By
Sharada Iyer
Mukesh Chand Mathur or Mukesh as he was popularly referred to as, has left behind a priceless legacy of soulful songs in his golden voice which is able to proceed to enthrall listeners for generations to return. The feelings he may stir in a listener particularly in heartfelt and poignant songs together with his distinctive vocals stay unmatched until at this time. No one may convey ache the way in which he may and the particular timbre in his voice gave expression to the lyrics with a uncommon honesty and made his seemingly easy songs nearly unimaginable to emulate.
This weblog publish is a humble tribute to the glory that Mukesh dropped at this movie trade together with his outstanding songs. In his repertoire we come throughout a tremendous number of solo songs sung by him for various actors protecting the time span from 1947 to 1977, which included high stars, character artistes, lesser-known faces, comedians, ace villains, whilst background songs on heroines, and songs picturized on Mukesh himself. This publish contains solos sung by him for male actors and one tune for which he gained the Nationwide Award.
Listed below are the YouTube hyperlinks to get pleasure from 43 sensible solo songs of Mukesh for 43 completely different actors and contains two excellent solos picturized as background songs. However first here’s a small glimpse of Mukesh’s early battle and the way he ended up changing into a part of the movie trade…
Born on 22nd July, 1923 in Delhi, Mukesh by no means had any formal coaching to grow to be a singer. His journey was totally guided by the inevitable collection of occasions written in his future. It so occurred that in his sister’s marriage ceremony ceremony Mukesh was singing Okay L Saigal’s songs to entertain the friends, two bigwigs related to the movie trade of that point have been additionally attending the marriage and have been extremely impressed together with his voice. After the ceremony these two gents approached Mukesh’s father and requested his permission to signal Mukesh as the brand new singing star for his or her upcoming movie reverse heroine Nalini Jaywant. These have been the times when a profession within the movie trade was seemed upon with a query mark, and expectedly Mukesh’s father refused and said that he needed his son to grow to be a clerk in order that he may grow to be a daily salaried worker.
However destiny had different plans for Mukesh. After one 12 months, the identical folks pursued him once more and this time his father gave him permission to strive his luck within the movie trade. Mukesh was quickly signed reverse Nalini Jaywant for the movie Nirdosh however sadly the movie was a flop and neither Mukesh’s songs nor his appearing made any impression. Although Mukesh did strive his hand at appearing initially he quickly realized that appearing was not his cup of tea.
Then adopted a collection of strange jobs within the metropolis and as luck would have it, playback singing was launched by Nitin Bose in Calcutta within the 12 months 1942 and a brand new set of proficient voices got here to fore who simply needed to sing and never act. In 1945, producer Mazhar Khan was making a movie Pehli Nazar, with Motilal because the hero and Mukesh acquired the chance to playback for a tune to be picturized on him- ‘Dil jalta hai toh jalne de…’. On this tune, Mukesh’s voice sounded rather a lot like his idol Okay L Saigal.
In a BBC interview, Mukesh revealed the story behind the tune. Although the recording went off nicely, there was doubt within the minds of the makers whether or not this unhappy tune would swimsuit the persona of Motilal who in these days had a light-hearted and boisterous picture as a hero and this tune appeared misplaced. With the outcome it was determined to drop the tune from the movie. Mukesh was heart-broken and in desperation went and after a lot pleading, the producer determined to retain the tune within the movie for only one week initially and said that relying on the recognition of the tune, the choice could be taken to retain the tune or not within the subsequent weeks. As luck would have it, the tune turned a super-hit and to today it’s counted among the many greatest songs of Mukesh.
Anokhi Ada was a love triangle starring Surendra, Naseem Banu, and Prem Adib with Naushad because the music director. Whereas Surendra sang his personal songs, Mukesh’s voice was used for Prem Adib within the movie. Right here is an attention-grabbing tune– ‘Yeh pyar ki baatein yeh safar bhool na jaana…’
When Raj Kapoor turned producer director together with his movie Aagin 1949, he selected Mukesh to playback for him within the tune ‘Zinda hoon is tarah ke ghame zindagi nahin…’. After this Mukesh turned an inseparable a part of Raj Kapoor’s movie profession and remained so until his final movie and collectively, they gave us many memorable songs that are a treasured a part of Hindi movie music. Here’s a tune from the movie Sangam- ‘Mehbooba O mehbooba tere dil ke paas…’
Mukesh didn’t sing too many songs for Dilip Kumar however no matter he sang in Andaz and Madhumati turned evergreen hits –‘Tu kahe agar jeevan bhar…’, ‘Suhana safar aur yeh mausam haseen…’, and many others.
