When you think of Raj Kapur,the name of Mukesh automatically comes in our mind as the voice of Raj Kapoor. Raj was convinced that only the voice of Mukesh suited him, so in all the films that he produced or directed, he used to try using Mukesh for his songs. However,as a true Professional, if he were to work for some other producer or under a different Director, he followed the policy of strict Non-interference. So, in such films, we see other singers giving playback to Raj Kapoor, depending on the choice of the producer or director.
After Mukesh, Manna Dey was the alternate voice of Raj Kapoor. Remember the songs Pyaar hua ekraar hua, Ye raat bheegi bheegi, A ja sanam madhur chandni mein hum and many more songs.Manna Dey later sang for Raj Kapur in Parvarish (Masti bhara hai sama), Dil Hi To Hai (Laga chunari mein daag), Mera Naam Joker (Ae bhai zara dekh ke chalo). It is creditable that all the Manna Dey songs, though few in number, acquired iconic status.
Mohammad Rafi also sang for Raj Kapoor. I have come across at least five films in which the songs on Raj Kapur are in the voice of Rafi. You will be surprised to know that in Andaz (1949) Mukesh sang for Dilip Kumar and Rafi sang for Raj Kapoor the duet Milnewale kahin ulfat mein juda hote hain. is one of them.Next film was Dastan released in 1950 in which Surraiya starred with Raj Kapoor the famous song Tara Ri Aara Ri was sung by Rafi.
There was a film Amber (1952) starring Raj Kapur and Nargis music was given by Ghulam Mohammad a beautiful duet with Lata, which would rank among the best of Ghulam Mohammad and the best of Rafi-Lata duets. The song is" Hum Tum Yeh Bahar" Another film was Paapi released in 1953 remember the song "tera kaam hai jalna parvane".There was a film Do Ustaad (1959)starring Raj Kapur, Madhubala and Music by OP Nayyar "Dil Ka Makaan"
Song from Andaz (1949)
Song from Dastan (1950)
Song from Amber (1952)
Song from Paapi (1953)
Song from Do Ustaad (1959)
Song from Do Ustaad (1959)
Talat sang a total of ten songs for Raj Kapoor in 4 films, as following-
| S No. | Song | Movie (Year) | Director | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Armaan bhare dil ki lagan hai | Jaan Pehchan(1950) | Fali Mistry | Khemchand Prakash |
| 2. | Main hoon dil ek armaan bhara | Anhonee(1952) | K A Abbas | Roshan |
| 3. | Mere dil ki dhadkan kya bole | Anhonee(1952) | K A Abbas | Roshan |
| 4. | Sama ke dil mein hamaare | Anhonee(1952) | K A Abbas | Roshan |
| 5. | Main paagal mera manawa paagal | Ashiana(1952) | B. Trilochan | Madan Mohan |
| 6. | Mera qaraar le jaa | Ashiana(1952) | B. Trilochan | Madan Mohan |
| 7. | Dil matwala lakh sambhala | Bewafa(1952) | M L Anand | A R Qureshi |
| 8. | Kaam hathon ka hai | Bewafa(1952) | M L Anand | A R Qureshi |
| 9. | Tu aaye na aaye | Bewafa(1952) | M L Anand | A R Qureshi |
| 10. | Tum ko fursat ho meri jaan | Bewafa(1952) | M L Anand | A R Qureshi |
One can see from the above list that 7 out of the 10 Talat songs had been Hits-that is 70%- in those days and they are Talat lovers’ favourites even today.
Kishore Kumar has also sung for Raj Kapur. The only film having this distinction is Pyar (1950), lyrics by Rajendra Krishna and composed by who else but SD Burman. Though there were many songs of Kishore Kumar for Raj Kapoor in the film, only audio is available.
Song from Jaan Pehchan(1950)
Song from Anhonee(1952)
Song from Anhonee(1952)
Song from Ashiana(1952)
Song from Bewafa(1952)
Kishore Kumar has also sung for Raj Kapur. The only film having this distinction is Pyar (1950), lyrics by Rajendra Krishna and composed by who else but SD Burman. Though there were many songs of Kishore Kumar for Raj Kapoor in the film, only audio is available.
Song from Pyar (1950),
