Babla Mehta

Babla Mehta
Born
Babla Mehta

Delhi, India
Died(2025-07-22)July 22, 2025
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Composer
  • Audio Engineer
Years active1989-2025

Babla Mehta was an Indian film playback singer, composer, and audio engineer hailing from Delhi, India. His career, which began in the late 1980s, was primarily focused on playback singing for Bollywood films, specializing in bhajans and Indian classical music genres. Mehta has recorded over 250 songs and released 10 solo albums throughout his career.

Career

Babla Mehta gained prominence in the 1990s as a playback singer in Bollywood. His notable contributions include songs in films such as Tahalka (1992), Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahi (1991), and Jeene Do (1990). He has collaborated extensively with music directors including Nadeem-Shravan, Rajesh Roshan, Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik. His debut song in Hindi films, "Tere Mere Hoton Pe," featuring Lata Mangeshkar, marked a significant milestone in his career.


Beyond playback singing, Babla Mehta has ventured into composition. Notably, he set to music four poems authored by former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, which were performed live on Vajpayee's birthday in New Delhi.

Babla Mehta is recognized for his dynamic live performances across various countries, including India, Canada, the United States, South Africa, and several European and Asian nations.

Live albums and shows

Below is the list where Babla Mehta's songs were used (Bollywood movies), as well as his albums and live shows from various countries.

Filmography

Chandni (1989)

Jeene Do (1990)

Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991)

Sadak (1991)

Naamcheen (1991)

Beta (1992)

Tahalka (1992)

Janam Se Pehle (1994)

Pyar Ka Rog (1994)

Nazzar (1995)

Aatank Hi Aatank (1995)

Albums

Zuban Pe Dard Bhari Daastan (1987)

Mukesh ki Yaadein (Vols. 1-10) (1988)

Live Shows

Babla Mehta started as a stage artist. His live show audience spans continents to the West Indies, USA, Canada, UK, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand, and the Middle East:

Bhajan Albums

References

  1. ↑ "Singer Babla Mehta, know as Voice of Mukesh, dies in Mumbai". India Today. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Babla Mehta - Biography - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ↑ "Babla Mehta – Seasonal Bollywood Singer with close resemblance to Mukesh's magical voice". 26 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hindi Devotional And Spiritual Song 'Bajrang Baan' Sung By Babla Mehta | Hindi Bhakti Songs, Devotional Songs, Bhajans and Pooja Aarti Songs | Babla Mehta Songs | Hindi Devotional Songs". The Times of India.
  5. 1 2 "Noted Singer Babla Mehta, The Voice of Mukesh pays tribute to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee". 21 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Musical All-Rounder, Babla Mehta".
  7. ↑ "Babla Mehta, Concerts, Musical Live Shows".