Talat Mahmood | |
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| Born | 24 February 1924 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 9 May 1998 (aged 74) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | The King of Ghazals, also Shahenshah-e-Ghazal |
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| Years active | 1939–1986 |
| Known for | Bollywood Ghazals, Playback singing |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Award by the Indian government in 1992 |
| Website | Official website |
Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered as one of the most popular male Indian film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a great deal in acting.[1][2]
Talat Mahmood received the Padma Bhushan award in 1992, in recognition of his artistic contributions in the spheres of cinematic and ghazal music.[3][4]
He was particularly famous for singing soft and sombre ghazals in his quivering and silky voice. Romantic and tragic were the moods he liked most and it was he who helped a great deal in shaping the style and method of modern ghazal singing in India during the 1950s and 1960s.[1]
- ^ a b Avijit Ghosh (9 May 2008). "Remembering Talat Mahmood". Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Talat Mahmood – Part 1 (a profile)". Cineplot.com website. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Padma Awards List (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Talat Mahmood's award in 1992 on Government of India (padmaawards.gov..in) website Retrieved 3 November 2020