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Mahendra Kapoor

1934 - 2008

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Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as Chalo ekbaar 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 Kumar's film Upkaar. He considered Mohammad Rafi as his Guru. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahendra Kapoor is the 2,386th most popular singer (down from 2,059th in 2019), the 1,018th most popular biography from India (down from 878th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mahendra Kapoor ranks 2,386 out of 4,381. Before him are Vesna Pisarović, Fiona Apple, Salvatore Licitra, Brook Benton, Malvina Reynolds, and Sahlene. After him are Zara Larsson, Kurt Elling, Eunhyuk, Hadiqa Kiani, Giorgos Alkaios, and Ben Moody.

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Among people born in 1934, Mahendra Kapoor ranks 558. Before him are Murli Manohar Joshi, Annette Crosbie, Shirley Scott, Peter Masterson, Eddie Harris, and Janet Munro. After him are Peter Arnett, John S. Bull, Charley Pride, David Malouf, June Foulds, and Rita R. Colwell. Among people deceased in 2008, Mahendra Kapoor ranks 374. Before him are Nirmala Deshpande, George MacDonald Fraser, Vlado Taneski, Choi Yo-sam, Studs Terkel, and Alexander Courage. After him are Harkishan Singh Surjeet, John S. Bull, Phyllis A. Whitney, Joseph Pevney, Jimmy Stewart, and John Rutsey.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mahendra Kapoor ranks 1,018 out of 1,861. Before him are Jamuna (1936), Nitin Gadkari (1957), Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), N. Biren Singh (1961), B. Saroja Devi (1938), and Raja Ramanna (1925). After him are Mani Ratnam (1956), Shreya Ghoshal (1984), Anu Aggarwal (1969), Juliet Prowse (1936), Asaf Ali (1888), and Kaifi Azmi (1919).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Mahendra Kapoor ranks 33. Before him are Vani Jairam (1945), Sharda Sinha (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), and Kishori Amonkar (1932). After him are Hira Devi Waiba (1940), Usha Uthup (1947), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Pankaj Udhas (1951), Arijit Singh (1987), and Gauhar Jaan (1873).

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