Mukesh forever

"A singer's popularity and performances of his works depend upon how much he has grasped life and its meaning and how consciously and convincingly he has portrayed it in his works"

Mukesh Chandra Mathur or MUKESH, as he was popularly known was born in a small middle class family in Delhi.He was a Great fan of the famous Hindi Playback singer KUNDAN LAL SAIGAL. Mukesh was interested in acting and singing right from his childhood..

He came to BOMBAY(MUMBAI ) to realise his dreams and did act in a few films like Anurag,Mashooqa.. .His soulful voice which became the trade mark for all the films of actor RAJ KAPOOR, got him more singing asignments .Thus he became an established Playback singer and his acting career had to take a back seat...

Mukesh was undoubtedly the master of melancholy.... Mukesh's inimitable voice carried the pathos of unrequited love, of shattered dreams, of loved ones lost, deep into the listener's heart. ...

MUKESH FOREVER has some of his most melodious songs of the FIFTIES , SIXTIES and the SEVENTIES....There are 50 Tracks in all.. .. all the songs are melodious .Mukesh was a very selective singer..one hardly comes across a bad or even a mediocre song rendered by Mukesh ...

MUKESH has sung extensively for RAJ KAPOOR in all his films, as his voice was perfectly suited for Raj Kapoor..and many of their popular songs have been included in this album...'Awara hoon..'Mera naam raju...Hum tujhse muhobbat karke sanam...Zinda hoon is tarah...Aaja re ab mera dil pukare...among others..

There are other popular songs like 'Suhana safar hai yeh mausam haseen', picturised on DILIP KUMAR, from the very popular film MADHUMATI(1958)...Jaaoon kahan bata yeh dil' from the film CHHOTI BAHEN(1959), 'Saawan ka mahina ' from MILAN(1967), 'Kabhie Kabhie mere dil mein' picturised on AMITABH BACHHAN from the film KABHIE KABHIE(1976) and 'Chanchal Sheetal...picturised on SHASHI KAPOOR from the movie SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM(1978)...Bhooli Huyi Yadein picturised on PRADEEP KUMAR for the film SANJOG(1964)

Truly this is a collectors item, as it has a large number of his popular songs at a very affordable price of $10, which seems very very reasonable for the kind of songs that have been selected for this album...

Mukesh is no more, but his voice and songs are unforgettable...
His songs and the unmatched quality of his voice continue to find a place in every music lover's heart even today.

TRACK DETAILS

1,Awaara hoon (Awaara)
2,Mera jootha hai japani (Shri 420)
3,Choti si yeh zindgani (Aah)
4,Zinda hoon is tarah ke (Aag)
5,Aajaa re ab mera dil pukare (Aah)
6,Hum yujhse muhobbat karke (Awara)
7,Chhod gaye baalam (Barsaat)
8,Kismat bigdi (Afsaana)
9,Raat ko ji chand chamke (Aag)
10, Dham bhar jo udhar (awaara0
11,Jaane na nazar (Aah)
12,Patli qamar hai (Barsaat)
13,Raamaiya vasthavaiya (Shree 420)
14,Suhana safar aur yeh mausam (Madhumati)
15,Jap jap jap jap jap re (Sharada)
16,Honton pe sachai (Jis desh mein ganga rehti hai)
17,Mera naam Raju ( Jis desh mein ganga behti hai)
18,Zindgi qwab hai ( Jagte Raho)
19, Jaaoon kahan bata yeh dil ( Chhoti Bahen)
20,O jaanewale ho sake toh ( Bandini)
21,Aa ab laut chale ( Jis desh mein ganga behti hai)
22,Sataa le aye jahaan(Sasural)
23,Dil tadap tadap ka keh raha(Madhumati)
24,Jaana tumhare pyar mein(Sasural)
25,Pyaar karle(Jis desh mein ganga behti hai)
26,Apni ulfat pe zamana (Sasural)
27,Begaani shadi mein abdullah deewana(Aashiq)
28,Bol Radhs bol sangam(Sangam)
29,Bol gori bol tera kaun piya(Milan)
30,O Mehbooba o mehbooba (Sangam)
31,Sawan ka maheena(Milan)
32,Har dil jo pyar karega(Sangam)
33,Hum tum yug yug se (Milan)
34,O mere sanam (Sangam)
35, Dost dost naa rahaa pyar pyar naa raha (Sangam)
36,Ram kare aisa ho jaaye(Milan)
37,Mubarak ho sabko(Milan)
38,Keheta hai Joker(Mera naam Joker)
39,Jeena yahan marna yahaan(part-1) ( Mera naam Joker)
40, Jeena yahaan marna yahaan(part-2)(Mera naam Joker)
41,Jaane kahan gaye woh din(Mera naam Joker)
42,Jeevan bhar dhoonda(Naadaan)
43,Aye baadal jhoom ke chal(Naadaan)
44,Ek din bik jaayega mati ka mol(Dharam kanta)
45,Main pal do pal ka shaayar hoon (Kabhie kabhie )
46,Kabhie kabhie mere dil mein khayaal aata hai(Kabhie kabhie)
47,Suhaani chandni raatein humein sone(Mukti)
48,Yeh din kya aaye ( Chhoti si baat)
49,Lalla lalla lorie (Mukti)
50,Chanchal cheetal nirmal komal(Satyam shivam sundaram)

Released by : YashRaj

Some Great songs picturised on little known actors..;

There are many popular and melodious songs from the fifties and sixties that have been picturised on small time actors who were not able to make it big..;Most of these films were the B and C category fliks , some of which were never released for some reason or the other, but the songs became immensely popular and continue to be so...
I am listing some of these melodious songs..
The names that come to my mind are Shekar,Chandra shekar,Suresh,Ranjan,Salim Khan,Praveen , Sujit Kumar,Sudhir,Sudesh Kumar,Mahipal,Sailesh Kumar...rings a bell? NO!!

