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Angel-likeDevil

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Posted: 7 years ago

The man with softest velvety voice and somewhere, his softness has led him to fade into the background with his male counterparts receiving more limelight, popularity. But he is no less, and is one of the most soulful singers :)

Post anything and everything about Talat Mahmood

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaKIKHmz3M[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jVdfGM6Kss[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHs3O4f516I[/YOUTUBE]

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pallavi25

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Posted: 7 years ago

I used to love his voice and his songs, so soft and melodious:

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07aPnoiSCKU[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aFqiq7yHI8[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6ZlWLtN0Gk[/YOUTUBE]

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pallavi25

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Posted: 7 years ago

He was quite good-looking and acted in a few movies

I watched this Black and white movie starring Talat Mehmood and Mala Sinha a long time ago on Doordarshan: Ek Gaon Ki Kahani

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8tO4dB8I3o[/YOUTUBE]

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Angel-likeDevil

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Posted: 7 years ago

Hi Pallaviii 😃 how are you :))

He's one of the most handsome ☺️ maybe his voice makes him more beautiful, he's beautiful..

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsX8HGqQzU4[/YOUTUBE]

...don't want to sound dramatic, but he's so good here that sometimes words don't even make sense when listening to his voice.. the way his voices wavers.. ❤️ good song to sleep to, when sad.. lol.

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pallavi25

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil
Hi Pallaviii 😃 how are you :))

He's one of the most handsome ☺️ maybe his voice makes him more beautiful, he's beautiful..

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsX8HGqQzU4[/YOUTUBE]

...don't want to sound dramatic, but he's so good here that sometimes words don't even make sense when listening to his voice.. the way his voices wavers.. ❤️ good song to sleep to, when sad.. lol.

Hi ALD, Im fine, how are you? 😊

Yes, Talat was quite handsome and he also did some other movies, Dil-E-Nadaan, Waris, Raftaar etc ...according to Wiki he did 14 movies in total

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jyothi

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil
The man with softest velvety voice and somewhere, his softness has led him to fade into the background with his male counterparts receiving more limelight, popularity. But he is no less, and is one of the most soulful singers :)
Post anything and everything about Talat Mahmood

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaKIKHmz3M[/YOUTUBE]

Absolutely adore everything about this song👍🏼.The music the lyrics ,the picturization.. Nutan's acting , talats silky smooth voice that blends so perfectly with the duttsahebs soft smile😊..

How handsome he looked singing to nutans silent tears😭..

Dil main rakh lena ise haathon se ye chhoote na kahin

Geet naazuk hai mera sheeshe se bhi toote na kahin..

A song as delicate as glass and must be handled with care 👍🏼

Talat mahmoods live version of the beautiful song.😊

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BN0TGX4HqM[/YOUTUBE]

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Lizzie

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Posted: 7 years ago

Angel- 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Thank you for making this topic, though I do not think there'll be many contributors here..

Talat! Sigh! I first heard him when ghazal singers like Jagjit Singh and Pankaj Udhas etc were at their pinnacle. And my dad used to scoff, saying they were not a patch on Talat. He had an enviable collection of his songs, film and non-film and used to play them often. I grew up listening to his songs, that prompted me to buy Talat collections later. I feel blessed that this man, his voice and his songs existed.

So exquisitely delicate, like a fragile flower and as beautiful. I felt as though it'd break, especially when he took on higher notes, but it never did. His range may have been limited but he was terrific at what he did. When he first came on the scene, his mentor Anil Biswas is the one who encouraged him to stick to his USP - the vibrato in his voice, that he was trying to cover up.

I haven't seen many of his movies, he wasn't much of an actor, but he seemed like a dignified, well-respected person. I haven't heard of any controversies surrounding him. He's also sung for most top composers and playbacked for most top actors of the time, and there was a time when he was the voice of Dilip Kumar just as Mukesh was RKs.

Naushad, it seems, caught him smoking one and was miffed thereafter and never worked with him, transferring his loyalties to Rafi instead. But Talat was still Talat. He ruled the roost when it came to ghazals - no one could beat him there.

I love all the songs you posted - Jalte hain jiskeliye is such a brilliant tune by S.D.B - and the lyrics by Majrooh are heart-stoppingly romantic. The cherry on the cake being Talat's voice and Sunil Dutt performing on screen. What's not to adore?

Ye nayi nayi preet hai from Pocketmaar is a beautiful duet composed by Madan Mohan, the only song in the album featuring Talat. I'm so glad they picked Talat to sing it.

And "Ye hawa ye raat ye chandni" is possibly one of my favorites ever. Such a wonderful melody by Sajjad Hussain and the lyrics by Rajinder Krishan are suitably satirical.

@Pallavi I don't remember watching 'Ek gaon ki kahani", but this song remains evergreen..Salilda sets the music to Shailendra's lyrics.

raat ne kya kya khwab dikhaye, rang bhare sau jaal bichaye

aankhein khuli toh sapne toote, reh gaye gham ke kaale saaye

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD5pNcyQdGU[/YOUTUBE]

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Lizzie

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Posted: 7 years ago

I fell in love with this non-film ghazal when I first heard it, having no idea that this was Talat's first certified hit in 1944 or that it was a non-film song.

The lyrics by Faiyyaz Hashmi are exquisite ..and Talat's voice- OMG! , makes you yearn to fall in love.

Tasveer teri dil mera behla na sakegi

ye teri tarah mujhse toh sharma na sakegi

main baat karoonga toh ye khamosh rahegi

seene se lagaoonga toh ye kuch na kahegi

aaram woh kya degi jo tadpa na sakegi 👏👏

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUrjpZuSTX0[/YOUTUBE]

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Lizzie

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Posted: 7 years ago

Babul (1950) had music by Naushad, and all songs for the male lead, Dilip Kumar were sung by Talat, of which these 2 duets, Duniya badal gayi and Milte hi aankhein with Shamshad Begum stood out. The sharpness of Shamshad Begum's tones strongly contrast with Talat's mellifluous ones.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT7Xx9ZN97c[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScQM1ENRS6w[/YOUTUBE]

The movie was a love triangle with Nargis playing the 3rd angle. This solo by Talat is so good, Dilip Kumar's errant zulf 😆and Munawar Sultana's expressions are a delight.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5kJiT2R81w[/YOUTUBE]

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Lizzie

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Posted: 7 years ago

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Aarzoo (1950) was an adaptation of Wuthering Heights, starring Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal and Shashikala. I read someplace that DK was so obsessed with this novel and the character of Heathcliff that he starred in yet another adaptation - Dil diya dard liya opp Waheeda Rehman in 1966.

The music was by Anil Biswas, I have watched this movie (it was a misery), but the only thing I remember is this song by Talat. I think the only song in the entire soundtrack that stands out like a shining jewel.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7LtH-YJ8Os[/YOUTUBE]

jaakar kahin kho jaoon main, neend aaye aur so jaoon main

duniya mujhe dhoonde magar mera nishaan koi na ho

ae dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal jahan koi na ho...

Edited by LizzieBennett - 7 years ago