FAMILY ALBUM
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Young and handsome Talat
Mahmood was the heart-throb of the nation and he
had no dearth of girls, from beautiful movie-stars to sophisticated
Maharani's, practically throwing themselves at him vying
for his attention ! But his heart was stolen by a beautiful Bengali
girl called Latika Mullick. Latika had been a child star and had
starred in hit films like 'KASHINATH' and others. She was a great fan of
Talat's and was thrilled to meet him during one of his many trips to
Calcutta for his recording and acting sessions. Love soon blossomed and
the two decided to marry. But in those days it was unimaginable for
anybody to marry against the wishes of their parents and Talat was
worried that his orthodox father would throw a fit if he came to know
that Talat was planning to marry a Christian Bengali ! So Talat and Latika decided to marry on the
quiet ! However,
the Press soon got wind of the "quiet marriage" and within
days splashed stories of
their marriage, including photo's of the 'Nikahnama' or marriage
certificate, on the front pages of their publications ! Talat's
family in Lucknow came to know of his marriage when some well-meaning
family friends showed these Press revelations to them. His father
was upset but only for a very short while and soon gave his
daughter-in-law Latika, whose new married name was now Nasreen Mahmood,
his blessings for a happy married life. And so, this became a love story
that had a happy ending!!!
Talat and Nasreen
married
on 20th Feb 1951
and have two children: Khalid born in
1953 and Sabina born in 1959.
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Nasreen with Talat in a
press photograph just after their marriage
| Latika Mullick (Nasreen's name
before marriage) has the distinction of
being the youngest heroine in the Calcutta Film Industry,
just as Nutan is
considered the youngest heroine in the Bombay Film Industry. At age 13, Latika played the lead opposite Johar Gangooly
in "DOTANA" as his leading lady! Latika had entered the
Calcutta Film Industry as a child star and had starred in hits like "KASHINATH" and other films.
She continued starring in films till her
marriage to Talat after which she gave up acting. Latika has often been
compared to the American child star Shirley Temple - and was
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A 1961 press photo of Talat at home with
wife Nasreen, son Khalid and daughter Sabina
The most romantic singer of the country
in front of the most romantic symbol of love!
The singer who has sung the country's
most popular and ever-lasting love songs by the hundreds, spending a day
at the ultimate monument of love, TAJ MAHAL - 'King Of Ghazals" Talat
Mahmood and his wife Nasreen
taking in the grandeur of the TAJ MAHAL the greatest gift of love on
planet earth!
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Photographed by Khalid
On their 25th wedding anniversary, at home, Talat and Nasreen
cut a harmonium shaped cake presented to them by their son
Khalid and daughter Sabina !
Talat Mahmood always possessed an excellent
sense of humour ! On his concert tour of USA in 1968 a wall
hanging had been released which through the years became a catch phrase
for husbands in general. Talat was amongst the first of 'proud owners' to get this wall
hanging, seen in the picture above, on the wall just behind Talat.
Click this to
enlarge and see it !
 
Teddy photographed
by Khalid
The Talat Mahmood family portrait can never be
complete without their beloved family member 'TEDDY', the magnificent
Levine Spitz sitting in Talat's lap ! He was the darling of the
family and surely the most pampered pooch in the world !
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Talat and Nasreen holidaying at Beuona
Vista Park, Florida, USA
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Talat and Nasreen pose for a keepsake photo
with the "American Werewolf " at Universal Studio, Los Angeles
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Actress Saira Banu ( Mrs Dilip Kumar ) with
Mrs. Talat Mahmood
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Mrs. Talat Mahmood with close family friend Mrs. Manna Dey
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Talat with wife Nasreen on their wedding anniversary
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Father of Talat Mahmood
MANZOOR MAHMOOD
(1890 - 1955)
Talat Mahmood comes from a highly
respected and reputed ancestry. His father Manzoor Mahmood belonged to
Makhdoom Shah Bahaul-Haq of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar dynasty.
Manzoor Mahmood had the distiction of
accompanying the renowned Dr. Ansari on his famed Medical Mission to
Turkey in 1912. (Dr. Ansari was an Indian nationalist and
political leader - very close to Mahatma Gandhi and deeply involved in
the Indian Independence Movement and Khilafat Movement)
Manzoor Mahmood had the gift of a
powerful singing voice. He sang Allama Iqbal's famous 'tarana'
Chin-o- Arab Hamara Hindustan Hamara in a public meeting in Lucknow
where Allama Iqbal was also present. The crowds were overjoyed and
honoured Manzoor Mahmood by lifting him on their shoulders! A record of
this song in Manzoor Mahmood's voice was made.
