Personal info
Known for
Music Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
24 February
Location
Punjab, India
Edit pageS. Mohinder
Biography
Bakshi Mohinder Singh Sarna (24 February 1925 – 6 September 2020), known professionally as S. Mohinder, was an Indian music composer.
In 1947, the rest of his family moved to East Punjab in India. His love for classical music brought S. Mohinder to Benares, the Mecca of Indian Classical Music. After some years of grooming, S. Mohinder moved to Mumbai, the center of the film industry. His first successful film was Nili (1950), which was a musical hit but the film was a disaster at the box office.
Mohinder Singh eventually managed to become a music director at Filmistan Studio, which then was making films. He composed music for them for almost half a decade. In the early 1980s, he migrated to the US, often attending meetings with local music enthusiasts to offer his insights into the 1990s and early 2000s. He returned to Mumbai, India in 2013.
According to his daughter Nareen Chopra, he was helped in his career development by Suraiya, film producer and director K. Asif, S. Mukherjee, and Madhubala. His daughter also added that he was close to Madhubala's family and Prithviraj Kapoor.
