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Mukesh (Zoravar Chand Mathur ) born on July 22, 1923 in Delhi, left school after the 10th standard and worked briefly for the Delhi Department of Public Works. Mukesh experimented with voice recordings during his employment in Delhi and gradually developed his singing abilities. Mukesh's voice was noticed by Motilal (a popular actor in Hindi films, also a distant relative of Mukesh) when he sang at his sister's wedding. Motilal took him to Bombay, let him stay with him and even arranged for singing lessons for him. as a playback singer in 1945. With the film Pehli Nazar (First Look). The first song he sang for a Hindi film was Dil Jalta Hai to Jalne De, which was incidentally picturised on Motilal. He is best known for the songs he sang as a playback singer for Raj Kapoor, a legendary actor/director of Bollywood in the 1950s and 1960s.In 1974, Mukesh received National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song Kain baar yoon bhi dekhaa hai from Rajnigandha (1974), and Filmfare Awards for the songs Sab Kuch Seekha in the movie Anari (1959), Ganga Ram Ki Samajh in Pehchaan (1970), Jai Bolo in Be Imaan (1972) and the title song of Kabhie Kabhie (1976). Mukesh died of a heart attack on August 27, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, where he had gone for a concert.

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1	Tum aaj meray sand hans lau	Aashiq
2	Main aashiq hoon baharon ka nazaron ka	Aashiq
3	Tum jo hamaray meet na hotay geet yeh meray	Aashiq
4	Matwali nar thumak thumak chali jaey	Ek phool char kantay
5	Ham nay tujh ko pyar kiya hay jitna kaun karay ga	Dulha Dulhan
6	Ruk ja O janay wali ruk ja main tau rahi teri manzil ka	Kanhiyya
7	Chal akela tera mela peechay choota rahi chal akela	Sambandh
8	Bol Radha bol sangam ho ga keh naheen	Sangam
9	Dost dost na raha pyar pyar na raha zindagi hamain tera	Sangam
10	O mehbooba teray dil kay pass he hay meri manzil-e-maqsood	Sangam
11	Aa laut kay aa ja meray meet tumjhay meray geet	Rani Roopmati
12	Ansoo bhari hain yeh jeevan ki rahain koi un say keh day	Parwarish
13	Aaya hay mujhay phir yaad who zalim guzra zamana	Devar
14	Baharon nay mera chaman loot kar khizan ko yeh ilzam	Devar
15	Aey pyasay dil bezuban tujh ko lay jaoon kahan	Begunah
16	Kaheen door jab din dhal jaey sanjh ki dulhan badan	Anand
17	Main nay teray liyey he saat rang kay sapnay chunay	Anand
18	Duniya say janay walay janay chalay jatay hain kahan	Saathi
19	Ham chal rahay thay who chal rahay thay magar	Dunia na manay
20	Apni nazar say unki nazar take k zamana ek fasana	Hamlog
21	Awara hoon ya gardish main hoon asman ka tara hoon	Awara
22	Chal ri sajni ab kya sochay kajra nab eh jaey rotay rotay	Bombay ka babu
23	Meray tootay huway dil say koi tau aaj yeh poochay	Chalia
24	Chand si mehbooba ho meri kab aisa main nay socha tha	Himalay ki gaud main
25	Chandi ki dewar na tori pyar bhara dil tor diya	Vishwas
26	Dam dam deega deega mausam bheega bheega	Chalia
27	Chandan sa badan chanchal chitwan dheeray say tera yeh	Sarswati Chandra
28	Darpan ko dekha tu nay jab jab kiya singhar	Upasna
29	Deewanaun say yeh mat pooch diwanaun peh kya guzri	Upkar
30	Dau roz main yeh pyar ka alam guzar gaya barbad karnay	Pyar ki Rahain
31	Bhooli hui yado mujhay itna na satao ab chain say rehnay	Sanjog
32	Dil jalta hay tau jalnay day aansoo nab aha faryad na kar	Pehli Nazar
33	Dil tujhay diya tha rakhnay ko tu nay dil ko jala kay rakh	Malhar
34	Jis gali main tera Ghar na ho balma uss gali say hamain	Kati patang
35	Khush raho har khushi hay tumharay liyey	Suhag Raat
36	Ik woh bhee diwali thee ik yeh bhee diwali hay	Barkha
37	Main tau ik Khwab hoon aur khwab say tu pyar na kar	Himalaya ki gaud main
38	Rastay ka paththar qismat nay mujhay bana diya	Raste Ka Paththar
39	Zuban pay dard bhari dastaan chali aai
40	Jo pyar tum nay mujh ko diya tha who pyar tera main	Dulha Dulhan