Shankar Jaikishan’s love affair with the accordion began with their first movie, Barsaat, and continued through their career. It featured in the majority of their compositions, playing a significant role. Whether it was in the prelude, interlude, postlude or counter melody, the accordion gave that special touch to a SJ composition. Hence, one could easily identify […]
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When you think of Shankar and Jaikishan, we think of how similar or dissimilar they are in their personalities. Shankar was named after Lord Siva and Jaikishan after Krishna. True to their names, like Siva, Shankar was the haughty one of the two. Jaikishan was the cool and jovial one like Krishna. We may compare Shankar, to the sun, and Jaikishan, to
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Shankar Jaikishan and Shailendra came together to work for their maiden venture, Barsaat, under the RK Films banner. Their combination was a runaway success and they never looked back. From then on, along with Hasrat Jaipuri, the foursome became the most successful group that made history in the entertainment industry. Not only were they professional associates,
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It was that fateful day when two young musicians, Shankar and Jaikishan, met at director Chandravadan Bhatt’s office, in search of work. They did not get hired by him, but soon became the busiest music composers of their time. They struck an immediate friendship that lasted their life. Shankar was the mentor, music partner, guardian, guide, adviser, big brother
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