22 July,2016 09:17 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Search giant Google on Friday paid a homage to singer Mukesh, who was known as the 'The Man with the Golden Voice' of the Indian cinema with a google doodle
Search giant Google on Friday paid a homage to singer Mukesh, who was known as the 'The Man with the Golden Voice' of the Indian cinema with a google doodle.
Also read: Remembering Mukesh: The man with the golden voice
Picture courtesy Google Inc
Mukesh Chand Mathur, better known as Mukesh, was popular as being the voice of legendary actor Raj Kapoor. He, Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar were the prominent male singers of the golden era of the Hindi cinema.
The Google Doodle shows Mukesh holding a microphone in the backdrop of the song 'Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein' from Amitabh Bachchan starrer 1975 classic 'Kabhi Kabhie'.
Mukesh lent his voice for Raj Kapoor first in the film 'Aag' (1948), following which their association lasted for a lifetime. Together they created some of the greatest hits in the films 'Awaara' (1951), 'Shree 420' (1955), 'Anadi' (1959), 'Sangam' (1964) and 'Mera Naam Joker' (1972).
