Mahendra Kapoor

Actor, Writer, Music director

Born: Amritsar, India

BIOGRAPHY

Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono (Gumrah) and Neele gagan ke tale (Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including Mere Desh Ki Dharti in Manoj Kumars film Upkaar. In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actor Manoj Kumar in most of his films and had a lengthy association with director-producer B.R. Chopra.Description above from the Wikipedia article Mahendra Kapoor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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