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In case you missed it here is the first page minus the thousand rare remarkable pictures.Its full of images.
Khalid Mahmood, singer son of the great Singing Legend Talat Mahmood,
welcomes you to his website in memory of his legendary father. With over
250 rare photographs, factfile, press clips, songs list and tons of
nostalgic memorabilia, all from the personal collection of the ‘King Of
Ghazals’ himself, this website promises to be a treasure trove for all
Talat Mahmood fans !
THE SINGERTHE STARDOWN MEMORY LANEFACT FILETHE LEGENDA SAD DAYSONGS
LIST AUDIOKHALID MAHMOODFAMILY ALBUMGUEST BOOK
A GOLDEN VOICE
TALAT MAHMOOD
‘KING OF GHAZALS’, ‘MAN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE’, ‘A PERFECT
GENTLEMAN’, ‘VELVET VOICE OF INDIA’…THESE ARE SOME OF THE
MANY ACCOLADES SHOWERED ON THE MAN HISTORY KNOWS AS TALAT MAHMOOD. AN
ENORMOUSLY TALENTED SINGING STAR WHO BECAME A LEGEND IN HIS LIFETIME.
EVERY SONG THAT TALAT MAHMOOD SANG POSSESSED A HUSHED MAJESTY AND AN
ABIDING GRACE WHICH ARE FOREVER EMBEDDED IN THE HEARTS OF HIS MILLIONS
OF FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD. TALAT MAHMOOD WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS
ONE OF THE GREATEST SINGING STARS OF ALL TIMES !
‘King of Ghazals’ Talat Mahmood was born in a highly cultured but
conservative family in Lucknow, India, on Feb. 24, 1924. He was one
amongst six children. His father Manzoor Mahmood owned an electrical
curio store. Talat showed his musical leanings from a very young age and
would enjoy sitting through all-night music soiree’s listening patiently
to some of the biggest names in Indian classical music. Later, for a
very short period of time Talat studied music at Marris music college,
before people began noticing his natural singing talent and offers to
sing began to pour in.
Talat Mahmood began his music career at the young age of 16 when he
began singing the ghazals of Ghalib, Daag, Mir and Jigar on All India
Radio, Lucknow. His voice had a quality distinct from all other singers.
HMV was quick to notice this and offered Talat his first disc in 1941,
“Sab din ek samaan nahin tha, ban jaoonga kya se kya main, iska to kuch
dhyan nahin tha”. Indeed how prophetic were these words. Little did
Talat know that he was soon to rise to become the greatest name in
ghazals on the Indian sub-continent !
In 1944 came the smash hit “Tasveer teri dil mera behela na sakegi”. It
took the country by storm. It’s popularity was so phenomenal and
unrivalled that even today it remains one of the biggest non-film hits!
This disc brought Talat fame throughout India and soon he was beckoned
by the Calcutta Film Industry, which was then the premiere hub of film
production in the 40’s. Apart from singing many hits, Talat also acted
in 3 films there - “RAJLAXMI”, “TUM AUR MAIN” and “SAMAPTI”.
But fate had even bigger things in store for Talat and in 1949 he came
to the Hollywood of India - Bombay. His name and fame had already
preceded him and people in the Bombay Film Industry were already aware
of this handsome and talented young singer and soon he was offered the
song “Ae dil mujhe aisi jagha le chal jahan koi na ho” composed by the
then reigning music director Anil Biswas and picturised on the great
Dilip Kumar. The combination was electrifying ! The record was an
overnight success and set the trend for the filmi ghazal.
In Talat Mahmood, the music directors found the perfect voice for
ghazals. His diction and intonation were word perfect. His expressive
style and emotional nuances were unparalleled. The mellowness, sweetness
and pathos in his voice set him apart from all the other singers. Here
was a voice that was fresh ! The style absolutely new !! He was
unanimously hailed as “The King Of Ghazals”, a title he consolidated
over the period of years to become the greatest name in ghazals !!! His
film solo’s and romantic duets numbered in hundreds and hit after hit
followed. Talat soon grew into a living legend. However, the handsome
young King of Ghazals did not go unnoticed by the film producers, who
besieged him with offers to act in their films. Talat was to finally
accept 13 films with top heroines like Nutan, Mala Sinha, Suraiya,
Shyama, Nadira and others before he decided that acting was not his
forte. And hence Talat gave up acting to concentrate on singing.
