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[pinky]

Ek Naari Do roop(1973)

Lyrics:-Asad Bhopali(1,2) ,Naqsh Lyalpuri(3,4,5)

1, Dil ka soona saaz tarana - Mohammad Rafi

2, Hum hi jaane ek tore manwaa - Mohammad Rafi

3, Mere man pavan sang ud chal - Asha bhonsle

4, Tum samjho toh accha hai - Kisore kumar,Asha bhonsle

5, Zindgi mein sada muskurate raho - Asha bhonsle


Badnaam(1976)

Lyrics:- Asad bhopali(1,3) Naqsh Lyalypuri(2,4)


1, Bhaiyya phool mein phoolon ki daali - Asha bhonsle


2, Mehfil meri raaten meri - Asha bhonsle


3, Pahra hai yahaan pahra hamse na chhupa chehra- Asha Bhonsle Ganesh


4, Roko manaao vaah chala mera dilwar jaani mud ke Meena Patki, Mohammed Rafi

[HumTum]

SA RE GA MA PA (1972)
SURESH CHATWAL, NAZNEEN, RUBY, ALKA, PAINTAL, JAGDEEP, ROOPESH KUMAR
Produced By: SATYEN BOSE
Directed By: SATYEN BOSE
Music By: GANESH
COMEDY **



Ganesh was the younger brother of Pyarelal, and according to Kishore Desai(he played the famous mandolin piece of "Tum Bin Jaun Kahan" for Pancham), he was extremely talented, and is also the unacknowledged contributor to some famous Laksmikant Pyarelal compositions. Ishmail Darbar(Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas) also vouches for his genious. Ishmail Darbar trained under their father, Pandit Ramprasad Sharma and under Ganesh.

Thanks Madhavi sis for that piece of info.

[HumTum]

Great Pinky sis! Thanks for giving all the details of MD: Ganesh.

[pinky]

Great Pinky sis! Thanks for giving all the details of MD: Ganesh.

Welcome HT


G.S.Kohli



Bhai Bahen (1959)
Jaalsaaz (1959)
Lambe Haath (1960)
Mr. India (1961)
Faulad (1963)
Shikari (1963)
Char Dervesh (1964)
Namaste Ji (1965)
Adventure of Robin Hood (1965)
Naujawan (1966)
Do Matwale (1966)
Jung Aur Aman (1968)
Jaalsaaz(1969)
*****(1969)


This post has been edited by pinky: May 4 2008, 11:04 AM

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P.ADINARAYANA RAO ( 1918 - 1991 )


P.Adinarayana Rao gave music to two films in Hindi. But his contribution to the music field as a whole is enormous. A very shy man who shunned publicity, his work speaks for the quality he stood for. Infact a book written by him named " Bharatiya Sangeeta Saastram " is considered to be a bench mark in classical music.
There are many Indian music directors who have worked only in a few films.Yet very few have managed to leave such an unique signature on Indian film music as P. Adinarayana Rao has. Consider the fact that in a long career spanning over three and a half decades he scored music for less than thirty films. And it is a no mean accomplishment to capture the hearts of Hindi filmaudience with just two films Suvarna Sundari and Phoolon ka Sej .

Adinarayana Rao was born in 1915 in Kakinada (some sources place his yearof birth in 1918, in Vijayawada). He was introduced to the stage at a very young age of six, playing the role of "naarada" in the play: "Savitri"
under Rajarajeswari Naatya Mandali's baton. He went on to study classical music under Patrayani Sitarama Sastry, a prominent personolity of those days, in Saluru, a major center for music in the early decades of this century. Later he completed his matriculation from Kakinada. At age 12, with an impressive talent to play many instruments, and literary interests, he started working as a music composer and a play writer.


It is in veteran film maker B V Ramanandam's, "varudhini" (1946) he got hisfirst break in films. The oppurtunity came through S.V. Ranga Rao, nephew of Ramanandam and a YMHC member (incidentally this was the debut film for Rangarao too). Although he was initially assigned to write lyrics and compose music, professional differences led to the abrupt ending of theproject after recording just two songs, and he returned to Kakinada.