Once we consider Mukesh and Dev Anand, the primary tune that involves our thoughts is ‘Chal ri sajni ab kya soche …’ from the movie Bambai ka Babu, however that may be a background tune. Here’s a Mukesh solo from the movie Vidya the place Dev Anand will get to lip sync– ‘Bahe na kabhi nain se nir…’, the place Suraiya was his heroine.
Ashok Kumar who hardly had many songs picturized on him was fortunate to get a Mukesh solo– ‘Dil dhoondhta hai sahaare sahaare…’ within the movie Kala Aadmi. The heroine was Shyama.
On the peak of Rajesh Khanna’s superstardom, director Hrishikesh Mukherjee and music director Salil Chaudhry opted for Mukesh’s voice within the movie Anand as an alternative of the star’s common selection of Kishore Kumar and each the solos- ‘Maine tere liye hello …’, and ‘Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye…’ are remembered as musical gems at this time.
Equally, although Amitabh Bachchan had the picture of an ‘angry-young-man’ throughout his top of stardom, director Yash Chopra and music director Khayyam selected Mukesh’s voice for the star within the movie Kabhi Kabhie, as he was enjoying a poet and the solos- ‘Kabhi Kabhie mere dil mein…’ and ‘Principal pal do pal ka shaayar hoon…’ have been super-hits.
Although Mukesh was not the standard selection for playback for each the brothers Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, listed here are two uncommon gems from their movies Bluffmaster and My Love respectively. Whereas Mukesh showcases his boisterous and fun-loving aspect in Shammi’s tune ‘Socha tha pyar hum na karenge…’, he’s excellent within the fantastically sung poignant quantity for Shashi Kapoor ‘Zikr hota hai jab qayamat ka…’, the place he conveys his deep love and emotions for his girl love.
Aside from Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar and Jeetendra are two heroes for whom Mukesh has sung many solos. There are such a lot of solos to select from and I’ve chosen one tune every picturized on them- ‘Chand si mehbooba ho meri kab aisa maine socha tha…’– a beautiful romantic tune picturized on Manoj Kumar from the film- Himalaya ki God Mein, and a tragic solo on Jeetendra the place he’s heart-broken and conveys the feelings within the song- ‘Chaandi ki deewar na todi pyar bhara dil tod diya…’ from the movie Vishwas.
‘Bhooli hui yaadon mujhe itna na sataao…’ (Sanjog) and ‘Aa laut ke aaja mere meet tujhe mere geet…’ (Rani Roopmati) are songs picturized on in style heroes of the fifties Pradeep Kumar and Bharat Bhushan respectively.
‘Hum chod chale hain mehfil ko…’ picturized on Pleasure Mukherjee from the movie Ji Chata Hai has Mukesh bringing out the ache and despair so fantastically. Music director O P Nayyar and Mukesh got here collectively for just one tune of their lifetime and that heart-touching tune ‘Chal akela chal akela chal akela…’ from the movie Sambandh has our hearts wishing that the 2 had labored collectively to create extra such magical songs. Deb Mukherjee was the fortunate hero.
Within the tune ‘Oh re taal mile nadi ke jal mein…’ picturized on Sanjeev Kumar from the movie Anokhi Raat, Mukesh’s haunting vocals carry to life the soulful lyrics and the impact leaves a deep impression on the listener.
Here’s a uncommon father-son duo of Balraj Sahni and his son Parikshit Sahni for whom Mukesh sang solos. He sang a romantic solo for Balraj Sahni– ‘Dekhiye yun na sharmaaiyega…’ within the movie Bindiya which is a tune sung on a marriage evening! For Parikshit Sahni the solo was sung for the movie Aansoo aur Muskaan– ‘Moti jaisa rang ang mein…’.
Dharmendra made his debut in 1960 with the movie Dil bhi tera Hum Bhi Tere and the very first solo he needed to lip-sync to was sung by Mukesh- ‘Mujhko is raat ki tanhaai mein awaaz na do…’.
