S. Mohinder

Bakshi Mohinder Singh Sarna (24 February 1925 – 6 September 2020), known professionally as S. Mohinder, was an Indian music composer. Mohinder's father Bakhsi Sujan Singh was a sub-inspector in the police forces. Later, his father also served in Sahiwal (old name Montgomery area). He was a student of a famous musician at that time in Sahiwal named Pandat Ratan Moorti who lived at Babay Wala Chowk.

His father Bakshi Sujan Singh was transferred and the family moved to a comparatively larger city Lyallpur, British India now Faisalabad, in Pakistan, where young Mohinder, in the 1930s, started an apprenticeship with an accomplished Sikh religious vocalist 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 to Sheikhupura (now in Pakistan), close to Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the founder of Sikhism (Guru Nanak).

He later received his further training in classical music from 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 in Khalsa High School during the 1940s in the village Kairon in Amritsar. S. Mohinder was fluent both in Urdu and Punjabi languages. It took him some time to learn the Hindi language.

Awards National Film Award as 'Best Music Director of the year' (1969) for film Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai (1969), a Punjabi-language film. Karwan (1956) Paataal Pari (1957) Sun To Le Hasina (1958) Naya Paisa (1958) Khoobsurat Dhoka (1959) Pardesi Dhola (1959) (Punjabi movie as a producer & music director) Bhagwaan Aur Shaitaan (1959) Do Dost (1960) Ek Ladki Saat Ladke (1961 with Vinod) Zameen Ke Tare (1960) Mehlon Ke Khwab (1960) Jai Bhavaani (1961) Baanke Saawariya (1962) Reporter Raju (1962) Zarak Khan (1963) Captain Sheroo (1963) Sarfarosh (1964) Bekhabar (1965) Sunehre Kadam (1966) Professor-X (1966) Picnic (1966) Gonind Darshan (1967) Documentary about Guru Gobind Singh Ji 300 years parkash purab Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai (1969) (He won the National Film Award for this Punjabi-language movie) Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973) (Punjabi movie) Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974) Punjabi movie Shabads And Shlokas Of Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh Ji Vol 1 Album had Various Artistes got 10 Tracks (1975) SHABAD GURBANI (1975) private album for singer KANWAL SIDHU Sis Ganj (1975) Guru Teg Bahadur - Hind Di Chadar) private album with Mahendra Kapoor, Manna Dey, S. Mohinder, Ragi Tirlochan Grewal Teri Meri Ik Jindri (1975) Papi Tarey Anek (1976) Punjabi movie Santo Banto (1976) Punjabi movie Laadli (1978) Punjabi movie Sukhi Pariwar (1979) Punjabi movie Fauji Chacha (1980) Punjabi movie Dahej (1981) Punjabi movie Shabads And Shlokas Of Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh Ji Vol. 2 private album with Mohammed Rafi, Neelam Sahni Label on Saregama Releasing on 06 Jan, (1985) Sandli (1985) Maula Jatt (1990) (Punjabi movie)