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Sahir Ludhianvi, whose real name was Abdul Hayee (October 25, 1921-1980) was a popular Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms but mostly known for being one of the most important Bollywood lyricists. Sahir Ludhianvi - Early Years. Sahir was born in Ludhiana, in the present day Indian Punjab. He belonged to a wealthy family but when his father married for the second time, Sahir and his mother left his father, both living a life of poverty. Sahir went to Khalsa High School in Ludhiana and later to Gover ...

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• Sahir Ludhianvi - Early Years
• Sahir Ludhianvi - Poetry lyrics and Bollywood
• Sahir Ludhianvi - Famous works
• Sahir Ludhianvi - Bollywood songs
• Sahir Ludhianvi - Published collections of Urdu poetry

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Udit Narayan is a well established playback singer in the Hindi Bollywood industry. Born in Birgunj Nepal, Udit Narayan began his career by singing Maithili and Nepali folk songs for Radio Nepal in the early 1970s. In 1978, he moved to Mumbai on a music scholarship. In Mumbai he trained in Indian classical music for six years at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. He got his first break in 1980, when noted music director Rajesh Roshan asked him to do a song for the Hindi movie Unees Bees. But the actual success story of his care ...

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In 1969, Shakti Samanta produced the movie Aradhana with newcomer Rajesh Khanna. The composer was Sachin Dev Burman and he had divided songs equally among his favorite singers - Kishore, Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. Kishore sang the romantic duet Kora kagaz tha yeh man mera with Lata. S D Burman fell ill before he could record all the songs. He had already created the tunes for the songs Roop tera mastana and Mere sapnon ki rani. R D Burman took the responsibility of completing the recording. In doing so, the tunes ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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S D Burman composed music for 89 movies. Agneepath (1990) had an uncredited song composed by him - Nazar lagi raja tore bangle par from Kalapani (1958). He also sang as a playback singer for about five movies for which he composed music. He also sang for one of the songs of Amar Prem (1971), a film whose music was composed by his son, Rahul Dev Burman. S.D.Burman's compositions have been mainly sung to a large extent by the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Dutt (wife of Guru Dutt and a playback singe ...

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Sachin Dev Burman, Sachin Dev Burman - Early days, Sachin Dev Burman - Music career, Sachin Dev Burman - 1930s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1940s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1950s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1960s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1970s, Sachin Dev Burman - Singing style

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Asha Bhosle - O P Nayyar. Music director O P Nayyar's association with Asha Bhosle is part of the Bollywood lore. When her talent was not recognized by anybody in Bollywood, O P Nayyar recognized her potential and gave patronage to her. He was the composer who first gave Asha Bhosle her own distinct identity. Many people speculate about a romantic relationship between the two. O P Nayyar first met Asha Bhosle in 1952, at the music recording of Chham Chhama Chham. [5See also:

Asha Bhosle, Asha Bhosle - Brief biography, Asha Bhosle - Four hit films, Asha Bhosle - Partnership with music directors, Asha Bhosle - O P Nayyar, Asha Bhosle - Khayyam, Asha Bhosle - Ravi, Asha Bhosle - Sachin Dev Burman, Asha Bhosle - Rahul Dev Burman Pancham, Asha Bhosle - A R Rahman, Asha Bhosle - Other composers, Asha Bhosle - Non-Bollywood music, Asha Bhosle - Private albums, Asha Bhosle - Concerts and collaborations with foreign artists, Asha Bhosle - Awards, Asha Bhosle - Rivalry with Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle - Personal Life, Asha Bhosle - Footnotes and References

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Kamal Haasan made his screen debut with Kalathur Kannamma at the age of 5. 16 Vayathinile, in which he co-acted with Rajinikanth, established him as a popular actor. However, he got his break with K. Balachander's Telugu hit Maro Charithra. Besides Tamil, he has also performed in movies in the Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. He started his film career with an interest in movie direction, but under the influence of his mentors turned to acting. He did a few commercial movies for a major part of his career, an ...

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Kamal Haasan, Kamal Haasan - Early life, Kamal Haasan - Acting career, Kamal Haasan - Awards, Kamal Haasan - Career as a film producer, Kamal Haasan - Personal life, Kamal Haasan - Filmography, Kamal Haasan - Actor - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Producer - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Writer - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Miscellaneous Crew - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Director - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Himself - filmography

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Jagjit Singh - Early Years. His association with music goes back to his childhood days when he was twelve. He learnt music under Pandit Chaganlal Sharma for two years in Ganganagar, later for six years under Ustad Jamaal Khan of Sainia Gharana, under whom he learnt forms of Indian Classical Music such as Khayal, Thumri and Dhrupad. He was willing to learn from lesser known but talented musicians throughout his college days. The Vice Chancellor of Punjab and Kurukshetra University, Late Professor Surajbhan encoura ...

