Mahendra Kapoor
Mahendra Kapoor towers among the premier playback singers of the Golden Age of Hindi musical cinema, with hits like "Chalo Ek Baar Chalo" and "Neele Gagan Ke Taale" vaulting him to a level of celebrity rivaling the on-screen actors miming to his vocals. Born January 9, 1934, in Amritsar, India, Kapoor spent the majority of his childhood in Mumbai, where he claimed top honors in the all-India youth talent contest. His victory captured the attention of filmmaker Raja Nawathe, who cast him in 1958's Sohni Mahiwal. A year later, Kapoor launched into the top ranks of Bollywood singers when composer and musical director Ramchandra Chitalkar tapped him to perform the showstopping "Aadha Hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi" in the feature Navrang. Kapoor quickly proved himself a versatile talent even by Bollywood standards, performing in a number of regional Indian languages beyond his native Hindi -- within the subgenre of Marathi language productions, he was renowned as the playback singer of choice for superstar Dada Kondke -- and over time his repertoire expanded across more than 25,000 songs, becoming virtually synonymous with patriotic anthems when he delivered "Mere Desh Ki Dharthi" in Manoj Kumar's 1968 film Upkaar, a rendition that also earned Best Male Playback Singer honors from India's National Film Awards voters.
Kapoor remained a respected and popular figure across his five-decade cinema career, notching additional hits via 1970's "Iktara Bole," 1975's "Fakira Chal Chala Chal," and 1981's "Ab ke Baras." While his filmography embraces dozens of directors, he enjoyed his most fruitful collaboration with filmmaker B.R. Chopra, a partnership that extends across productions like 1959's Dhool Ka Phool, 1963's Gumrah, 1965's Waqt, and 1973's Dhund. From 1980 onward Kapoor appeared largely in small, regional films in the Punjabi and Bhojpuri tongues, and with son Rohan he mounted a series of live tours spanning across India and overseas. His contributions to the Bollywood industry were later recognized via the Indian government's Padmashri Award as well as the Madhya Pradesh government's Lata Mangeshkar Award. Poor health plagued Kapoor during the final years of his life, and he suffered a fatal heart attack in his sleep on September 27, 2008.
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Gumrah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Eben Entertainment le 6 nov. 2014
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Hariyali Aur Rasta (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh, Mahendra Kapoor
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Eben Entertainment le 7 nov. 2014
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Chalo Ek Baar Phir Se (From "Gumrah") (Analogue Mix)
Mahendra Kapoor, Ravi, Sahir Ludhianvi
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 15 juin 2023
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Bhagwan Ram Ki Katha Sunate Hai (Ram Bhajan)
Diction - Paru chez Tips Industries Ltd le 30 nov. 2020
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Dhagala Lagali Kal (Trap Beat) : Single
Mahendra Kapoor, Usha Mangeshkar
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 4 avr. 2023
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Bharat Ka Rahnewala Hoon (Jhankar Beats)
Mahendra Kapoor, Kalyanji - Anandji, Indiwar
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 20 févr. 2024
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna (Jhankar Beats)
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 22 févr. 2024
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Dhoondhe Nazar Nazar (From "Dilli Ka Dada") - Single
Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle, N. Dutta
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 1 janv. 1962
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Bengali Songs - Mahendra Kapoor
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 1 juin 1979
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Na Tum Jano Na Hum X Ki Puchhde O Haal (Lofi Mashup) - Single
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 25 janv. 2023
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Pujor Gaan Gaaner Pujo, Vol. 4
Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Kapoor
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 31 déc. 1979
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Dilan Dee Gal
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Oriental Star Agencies Ltd le 1 janv. 1990
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Phoolon Ki Mahek (Jhankar Beats)
Mahendra Kapoor, Shankar - Jaikishan, Neeraj
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 1 févr. 2024
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Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram (Jhankar Beats)
Mahendra Kapoor, Manhar Udhas, Kalyanji - Anandji
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 21 févr. 2024
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Doli Chadh Ke Dulhan Sasural Chali (Ultra Jhankar Beats)
Mahendra Kapoor, Ravi, Rajendra Krishan
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 19 janv. 2024
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Bhajman Ram Krishna Hari
Diction - Paru chez Sony Music India - 550 Music le 1 janv. 1990
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Nityanand Jyoti
Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mahendra Kapoor, Ram Shankar
Diction - Paru chez Tips Industries Ltd le 10 nov. 2020
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Bhajan Ganga (Ram Bhajan)
Kavita Krishnamurhty, Mahendra Kapoor, Nayan Rathod
Diction - Paru chez Tips Industries Ltd le 10 nov. 2020
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Ghazals Of Ghalib
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 1 janv. 1982
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Aandhi Aaye Ki Toofan (From "Saat Hindustani") - Single
Mahendra Kapoor, J. P. Kaushik
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 1 janv. 1969
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Punjabi Modern - Mahendra Kapoor
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Saregama le 31 déc. 1980
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