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Shankar Jaikishan and Asha Parekh, An Amazing Association

The composer duo and the actress had one of the most productiveassociations since their ten year combination produced ten movies.Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai (1961): Nasir Hussain’s breezy debut movie waswritten, produced and directed him. The runaway hit movie has DevAnand and Asha Parekh in the lead and a super album. Yet, he neverhad SJ

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Shankar Jaikishan and Their Mentor

When Shankar Jaikishan worked for Prithviraj Kapoor’s theater company, they developed a friendship with their boss’s son, actor/producer/director, Raj Kapoor. The latter was ready to launch his second movie, Barsaat, and was looking for a music composer. His father recommended Shankar. RK approached the musician and offered the job to him. Shankar told him that he wished to work with

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Shankar and Lata, Two Legends That created History

Shankar was working at Prithvi Theater when Raj Kapoor launched his second  movie, Barsaat. Upon his father’s advice, RK approached Shankar with an offer to compose music for his upcoming movie. Shankar agreed to do it provided that he take his friend, Jaikishan, too. RK suggested that Jaikishan could be his assistant which was unacceptable to Shankar. He said that he

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Shankar Jaikishan, Shailendra, Rafi-Music At Its Best

When a sensitive poet, a great composer/composers and an amazing singer got together, they produced versatile music at its best. There wasn’t a genre they have not touched or an actor they haven’t created songs for. Whether it was a philosophical song like, “Nanne munne tere mutt hi mein” in Boot Polish, a motivational song

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