In addition, his other compositions like 'Wo Chup Rahen To' from the film Jahan Ara (1964) and 'Maine Rang Li Aaj Chunariya' from Dulhan Ek Raat Ki (1966) are two similar examples. Two of his composed songs for Sharabi - 'Sawan ke maheeney mein' and 'Kabhi na Kabhi koi na koi toh aayega', both filmed for Dev Anand are among the most well known renditions of Mohammed Rafi. He scored his first big break with the film Aankhen in 1950, which marked the beginning of a long lasting collaboration with Mohammed Rafi, his next film was Adaa which saw the beginning of a long lasting collaboration with Lata Mangeshkar both would go on to sing for many of his films. Burman for Do Bhai, and Shyam Sundar in Actress.

Between 19, he assisted music composers S.D. In 1948, he got his first opportunity to sing a film duet Pinjare Mein Bulbul Bole and Mera Chhotasa Dil Dole with Lata Mangeshkar under composer Ghulam Haider (composer) for the film Shaheed, though these songs were never released or used in the film. Soon after, in 1948 he recorded two more private ghazals penned by Deewan Sharar, Wo Aaye To Mahfil Mein Ithlaate Huye Aaye and Duniya Mujhe Kahti Hai Ke Main Tujhko Bhoolaa Doon. He was very fond of singing, and so in 1947 he got his first chance to record two ghazals penned by Behzad Lucknawi, Aane Laga Hai Koi Nazar Jalwa Gar Mujhe and Is Raaz Ko Duniya Jaanti Hai. In 1947, he was transferred to All India Radio, Delhi where he worked for a short period. During these days he would also compose music for programmes to be broadcast on All India Radio. In 1946, he joined the All India Radio, Lucknow as Programme Assistant, where he came in contact with various artists such as Ustad Faiyaz Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Begum Akhtar, and Talat Mahmood. He served there for two years until end of World War II, when he left the Army and returned to Mumbai to pursue his musical interests. He joined the Army as a Second Lieutenant in the year 1943.

At age 17, he attended the Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun where he completed a year's training. In Mumbai, at the age of 11 years, he started performing in children's programmes broadcast by All India Radio. Some time later, his family moved to Mumbai where he completed his Senior Cambridge from St. During his stay at Lahore, he learnt the basics of classical music from one Kartar Singh for a very short period, however he never received any formal training in music. He attended local school in Lahore for the next few years. He was left in the care of a grandparent while his father went to Bombay to seek business opportunities. After 1932, his family returned to their home town of Chakwal, then in Jhelum district of Punjab, British India. Born on 25 June 1924, at Baghdad where his father Rai Bahadur Chunilal Kohli was working as an Accountant General with the Iraqi Police forces, Madan Mohan spent the early years of his life in the Middle East.

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