Which Indian playback singer sang the title song in the 1965 Hindi film Mahabharata?
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Mahabharat (1965 film) Mahabharat is a 1965 Hindi film based on the Indian epic "Mahābhārata", starring Abhi Bhattacharya as Krishna, Pradeep Kumar as Arjuna, Dara Singh as Bhima, Padmini as Draupadi, Tiwari as Duryodhan and Jeevan as Shakuni, and directed by Babubhai Mistri. The music for the film was composed by Chitragupta and the title song was sung by Mohammed Rafi.
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Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. Rafi was notable for his voice and versatility; his songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor, lip-synching the song on screen in the movie. Between 1950 and 1970, Rafi was the most sought after singer in the Hindi film industry. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.
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Anpadh Anpadh (Hindi: अन्पढ, Urdu: اَنپڑھ, translation: "illiterate") is a 1962 Hindi film. The film stars Dharmendra, Mala Sinha, Shashi Kala and Balraj Sahni. The music is by Madan Mohan and the lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. The film focuses on the importance of education for girls. This movie also has hit songs like the evergreen song "Aap ki nazron nay samjha" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
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Sathyan (singer) Sathyan Mahalingam, simply known and credited as Sathyan, is an Indian playback singer and composer. He is best known for performing the hit numbers "Kalakkapovathu Yaaru" ("Vasool Raja MBBS"), "Sil Sil" ("Arinthum Ariyamalum") and the title track from "Boss Engira Bhaskaran".
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Babushan Babushan (Odia: ) is an Indian film actor, and playback singer, known primarily for his work in Odia cinema, He made his acting and singing debut in Hara Pattanaik's directorial film "Romeo – The Lover Boy".
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Ram Narayan Ram Narayan (Hindi: राम नारायण ; IAST: Rām Nārāyaṇ , ] ; born 25 December 1927), often referred to with the title Pandit, is an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally successful sarangi player.
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Minmini Minmini (born P. J. Rosily, 12 August 1970) is a South Indian film playback singer. She is remembered especially for the song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" from "Roja", the debut work of film composer A. R. Rahman. Though she is from Kerala, most of her memorable songs are in Tamil, most of them composed by Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman. Her hit Malayalam songs include "Souparnikamritha" from "Kizhakkunarum Pakshi", "Oonjal Urangi", and "Neelaraavi" from "Kudumbasametham". She has lent her voice to hit songs from films including "Enga Thambi" (1993), "Karuththamma" (1994), and "Thevar Magan" (1992). She made a comeback in 2015 with the song "Kanmaniye" from "Mili".
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Sandhya Sanjana Sandhya Sanjana (Hindi: संध्या ) is a singer born in Mumbai, India. She is one of the first Indian singers to have experimented with fusing Indian classical vocals with various other western contemporary styles. Her career began at a young age and she has appeared on over 30 albums, covering various genres.
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P. Leela Porayathu Leela (19 May 1934 – 31 October 2005), popularly known as P Leela, was an Indian playback singer.
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Rekha Bhardwaj Rekha Bhardwaj is a noted Indian playback singer. She is known in the Bollywood industry for her distinctive tone, singing style and choice of songs. She has recorded a song "Kabhi Ashna Kabhi Ajnabi" for the Pakistani serial "Humnasheen" for which she was nominated at Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack, and also recorded a song "Chan Chariya" for Pakistani film, "Bin Roye".
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O. P. Nayyar Omkar Prasad Nayyar (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He won the 1958 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (for "Naya Daur"). Nayyar worked extensively with singers Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi but not with leading Bollywood female singer Lata Mangeshkar. However, Mangeshkar's song "Ek To Balam Teri Yaad Satayein" (from the 1958 film "Aji Bas Shukriya") was used in the 1973 Hindi film "Taxi Driver", for which Nayyar was music director. According to music and film expert Rajesh Subramanian, ""Aap Ke Haseen Rukh"" (from "Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi") was planned with full orchestration but many of the musicians were late for the recording. After a disagreement with Mohammed Rafi, Nayyar began working with singer Mahendra Kapoor. Kapoor performed Nayyar's songs ""Badal Jaaye Agar Maali"" and ""Chaman Hotaa Nahi Khaali"" in "Bahaaren Phir Bhi Aayengi". Based on a Bengali language work by Rabindranath Tagore, Nayyar composed ""Chal Akelaa, Chal Akelaa"" (sung by Mukesh in 1969 film Sambandh).
