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Madan Mohan (composer)

Madan Mohan, Iraqi-Indian composer and director (died 1975)

Born
June 25, 1924
Died
July 14, 1975
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1924

About Madan Mohan (composer)

Madan Mohan Kohli, better known as Madan Mohan, was an Indian music director of the 1950s, 1960s and the 1970s. He is considered one of the most melodious and skilled music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly remembered for the immortal ghazals he composed for Hindi films. Some of his best works are with singers Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Talat Mahmood, and these were the three singers he had worked with most of his career. Madan Mohan's first time working with Hemant Kumar was for the film Dhoon 1953. Madan Mohan's first time working with Kishore Kumar was for the film Ada (1951) which featured 2 songs of Kishore Kumar. He was very fond of singing, and so in 1947 he got his first chance to record two ghazals penned by Behzad Lucknawi, Aane Laga Hai Koi Nazar Jalwa Gar Mujhe and Is Raaz Ko Duniya Jaanti Hai.

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Madan Mohan (composer) timeline

  1. He was very fond of singing, and so in 1947 he got his first chance to record two ghazals penned by Behzad Lucknawi, Aane Laga Hai Koi Nazar Jalwa Gar Mujhe and Is Raaz Ko Duniya Jaanti Hai.
  2. Madan Mohan's first time working with Kishore Kumar was for the film Ada (1951) which featured 2 songs of Kishore Kumar.
  3. Madan Mohan's first time working with Hemant Kumar was for the film Dhoon 1953.

The world when Madan Mohan (composer) was born

Madan Mohan (composer) was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Madan Mohan (composer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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