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Jagjit Singh, Jagjit Singh - Family and Education, Jagjit Singh - Career, Jagjit Singh - Early Years, Jagjit Singh - Rise of Jagjit Singh, Jagjit Singh - Awards, Jagjit Singh - Discography

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R D Burman gave music for 245 movies and a TV series Subah (1987). R D Burman did playback in eighteen movies composed by him. He was famous for unique, grunting bass singing style. He also acted in the film Bhoot Bungla (1965)and 'Pyar ka Mausam'(1967). Rahul Dev Burman - 1950s. R D Burman started his career as assistant to his father, Sachin Dev Burman. He assisted his father in Chalti ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Kaagaz ke Phool (1959). His first film as a music director was Guru Dutt's Raaz (1959). However the film was shelve ...

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Rahul Dev Burman, Rahul Dev Burman - Initial years, Rahul Dev Burman - Music Career, Rahul Dev Burman - 1950s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1960s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1970s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1980s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1990s, Rahul Dev Burman - 2000s, Rahul Dev Burman - Foreign collaborations and Private albums, Rahul Dev Burman - Personal life, Rahul Dev Burman - Music style, Rahul Dev Burman - Discography

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Sahir's poetry reflected the mood of the age. His poetry, similar to that of Faiz Ahmed Faiz (who was already an established poet when Sahir came of age), had the same lyricism and forcefulness. Sahir also participated in various mushairas and was a crowd-puller. But while Faiz was to appeal to the intelligentsia, Sahir's poetry was to flower as lyrics in the Bombay film industry where it found the medium t ...

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Sahir Ludhianvi, Sahir Ludhianvi - Early Years, Sahir Ludhianvi - Poetry lyrics and Bollywood, Sahir Ludhianvi - Famous works, Sahir Ludhianvi - Bollywood songs, Sahir Ludhianvi - Published collections of Urdu poetry

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Kamal Haasan made his screen debut with the Tamil movie Kalathur Kannamma at the age of 5. 16 Vayathinile, in which he co-acted with Rajinikanth, established him as a popular actor. However, he got his break with K. Balachander's Telugu hit Maro Charithra. Besides Tamil, he has also performed in movies in the Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada languages. He started his film career with an interest in movie direction but under the influence of his mentors turned to acting. He did a few commercial movies for a maj ...

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Kamal Haasan, Kamal Haasan - Early life, Kamal Haasan - Acting career, Kamal Haasan - Awards, Kamal Haasan - Career as a film producer, Kamal Haasan - Personal life, Kamal Haasan - Filmography, Kamal Haasan - Actor - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Producer - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Writer - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Miscellaneous Crew - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Director - filmography, Kamal Haasan - Himself - filmography

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Sahir's poetry reflected the mood of the age. His poetry, similar to that of Faiz Ahmed Faiz (who was already an established poet when Sahir came of age), had the same lyricism and forcefulness. Sahir also participated in various mushairas and was a crowd-puller. But while Faiz was to appeal to the intelligentsia, Sahir's poetry was to flower as lyrics in the Bombay film industry where it found the medium ...

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Sahir Ludhianvi, Sahir Ludhianvi - Early Years, Sahir Ludhianvi - Poetry, lyrics and Bollywood, Sahir Ludhianvi - Famous works, Sahir Ludhianvi - Bollywood songs, Sahir Ludhianvi - Published collections of Urdu poetry

