Indian old Song - Mera Joota Hai Japani by Mukesh

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Mukesh Chand Mathur (Hindi: मुकेश चन्द माथुर) (22 July 1923 -- 27 August 1976) was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. He alongside, Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar, left such a great impact on the Hindi Film Industry that they are still remembered to date. Mohammad Rafi's rise to fame occured during the 40s and 50s and his dominance continued to the late 70s, Kishore Kumar on the other hand had risen during the 70s and then continued to dominate the industry to the 90s, Mukesh had peaked his career in the 50s and declined in the 70s.Mukesh's voice was noticed by Motilal, a distant relative of Mukesh, when he sang at his sister's wedding. Motilal took him to Bombay, let him stay with him and 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.

He 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".

He is best known for the songs he sang as a playback singer for Raj Kapoor, a legendary actor/director of Bollywood in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1974, Mukesh received National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song Kain baar yoon bhi dekhaa hai from Rajnigandha (1974), and Filmfare Awards for the songs Sab Kuch Seekha in the movie Anari (1959), Sabse bada naadan wahi hai in Pehchaan (1970), Jai Bolo in Be Imaan (1972) and Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein, the title song of Kabhie Kabhie (1976).

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  • Now watch this song in Colour on my channel!!!

  • Aaj raj kapoor ji ke janamdin par

  • mukesh ji my favorite

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