Manzoor Mahmood also had the honour of
being a much respected and revered 'Sajjadanasheen' - caretaker to the
Makhdoom Shah Dargah in Amethi.
Manzoor Mahmood had 6 children (3 sons
and 3 daughters) All his children had extremely melodious singing
voices, but it was only Talat who was destined to become a Singing
Legend revered by millions around the world !
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A classic photo of MANZOOR MAHMOOD sitting on right with his 3 sons:
TALAT standing left, HAYAT (standing right) and KAMAL (sitting left)
Manzoor Mahmood with his entire family:
From left Manzoor, Kamal, Talat, Hayat, his wife Rafi-un-nissa.
In front are his daughters Azra, Khalida and Laila
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A rare 1983 photo of Talat
Mahmood with his aged mother and entire family of brothers, sisters,
nieces and nephews. (Talat and his son Khalid are circled)
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Khalid with his Dad and Mom having a rapturous
time
at Disneyland, USA |
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KHALID WITH WIFE REENA
Backstage in concert at New York
Enjoying the evening together on River Thames in
London
Out for a drive in New Jersey, USA
Outside The White House, USA
On the world famous shopping paradise Rodeo Drive,
USA
Khalid in his tastefully done up house surrounded
by photo's of his beloved father !
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KHALID MAHMOOD SINGS!
TALAT
FANS PACKED THE HALLS TO LISTEN TO KHALID MAHMOOD SING HIS LEGENDARY FATHER'S
HITS IN 'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM' CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD!!!
SEE THE 2 ALL-NEW FULL
LENGTH VIDEOS BELOW!!! |
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
BOSTON, USA
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
HYDERABAD
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FAMILY ALBUM -
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KHALID MAHMOOD
MARRIES REENA PANDE
The Mahmood and Pande family seen
together at the marriage ceremony.
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FAMILY FRIENDS DROP IN TO
WISH REENA & KHALID..... |
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Close family friend Manna Dey with
Khalid
&
Talat
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Puneet Issar and wife drop in to wish
Reena
and Khalid |
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Close family friend super-model Noyonika
Chatterjee
enjoying herself at the marriage celebration |
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The made-for-each-other couple enjoying the attention of
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Talat Mahmood seen with daughter-in-law Reena
outside a speciality store in Sedona, USA
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On his concert tour of England in
1979, Talat's lunch in his hotel's dining room was very gently but politely
interrupted by a man tapping him on his shoulder and saying, " I am
sorry to disturb you Talat Sahab, but I have been your fan all my life
and it is indeed a great honour for me to have this unexpected chance of meeting you here ". And
Talat Mahmood found himself looking up into the warm, respectful eyes of
none other than Zaheer Abbas, considered
by many to be the world's most stylish and graceful cricketer
! In turn, an
amazed Zaheer Abbas was thrilled to learn that this great singer
was an ardent cricket lover and a great fan of Zaheer's !
Nasreen, Sabina and Khalid join in for a photo with this
cricketing great.
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TALAT
MAHMOOD'S 70th BIRTHDAY AT HOME
Fans who became close friends of the
family ! On Talat Mahmood's 70th birthday,
close family
friend
Mr. V.N. Deshmukh (Joint Director of Intelligence
Bureau),
Mrs. Deshmukh and their daughter Rohini
share their love and respects for one of the
greatest singers the
century has ever produced !
Mrs. Talat Mahmood and Mrs. V.N.
Deshmukh enjoying a joke at the party
At the same party, Talat with
wife Nasreen & son Khalid & Isha |
Talat loved nature and his beautiful British style
sea front villa in the posh 'Queen of Suburbs' Bandra locality
in Mumbai at one time
had one of the most beautiful gardens in the city !
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TALAT IN ARIZONA, USA
Talat and Nasreen at the post concert party to
celebrate his stupendously
successful show in
Phoenix, Arizona, USA,
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Javed,
Nasreen, Talat & Anjum
Anjum with 'Mom' & 'Dad' in their Phoenix hotel room
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Anjum and Javed with their
children Asma and Basil, were a successful couple living
in Phoenix, Arizona. Being music lovers and in
particular, Talat Mahmood fans, they were thrilled when the Phoenix
concert promoters offered them a once-in-a-lifetime
chance to look after Talat and his family whilst on
his Phoenix leg of the tour. They started out a little
apprehensive about how this great living legend would
react to them, but on meeting him, they were completely
floored ! His simplicity, charm, grace and old world chivalry just took
their breath away and completely swept them off their feet
! They could not believe that a man this famous could be
so down to earth, simple and humble in his daily life.