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Kumar was born in a Bengali family as Abhas Ganguly, in the small town of Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. His father Kunjalal Ganguly was a lawyer and from a middle-class family, whereas his mother Gouri Devi was of a wealthy background. Kumar was the youngest of four children born to his parents. Ashok Kumar was the eldest son, followed by Sati Devi, the only daughter in the family. Next was Anoop Kumar, a ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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The songs for which Kishore kumar won his filmfare awards: 1969 Roop tera mastana - Aradhana 1975 Dil aisa kisi ne mera toda - Amanush 1978 Khaike paan banarasu wala - Don 1980 Hazar Raahen - Thodisi Bewafaii 1982 Pag ghungroo baandh meera - Namak Halaal 1983 Agar tum na hote - Agar tum na hote 1984 Manzilen apni jagah - Sharaabi 1985 Saag ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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Kishore Kumar followed his elder brothers' footsteps and came to Mumbai to pursue a career in films as a singer. At this juncture, Anoop's career was stalling as his singing was not as strong as his acting (this was an era where actors who could also sing were in great demand.) On a visit to Austria Anoop bought some records to help him improve his vocal skills. On a later occasion, back in India, he was reportedly entering his home when he heard yodelling emerging from a room. Annoyed, he is said to have thundered "Who touched my records?" ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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After his wife Madhubala's death in 1969, there was a lean patch in Kishore's career. Most of his films as an actor flopped. Very few of his songs from this phase are memorable - Zaroorat hai, Zaroorat hai (Manmauji - 1962), penned by Rajinder Krishan and composed by Madan Mohan) stands out from this period. Mohammed Rafi and Mukesh were the favorites of most music composers, so Kishore never got to sing very good songs. A few of his songs picturized on Dev Anand and composed by S D Burman, got him recognition - Gaata rahe mera dil (Guide 1965, a duet ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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Asha's house is situated in Peddar Road area of Mumbai. She has three children and five grandchildren. The eldest of her three children is Hemant Bhosle (named after Hemant Kumar), who initially dabbled in music direction but then quit to become a pilot. Asha's daughter Varsha, who is younger than Hemant, works as a columnist for The Times of India and Rediff. The youngest child is Anand Bhosle, who has studied business and film direction. He manages Asha's career. Her grandson, Chaitanya (Chintu) Bhosle (Hemant's son) also ventured in the w ...

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Asha Bhosle, Asha Bhosle - Brief biography, Asha Bhosle - Four hit films, Asha Bhosle - Partnership with music directors, Asha Bhosle - O P Nayyar, Asha Bhosle - Khayyam, Asha Bhosle - Ravi, Asha Bhosle - Sachin Dev Burman, Asha Bhosle - Rahul Dev Burman Pancham, Asha Bhosle - A R Rahman, Asha Bhosle - Other composers, Asha Bhosle - Non-Bollywood music, Asha Bhosle - Private albums, Asha Bhosle - Concerts and collaborations with foreign artists, Asha Bhosle - Awards, Asha Bhosle - Rivalry with Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle - Personal Life, Asha Bhosle - Footnotes and References

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Kishore's son Amit Kumar was already a popular singer in 1980s, thanks to patronage by R D Burman and Rajesh Roshan. But Kishore was still around, singing for established and young heroes alike. Kishore Kumar and Amitabh had some misunderstanding in mid-1980s. Kishore was producing a movie and Amitabh (who was a Bollywood deity by then) was supposed to do a guest-appearance in the movie. Amitabh arrived at the shoot, but left after few minutes, asking his secretary to tell Kishore that he wouldn't act in the movie. Kishore got upset and deci ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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Kishore Kumar married four times, to Ruma Guhathakurta (1950 - 1958), Madhubala (1960 - 1969), Yogeeta Bali (1975 - 1978) and Leena Chandavarkar (1980 - 1987). His son Amit Kumar also became a singer in much the same genre, if not quite with his father's success. Kishore's second son Sumit Kumar has also been a playback artist. ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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Kishore never wanted to act, but he was too afraid to rebel against his elder brother Ashok Kumar, who was hell-bent on making him a popular Bollywood hero. After his initial films flopped, Kishore decided that he would act so badly in the forthcoming movie that no producer would ever again ask him to act in a movie. As a result of this decision, Kishore started acting in a strange, funny way. But instead of rejecting him, movie buffs were delighted to see a hero who could make them laugh. His style was a welcome change from the sober, roman ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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Dev Anand and S D Burman continued their musical partnership in Prem Pujari (1970). Sharmilee (1971), Abhimaan (1973), Mili (1975, completed by R D Burman) and Chupke Chupke (1975) are other classics from this period. S D Burman went into coma while recording the song Badi sooni sooni (sung by Kishore Kumar) for the film Mili. He died ...

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Sachin Dev Burman, Sachin Dev Burman - Early days, Sachin Dev Burman - Music career, Sachin Dev Burman - 1930s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1940s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1950s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1960s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1970s, Sachin Dev Burman - Singing style

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