Music is a part of everyone’s lives. It’s the crux of everyone’s entertainment. Many artists live on through their music, but only a few artists get someone who sounds exactly identical and is able to perform live without changing a single note in their voice. In such terms, Mukeshmania found a soul to take over the mantle, Babla Mehta.
There are many masterminds behind each song, every artist holding a blank canvas, painting it with lyrics and rhythm to paint a beautiful symphony. A symphony to move us, inspire us, amplify our every thought and feeling. It's the musician that talks to us through lyrics, composition, and rhythm that makes us all avid listeners.
Every musician bags a lot of talent on his way to success. Some talents are inborn, whereas some are acquired over the years of experience. As hard work and talent combined forces, Singer Babla Mehta became an inevitable success in the music industry. His playback successes include hit films like Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, Tahalaka, Sadak, Jeene Do, Mayor Saheb and many more.
From being a stage artist, singing to a crowd of a few, to thousands, Babla Mehta has created a distant place for himself in the hearts of millions as he has performed on over 300 stage shows. His voice brings melody to music. It brings euphoria, nostalgia and loads of other emotions as it moves the soul of his audiences through his composition and music. He has performed on several continents spanning the West Indies, USA, Canada, UK, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand, and the Middle East apart from India
Among many talents, the most unusual talent that Babla Mehta bags is the similarity his voice to the voice of the Indian legend, Mukesh Mathur. The two legends, Babla Mehta and Mukesh Mathur hold a voice identical in ways that even a trained ear finds it indistinguishable.
He has recited over 250 songs of Mukesh assembled in 6 albums of duets and 10 solo albums. The glorious success of these albums has renowned Singer Babla Mehta as ‘the voice of Mukesh’ in the music industries core fabric. There are many artists who try to mimic others to accomplish and reach the top, but Babla Mehta has been bestowed upon by his audience as the Voice of Mukesh. This similarity gives Babla Mehta a greater purpose as a top singer and music director to serve. The sudden death of Mukesh in 1976 had created a void among his countless fans, Singer Babla Mehta was able to fill this void with grace and beauty of his voice.
No doubt Babla Mehta is the top music director and multilingual playback singer in Mumbai. Reciting classics by Mukeshmania as well as creating masterpieces generated from his very own musical talents Babla Mehta is a singer, composer and sound recordist par excellence whose music is the sheer melody that regales as well as touches the heart. Babla's stunning knowledge of sur, taal, and laya gives him the ability to make music alive.
