''Singing is a beautiful hobby, but a painful profession"—Mukesh

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".
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 the title song of Kabhie Kabhie (1976).

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[imadbhai1234]

roothi huwee taqdeer ko ab kaise mana oon...what a lyric and what a voice,

thnxs.

zameen kha gaee aasman kaise kaise... mukesh ji. zindabad.

rahim chundrigar

[MrBapu1951]

Mirza saab

Madhukar Rajansthani's non filmi if any rare collection from your end, pl up load

it will be a gift for new year 2010

thanks Bapu

[Debooou]

RR I think you did not get it right. Mukeshji is comparing singing in terms of hobby vs profession.

[imareare1949]

Mirza sahab,

with due regards to the opinion of Mukesh ji, I would rather say:

"Singing is a voluntary Painful Hobby but a beautiful profession"

Would you agree Sir?

regards

rr

[shama475]

wonder why he said that....beautiful song mirzasaab....

[chandrashekhargupta]

"Roothi Huyii Taqdeer Ko Ab Kaise Manaaoo.n" - Mukesh vocalising Madhukar Rajasthani's non-filmi lyrics under Naushad's baton.