About this artist
Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.
In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as 'Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono' and 'Neele gagan ke tale'. His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti' in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar. He always considered Mohammad Rafi as his guru and cited many time that he was the best singer to be ever born.In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actor Manoj Kumar in most of his films and had a lengthy association with director-producer B.R. Chopra.