Towards the late 60’s the filmi ghazals and good romantic songs gave way
to the electronic rhythms of the disco generation. Disliking the new
trend towards loud meaningless music, Talat decided to cut down his film
singing assignments but continued his non-film ghazal recordings.
As a singer, Talat has already secured a place in history. Over the
years, the King of Ghazals has created a catalogue of songs for
generations to come. His fan following straddles the globe. He strides
like a colossus in the field of ghazals - a King whose name is surpassed
by none !!!
‘KING OF GHAZALS’
‘PADMABHUSHAN’
TALAT MAHMOOD
Talat Mahmood and Lata Mangeshkar are the only two Indian playback
singers to be honoured with the prestigious PADMABHUSHAN AWARD by
Government of India.
TALAT MAHMOOD
A SUPERSTAR AMONG STARS !
Dilip Kumar, Talat Mahmood two of the greatest and most respected names
of the Indian film industry pose for press photographers
ALL TIME GREATS !
TALAT, MUKESH, LATA, RAFI
Talat Mahmood & ‘comedy king’ Johnny Walker in London during concert
tour
Bimal Roy, Talat Mahmood, Mohd. Rafi & S.D.Burman recording for film
‘SUJATA’
India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar chats with ‘King of Ghazals’ Talat
Mahmood
Dilip Kumar, Talat, Mukesh at a charity concert
Talat Mahmood, Nadira, Suraiya at the premiere of their hit film "WARIS’
Asha Bhosle warmly greets Talat Mahmood
Talat Mahmood with Bengal’s heartthrob Uttam Kumar
“Mughal -e- Azam” producer K.Asif and Talat Mahmood at a party
Mukesh, comedian Mehmood, tragedy queen Meena Kumari and Talat Mahmood
Talat Mahmood with Shammi Kapoor at a film premiere
Rajendra ‘Jublee’ Kumar, Waheeda Rehman and Talat at Powai Lake picnic
Charismatic cricketing star Nawab of Pataudi visits Lata, Madan Mohan
and Talat during ‘SUHAGAN’ song recording
Suraiya, Motilal & Talat during the shooting of ‘MAALIK’
Mehdi Hassan pays his respects to the majestic ‘Shahenshah of Ghazals’
Talat Mahmood
Guru of the Beatles ! Sitarist Ravi Shankar with Ghazal King Talat
Mahmood
Talat with villain Pran
Two legends come together! Talat Mahmood rehearses a song for composer
Naushad
Talat Mahmood with his favorite music director Anil Biswas
O.P. Nayyar, Balraj Sahani, Talat Mahmood during making of ‘Sone Ki
Chidiya’
Shankar, Lata, Jaikishan and Talat
Three Cheers for the KING !
THE RELEASE OF TALAT MAHMOOD’S “GHAZAL KE SAAZ UTHAO” WAS A GRAND
AFFAIR. OLD FRIEND DILIP KUMAR AND HIS WIFE SAIRA BANU WERE ON HAND TO
RELEASE THE GHAZAL ALBUM AT A 5 STAR HOTEL IN BOMBAY WITH THE
GLITTERATI OF THE CITY GRACING THE OCCASION.
Shahenshah-e-Ghazal Talat Mahmood
with
Jagjit & Chitra Singh, Bhupinder, Talat Aziz
Pop singers Gary Lawyer, Alisha Chinai, Ila Arun, Mitali, Nandu Bhende.
LEGENDS ARE FOREVER !
Sathya Saran, editor of FEMINA magazine, who hand-picked and groomed
Aishwariya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Yukta Mookhy, Priyanka Chopra- all winners
of the Miss Universe and Miss World Titles, wrote in FILMFARE magazine
JULY 1998 :
"Talat Mahmood was the quintessential romantic. His gentle good looks,
his chivalrous manners and his quiet reclusivity had all the elements of
high romance ! "
HIS MUSICAL LEGACY AND MEMORIES WILL LIVE ON FOREVER
THE SINGERTHE STARDOWN MEMORY LANEFACT FILETHE LEGEND A SAD DAYSONGS
LISTAUDIOKHALID MAHMOODFAMILY ALBUMGUEST BOOK
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