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Suresh Wadkar Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born on 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films.
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Aarti Mukherji Aarti Mukherji (also known as Aarti Mukherjee or Arati Mukhopadhyay) is a Bengali playback singer who has also sung in Hindi films such as "Geet Gata Chal" (1975), "Tapasya" (1976), "Manokamana" and "Masoom" (1983).
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S. Janaki Sishtla Sreeramamurthy Janaki (born 23 April 1938), popularly known as S. Janaki, is an Indian playback singer and occasional music-composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is one of the best-known playback singers in South India and has recorded 48,000 songs in 17 Languages like Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Odiya, Hindi, Bengali, Tulu, Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Badaga, Punjabi, Urdu, Japanese, German, Latin and Arabic languages. Starting in 1957, her career has spanned six decades. She has recorded songs in more than 17 regional Indian languages and foreign languages. She has won four National Film Awards and 33 different State Film Awards. Her association with singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and composer Ilaiyaraaja is well known. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s her duets with P. B. Srinivas, S.P.Balasubramanyam and with Dr. Rajkumar were some of the most romantic duets in the history of Tamil and Kannada film music.
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Vijay Koparkar Vidyadhar Koparkar (born 1962) is a Hindustani classical singer.
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Malaysia Vasudevan Vasudevan Nair (15 June 1944 – 20 February 2011), known as Malaysia Vasudevan was a Tamil playback singer and actor in the Tamil film industry.
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Gazal (1964 film) Gazal is a Urdu-Hindi romance musical film directed by Ved-Madan, starring Meena Kumari and Sunil Dutt. The muslim social film about the right of young generation to marriage of their choice. It had music by Madan Mohan with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, featuring notable filmi-ghazals like "Rang Aur Noor Ki Baraat" performed by Mohammed Rafi and " Naghma O Sher Ki Saugaat" performed by Lata Mangeshkar.
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Sampoorna Ramayana Sampoorna Ramayana (English: "The Complete Ramayana") is a 1961 Hindi language Indian mythological film, directed by Babubhai Mistry, based on the Hindu epic "Ramayana" by Valmiki, starring Mahipal and Anita Guha as Rama and Sita respectively. The film was a box office hit, and became a milestone in the history of Hindu mythology. It was the second significant Hindi film based on Rama, after Vijay Bhatt's hugely popular "Ram Rajya" (1943). Babubhai known for his special effects throughout his career, made extensive use of effects to enhance dramatics The film also made lead actor, Anita Guha who played the role of Sita, a household name.Lata Mangeshkar sang two most top class semi-classical songs in this movie, namely 'San sanan, sanan, sanana, ja re O Pawan' and 'Badalon barso nayan ki Or se' which are still very popular.
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S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (   ; born 4 June 1946) is an Indian film playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and film producer. He is mostly referred to as S. P. B. or Balu. He has won the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs. He has garnered six National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer, and twenty five Nandi Awards for his works towards Telugu cinema. In 2012, He received the Andhra Pradesh state NTR National Award for his contributions to Indian cinema.
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List of songs recorded by K. L. Saigal K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947) was an Indian singer-actor who acted and sang in Hindi and Bengali films and was active from 1932-1947. He is cited as the first "superstar" of Indian Cinema with films like "President", "Devdas" and "Street Singer" leaving an impact on Hindi film music. He sang a total of 185 songs which included film, non-film, ghazals, Hindi/Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil and Persian songs. However, only 170 songs still survive. Saigal was introduced to B. N. Sircar by R. C. Boral and Pankaj Mullick, who had met him at an impromptu evening singing session. Sircar cast Saigal in his debut role as the main lead in "Mohabbat Ke Ansu" (1932). The same year he acted in "Zinda Lash" (1932), and "Subah Ka Sitara" (1932), both films were produced by Sircar's New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta and directed by Premankur Atorthy.
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Mano (singer) Nagoor Babu, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, producer, television anchor and music composer. He is a recipient of several awards such as the Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Kalaimamani award from the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar (Marathi: उषा मंगेशकर , Hindi: उषा मंगेशकर ) is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri and Gujarati songs.