Music maestro Madan Mohan. Review on Madan Mohan

*Madan Mohan Kohli was born on 25th June 1924 and he died on 14th July 1975.

Mr.Madan Mohan, was a famed Bollywood film music director of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

He is particularly remembered for the ghazals he composed for the film industry, mainly using the voice of India's Melody King, Mohmmed Rafi; Lata Mangeshkar and'King Of Ghazals' Talat Mahmood.

Madan Mohan, born in Baghdad, Iraq, was the son of film mogul, Rai Bahadur Chunnilal, who was a partner in the Bombay Talkies studio and then in the Filmistan studio.

He aspired to becoming an actor but ended up with very fine & dedicated direcor of Hindi music.He had very good'rapport" with Dr.Raja Mehandi Ali Khan(Lyrics)' Mohammed Rafi & Lataji. They gave us best of Gazalas of Hindi films.

Madan scored his first big break with the film Aankhen in 1950. His next film was "Adaa". This film saw the beginning of a long and fruitful partnership with Lata Mangeshkar; she sang for him in majority of his films.

A famous film scored by Madan was HAQEEQAT(1964), based on the China-India war of 1962. In it, he used Mohammed Rafi, who sang amazing numbers like Kar Chale Hum Fida, Main Yeh Soch Kar which were very big hits. Lata was used evocatively for the famous song Zara Si Aahat Hoti Hai and the unscreened " Khelo na mere dilse". And the same film saw Rafi, Talat, Manna Dey, and Bhependra singing Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga. Bhupendra appeared on the screen as well for the first time, much before he established himself as a popular playback singer. This song also happens to be the only song in which four top-rated male playback singers have put voices together in a song.

His all songs are superhit; few are liked me tpp much like.

1)Aap Ki Nazaron Ne Samjha

Anpadh 1962)

2)Agar Mujh Se Mohabbat

Aap Ki Parchiyan(1964)

3)Yun Hasraton Ke Dagh

Adalat(1958)

4)Aye Dil Mujhe Bata De

Bhai Bhai(1956)

5)Chirag Dil Ka Jalao

Chiraag(1969)

6)Chhai Barkha Bahar

Chiraag(1969)

7)Teri Aankhon Ke Siva

Chiraag(1969)

8)Bairan Neend Na Aaye

Chacha Zindabad(1959)

9)Teri Aankhon Ke Siva

Chiraag(1969)

10)Meri Veena Tum Bin Roye

Dekh Kabira Roya(1957)

11)Mai Ri Main Kase Kahoon

Dastak(1970)

12)Hum Se Aaya Na Gaya

Dekh Kabira Roya(1957)

13)Rasm-E-Ulfat

Dil Ki Rahen(1973)

14)Tumse Kahoon Ek Baat

Dastak(1970)

15)Kaun Aaya Mere Man Ke Dwaare

Dekh Kabira Roya(1957)

16)Ek Haseen Sham Ko

Dulhan Ek Raat Ki(1966)

17)Hum Hain Mata-E-Koocha-O-Bazaar Ki Tarah

Dastak(1970)

18)Baiyan Na Dharo

Dastak(1970)

This review was written on request of TANNA(Tnweer) astrofeak. Thans to her.