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Manna Dey – Part 2
Other equally talented and deserving artistes of his time, made successful collaborations with either directors, music composers, or matinee idols, which gave impetus to their careers. The Lata Mangeshkar – Madan Mohan combine, the Rafi – Naushad collaboration, the Mukesh – Raj Kapoor unity, the Kishore Kumar – R.D.Rurman merger. Manna Da was never tied ...
Manna Dey – Part 1
At one point in time in the Golden Age of film music, composers could only think of one name, to render complex, classical based tunes – Manna Dey. Only he stood for classical erudition, only his voice could manoeuvre complicated murkis and gamaks. Only he could be trusted to retain the classical essence of the ...
Mukesh – Part 4
Perhaps the only calculating thing Mukesh ever did was to engineer an elopement to marry his beloved Saral. That was the name of the Gujarati girl Mukesh fell in love with and wished to marry. Families on both sides disapproved. Friend and mentor, Motilal was called in to perform the Kanyadaan. Mukesh was in private ...
Mukesh – Part 3
There were other actors who benefited from the use of Mukesh’s vocals. Dilip Kumar who openly admitted his admiration for the singer. The pensive ‘Mr. Bharat’ Manoj Kumar who used Mukesh’s voice in most of his films. ‘Tum bin jeevan kaise beeta poocho mere dil se’sings the forlorn Manoj to the reluctant sanyasin Sadhana in ...
Mukesh – Part 2
Though Mukesh’s burning desire was to follow in the footsteps of Saigal Saab, veteran composers Naushad and Anil Biswas would have none of it. They took it upon themselves to wean Mukesh from his Saigalesque inclinations. Anil Biswas succeeded in doing this with the song ‘Jeevan sapna toot gaya’ in 1948. Naushad insisted on pulling ...
Mukesh – Part 1
‘Everytime he sang, his sincerity and vulnerability shone through, leaving no doubt that here was a true gentleman’. That cannot be said of any other Hindi playback singer, except the sweetly sensitive and truly noble Mukesh Chand Mathur. Together with Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi, he completed the trinity of silver throats who enriched and ...
Talat Mahmood – Part 4
____________________ Profile – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Fact File – Filmography – Interview – Photo Gallery Back to Legends – Talat Mahmood ____________________ Talat Mahmood’s fans enjoyed watching him on stage as much as they enjoyed hearing him sing on tape. This was because his voice seemed to ...
Talat Mahmood – Part 3
____________________ Profile – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Fact File – Filmography – Interview – Photo Gallery Back to Legends – Talat Mahmood ____________________ The mood may be melancholic or mirthful – the mythic timbre remained intact over the decades. In 1980 HMV re-recorded some of Talat Mahmood’s vintage ...
Talat Mahmood – Part 2
____________________ Profile – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Fact File – Filmography – Interview – Photo Gallery Back to Legends – Talat Mahmood ____________________ Dilip Kumar’s screen-image best typifies the indefinable charm of Talat Saab’s voice. If Dilip Kumar made a reputation for himself as a naturalistic performer Talat ...
Talat Mahmood – Part 1
____________________ Profile – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Fact File – Filmography – Interview – Photo Gallery Back to Legends – Talat Mahmood ____________________ The year is 1949. A young singer from Calcutta named Tapan Kumar who was soon to earn fame as Talat Mahmood in the music world, ...
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Zubaida Khanum's Song List : ____________________
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Mai Bhaggi :
A legendary folk singer from Tharparkar in Sindh, Mai Bhaggi dominated the traditional music sce...
Kauser Parveen:
Kauser Parveen was one of the most popular playback singers of the 50s. Third, and best known of...
Suraiya's Song List (1951 - 1960): ____________________
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Lata Mangeshkar's Song List - 1953: ____________________
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