Anjum, who had lost her father, told Talat that she felt
the same love and respect for him as she had for her own
father and from that day called him 'Dad' and Nasreen
'Mom'. True to her word, Anjum and Javed
looked after Talat and family like their very own. At
their request, the following year, Talat and family even
stayed at their lovely Phoenix home for a few days. In the
coming years Anjum and Javed with their kids flew down to
Mumbai to spend time with 'Dad' and 'Mom' and were Talat's
honoured guests staying with him at his beautiful seaside
terraced penthouse apartment in Bandra, Mumbai.
Talat, Khalid, Reena with Anjum, Asma & Basil in Arizona,
USA
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Talat and Javed, outside
the
'Ceasars Palace' in Las Vegas
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Talat Mahmood with Arizona show promoters Javed,
Nafisa & Abdul.
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Anjum in a keepsake photo with Khalid
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Anjum and Reena out shopping
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Talat, Nasreen and Khalid in 'Windy
City' Chicago,
with show promoter Khan and his lovely wife
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TALAT & KHALID
IN HOLLAND |
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Talat's Holland Concert
Tour was sponsored by Roshan Asgharali, whose entire family is a
big Talat fan !
Seen clockwise -
Mrs. Asgharali welcomes Talat to their video store, the largest of
it's kind in Holland;
Their son
congratulates Khalid on a wonderful performance the night before;
Khalid and Talat then join
the Asgharali's to a lovely dinner at
their house in Den Hague; Their daughter joins in for
a photo too. |
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KHALID MAHMOOD SINGS!
TALAT
FANS PACKED THE HALLS TO LISTEN TO KHALID MAHMOOD SING HIS LEGENDARY FATHER'S
HITS IN 'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM' CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD!!!
SEE THE 2 ALL-NEW FULL
LENGTH VIDEOS BELOW!!! |
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
BOSTON, USA
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
HYDERABAD
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CLICK HERE TO GO TO VIDEO
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FAMILY ALBUM - 3
Talat's parties were the
talk of town!
From the family album are
Press photo's of Talat Mahmood's party to celebrate his son Khalid's 4th
birthday. His family, friends and well-wishers make it an evening to
remember !
Talat with the love of his life, his son
Khalid
Little Khalid gets a helping hand from his
father to cut the huge cake!
On the left is Mrs. Sheila Madan Mohan with her daughter Sangeeta, famous
child star Baby Naaz, Mrs Talat Mahmood, Little Khalid, Talat, film producer
Yusuf Hassan and his wife
Friends for life!
From left: Character actor Manmohan Krishan whose friendship with Talat
started on the sets of film "AARAM" where Talat plays himself and
playing the tabla in the film is Manmohan Krishan, with his son Ram, Madan
Mohan who knew Talat from his Lucknow days with his daughter Sangeeta, Talat
holding on to son Khalid, Mrs Talat, Mrs Sheila Madan Mohan with son Sanjeev
in her arms and Mrs. Manmohan Krishan
Talat, little Khalid and music director
Vasant Desai
Posing for the benefit of the huge posse
of press cameramen at the party are Talat Mahmood,
top actor Shekher and music director Madan Mohan
Silver screens greatest star Nargis (sitting
on the chair) waits patiently for the star of the evening, little Khalid, to
come and give "Nargis Aunty" a hug! Others gently coaxing Little Khalid along
the way,
are actress Chand Usmani and Actress Baby Naaz
Actress par excellence and Talat's co-star
Mala Sinha takes it upon herself to feed little Khalid
at the party, whilst
little Khalid's mother is busy welcoming and looking after the
guests. Mala Sinha's father Albert Sinha was a very good singer and was very
appreciative of Talat's singing.
The Sinha's would drop in often to Talat's bungalow in Bandra and spend the
evening having
dinner! Talat's wife Nasreen who was a very good cook would exchange
recepies with Mala Sinha!
Talat welcomes long-time friend and close
buddy music director Madan Mohan to the party !
Next to Madan Mohan are the
film industry's top heavyweight musicians Enoch Daniels and
Van Shipley who
has the credit of introducing the electric Hawaiian guitar! On the left is
famous sound recordist B.N. Sharma
Little Khalid is having a "swinging time"
with Dilip Kumars sister Sayeeda, popular actress
Kamini Kaushal, litte Khalid and Talat's youngest sister Khalida.
