Only after that did he give full expression to the sentiments that the lyrics embodied. There were no inhibitions, no hesitation, no effort to check his feelings,no holding back.įirst, it is evident, he sank himself completely into the situation and became one with it. The magnanimity of spirit he possessed can be felt immediately in the depths of emotions he touched with every song he sang. He was a strong artiste while having a wonderful softness in his singing, and the “uncrowned king” of rendering ditties of pain ,loss and pathos. His song “Mera Joota Hai Japani”(from the film Shri 420) became like an anthem (sung all over India as well as Russia), and there was not a single doubt left in anyone’s mind about Mukesh being a singer with his own personality. However, he left this world at the age of 53.īeginning his singing career by rendering songs that sounded quite like KL Saigal’s, Mukesh managed to emerge from that shadow when he became the voice of Raj Kapoor in his films Aag, Awaara, Shri 420 and Barsaat. The gentleness of his temperament came through effectively in his singing, and added to his persona. He was truly different from all others in his art as well as his conduct. His sudden death came as a great shock to the industry and his innumerable fans spread all over the world.

Mukesh became the voice of Raj Kapoor after movies like Aag, Awaara, Shri 420 and Barsaat. One of the three dominant male singers of our film industry for many years, (the other two being Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar), Mukesh left a void when he passed away while on a foreign tour in 1976. The term “soulful singing” describes his art more fittingly than any other singer’s. In fact, we can easily say that his voice was entirely soul.

Every voice has a soul behind it, and in the case of Mukesh, the great singer born 95 years ago on July 22, there was something extremely special about the soul that came across in his singing.

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