LEGENDARY MUSIC DIRECTOR PYARELAL SHARMA..80+

Today is 81st Birthday of veteran music director of our Indian Cinema (from famous duo Laxmi-Pyare)..Pyarelal Sharma!

 

Famous music director duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

He started playing violin at young age in film studios at Mumbai & then met mandolin player Laxmikant Kudalkar in 'Sureel Kala Kendra' music academy run by Mangeshkar family!

 

After assisting to few music directors they started giving music with name.. Laxmikant-Pyarelal! And in 1963 their first music directed film released - 'Parasmani' and its song "Hasata hua noorani chehera.." became popular!

Then film 'Dosti's (1964) big success gave appropriate start to friends - Laxmikant-Pyarelal! After that 'Farz' (1967) was this music director duo's first golden jubilee hit! Almost four decades of musical journey they - composed songs for 635 films...and gave many melodious songs like.."Jyot se jyot jagate chalo.." ('Sant Dnyaneshwar'), "Sawan ka mahina.."('Milan'), "Bindiya chamakegi.." ('Do Raste'), "Ek banjara gaye.." ('Jeene ki Rah'), "Ek pyar ka nagama hai.." ('Shor'), "Na chahu sona chandi." ('Bobby'), "Mere dil mein aaj kya hai." ('Daag'), "Hamko tumse ho gaya hai pyar.." '('Amar Akbar Anthony'), "Dafaliwale.." ('Sargam'), "Hum bane tum bane.." ('Ek Duje ke Liye') & "Tu mujhe kubool.." ('Khuda Gawah').

Pyarelal Sharmaji playing violin!

 

They won Filmfare Awards seven times..in these includes 'Dosti' (1965), 'Milan' (1968), 'Jeene ki Raah' (1970), 'Amar Akbar - Anthony' (1978), 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram' (1979), 'Saragam' (1980) & 'Karz' (1981).

I am remembering nice meeting Pyarelal Sharmaji!..Such a good human being too!

Happy birthday Pyarelal sahab!!

- Manoj Kulkarni