Singer Hemant Kumar, Manmohan Krishan and
Talat Mahmood
Little Khalid gets pampered by the likes of
Dilip Kumar - the greatest name ever in Indian Cinema!
Dilip Kumar and his brothers and sisters were
very close family friends with Talat and his family. They would meet in each
others house regularly for lunches, dinners and parties.
Close friends! Famous film comedienne Agha,
Dilip Kumar, Mrs. Agha, Mrs. Talat and
Talat Mahmood having an enjoyable time!
Manmohan Krishan, Van Shipley and Talat
Mahmood with Little Khalid
Talat's absolutely brand new and top of the
line gramaphone system speaks volumes
about his interest in living his life king size and surrounding himself and
his family
with best the world had to offer!
He lived in the best locality the country had
to offer - Bandra West - the Hollywood of India!
His house was a British style mansion just in front of the sea! He enjoyed
taking a walk along
the seashore and spending time in his garden surrounded by the beauty of
flowers. His landscaped garden was tended to and looked after by a
professional horticultureist who came once a
week from Pune to instruct the gardeners.
Similarly, his love for cars is visible in
the fact that the last car he owned was a CIELO fully automatic version
which in the 90's was second only to the MercedezBenz car model.
His suits and clothes were especially stitched for him by the best tailors
in india or they
were made to order by him when he went abroad for concerts. At home he was
comfortable in a white crisp Kurta Pyjama.
For sports and keeping fit he would meet with
his friends like Dilip Kumar, Naushad and Rajender Kumar for a game of
badminton at the Bandra Gym. Later, when Otters Club on Carter Road opened
he was the first to join and become a founder member there.
Talat at Juhu beach with son Khalid for
magazine's photo shoot
Talat with son Khalid
Talat crowns his son Khalid as his next
musical successor!
Talat with son Khalid
Talat with son Khalid
Talat seen
with his best buddies at a Calcutta party !
From left: Mohan Saraiya, Shyam Sunder Khaitan, Ranjit Sinha and Talat party the
night away!
Talat relaxing at home with
son Khalid, daughter-in-law Reena, his wife Nasreen
Khalid and Talat photographed
in Philadelphia, USA
Khalid with his father
Talat Mahmood
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A loving and caring father's letter to a
son.... a picture-postcard sent by Talat to
Khalid whilst on concert tour of Europe in '68, telling him how much he is
missing his family and reminding his son not to miss his studies !
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Talat Mahmood goes
shopping in Pheonix, Arizona
TALAT MAHMOOD
PHOTOGRAPHED IN HOLLAND
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KHALID MAHMOOD SINGS!
TALAT
FANS PACKED THE HALLS TO LISTEN TO KHALID MAHMOOD SING HIS LEGENDARY FATHER'S
HITS IN 'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM' CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD!!!
SEE THE 2 ALL-NEW FULL
LENGTH VIDEOS BELOW!!! |
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
BOSTON, USA
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
HYDERABAD
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CLICK HERE TO GO TO VIDEO
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FAMILY ALBUM - 4
Talat Mahmood's Music Room
TALAT MAHMOOD'S MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER AUTOGRAPH
THE LOVELY SEA VIEW FROM TALAT'S TERRACE PENTHOUSE APARTMENT
IN THE POSH
SUBURB OF BANDRA IN MUMBAI
THE GARDEN CHAIRS ON TALAT'S TERRACE WHERE HE WOULD LOVE TO
SIT AND ENJOY
THE VIEW AND SERENITY
THE SILVER DISC PRESENTED BY EMI IN 1961 MAKING TALAT MAHMOOD THE FIRST
EVER
SINGER ON THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT TO BE THUS HONOURED
SILVER DISC PRESENTED BY EMI IN 1994 HONOURING TALAT ON HIS 70TH
BIRTHDAY
A VIEW OF TALAT'S MUSIC ROOM SHOWING THE NEATLY STACKED COLLECTION
OF HIS
CD'S, RECORDS, CASSETTES AND BOOKS
ANOTHER VIEW OF TALAT'S MUSIC ROOM SHOWING THE NEATLY STACKED
COLLECTION OF HIS
CD'S RECORDS AND CASSETTES
SOME OF TALAT MAHMOOD'S AWARDS ON DISPLAY
SOME MORE OF TALAT MAHMOOD'S AWARDS ON DISPLAY
THE FIRST AWARD ON THE RIGHT IS THE 'LATA MANGESHKAR PURASKAR' AWARDED
TO TALAT MAHMOOD IN 1995
A SECTION OF TALAT'S HUGE CASSETTES COLLECTION
TALAT WAS FOND OF READING AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THE VARIED CHOICE OF
SOME OF TALAT'S NOVELS COLLECTION
TALAT'S LOVE FOR URDU AND MASTERY OVER THE LANGUAGE WAS WELL KNOWN.
