Music director duos are a singular Bollywood characteristic, and plenty of have turn out to be iconic.

On this particular sequence, Dinesh Raheja explores outstanding music duos, and their dynamics.

Additionally Learn:
The Shankar-Jaikishan story
The Laxmikant-Pyarelal story

 

Kalyanji-Anandji

IMAGE: Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan within the track Salaam-E-Ishq from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar.

Within the Nineteen Seventies, Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and R D Burman obtained nearly all the foremost banners.

However even a decade earlier, Okay-A had spiritedly matched batons with giants from the Golden Age like Naushad, Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman and O P Nayyar, and nonetheless etched out a spot within the pantheon for themselves.

Manmohan Desai’s Raj Kapoor starrer Chhaliya (1960) was their large breakthrough.

Thereafter, the Okay-A reputation was unequivocally recognised as a stamp of high quality music in blockbusters comparable to Johny Mera Naam, Sachha Jhootha, Don and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar in addition to in additional soulful scores for Saraswatichandra, Safar and Kora Kagaz.

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with Kalyanji-Anandji. {Photograph}: Form courtesy Movie Historical past Pics/Instagram

After Tridev (1989), the duo handed on the baton to Kalyanji’s son Viju Shah.

When his elder brother died in 2000, Anandji targeting non-film music albums and in fostering new singing expertise together with his troupe, Little Stars.

Now in his 90s, the musician livens up chief visitor duties on tv reveals together with his wit and knowledge, and even does a spot of rearranging tunes.

However composing movie music stays forsaken.

Pictures curated by Satish Bodas/Rediff