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LEGEND: TALAT MAHMOOD

Talat's musical career was marked by a steady rise.  His training began under Pandit S.C.R. Bhat at the Morris Music College in the 1930's.  In 1939 when he was only 16 years old, he began to sing gazals on All India Radio.  In 1941, HMV contracted him to sing his first disk; this was Sab Din Ek Samaan Nahin Tha.  In 1944 his hit, Tasveer Teri Dil Mera Behela Na Sakegi sold over 100,000 copies; this brought him to national attention.  It was at this time that he moved to Calcutta and began to sing and act for the film industry there.  While in Calcutta he often performed under the name Tapan Kumar.  It was in 1949 that he moved to Bombay and began to work in the film Industry there.  During the 1950s he was a big name Bollywood playback singer.

Early performance of Talat Mahmood

Early performance of Talat Mahmood

Talat was known for his unique style of singing.  He had a characteristic quiver in his voice that was unique.  Initially many music directors saw this as a flaw, but it was Anil Biswas who saw this as a characteristic that had potential.  He encouraged Talat to develop this and it ultimately became his trademark for an emotive rendition of a song.

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