Mahendra Kapoor was great and sentimental

Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Mumbai. He was trained by Mohammed Rafi in singing and won the All-India singing competition, which lead to his debut as a playback singer in V. Shantaram's Navrang in 1958, singing Aadha Hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi, under the music direction of C. Ramchandra ^[1].

He sang many hit songs of yesteryears most notable being those for B.R. Chopra's Films (Dhool Ka Phool, Gumrah, Waqt, Hamraaz, Dhund etc.) and for actor/producer Manoj Kumar (Upkaar, Purab Aur Paschim etc.)

Mahendra Kapoor is well known in the Marathi movies for being the playback singer for Dada Kondke in all his movies. In spite of being associated with Dada Kondke's colloquial style his singing for Marathi movies was not limited to Dada Kondke's movies only. His son Rohan Kapoor was an actor in a few films in the 1980s such as Yash Chopra's Faasle (1985) and Love 86 (1986), and later his stage shows alongwith his father.

On September 27, 2008, he died following a cardiac failure, and had not keeping well and suffering from heart ailment for long, he is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son ^[3].

[edit] Notable songs

Hindi

Neele Gagan Ke Tale - Hamraaz (1967) Chalo Ek Baar - Gumrah (1963) Kisi Pathar Ki Moorat Se - Hamraaz (1967) Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale - Kismat (1968) Mere Desh Ki Dharti - Upkar (1967) Iktara Bole - Yaadgar (1970) Aur Nahin Bas Aur Nahin - Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974) Bharat Ka Rahnewala Hoon - Purab Aur Paschim (1970) Fakira Chal Chala Chal - Fakira (1975) Badal Jaye Agar Mali - Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966) Mera Pyar Woh Hai - Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1965) Tum Agar Saat Dene Ka Wada Karo - Hamraaz (1967) Ab ke Baras - Kranti (1981)
• Tere Pyaar Ka Aasra - Dhool Ka Phool (1959)

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