Which Indian playback singer sang the title song in the 1965 Hindi film Mahabharata?
Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. Rafi was notable for his voice and versatility; his songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor, lip-synching the song on screen in the movie. Between 1950 and 1970, Rafi was the most sought after singer in the Hindi film industry. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.
List of songs recorded by K. L. Saigal K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947) was an Indian singer-actor who acted and sang in Hindi and Bengali films and was active from 1932-1947. He is cited as the first "superstar" of Indian Cinema with films like "President", "Devdas" and "Street Singer" leaving an impact on Hindi film music. He sang a total of 185 songs which included film, non-film, ghazals, Hindi/Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil and Persian songs. However, only 170 songs still survive. Saigal was introduced to B. N. Sircar by R. C. Boral and Pankaj Mullick, who had met him at an impromptu evening singing session. Sircar cast Saigal in his debut role as the main lead in "Mohabbat Ke Ansu" (1932). The same year he acted in "Zinda Lash" (1932), and "Subah Ka Sitara" (1932), both films were produced by Sircar's New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta and directed by Premankur Atorthy.