Shekar

Acted with Nutan in Aakhri dao which had some very melodious songs like 'Tujhe kya sunaaon mein dilruba' 'Humsafar saath apna chod chale' and 'Woh chand muskaya sitare sharmaye'..
other films like 'Kabhi Andhera Kabhi ujaala' which had the famous 'Surma mera niraala ' by Kishore kumar and the lovely duet Bahon ko zaraa lehera de aankon mein aankhe dhal ke ( Manna dey,Asha Bhonsle)

Chandra Shekar

Acted in 'Kali topi laal rumaal 'which had one of the best known music scores by Chitragupta with songs like Laagi chootena, yaaron ka pyar liye, na toh dard gaya.

Suresh

Acted with Madhubala in 'Dulari 'and the ever green Rafi song Suhaani raat dhal chuki was picturised on him.he acted with Nalini Jayawant in 'Jadoo' and Vyjayantimala in 'Yasmin' and few more films ...other melodious songs picturised on him are 'Mil mil ke gayenge', Bechain nazar betaab jigar, Tumhe yaad hoga kabhie hum mile the(Satta bazar),Badal jaaye duniya na badlenge hum(Captain kishore)

Ranjan

The swashbuckling hero of the south did not make much of an impact on the hindi screen, he acted with Naseem bano ,Madhubala,Meena kumari and others.The first song that comes to my mind is one of my favorite duets with Naseem Bano 'Ada se jhoom the hue ' and another great favorite 'Roop Tumhara aankhon se pee lu' from the film 'Sapera' which for some reason was never released, and 'Tum jo aao toh pyar aa jaaye' from 'Sakhi Robin' , and Sama hai pyar ka bahaar ke hai mele from 'Baghi sipaahi', where he was teamed with the lovely Madhubala and the ever green numbers from Madari 'Dil lootnewale Jaadugar....

Salim Khan

Salim of Salim-Javed duo started his film career with acting ..;Bachpan,Shahi lutere,Diwana,Teesri manzil.
One of Rafi's most beautiful songs ' Mujhe tumse muhobbat hai(Bachpan) and the duet 'Tere hum o sanam from Bachpan' were picturised on him..

Praveen

Another lucky guy who got to sing one of Rafi;s most melodious songs Maana mere haseen sanam from a small time film 'The Adventures of Robinhood', which incidentally had 3 more beauties Sanwaar de jo pyar se, Jawan jawan husn ke and Pyar ke baat nigahon se jataya na karo, probably one of Mahendra kapoor's best duets ever with Lata mangeshkar

Sujit Kumar

He was a constant fixture in many of the sixties and the seventies films, best known for his roles in Aankhen and Aaradhana..; Earlier he started his career with lead roles.
The song 'Haseen wadiyon hawavon se kehedo' by Rafi was picturised on him in' Laal bangla'.

Sudhir

He seems to have been the luckiest of them all..; there were a number of beautiful, melodious songs picturised on him mostly in the late 50's and 60's films..
Mujhe raat din yeh khayal hai (Mukesh)
Jigar mein dard kaisi isko ulfat (Mahendra kapoor and Kamal barot)
Mein yeh soch kar(Mohd Rafi)
Chand bhi koyi deewana hai(Mahendra kapoor,Asha bhonsle)

Sudesh Kumar

He was always the second hero in some prominent films of the fifties and sixties ..
Door kahin tu chal( bedard zamana kya jaane) Nina hai jadubhare (bedard zamana..;
and the mesmerising songs from 'Saranga' where he played the lead..Saranga teri yaad mein,Piya kaise miloo tujhse,Haa deewana hoon mein,..and one of Mukesh's best duets' Naa jaane chand kaisa hoga 'from the little known film "Rocket Girl"

Mahipal

He has acted in some very popular films like Parasmani,Zabak,Rooplekha,Navrang,Kan kan mein bhagwan,Maya Bazaar,Ali baba chalis chor,Sati savitri etc;
Aadha hai chandrama, tu chupi hai kahan,Roshan tumhi se duniya, Teri duniya se door,Yeh saba unse keh zara,tum gagan ke chandrma ho..are some of the melodies picturised on him..

Sailesh Kumar

Another one of those lesser known heroes who was seen doing supporting roles in the popular films of the sixties like Bhabhi ki chudiyan , Begana,Aadhi raat ke baad,Shaheed,Pehchan,Kaajal etc;
Kahan udh chale hai man pran mera, Tumse hi ghar ghar kehe laye, Phir woh bhooli si yaad aayi hai, Bahut haseen hai tumhari aankhen, ..