Music magician Madan Mohan Kohli’s death anniversary today
Music magician Madan Mohan Kohli’s death anniversary today
News2News.in Explainer: Naushad, known as Sangeet Samrat, from a song by famous musician Madan Mohan Kohli, ‘Aapki nazar ne comprehensible for love ) was made crazy by this song. He was so impressed by this song that he expressed his desire to Madan Mohan to loot the entire treasure of his music in exchange for this tune. Not only this, the song written by Madan Mohan, ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida Jaan O Tan Sathiyo, Ab Tumhare…’ doubles the enthusiasm of patriotism even today. Today is the death anniversary of the same musician Madan Mohan. Let us tell you the unheard story of Bollywood’s famous musician Madan Mohan Kohli through today’s News2News.in Explainer.
Bollywood’s famous music composer Madan Mohan Kohli was born in the year 1952 on 25 June. His father Raibahadur Chunnilal was associated with the film world and was a shareholder in big film studios like Bombay Talkies and Filmistaan. Due to the film environment in the family, Madan Mohan also wanted to earn a big name by working in films, but at the behest of his father, he decided to join the army and started working in Dehradun.
left the army and came to the glamor world
He was the son of Raibahadur Chunnilal Kohli, a director of the Bombay Talkies film company. Chunnilal later laid the foundation of Filmistan and gave many stars to Filmakash with famous films. He did not want his son to step into this world of glamour, but the attraction of the film world was so strong in Madan Mohan that he left the army job and joined All India Radio Lucknow. While working here, he not only got the knowledge of musical ragas, but also learned a lot by coming in contact with the classical Sugam singers, instrumentalists and musicians of the country. Ghazal singers Begum Akhtar and Barkat Ali Sahab had a special influence on him. Later, when Madan Mohan got a chance in films, the restrictions that he created – Maine Rang Di Aaj Chunariya, Jiya Le Gayo Ji Mora Saawariya, Naino Mein Badra Chhaye, the influence of Barkat Ali Saheb can be seen directly.
Begum Akhtar’s influence
The direct influence of Begum Akhtar’s ghazal singing is heard in Madan Mohan’s bandishes. It is also said that no one else was able to compose ghazals like Madanmohan. Some wonderful ghazals of Madanmohan – He has this complaint that we do not say anything, your eyes have considered me worthy of love, today I thought that I was filled with tears, in this the desire of love and where is the rest for those who are in love.
Passionate about cricket and fond of cooking
Madan Mohan was a fond person in his personal life. He loved playing cricket very much, this was the reason why he used to play cricket whenever he got time. He had a passion for watching cricket matches at Wankhede Stadium without gaping. Madan Mohan also used to play tennis. Often used to make new dishes at home. As much as he loved cooking, he used to feed his friends with more love. They frequented Bombaylis restaurant in Breach Candy, where Jaikishan and Talat would talk for hours with Mehmood. There was often a bet among the three that whose autograph would get more people. Often the victory was of Talat Mehmood. Apart from these hobbies, he was also very fond of drinking alcohol. Due to alcohol, he lost his life at a young age.
Deep love between Lata and Madanmohan
Lataji first met Madan Mohan at Filmistan Studio. It was the year 1947 and he was starting to get some recognition. Master Ghulam Haider called him to record a song. When she reached Filmistan Studio, Lataji came to know that the shooting of a very big film Shaheed was going on. They have been called in to record a duet for it. The person with whom she had to sing this duet was Madan Mohan. Lataji had never seen him before or heard him sing.
The duet that Lataji recorded with Madan Mohan was a song about brother-sister affection in the cage called Bulbul Bole Mera Chhota Sa Dil Dole. After recording, he congratulated Madan Mohan for his singing. Madan Mohan briefs her that he is not going to become a singer but a music composer and she will sing for him in his first project as a music composer. But due to some reason Lataji could not sing in her first film Aankhen. Madan Mohan was very sad about this. He took them to his house and said when we first met we sang a song about a brother and sister. Today is Rakshabandhan, come tie me a rakhi. From today onwards you are my sister and I am your Madan Bhaiya.
Madan Bhaiya of Lataji
Madanmohan used to consider Lataji as his sister and in return Lataji used to call him Madan Bhaiya all his life. Lataji once said that other musicians have given me the songs, while Madan Bhaiya has given the music. Experts of film music say that Lata Mangeshkar has sung the best singing of her life in Madan Mohan’s music.
Madan Mohan is alive in the world of music even after death
Madan Mohan is the only Hindi film composer credited as music director for a film whose music was composed and recorded posthumously. Madan Mohan’s son Sanjeev Kohli recreated his father’s compositions for the film Veer-Zaara (2004) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, nearly three decades after Madan Mohan’s death.
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He died untimely in the year 1975 due to liver cirrhosis disease. The most popular stars of the film industry Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajendra Kumar etc. were involved in his last journey.