Rajendra Kumar who normally had solely Mohammed Rafi singing for him had the nice fortune of getting a beautiful solo- ‘Husn-e-jaana idhara aa aaina hun predominant tera…’ picturized on him within the movie Saathi.
All those that thought Mukesh excelled solely in unhappy songs has acquired to take heed to this patriotic tune from Hum Hindustani- ‘Chodo kal ki baatein, kal ki baat purani…’ during which Mukesh infuses a particular fervour and enthusiasm as he motivates a complete era of youth to look forward and construct the nation of their goals.
Shatrughan Sinha identified extra for his motion movies did a movie based mostly on reincarnation and what higher voice than Mukesh to convey craving and ache over many lifetimes! The poignant tune ‘Kai sadiyon se kai janmon se…’ from Milap, provides us goosebumps at any time when we take heed to it.
Common songs sung for a lot of different in style heroes of their time embody:
Vinod Mehra– ‘Jab jab tujhe dekhun…’ (Premika)
Anil Dhawan– ‘Principal toh har mod par tujhko dhoondha sada…’(Chetna)
Feroz Khan– ‘Darpan ko dekha tune jab jab…’(Upasna)
Raj Kumar- ‘Chand aahen bharega,phool dil tham lenge…’ (Phool Baney Angaarey)
Vinod Khanna– ‘Haath mein haath lo…’ (Sauda)
Biswajit- ‘Kahin karti hogi woh mera intezar…’ (Phir Kab Milogi). Sadly the hyperlink shouldn’t be permitted to be embedded within the weblog. Do go and test it out on YouTube.
Sanjay Khan- ‘Jaane chale jaate hain kahan duniya se jaanewaale, nahin kadmon ke bhi nishaan…’ (Pushpanjali). That is one tune which touches our coronary heart as we pine for our family members who’ve departed on their final journey solely to return to us in our ideas and recollections.
Many actors like Ajit, Premnath and Rehman identified for his or her roles as villains did have movies the place that they had songs picturized on them and listed here are the hyperlinks to the well-known solo songs Mukesh sang for them.
Ajit- ‘Principal khushnaseeb hoon mujhko tumhara pyar mila…’ (Tower Home)
Rehman- ‘Jaaun kahan bata ae dil…’ (Chhoti Behen)
Madan Puri- ‘Sansar hai ek nadiya…’ (Raftaar)
A few of Mukesh’s excellent solo songs have been picturized on actors who have been both one-film wonders or nearly unknown faces:
Manish– ‘Chandan sa badan chanchal chitwan…’ (Saraswatichandra)
Baldev Khosa- ‘Principal dhondhta hun din ko raaton ke ujaalon mein…’ (Thokar)
Abhijit- ‘Taaron mein sajke apne suraj se…’(Jal bin machhli nritya bin Bijli)
Deepak Kumar- ‘Jinhe hum bhoolna chaahen woh aksar yaad aate hain…’(Aabroo)
Premendra- ‘Meri tamannaon ki taqdeer tum sanwar lo…’ (Holi Aayee Re…’)
Here’s a pretty bhajan in Mukesh’s voice- ‘Jyot se jyot jagate chalo prem ki ganga bahaate chalo…’ from the movie Sant Gyaneshwar picturized on Sudhir Mishra.
Lesser-known actors like Sudhir in Umar Qaid and Sudesh Kumar in Saaranga had memorable solos sung for them– ‘Mujhe raat din yeh khayal hai…’and ‘Saaranga teri yaad mein nain hue bechain…’ respectively. His songs helped these actors by giving them an amazing recall values within the trade.
I finish the weblog with a solo picturized on Mukesh himself. Within the movie Aah, the tune ‘Choti si yeh zindagani re chaar din ki jawani teri…’ is sung by a bullock cart driver who’s performed by Mukesh himself and the passenger within the again is Raj Kapoor.
Mukesh gained the Nationwide award for a solo which is a background tune picturized on actress Vidya Sinha the place he brings to fore the emotions of a lady and her dilemma as she is torn between her emotions for 2 folks Dinesh Thakur and Amol Palekar.
‘Kai baar yun bhi dekha hai yeh jo man ki seema rekha hai… ‘ (Rajnigandha)
