- S. Mohinder
Infobox Person
name = Mohinder Singh Sarna aka S. Mohinder
image_size = 170px
caption = S. Mohinder onDecember 25 ,2004
birth_date = birth date and age|1925|09|08
birth_place =Sillanwali , Punjab,India
death_date =
death_place =
occupation =Retired Mohinder Singh Sarna (aka S. Mohinder) was born in a small town called
Sillanwali in 1925. At the time the city was located in theMontgomery District ofPunjab (British India) . Mohinder’s father Sujan Singh Bakhshi was a sub-inspector in the police forces.His father was transferred and the family moved to a comparatively larger city Lyallpur,
British India nowFaisalabad , inPakistan , where young Mohinder in the 1930s started an apprenticeship with an accomplishedSikh religiousvocalist Sant Sujan Singh .He honed his skills for several years in accordance with classical music in the tutelage of
Sant Sujan Singh . Initially he strived to be a singer. Later his family moved toSheikhupura (now in Pakistan), close toNankana Sahib , the birth place of the founder ofSikhism (Guru Nanak ).He later received his further training in classical music from legendary Sikh religious musician
Bhai Samund Singh . Frequent transfers of his father kept the family on the move. Since Mohinder’s education suffered, his father enrolled him inKhalsa High School during the 1940s in the village Kairon inAmritsar .In 1947, the rest of his family moved to
East Punjab inIndia . The love for classical music brought S. Mohinder toBenares , the Mecca of Indian Classical Music. After some years of grooming S. Mohinder, moved toBombay (nowMumbai ), the centre of the film industry. His first successful film was "Nili"(1950), which was musical hit but a film disaster.Mohinder Singh eventually moved to become a music director in
Filmistan Studio, which was churning out films. He composed music under them for almost half a decade.Filmography
*"Nili" (
1950 )
*"Paapi" (1953 ) as S. Mohindar
*"Shahzada" (1955 )
*"Naata" (1955 )
*"Shirin Farhad" (1956 ) aka "Shirin and Farhad"
*"Khoobsurat Dhokha" (1959 )
*"Do Dost" (1960 )
*"Picnic" (1966 )
*"Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai" (1969 )
*"Man Jeete Jaq Jeet" (1973 )
*"Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam" (1974 )External links
* [http://www.apnaorg.com/articles/mohinder/ S. Mohinder Soulful Musician]
* [http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/indexes/music/s._mohinder.html Songs of S. Mohinder]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595994/ IMDB S. Mohinder]
* [http://downmelodylane.com/smohinder.html Down Melody Lane: Composers]
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