consolidate his position.
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Even before this, Mahendra Kapoor had practiced day and night, practicing music. Due to which the process of obtaining identity started. This story is very interesting. The Murphy Radio Company had a competition looking for new artists. Mahendra Kapoor won it. After this, he was given C. Got a chance to sing in the film Navrang under the music direction of Ramchandra. That song also became a huge hit. Whose songs were- Aadhi Chand Aadhi Raat Hai. In this song written by Bharat Vyas, Asha Bhosle sang with Mahendra Kapoor. This film is from 1959, more than 60 years have passed, even today this song refreshes the mind.
Mahendra Kapoor’s celebration of freedom and voice are synonymous with each other
Mahendra Kapoor as a singer sang all the hit songs, gained immense love, but his biggest achievement became the patriotic songs which we still listen and appreciate. Mahendra Kapoor’s songs became the identity of the National Festival on historical dates like 15 August, 26 January. Even today, on such occasions, Mahendra Kapoor’s voice echoes in the ears in the morning. ‘The land of my country is gold and diamond pearls,’ is Ret Jahan Ki Preet Sada, I sing there, I am from India, I tell you about India…,,
If you add patriotic songs with Manoj Kumar, the voice that is Mahendra Kapoor. Manoj Kumar also considered Mahendra Kapoor as lucky for himself. There is also a very interesting story behind this. In 1968, a film I-Man. The music in the film was by Naushad. Naushad Sahab sang a song of Mohammed Rafi and Talat Mehmood. There was a line in this song – O giver, you have no shortage, he got what he got, this is the matter of conclusion. This line was to be shot on Manoj Kumar.
When Manoj Kumar came to know that this part of the song in the film in which he was being filmed was sung by Talat Mehmood, he was a little upset. He expressed his wish to Naushad Sahab that this song should be sung with Mohammed Rafi along with Mahendra Kapoor. Naushad accepted this request of Manoj Kumar. Rafi Sahab’s voice was filmed on Manoj Kumar’s voice part on Dilip Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor’s voice part. This song was very close to Mahendra Kapoor’s heart as he was singing with his guru like Mohammed Rafi.
Mahendra Kapoor’s many Nagas cannot be forgotten
Apart from independence songs, Mahendra Kapoor also sang many hit songs. ‘Come on once again, we both become strangers’ or ‘Neele Gagan Ke Neeche’… Mahendra Kapoor’s voice graced every song. He also received his first Filmfare Award for ‘Chalo Ek Baar Phir Ajnaboos Ke Liye’. He received the National Award for the film ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti’. In his career, he was the favorite singer of BR Chopra and Manoj Kumar. Such was the variety of his singing that his voice was also featured in BR Chopra’s serial Mahabharat. Mahendra Kapoor also sang songs in Gujarati, Punjabi, Bhojpuri and Marathi. He also sang some thumbs up for Khan Sahib Abdul Rehman Khan. There is also a lot of discussion about his Ghazals of Ghalib. Mahendra Kapoor is still remembered as a very sensitive and humble artiste.
