Death Anniversary: Talat Mahmood made the world crazy with his ghazals

Talat Mehmood, the classy singer and actor, was born on 24 February in Lucknow. Talat learned classical music under Pt. Bhat at Marris Music College, now Bhatkhande College, Lucknow. Talat started singing on Akashvani at the age of 16, no one could have captured the pain of romance better than Talat - The Man with Silken Voice.  

Talat Mahmood left an indelible mark on the hearts of people

If the romantic longing of the human heart could be given audible form, it would be Talat's voice to feel how Talat's voice is whispering the window to pain and pine Shelley's lines - 'The pleasure that is in sorrow is sweeter than 'Pleasure of happiness' is an apt summary of Talat's singing.

In 'The sweetest are those songs we sing in the tone of pain', Talat's subdued voice comes alive and depicts a lover consoling a grieving girl. 'If we go, where should we go', 'I become a picture', 'Sham e Gham Ki Kasam', 'You are in my memory', 'Phir same evening, same sorrow', 'O my heart, go somewhere else', 'Listen to me who gives me life' ' Like Ratna, these are the songs of the time when melody was king, Talat is immortal and will remain so.