Mahendra Kapoor
Comes Live In Delhi
It was a name that spelt magic. Mahendra Kapoor was one of the leading
playback singers who dominated the Golden Age of Hindi Film music along with
Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar. His evergreen hits like Chalo ik Baar, Neele
Gagan ke Tale, Tum Agar Saath Dene ka, Lakhon Hai Yahan Dilwale and many more
still echo in the hearts of music lovers across the globe. Actor Manoj Kumar,
on whom a great part of his songs were picturized,is known to have said, “he is
the voice of the nation” for his patriotic songs ranging from ‘Mere Desh Ki
Dharti’ to ‘Mere Rang De Basanti Chola’ and ‘Bharat ka Rehne Wala Hoon’ among
others. On stage, dynamic Mahendra Kapoor would win the hearts of thousands of
listeners with his rich vibrant voice and dazzling showmanship.
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| Ruhaan Kapoor & Sidhant Kapoor |
On December
18, Mahendra Kapoor will come back to regale the audiences through his son,
Actor - Singer Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor at the 125th year celebrations of Delhi
Bar Association. “My father had performed 25 years ago for the Delhi Bar
Association at their 100th year celebrations and now, it is a great honour
for me to perform for the honourable judiciary of our country. I shall sing
some of my father's immortal songs as a humble tribute to him,” says Ruhan Kapoor
who has performed live with his father at some of the most iconic venues around
the world including the Royal Albert Hall in London (UK), The Centre in
Vancouver(Canada) and The Sun City (South Africa) among many others. Blessed by
his late legendary father with a 'voce melodiosa’ Ruhan still continues to
enthrall audiences at live music concerts. Apart from this, Ruhan has also been
getting an amazing response for the singles he recently released online. The
last one which was a version of his father's classic 'Bhool Sakta hai Bhala
Kaun' has the music lovers raving about his melodious voice and the inherited
vocal timbre.
Having recently
returned from his live tour, Ruhan shall now perform some gems from Mahendra
Kapoor’s hits for senior judiciary members at Tees Hazari grounds, Delhi on the
Quasquicentennial year of Delhi Bar Association. Ruhan will be joined by worthy
composer son Sidhant, who just
returned from London having completed his masters in music composition from
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and is the third generation of musicians
in the Kapoor family
About SidhantKapoor
Being born in a family traditionally rich in
music, Sidhant had the privilege of learning music from his grandfather
MahendraKapoor and was in turn inspired to chalk out his own journey in the
realm of music. . He was trained by PanditMurliManoharShukla and Jazz exponent
Sir Xavier Fernandes. He started composing music at an early age for companies
in the UK and in USA. His music was well-received by the BBC, Discovery
channel, Animal Planet and others of the ilk. He has also worked with
Netherland films, New Zealand films, Norwegian films, Australian films and
Polish films.
During his post-graduate studies Sidhant worked
on incorporating Hindustani musical elements in his compositions for western
instruments, and in his experimental works he wrote graphic scores which can be
adapted to the raga chosen by the performer.
His winning composition based on Ansel Adams'
photography was praised by Michael Adams (son of Ansel Adams). Among his
projects at Trinity Laban was an opera based on an Indian mythological story -
Birth of Ganesha, which was extoled by prominent classical composers Dr.
Deirdre Gribbin and Dr. Stephen Montague.
About RuhanKapoor
Son of a music legend, RuhanKapoor woke up to
the melodious sounds of Indian classical music. At the age of nine, he started
learning classical music from PanditTulsidaas Sharma, UstadChoteIqbal, Ustad
Anwar Hussain and PanditMurliManoharShukla, who belonged to different Gharanas
of Hindustani music.
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