महेंद्र कपूर
(Mahendra Kapoor)
Mahendra Kapoor, born January 9, 1934, in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, was
an Indian playback singer. Inspired by Mohammed Rafi, whom he considered his
guru, he received classical vocal training under Pandit Hussanlal, Pandit
Jagannath Bua, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan, and Pandit
Tulsidaas Sharma. After winning the Metro-Murphy All-India singing competition,
he made his breakthrough in V. Shantaram's 1959 film Navrang, performing “Aadha
Hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi”, composed by C. Ramchandra. He formed long-standing
collaborations with filmmaker B. R. Chopra a...
