Mukesh

Indian singer (1923-1976)

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Born: Mukesh Chand Mathur , ( 1923-07-22 ) 22 July 1923, Delhi , British India
Died: 27 August 1976 (1976-08-27) (aged 53), Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Other names: Voice of the Millennium, Tragedy King
Occupation: Playback singer
Years active: 1940–1976
Spouse: Saral Trivedi Raichand ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 )
Children: 5, including Nitin Mukesh
Relatives: Mathur family
Awards: 1 National Film Awards 3 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 4 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Dominion of India
Place of birth: New Delhi
Place of death: Detroit
Child: Nitin Mukesh
Occupation: film producer
Educated at: Hindu College, University of Delhi
Religion: Hinduism
Genre: bhajan
Instrument: voice
Image: Mukesh 2016 stamp of India.jpg

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date of birth: 1923-01-01
date of death: 1976-08-27
cause of death: myocardial infarction
name in native language: मुकेश
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: Mukesh Chand Mathur
start of work period: 1940-00-00
end of work period: 1976-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to be one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Among the numerous nominations and awards he won, his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from the film Rajnigandha (1973) won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Mukesh was also popular as being the voice of actors Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Feroz Khan, Sunil Dutt and Dilip Kumar.

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