Nitin Mukesh

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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Nitin Mukesh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1950|06|27}}
| image = NitinMukesh.jpg
| caption = Nitin Mukesh in March 2013
| image_size =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Nitin Mukesh Mathur
| instrument = Vocalist
| genre = [[Playback singer|Playback Singing]]
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1970–2000
| website =
}}

'''Nitin Mukesh Mathur''' (better known as ''' Nitin Mukesh''') is an Indian [[playback singer]] known for his work as a [[playback singer]] in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Straight answers born on 1951|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/straight-answers/articleshow/1129462.cms |work=The Times of India |date=1 July 2005 |access-date=12 June 2008 |first1=Manjari |last1=Sabharwal}}</ref> as well as [[Bhajans]]. He has toured internationally, including to the [[United States]] in 1993,<ref>{{cite news |title=Songs From India's Silver Screen |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-958569.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020074720/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-958569.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 October 2012 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=3 August 1993 |access-date=12 June 2008 }}</ref> and a world tour in 2006 with his show ''Kal Ki Yaadein''<ref>{{cite news |title=Nitin Mukesh mesmerises Houston audience |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16058571_ITM |work=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=24 July 2006 |access-date=12 June 2008 }}</ref> as a tribute to his father.<ref>{{cite news |title=President, Bollywood mourn death of Hrishida |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-27/india/27829653_1_film-maker-film-industry-hrishikesh-mukherjee |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723181723/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-27/india/27829653_1_film-maker-film-industry-hrishikesh-mukherjee |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 August 2006 |access-date=12 June 2008 }}</ref>

Nitin's son [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]] is an actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=An oft-repeated con game |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/29/stories/2007092960060200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018160842/http://hindu.com/2007/09/29/stories/2007092960060200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 September 2007 |access-date=12 June 2008 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

Nitin Mukesh worked with notable music directors like [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]], [[R. D. Burman]], [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]], [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Rajesh Roshan]], [[Nadeem-Shravan]], [[Anand-Milind]] during the 1980s and 1990s. He voiced for actors like [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Jeetendra]], [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Jackie Shroff]] and others.

== Songs by film ==
* "My Name Is Lakhan" (''[[Ram Lakhan (1989 film)|Ram Lakhan]]'')
* "Dil Ne Dil Se Kaha" (''[[Aaina (1993 film)|Aaina]]'')
* "Is Jahaan Ki Nahin" (''[[King Uncle]]'')
* "Chandi Ki Cycle" (''[[Bhabhi (1991 film)|Bhabhi]]'')
* "Paisa Bolta Hai" (''[[Kala Bazaar]]'')
* "Krishna Krishna" (''[[Kishen Kanhaiya]]'')
* "Tu Mujhe Suna" (''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'')
* "Jaisi Karni Waisi" (''[[Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni]]'')
* "So Gaya Yeh Jahan" (''[[Tezaab]]'')
* "Kasam Kya Hoti Hai" (''[[Kasam (1988 film)|Kasam]]'')
* "Tune Mohe Taka" (''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]'')
* "Chal Gori Pyar Ke Gaon Mein" (''[[Mulzim]]'')
* "Woh Kehte Hain Hum" (''[[Dariya Dil]]'')
* "Zindagi Har Kadam" (''[[Meri Jung]]'')
* "Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi" (''[[Kranti]]'')
* "Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar" (''[[Noorie]]'')
* "Wafa Na Raas Aayee" (''[[Bewafa Sanam]]'')
* "Duma Dum Mast Kalandar" (''[[Naakabandi]]'')
* "Mere Khayal Se Tum" (''[[Balmaa]]'')
* "Zindagi Ka Naam Dosti" (''Khudgarz'') (1987)
* "Hey Re Dayamay Apni" (''Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani'') (1970)
* "Teri Jheel Si Gehri Aankhon"<ref>{{cite news
| title = Best With Kishore Sahu as a Playback Artist
| url = http://redmux.com/song/teri-jheel-si-gehri-ankhon-men/
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180112010101/http://redmux.com/song/teri%2Djheel%2Dsi%2Dgehri%2Dankhon%2Dmen/
| access-date = 8 January 2018
| publisher=RedMux.com
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 12 January 2018 }}</ref> (''Dhuen Ki Lakeer'') (1974)

== Work with other singers ==
Nitin Mukesh started his career in the late 1970s and has sung hit duets with notable singers like [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] and [[Alka Yagnik]]. Some of the songs are:

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Song !! Movie !! Co-singers
|-
| "Hey Re Daya Main"
| ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' (1970)
| [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Kranti Title Song"
| ''[[Kranti]]'' (1981)
| [[Manna Dey]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]]
|-
| "Chana Joor Garam"
| ''[[Kranti]]'' (1981)
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|"Zindagi Ki Na Toote"
| ''[[Kranti]]'' (1981)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|"So Gaya Yeh Jahan"
| ''[[Tezaab]]'' (1988)
| [[Shabbir Kumar]] and [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| "My Name is Lakhan"
| ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989)
| [[Mohammad Aziz]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
|-
| "Tu Mujhe Suna"
| ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989)
| [[Suresh Wadkar]]
|-
| "Mata Tere Dar Pe"
| ''[[Hum Se Na Takrana]]'' (1990)
| Shabbir Kumar, Shailender Singh and [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
|-
| "Hum Pyar Karte Hai"
| ''[[Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare]]'' (1992)
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
|"So Gaya Yeh Jahan"
|''[[Bypass Road (film)]]'' (2019)
|[[Jubin Nautiyal]]
|}

== Personal life ==
Nitin Mukesh's father is the singer [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], who was a [[Mathur (subcaste)|Mathur]] [[Kayastha]] from [[Delhi]], while his mother, Saral Trivedi, is a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] [[Shrimali Brahmins|Shrimali Brahmin]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nH1HBxdA1UIC&q=Singer+mukesh+hindu&pg=PA316 |title = Urdu/Hindi: An Artificial Divide: African Heritage, Mesopotamian Roots, Indian Culture & Britiah Colonialism|isbn = 9780875864389|last1 = Khan|first1 = Abdul Jamil|year = 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIsBeVv1qDE&t=884|title=Exclusive : Neil Nitin Mukesh & Nitin Mukesh In Conversation With Karan Thapar|date=23 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nitin Mukesh looks back at his late father Mukesh's illustrious journey! |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nitin-mukesh-looks-back-at-his-late-father-mukeshs-illustrious-journey-28972-1.html |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=Filmfare |date=20 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering Mukesh: The man with the golden voice |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/remembering-mukesh-the-man-with-the-golden-voice/15558173 |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=Mid Day |date=22 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=1042471|name=Nitin Mukesh}}

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[[Category:Gujarati people]]
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