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Uploaded by on Apr 11, 2010

"Saranga" [1960] is an Indian Hindi film directed by Dhirubhai Desai.
Starring Sudesh Kumar, Jayshree Gadkar, Nilofar, B.M. Vyas and Niranjan Sharma.

Music is by Sardar Malik and lyrics by Bharat Vyas...........

Mukesh Chand Mathur (Hindi: मुकेश चन्द माथुर) (22 July 1923 to 27 August 1976) was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Ahmed Rushdi, Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar, he was one of the leading male Indian subcontinent playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Mukesh was born in Punjab, in a small middle class family. His father Lala Zorawar Chand Mathur was an engineer. His mother was Chand Rani. He was the sixth in a family of ten children. The music teacher who came home to teach Mukesh's sister Sundar Pyari, found a pupil in Mukesh who would listen from the adjoining room. He had a younger brother Parmeshwari Das. Mukesh left school after the 10th standard and worked briefly for the Delhi Department of Public Works. Mukesh experimented with voice recordings during his employment in Delhi and gradually developed his singing abilities...............

Mukesh's voice was noticed by Motilal (a popular actor in Hindi films, also a distant relative of Mukesh) when he sang at his sister's wedding. Motilal took him to Bombay, let him stay with him and even arranged for singing lessons by pandit jagannath prasad for him. During this period, Mukesh managed to bag a role in a Hindi film, Nirdosh (Innocent) (1941). His first song was dil hi bujha hua ho to as an actor singer for Nirdosh. He got his break as a playback singer for Actor Motilal himself in 1945 with the film Pehli Nazar'music by Anil Biswas & Lyrics by Aah Sitapuri' (First Look). The first song he sang for a Hindi film was Dil Jalta Hai to Jalne De (If the heart burns, let it burn), which was incidentally picturised on Motilal.

Mukesh was such a big fan of K. L. Saigal that in his early years of playback singing he used to imitate his idol. In fact, it is said that when K. L. Saigal first heard the song Dil Jalta Hai to Jalne De, he said "That's strange, I don't recall singing that song"................

Mukesh died of a heart attack on 27 August 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, where he had gone for a concert. His body was carried back to India by Lata Mangeshkar, where a grand funeral ceremony took place as many famous actors, personalities of the Indian film industry, and fans paid tribute to the late singer. When the news of his death reached Raj Kapoor, he remarked, "I have lost my voice," which is a testimony to the timeless and unforgettable association of Mukesh's voice (in playback) to the immensely popular songs of Raj Kapoor's films................

National Film Awards; * 1974 - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Kain baar yoon bhi dekhaa hai song in the film Rajnigandha

Filmfare Awards; * 1959 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Subkuchh seekha humne song in the film Anari * 1970 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Sabse bada naadan song in the film Pehchan * 1972 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Jai bolo beiman ki song in the film Beimaan * 1976 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Kabhi khabhi mere dil mein song in the film Kabhi Kabhie

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards; * 1967 - Best Male Playback Singer for Teesri Kasam * 1968 - Best Male Playback Singer for Milan * 1970 - Best Male Playback Singer for Saraswatichandra.....
[Wikipedia & IMDb]

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  • Thanks for this beautiful song and the write-up which made me know all about the movie, year of making and the people who worked in it.

  • @Sameer691000 - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

  • Amazingly sweet and touching composition. And Mukesh! A perfect enhancer for such a song. Thanks Yuan.

  • @nandu1f - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

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  • Sardar Malik composed 21 songs in Saranga & all were good. The songs particularly sung by Mukesh were excellent.

    Bhupinder Singh

  • @yuanyuanyuanyin Mukesh's version is with heavier orchestra while Rafi's is with Harmonium only. See how much you can find (in & out) with me around? I think time for me to go.....yes? Lol.

  • @RealMusicKing - Thank you my dear friend. I have heard that earlier. However, the melody is not the same but similar.

    Thank you.

  • @yuanyuanyuanyin Hello Yuan. You can see Rafi's very short, yet melodius version posted by Saleem78666. Thank you.

  • @jagjitisher - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

  • sardar malik has few films 4 which he composed music but what ever he gave 2 the music world is matchless. a highly talented person having vast knoleg of music didnt get the fame he deserved. his vintage & repertoire xlnt xampl of genre vindicates his legacy 4 the music world. my salutes 2 this gr8 legend & may his soul rest in eternal peace. xlnt posting on ur channel yuan.

  • awesome composition and came out directly from the heart of Mukesh

  • @jabasong - You are most welcome, my dear friend Jayanthi.

  • This has been my fav for a long long time...

  • @RealMusicKing - This is the first time I heard about a Rafi's version.

    Must look for it.

    Thank you.

  • Hello Yuan and TY. Though bad choice of actors in it, this film I believe had 14 or 16 songs. Very unusual. Though he gave superb music throughout 1950's, Music Director Sardar Malik is remembered only by this film. This song was also sung by Rafi. A real short version but well sung.

  • @yuanyuanyuanyin

    pleasure

  • @chandniii786 - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

  • Saaranga teri yaad mein nain hue bechain madhur tumhare milan bina din katate nahi

    wah wah

    nice song all time my fav ..Thankx

  • @juneg1964 - You are most welcome, my dear friend Arjun.

  • Wonderful song by Mukesh ji thanks for sharing.

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