Mahendra Kapoor - Shyamal Shyaamal Baran - Navrang [1959]

"Navrang" [1959] is an Indian Hindi film directed by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaramas V. Shantaram. Starring Mahipal, Sandhya, Ulhas, Keshavrao Date, Vatsala Deshmukh, Agha and Vandana.

Music is by C. Ramchandra and lyrics by Pandit Bharat Vyas.........

Mahendra Kapoor (January 9, 1934, Amritsar, Punjab, India - September 27, 2008, Mumbai, India) was an Indian playback singer.

In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono (Gumrah), Neele gagan ke taale (Hamraaz), and in various language, but he became synonymous with patriotic songs, with Mere Desh Ki Dharthi', in Manoj Kumars film Upkaar.

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

Mahendra Kapoor is well known as The Vibrant Voice of India. Just like Pavarotti, Mahendra too had a very large vocal range with a beautiful vocal timber. & was loved by all his composers and fans for the same. He was the first Indian Playback Singer to record music in English. He sang 'Oh Saly please Help me.. & I am Feeling Blue" both which were an amazing feat for an Indian singer to do. He was asked by the famous "Boney M" group to sing their songs in Hindi with Musarat from Pakistan & they recorded the EverHit Pop Album M-3

He has sung in almost every language in India, and has sung & covered almost every verity of songs such as Patriotic, Romantic, Bhajans, Qawwalis, Naats, & the TV Serial MAHABHARAT title song has been the umpteenth feather in his already crowned cap. He sang the highest number of songs in Gujrati, Punjabi & Marathi movies. In Marathi he was very popular for being the voice of 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 ia an actor/Singer. He Acted in a few films in the 1980s such as Yash Chopra's Faasle (1985) and Love 86 (1986), Prakash Mehra's Imandaar and later did stage shows along with his father & is a well trained singer. He cut several Albums in India & UK.

All around the world Mahendra Kapoor is idolised by millions of his fans as The Voice Of Their Nation, India.
On September 27, 2008, he died following a cardiac failure, he is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son..............
[Wikipedia & IMDb]

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[maheshkhole]

Sandhya ji at her best .. and there could not be any other actor best suited for this role other than Mahipal ,, as he was a writer himself .. it is said he has penned the first song sung by Lata Ji .. had never imagined that this song was sung by Mahendra Kapoor ji

thnk you for he upload Yuan

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@maheshkhole - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

[sonny19xx]

A very under rated classic. CR and Mahendra Kapoor rock. The dance by pretty Sandhya is so beautiful. Thanks Yuan

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@sonny19xx - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

[maheshkhole]

what creativity and invattiveness .. has cooking ever looked to beautiful ... ? Sandhya ji at her best .. and there could not be any other actor best suited for this role other than Mahipal ,, as he was a writer himself .. it is said he has penned the first song sung by Lata Ji .. had never imagined that this song was sung by Mahendra Kapoor ji