Later he worked for a couple of films writing lyrics and/or composing music,which include C. Pullayya's (another native of Kakinada), the highly successful, "Gollabhama" (1947, co-MD: Dinakara Rao), in which Anjali made her debut. The songs/verses from Gollabhama are a real delight to hear;chandamaama andamaina, priyatamaa!, bhoopati jampitin, valapu teniyalu,etc. They are in my opinion ahead of their time in terms of pace.
It is also relevant that Anjali Devi the heroine of Golla bhama ( milk maid ) married Adinarayana Rao soon enough after that film.
Its through "palleToori pilla" (1950), a film based on Sheridon's play:"Pijjaro", he became a full-fledged music director, thanks to his friend B A Subba Rao, who was making his directorial debut and went on to make a highly successful career. His adaptation of Spanish tunes - "dheera kampanaa" - with superb orchestration, and usage of Telugu folk melodies set new trends. Songs like: chiTapaTa chinukula duppaTi taDisenu, Saanta vanTi pilla lEdOyi (young Pithapuram Nageswara Rao singing this beautifully) were treats to music lovers. His next venture; "tilOttama" (1951) was a disappointment. Its music reached very few people since it was neither a commercial success at box-office nor were the songs released on records.

In 1949 he founded "Aswini Pictures" with Akkineni Nageswara Rao and makeupartist K. Gopala Rao, producing "maayalamaari" (1951, Tamil: Mayakkaari).Though it ran for 100 days, the music was only a moderate success.So was "annadaata" (1954), made on the same banner. He wrote some lyrics for "palletoori pilla" and "annadaata" too. "annadaata" also heralded thebeginning of the successful team with himself, ANR & Anjali (in lead cast)and Director Vedantam Raghavayya, which continued unbroken for more than a decade.

In 1951 he separated from Aswini banner and founded his own production house; "Anjali Pictures" making "paradESi" (1953, Tamil: Poongottai,with songs like: pilichindi kaluva puvvu - jikki, nEnenduku raavaali -
Jikki, Pithapuram, etc.) under the direction of L. V. Prasad. The superb compositions in big budget "anaarkali" (1955) and "suvarNna sundari(1957) that followed under this banner brought him tremendous recognition.Volumes can be written on these two great musicals. Though a couple of tunes were partly based on Ramachandra Chitalkar's tunes from Hindi version of "Anarkaali" (1953) rest showed his enormous creative talents. the rest showed his enormous creative talents. The song "raajasekharaa nee pai moju teera leduraa" still lingers on every one's tongue. So are: kalise nelaraaju kaluva chelini - Ghantasala, Jikki, sOjaa raajakumari - A. M. Rajah.

Suvarna Sundari was the high point in his career. It was a blockbuster hit running to full houses at all the places it was released for over 6 months. Described as the "Bible to box-office laws" by film critics, it showed the way to later day "formula" filmmakers. It had all the elements, in proper dosage, to attract all sections of film goers. "piluvakuraa alugakuraa, haayihaayigaa aamani saage, bommalammaa bommalu, Eraa manapaaTi dheerulevvaruraa" remain ever-green hits. The raagamaalika set to four Hindusthani Ragas made him very popular and won him many awards and recognition all over India! Some critics unfairly accused him of plagiarising "piluvakuraa" and "haayi haayigaa" tunes from Vasant Desai's
_milan hon kaise_ ("Dhuaan" 1953) and Anil Biswas's _ritu aaya, ritu jaaya_ ("Hamdard" 1953) respectively. But there is very little truth in that.
No one can deny the creative prowess in his works. Riding high on the success, he embarked on his second Hindi production:"Phoolon Ki Sej" (1964), based on Gulshan Nanda's novel: "andheri biran", with big starring. It turned out to be his last hindi film. This film virtually lead the couple to ruins, losing whatever they earned over 17 years. It was a major setback especially at a time when Anjali was considering her retirement from the films after acting in 100 films. Even melodious songs like: aa tu jaraa dil mein (Lata, Mukhesh), abhin jaa rasiya (Lata, Manna),pyar ko madhur madhur (Asha, Rafi), taronki aankhon ka (Lata) could not stop the disaster.

It took nearly a decade for the next 'big' hit from Adinarayanarao's house;"bhakta tukaram" (1973), portraiting the life-story of saint-composer Tukaram. This is yet another gem from the master with memorable songs like:ghanaa ghana sundaraa - Ghantasala, poojaku vELaayeraa - P. Susila, unnaavaa asalunnaavaa - Ghantasala, sari sari vagalu telisera - P.Susila etc. "alluuri seetaraama raaju" (1974), the life-story of revolutionary freedom-fighter, followed soon, making his name well-known to the next
generation of Telugus, gaining fame to both the producer/actor Krishna and Adinarayana rao himself. The whole audience waited along with the heroine for seetaramaraju while she was singing "vastaaDu naa rOju"
(P. Susila). SriSri's "telugu veera levaraa deeksha booni saagaraa" was immortalised by his tune and has become a classic patriotic song.
He never worked for any other production houses in the later period, except for film actor Krishna's productions.

