Remembering MADAN MOHAN on his Birth Anniversary There is something really sophisticated about his music which has a timeless pull. It is not surprising that due to this quality his work has endured much after he passed away.He was born on 25 June 1924 in Baghdad and started His Film career started as an assistant to Shyam Sunder and also with SD Burman, notably in Do Bhai (1947) and Munimji (1955) .His first Film as an independant composer was ANKHEN in 1950.His next film was "Adaa" which saw the beginning of a long lasting collaboration with Lata Mangeshkar; who would go on to sing for many of his films. Two of composed songs from "Sharabi" "Sawan ke maheeney mein" and the classic song "Kabhi na Kabhi koi na koi toh aayega", both filmed on Dev Anand are among the most well known renditions of the renowned singer Mohammad Rafi