Mukesh
(formal name was Zoravar Chand), ( July 22 , 1923 , Delhi , India - August 27 , 1976 ), popularly known simply as , and was referred to as was a well-known Indian playback singer .
Mukesh's voice was noticed by Motilal (who was a distant relative of Mukesh) when he sang at his sister's wedding. Motilal took him to Bombay and let him stay with him and even arranged for singing lessons for him. During this period, he even managed to bag a role in a Hindi film, () ( 1941 ). He got his break as a playback singer in 1945 with the film () (1945). The first song he sang for a Hindi film was () which was incidentally picturised on Motilal.
He is best known for the songs he sang as a playback singer for Raj Kapoor , a legendary and very popular actor of bollywood in 1950's and 1960's.
In 1974 , Mukesh received a National Award for the song from (1974), and Filmfare Award s for the songs in movie (1959), in movie (1970), in movie (1972) and Kabhi Kabhi in the movie with the same name (1976)
He died of a heart attack on August 27 , 1976 in Detroit, Michigan , USA where he had gone for a concert. This was soon after he sang the evergreen song whose lyrics say "One day you will be turned into ashes, all that will be left will be the words you spoke, leave a symbol of yourself by putting your songs on the lips of others before you die".
His son Nitin Mukesh was a quite big singer in the 1980s , and sings mostly devotional religious songs these days.
Filmography
* () (1945)
* () ( 1948 )
* () (1948)
* ( 1949 )
* ( 1951 )
* ( 1955 )
* () ( 1958 )
* () ( 1959 )
* ( 1964 )
* ( 1970 )
* ( 1975 )
Memorable songs
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* from (1951)
* from (1958)
* from (1959)
* from (1963)
* from (1964)
* from (1970)
* from (1970) (music scored by Salil Chowdhury )
* from (1975)
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* from ( 1976 )
Saawan ka Maheena.....
External links
*http://www.singermukesh.com- A Comprehensive website on Mukesh
*http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SingerMukesh- A Singer Mukesh Fans Group