MUKESH was born in Delhi on July 22, 1923. His father, Lala Zorawar Chand Mathur, was an engineer. He wanted his son to follow his footsteps. Lalaji had engaged a teacher to teach music to his daughter. Mukesh would sit in the adjoining room and listen to the teacher. This was how he picked up the intricacies of music.
Mukesh had lovely voice. All sad songs could be sung only by Mukesh. I have selected some songs from his exclusive album; which I like most.
1) Laut ke aa, laut ke aa, laut ke aa
aa laut ke aa jaa mere meet
tuze mere geet bulaate hai
meraa sunaa padaa re sangeet
tuze mere geet bulaate hai
This is from ?Raani Roopmati? released in 1957; Music composed by Bharat Vyas; written by S.N.Tripathi. This was picturised on Bharat Bhushan.
2) Aayaa hain muze fir yaad wo Zaalim
Guzaraa jamaanaa bachapan kaa
haaye re akele chhod ke jaanaa
aaur naa aanaa bachapan kaa
wo khel wo saathee, wo zoole
wo daud ke kahanaa, aa zoole
hum aaj talak bhee naa bhoole
wo khwaab suhaanaa bachapan kaa
This one from ?DEWAR?; (1966) sung for Dharmendra; Music by Roshan (Great musician of 50s and 60s.BEST FRIEND OF MUKESHFROM SCHOOL DAYS! (unfortunately his sonRakesh and grandsonRitik are not in this line; but Rajesh could do)
3) Bahaaron ne meraa Chaman lootakar, Khizaa ko ye ilzaam kyo de diyaa
kisee ne chalo dushmanee thee magar, ise dosatee naam kyo de diyaa
mai samazaa naheen aye mere humanashee, sazaa ye milee hain mujhe kisaliye
ke saakee ne lab se mere chhinakar, kisee aaur ko jaam kyo de diyaa
Same movie. Dewar;Roshan; and Dharmendra
4) Chal ree sajanee, ab kyaa soche
Kajaraa naa bah jaaye rote rote
Baabool pachhataaye haathon ko mal ke
kaahe diyaa parades tookade ko dil ke
Movie ?Bombai Ka Baboo? in 1960; written by Majrooh Sultanpuri; Music by S.D.Burman.
5) Chaand Aahe Bharegaa, Phool dil thaam lenge
Husn kee baat chalee to, sab teraa naam lenge
Ayesaa cheharaa hain teraa, jaise roshan saweraa
jis jagah too nahee hain, us jagah hain andheraa
kaise fir chain tujh bin tere Badanaam lenge
Movie ?Phool Bane Angare? ;Music by Kalyanji_Anandji; written by Anand Baxi.
6) Aye Sanam jisane tujhe chaand see soorat dee hain
Oos hee Maalik ne mujhe bhee to Mohabbat dee hain
In ?Deewana?;composed by Shankar-Jaikishan. In 1967; It was on RaajKapoor.
7) Jaane kahaa gaye wo din Kahate the teree raah me
Nazaron ko bichhayenge
Chaahe kahee bhee tum raho, Chaahenge tum ko umarbhar
Toom ko naa bhool Paayenge
?Mera Naam Joker? (masterpiece of Rajkapoor);released in 1970; Music by ShankerJaikishan; written by Hasrat Jaipuri. It was on Raajkapoor himself!
8) Jaaoo kahaan bataa aye dil duniyaan badee hain sangadil
Chaandanee aayee ghar jalaane, sujhe naa koee manzil.
?Chhoti Bahen??written by Hasrat; composed by S.J.; It was on Rehman and Nanda (called as Baby Nanda those days); 1958.
9) Jhoom Jhoom ke naacho aaj gaao khushee ke geet
aaj kisee kee haar huyee hain, aaj kisee kee jeet.
One of the best songs of Mukesh; It was on DilipKumar in ’’Andaaz’’(ORIGINAL); Composed by Naushad; written by Majrooh Sultanpuri;in 1949.
10) Sabakuchh sikhaa hum ne, naa sikhee hoshiyaaree
Sach hain duniyaan waalon, ke hum hain anaadee
duniyaa ne kitanaa samajaayaa, kaun hain apanaa kaun paraayaa
fir bhee dil kee chot chhupaakar, hum ne aap kaa dil bahalaayaa
Khud hee mar mitane kee ye Zid hain humaaree
Best song of Mukesh; it was on Raajkapoor in ?Anaari?;(1959); written by Shailendra; and composed by S.J.
Mukesh has many more songs to his credit and it is very difficult to chose best 10 among them. These are best according to me. You judge yourself. Read ; rate and comments please.
SHAFIQUE