Talat's voice has often been described as the softest male voice of the Indian sub-continent not only this, but his voice is also considered among the most soulful male voices ever heard in the Indian sub-continent.No other singer had such intellectually high-class and learned audience at the time with an exception of Manna Dey.Born in Lucknow to Manzoor Mahmood, Talat was musically inclined from a very young age and enjoyed all-night musicals where the biggest names in Indian classical music performed. Even his cancelled songs were immensely popular among them. Talat Mahmood was a playback singer and film actor famous for his rendition of ghazals.During the 1950s and 60s, Talat was the first choice of the high-brow literary and artistic community of Indian sub-continent, especially Urdu-speaking community.He can be described as the real founder of modern semi-classical and non-classical ghazal.Romantic and tragic were the moods he liked most and it was he who helped a great deal in shaping the style and method of modern ghazal singing. Although Talat's typical genre was Ghazal, he was an astoundingly brilliant film singer who sung innumerable fantastic film songs. MANEK PREMCHANDs exclusive 2 hour Interview of TALAT MAHMOODs singer son KHALID Shri L.K.He was particularly famous for singing soft and sombre semi-classical and non-classical ghazals, but the film songs sung by him are also considered critically flawless and outstanding.Talat was a very gifted singer in every sense.He was a born singer with an intuitive sense of beauty, charm and grace. Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 ) is considered one of the greatest male Indian non-classical and semi-classical singers. he had a unique, elegant and profoundly artistic style of singing. Talat Mahmood Ghazals From The Films - 3AEX 5018 - (Condition 85-90) - LP Record.Talat received Padma Bhushan in 1992, in recognition of his artistic contributions in the spheres of cinematic and ghazal music. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a great deal in acting.
He gave playback for Raj Kapoor in Jaan Pehchaan under the baton of Khemchand Prakash, Arman bhare dil ki lagan tere liye hai. One of Talat Mahmood’s most unforgettable songs is Meri yaad mein tum na aansoo. Naushad took Talat for Dilip Kumar in Babul and he sang hits like Khushi ke saath duniya mein, Husnwalon ko na dil do, and duets with Shamshad Begum, Duniya badal gayee meri duniya badal gayee and Milte hi nazar dil hua deewana kisi ka. Talat Mahmood’s ghazals till find takers 17 years after his death. In the same year, Talat sang two of his best numbers for composer Vinod in Anmol Ratan: Jab kisi ke rukh pe zulfein lehrane lagi and Shikwa tera main gaoon. He also insisted that I must include his daughter Sabina, who had migrated to Poland with her husband after marriage. In a couple of settings for filming, he narrated his life story, the low and high points of his career in Calcutta and Bombay, and arranged my interviews with Dilip Kumar Saab and Khayyam Saab. He welcomed the idea and promised to meet me in Bombay for further discussion. Talat had great regard for Anil da having made his debut as playback singer in Bombay.
On being introduced, Anil da told him that I wished to make a film on him. Talat Mahmood 'King of Ghazals' Talat Mahmood was born in a highly cultured but conservative family in Lucknow, India, on Feb. Next day, he was to meet Anil da, as he would invariably visit him as and when he was in town. Talat was in Delhi in April, 1992 to receive the Padma Bhushan from President R Venkataraman. Anil da assured me that I would meet him and he introduced me to the Ghazal Samrat at his residence a quarter century ago. Once I told him that I was keen to do a documentary on Talat Mahmood, but I had never met him. Anil da was primarily responsible for the career of singers Mukesh and Talat Mahmood. Given my ardent admiration for this maestro, I had produced and directed a documentary on him, and, later, I also wrote his award-winning biography, Ritu Aaye Ritu Jaye. I had a long association with Anil Biswas, my favourite music composer.