Mohammed Aziz is a Multilingual Indian Singer known for his great songs including My Name Is Lakhan, Aap Ke Aa Jane Se, Mera Karma Tu, etc.
Biography/Wiki
The legendary singer, Syed Mohammed Aziz-un-Nabi, was born on 2 July 1954 (age 64 years; at his death) in West Bengal. Her loved ones used to call her by the name, ‘Munna.’ He is a Bollywood, Odia, and Bengali playback singer. The famous singer, Mohammed Rafi, became Aziz’s inspiration. He started singing when he was a child. He is often regarded as the heir to Mohammed Rafi.
It’s hard to believe that Aziz has sung around 20k (20,ooo) songs in his lifetime. Besides, there are hundreds of Bhajans and Sufi songs sung by him. His duets with some veteran female singers like Asha Bhonsle, Anuradha Paudwal, and Kavita Krishnamurthy, were loved and appreciated by the audience.
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Mohammed Aziz is one of the few singers, who can sing on the 7th note (Saatwan Sur), for example, his song “Saare Shikawe Gile Bhulaa Ke Kaho.”
Family & Religion
Mohammed Aziz was born into a Muslim Family in Guma, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. He was married at the time of his death. His daughter’s name is Sana Aziz. He follows Islam.
Career
He started his career by singing in a restaurant called, Galib, in Kolkata. He made his Bengali debut with the film, ‘Jyoti’ and ‘Amber’ became his Bollywood debut in the year, 1984. In 1985, when Anu Malik offered him the song, Mard Taangewala, from his film, Mard, it proved to be a breakthrough song in his career.
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Mohammed Aziz’s voice is often mistaken for Shabbir Kumar’s. Many famous music directors including Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Naushad, Rahul Dev Burman, Bappi Lahiri, and Anu Malik, started approaching Aziz after his songs gained momentum among the audience. He is a well-known face in the Odia industry; because he worked in that industry for a long time and sang many bhajans too. Since 1967, he has staged shows all over India and outside India. In the 80s, Aziz gave some of the best songs of his career that are still remembered today, such as My Name is Lakhan, Apke Aa Jane Se, Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka, etc.
It was music director, Laxmikant Pyarelal, who recognized his talent and also worked with him in many films. After Laxmi, Aziz’s career took a U-turn as other music directors preferred other singers like Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, etc over Mohammed Aziz. He gave his voice to many iconic actors like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Govinda, Mithun Chakraborty, etc.
Award
- He has been awarded with BFJ Award, thrice, in Kolkata.
- He also received the Mother Teressa International Award.
- Awarded with Aashirwaad Award, twice, in Mumbai.
- He was honored with an Award from the former President of India, “Gyani Zail Singh” for excellence in music.
- He was also nominated twice for the best male playback singer award.
Controversy
In 2017, Mohammed Aziz posted a 5-minute long video in which he was seen slamming Karan Johar. A dialogue from Karan’s film, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, delivered by Anushka Sharma’s character about the legendary singer, Mohammed Rafi; “Rafi, Woh Toh Gate Kam The Aur Rote Jyada The,” hurt Aziz’s feelings. Aziz condemned the humiliating statement in Johar’s film.
Death
On November 27, 2018, the legendary singer, Mohammed Aziz, died of a heart attack in Nanavati hospital, Mumbai. He was 64 years old at the time of his death.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
