Mumbai, September 27
Noted playback singer Mahendra Kapoor (74) died today following a heart attack. The funeral will take place tomorrow. Kapoor is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.
Mahendra Kapoor was born
on January 9, 1934 in Amritsar, but soon moved to Mumbai. He was inspired by Mohammed Rafi and won an all India singing competition early in his career.
He is best remembered for his songs for B.R. Chopra’s films like ‘Dhool Ka Phool’, ‘Gumrah’, ‘Waqt’, ‘Hamraaz’, ‘Dhund’, among others. Kapoor was also the voice of Manoj Kumar movies like ‘Upkar’ and ‘Purab aur Paschim’. He had received the national award for the best male playback singer for the song ‘Mere desh ki dharti...’ in ‘Upkar’.
Kapoor was also the recipient of the Padmashri award. Recently, the Maharashtra government had announced the Lata Mangeshkar award for Kapoor’s lifetime contribution in the field of playback music.
— PTI