HERE ARE SOME OF HIS COLLECTION
WHICH WERE PRESENTED TO HIM BY THE
AUTHORS AND POETS THEMSELVES
SOME CURIOS CAN BE SEEN WHICH TALAT PICKED UP ON HIS FOREIGN TOURS
TALAT USED THE HARMONIUM ON THE LEFT WHEN DOING HIS 'RIYAZ' OR SINGING
PRACTICE AT HOME
THIS WAS TALAT'S FAVORITE CONCERT HARMONIUM AND HAS TRAVELLED THE
WORLD WITH HIM.
IT'S A FOLDING HARMONIUM AND CAN BE FOLDED AND CLOSED
LIKE A SUITCASE. NEXT TO IT IS TALAT'S 'TANPURA'
TALAT'S MAIN CONCERT HARMONIUM IS ON THE LEFT AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE
BACK-UP HARMONIUM WHICH WENT ALONG ON EVERY CONCERT TRIP IN CASE THE
MAIN
HARMONIUM DEVELOPED ANY PROBLEMS. BOTH ARE THE FOLDING TYPE AND
CAN CLOSE
INTO A TRAVEL SUITCASE
THIS IS TALAT'S CONCERT SONG BOOK WHICH HE CARRIED WITH HIM TO ALL
HIS
CONCERTS. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS THE SONG "AISE TOOTE TAAR KE MERE
GEET
ADHURE REH GAYE" FROM THE FILM 'GAWAYYA' IN TALAT'S OWN HANDWRITING
A SINGING GENIUS AND A TRUE LEGEND
A VIEW OF TALAT'S MUSIC ROOM
NOTICE THE BLACK TROPHY AWARDED TO TALAT ON HIS COMPLETION OF 50 YEARS
IN
THE MUSIC WORLD
THE MUCH REVERED AND RESPECTED 'PADMABHUSHAN AWARD' PRESENTED BY
THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA
THIS PHOTO SHOWS LEFT TO RIGHT:
THE ORNATE BELL PRESENTED TO TALAT BY KING OF NEPAL
THE WHITE STATUETE PRESENTED BY MAHARANI OF RAJPIPLA
AN ORNATE DAGGER PRESENTED BY THE CATHAY PACIFIC AIRLINE IN DUBAI
THE LOVELY CARPET PRESENTED BY KING ZAHIR SHAH OF AFGHANISTAN
TALAT'S FAVORITE ARMCHAIR
THE HOME MOVIE CAMERA TALAT BOUGHT IN 1968 ON HIS USA CONCERT TOUR
THE HATS TALAT USED IN HIS PUBLICITY PHOTO'S FOR HIS WEST INDIES CONCERT
TOUR
TALAT WAS AN AVID PHOTOGRAPHER AND THIS IS HIS YASHICA ELECTRO 35 WHICH
DURING IT'S TIME OF RELEASE WAS THE MOST ADVANCED CAMERA OF IT'S TIME
TALAT'S SENTIMENTAL FAVOURITE !
This watch was gifted to Talat in 1990 by his son Khalid after Khalid
returned from England to celebrate the stupendously successful release of
his music album "King Of Hearts". It was a very tiny gesture of "Thanks"
from a grateful son to his ever loving father, whose blessings had helped
him immeasurably in achieving this level of success. For Talat, it was a
very emotional and sentimental moment to see his son record this
success on his own in life. Ever since then, inspite of having a huge
stock of some of the worlds best watches, Talat only wore this watch till
his death in 1998. Not only was Talat a great singer, he was also a great
father and a greater human being.
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KHALID MAHMOOD SINGS!
TALAT
FANS PACKED THE HALLS TO LISTEN TO KHALID MAHMOOD SING HIS LEGENDARY FATHER'S
HITS IN 'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM' CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD!!!
SEE THE 2 ALL-NEW FULL
LENGTH VIDEOS BELOW!!! |
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
BOSTON, USA
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'EK SHAAM TALAT MAHMOOD KE NAAM'
HYDERABAD
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CLICK HERE TO GO TO VIDEO
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