Published 11:44 IST, May 13th 2020

This is how songs for epic 'Mahabharat' were recorded by Mahendra Kapoor: WATCH

A fantastic song that is beautifully sung by the legendary Mahendra Kapoor. Have a look at this rare recording video of Mahabharat songs feat. yesteryear singer

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Mahendra Kapoor, very popular Indian playback singer, whose career spanned five decades in industry. He was an integral part of BR Chopra's popular Television saga Mahabharat. Any episode of epic show was incomplete without a 4 line verse in Mahendra Kapoor's voice, summing up important situations occurring in episode.

Mahendra Kapoor's collection of songs extended to 25,000 songs in various regional langus, including table and memorable hits like 'Chalo Ek Baar Phir Se Ajnabi ban ayen hum Do' from film Gumrah, 'Neele Gagan Ke Taale' from film Hamraaz, and in various langu. Interestingly, both se songs are also from B.R. Chopra films.  It is also kwn that Mahendra Kapoor's unforgettable patriotic songs 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti', in Maj Kumar's film Upkaar became iconic. Below, we bring to you a rare video of that has captured on-going recording for one of verses for Mahabharat.

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Mahabharat song's rare recording video of Mahendra Kapoor, Watch here

You can see singer Mahendra Kapoor along with music Director prepping up for a recording. y can be seen discussing pitching of verse. As you can see from video, a lot of people were involved in making music for this great epic.

Here is ar rare Youtube video, in which Mahendra Kapoor is singing Mahabharat title song. It is always said by devotees and fans that to make B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat famous, music played an important role. A fantastic song that is beautifully sung by legendary Mahendra Kapoor. Watch this video here-

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In year 1972, Mahendra Kapoor was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India & National Award. Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar but soon moved to Mumbai. According to reports, Mahendra Kapoor was inspired at an early by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi, but soon he started learning classical music under or well-kwn classical singers like Pt.Hussanlal, Pt. Jagannath Bua, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan, Pt.Tulsidaas Sharma.

 Mahendra Kapoor has also sung & covered almost every variety and genre of songs such as Patriotic, Romantic, Bhajans, Qawwalis, Naats, etc.  "MAHABHARAT" title song has been a considerable fear in his already crowned cap. Also, watch this rare interview of popular singer Mahendra Kapoor in which he is expressing his views on how he used to get nervous before his recordings, but that nervousness would get him clear all his problems and levels of success in life. 

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11:43 IST, May 13th 2020