The young tabla player, from suburban Hyderabad, followed his lifetime dream to make a living in Mumbai, the entertainment capital of the country. His destiny landed him in a job at the famous Prithvi Theater, headed by the legendary patriarch of the Kapoor family who won hearts of millions through his work on stage and […]
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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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Written by Jitendra Motavar A man who was a magnificent composer, a prolific musician with mastery over a dozen of instruments including tabla, piano, accordion, sitar etc, a wrestler, a dancer, an artist well versed with indian classical and western music styles, a strict disciplinarian; a man who along with his equally magnificent companion, ruled
SHANKAR JAIKISHAN – 1975 Onwards… Part 1 of 6 : Prologue Read More »
(Prologue and songs No. 1 to 15 are detailed in the Part 1) Written By – JITENDRA MOTAVAR16. Sayonara sayonara… Love In Tokyo (1966) partially inspired by a light music orchestral piece “In a Persian market” composed by Albert Ketelby in 1920Analysis: Just the first half of the mukhda tune has been inspired from a
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