Mahendra Kapoor - Lakhon Hain Yahan Dil Wale - Kismat [1968]

Kismat [1968], Music by O.P. Nayyar
Director:Manmohan Desai
Writers:Manmohan Desai (story)
Brij Katyal (dialogue)
Cast; Biswajeet
Babita Kapoor
Helen
Hari Shivdasani

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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• Babita
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[fatine7chutzpah]

Where's the song he did whith Boney M? Help me please =)

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@fatine7chutzpah - As I said above, Boney M did an album called "EverHit Pop Album M-3" with Mahendra Kapoor and Musarat from Pakistan, according to Wikipedia.

Unfortunately, no one has posted them at You Tube, not yet!

[HegdeDeepak]

@yuanyuanyuanyin I had this cassette and I have been searching for it ever since I started using google decades ago!......No luck! In fact, that is how I stumbled on this. If you ever find it please let me know!!

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@HegdeDeepak - I sure will, my friend.

Thank you.

[basusri133b]

thank you for this post !!

A great composition OP Sahib

basu

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@basusri133b - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

[kishen29]

Dear yuanyuanyuanyin, you seem to have a very good taste in your song selection. Keep posting. Brings back the good old memories.

[orodental]

what a great use of harmonica by o.p

a genius and original composer, master of rhythem.. koi dur dur tak o.p ke nazdeek nahi hai

[Zephoratube]

@2430drv Gosh, I've been looking for that song Sally for a long time as well! Only I thought it was called Shelley. I really, really want to hear that song again. If anyone knows where to find it, please send me a note. Thanks! :)

BTW, anyone knows this song (female singer, don't know who), it goes something like "Djhun djhun na djhan djhola djhun djhun na...", and I believe kids sing as chorus as well.

[2430drv]

I think Mahendra Kapoor ji also sand English songs : Sally :: I hear Sally down in the Vally Her voice was as clear as a day... & O Yogi.... Please help me..... in Ealy 1970 orlate 1960 ... ( Else who is the singer ) ... Please comment where to get these songs....

[ahmedhemani88]

O P Nayyar's magical lilting tune setting the score of the poetry by S H Bihari and wonderfully sung by Mahendra Kapoor - a grossly under rated singer. One of the finest song in Bollywood history. A song to die for.

[fatine7chutzpah]

@yuanyuanyuanyin yeah thanks for the clarification but don't you where I can find it? just to listen to it?

Thanks =)

[subroto81]

@sqhzaidi Most kids today don't appreciate the hard work, and the skill the older generation needed to make music..and I am 33 years old..hahahaahaha