Mahendra Kapoor Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Playback Singer
Nationality	British Raj, India
Date of Birth	09/01/1934
Age	90 years
Birthplace	Amritsar

Physical Stats & More

Height	180 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	St Xavier's School
College/University	St Xavier's College

Personal Life

Date of Death	27/09/2008
Place of Death	Mumbai, India
Death Cause	Heart attack
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Hometown	Mumbai
Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Mother

Shano Devi (Shanti)

Spouse

Pravinlata Kapoor

Children

Son	Ruhan Kapoor
Daughters	Benu Anu Purna

Career

Debut	Playback singer: Aadha Hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi (Song)/ Navrang (Film)
Last Film	Tawaif (1984)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Padma Shri (1972) National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (1968) for the song 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti' from the movie Upkar Award for the song 'Chalo Ek Bar' (1964) from the movie Gumrah Award for the song 'Neele Gagan Ke Tale' (1968) from the movie Hamraaz Award for the song 'Aur Nahi Bus Aur Nahi' (1975) from the movie Roti Kapda Aur Makaan Mian Tansen Award (1967) from the movie Sati Nari for the song 'Tum Nacho Ras Barse' Life Time Achievement Award (2000) Madhya Pradesh State Award (2002) Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award (2008)

Favourites

Singer	Mohammed Rafi
Food	kheema matar biryani butter chicken

Some Lesser Known Facts

Mahendra Kapoor never smoked.
He abstained from drinking alcohol.
At a young age, he found inspiration in Mohammed Rafi.
His son Ruhan Kapoor is involved in acting and singing.
Mahendra Kapoor holds the distinction of being the initial Indian playback singer to record English tracks.