Mahendra Kapoor
Background information
Born	January 9, 1934 (1934-01-09) (age 73) Amritsar
Genre(s)	playback singing
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocalist
Years active	1956-1999

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Biography

Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Mumbai. He was inspired by Mohammed Rafi and won the all-India singing competition early in his career. 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.) This article does not cite any references or sources. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... Mohammed Rafi (Hindi: मोहम्मद रफ़ी, Urdu: محمد رفیع, December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) one of the all time top and most popular playback singer in the era considered as the golden period of Indias bollywood muscial history. ... B.R. Chopra (Baldev Raj Chopra) born 14th April, 1914, is the 1998 recipient of the Dadasaheb phalke award. ... Dhool Ka Phool is a 1959 Hindi movie. ... Gumrah is a 1963 Hindi movie produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. ... Waqt is a 1965 Indian film directed by Yash Chopra. ... Hamraaz is a 1967 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. ... Dhund is a 1973 Hindi movie produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. ... This article is about the film actor-BJP politician Manoj Kumar; for the RJD politician from Palamau, see Manoj Kumar (politician) Manoj Kumar (born July 24, 1937, at Abbottabad) is an Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. ... Upkar was a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. ... Purab Aur Paschim is a 1971 Indian film; the dialogue is in Hindi. ...

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). Yash Chopra (Hindi: यश चोपड़ा, born 27 September 1932) is a writer, director and producer of Bollywood movies. ... Faasle is a 1985 film produced and directed by Yash Chopra. ...

Awards

• 1963 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for chalo ik bar phirse in Gumrah
• 1967 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for neele gagan ke tale in Hamraaz
• 1974 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for nahin nahin bus aur nahin in Roti Kapda Aur Makan

The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... Gumrah is a 1963 Hindi movie produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. ... The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... Hamraaz is a 1967 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. ... The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (English: Food, clothing, and shelter) is a 1974 Indian Bollywood Hindi-language film which is written, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar who also has the leading role. ...

Notable songs

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• Chalo ik bar phirse from Gumrah
• Neele gagan ke tale from Hamraaz
• Nahin nahin bus aur nahin from Roti Kapda Aur Makan
• Tere Pyar Ka Assara

Marathi Gumrah is a 1963 Hindi movie produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. ... Hamraaz is a 1967 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. ... Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (English: Food, clothing, and shelter) is a 1974 Indian Bollywood Hindi-language film which is written, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar who also has the leading role. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

• Ti Yete Aneeka Jate..Yetana kadhi kalya aneete
  
• He Chincheche zad dise maj chinar vrukshapari
  
• Ratris khel chale ya gudh chandanyacha, sampel na kadhihi ha khel savalyancha
  

External Links

Mahendra Kapoor at imdb