Singer Mukesh 100 Birth Anniversary: When you talk about Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar, the second name that immediately comes to mind is Mukesh. Today is the 100th birth anniversary of late Mukesh, born on 22 July 1923. In the year 1945, he entered the world of music. After which he gave his voice in many superhit songs, which people still like to listen to. What set him apart from the many stalwarts of the golden age of Hindi film music was his nasal diction. His no-frills singing had a melancholy quality that tugged at the heartstrings of the listeners. Even today you can feel the compassion of Anand’s ‘Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye’, ‘Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein Khayal’ and Mera Naam Joker’s ‘Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan’. Mukesh Chandra Mathur used to say that if he had ten light songs and one sad song in front of him, he would leave the ten songs and choose the sad song.
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