It is almost impossible for any person to remain successful for over two decades. That feat was achieved by the legendary Shankar Jaikishan who enjoyed unrivaled success from their debut movie Barsaat in 1949 till the untimely death of Jaikishan in 1971. The Barsaat album broke all records in sales to help the movie have […]
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When Shankar Jaikishan debuted in Barsaat, no one ever knew that these two young men would become the leading composers of their time. With their maiden movie Barsaat creating history by being a runaway hit, Shankar Jaikishan’s career was established with them being the most sought after of all composers. Signing up SJ for music
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On creation of their famous banner, Shankar Jaikishan formed a pact as to always collaborate in their work and never reveal their individual contribution to their music. They lived by that pact made in 1949 and continued with it even after Jaikishan’s death in 1971 until Shankar’s in 1987. The other condition was that the
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A man who hires someone to work for him is an employer. He pays him to meet his requirements. Similarly, a producer of a movie is an employer with the on screen actors and behind the seen technicians are his employees. Movie making is a high stake gambling. A producer invests large sums of money
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“Shankar Jaikishan were the best thing to happen to film music.” “Wouldn’t call myself a music buff, but I do enjoy listening to good music. As a young lad, I would walk into this music store called Rhythm House in south Mumbai to pick up records. Actually, I could not afford them, but I
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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
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The South Indian producers and directors have had a long love affair with Shankar Jaikishan music and so did the southern music lovers who enjoyed Hindi music as much as, or even more than, their counterparts from other parts of the country. Many a times, they re-produced super hits of the Telugu versions in Hindi
The Shankar Jaikishan and Lekhraj Tandon association had to happen since they were indirectly involved with each other. While the composer duo were working at Prithvi Theater, the apprentice was an assistant at the theater company. Tandon had met the maestros several times before they came together with Professor which was a super duper hit
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Shankar Jaikishan were the most versatile composers that hailed during the Golden Age of the Hindi Cinema and remain the undisputed Emperors of Hindi Music. Their versatility has reflected in their work during their entire career which spanned more than three and a half decades. With their deep knowledge and talent in music, their wide
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Shankar Jaikishan are the reason we are all here together today. Their music attracted us, enthralled us and kept us spell bound for the past seven decades and more. Besides being great musicians, they were great human beings as well. Well liked by their producers and directors for their professionalism, they were the envy of
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