His creation "mahaakavi kshEtrayy" (1978) is a testimony to his quest for perfection and authenticity. He travelled through the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, along with well known Telugu poet, historian and
film-writer Arudra, interviewing several dEvadaasis, who have been singing kshEtrayya padam-s for centuries. Unfortunately such thorough fieldwork, and compositions like: ashTa vidha naayika varNana, Sreepati sutu baariki (Ramakrishna), chedero naa saamiki (swapna sundari, famous danseuse) could
not guarantee the film's commercial success.

Certainly we can not forget his other films like; "adutta vittu penn"(1959, Tamil, with P B Sreenivas's solo "Vaadaada malar"), "Runaanubandham" (1960, "andamain baava aavu paala kova", "nindu punnami nela"),
"swarNa manjari" (1962, madhuramaina guru deevana - Nagayya, P. Susila, raavE naa praNaya roopiNi - Ghantasala), "satee sakkubayi" (1966, ranga rangaa rangayanandi - Ghantasala). The last one was also dubbed in to Marathi as "sakhu ali pandarpura" (1969), winning critical acclaims in Maharashtra too. "ammakOsam" (1971), "agni pareeksha" (1970) (konDapai ninDugaa koluvunna maa talli kanakadurga - Ghantasala), "kalyaaNa manDapam" (1971), "pedda koDuku" (1973), "kannavaari yillu" (1978) are his other films.

Apart from his own compositions he left his imprint on the music field indirectly too. Later highly successful music directors; Totakura Venkata Raju (a.k.a T V Raju), Satyam and Lakshmikant-Pyarelal duo (Phoolonki Sej) worked as his assistants.

An "unusual influence of Hindustani classical music and Marathi Natya Sangeet" on Telugu film music is attributed to him. Early Marathi (and Parsi) touring drama troupes left their indelible mark on Telugu stage by the end of 19th century. It is a no surprise since Adinarayanarao who followed the music styles keenly and heard the music of legendary artists of Telugu stage like Tungala Chalapati Rao, K. Raghuramayya, Jonnavittula Seshagiri Rao, C.S.R. Anjaneyulu, et al grasped these styles as well.

His exposure to classical music and stage music from early years at Saluru and Vijayanagaram certainly helped him in better understanding of Hindustani music. Well known music critic V.A.K. Rangarao credits Adinrayana Rao for introducing Hindustani music in contemporary flavour and simplified orchsetration, and thereby impressing both laymen audience as well cognoscenti. It is this music that survives him enthralling all the music

Filmography

Composer:

1. Chandipriya (1980)
2. Kannavari Illu (1978)
3. Mahakavi Kshetrayya (1976)
4. Alluri Seetharama Raju (1974)
5. Bhakta Tukaram (1973)
6. Pedda Koduku (1972)
7. Mosagalaku Mosagaadu (1971)
8. Agni Pareeksha (1970)
9. Ammakosam (1970)
10. Sati Sakkubai (1965)
11. Phoolon Ki Sej (1964)
12. Swarnamanjari (1962)
13. Mangayir Ullam Mangada Selvam (1962)
14. Adutha Veetu Penn (1960)
15. Runanubandham (1960)
16. Suvarna Sundari (1957/I)
17. Manalane Mangayin Bhagyam (1957)
18. Suvarna Sundari (1957/II)
19. Anarkali (1955)
20. Annadata (1954)
21. Pardesi (1953)
22. Palletoori Pilla (1950)
23. Golla Bhama (1947)

Producer:
1. Mahakavi Kshetrayya (1976) (producer)
2. Ammakosam (1970) (producer)
3. Swarnamanjari (1962) (producer)
4. Suvarna Sundari (1957/I) (producer)
5. Pardesi (1953) (producer)

Writer:

1. Suvarna Sundari (1957/I) (story) (as Adityan)


* It is amazing to see so much information being imparted by you all, Pinky in particular for initiating a thread on these lesser known Music Directors, i took up this endeavour to tell a few words about Adinarayana Rao. Unfortunately, lot of his work was confined to regional music in telugu and tamil films. So, i high lighted the relevant portions in RED which can be read by the members who feel bored with this regional lingo...




This post has been edited by simplefable: Jun 11 2008, 09:49 PM

[pinky]

Hey venkat, thanks a lot for this article on Adi Narayana rao...i just saw this,i am adding more details on the
2 films..the songs from both the films are lovely

Suvarna Sundari(1957)

Actors:-A.Nageshwar rao,Anjali devi,Shyama

list of songs

1,Chanda se pyare akhiyon ki taare - Mannadey,Lata mangeshkar

2,Gudiyawali naar niraali - Lata mangeshkar

3,Hat hat ja re natkat piya -Sudha malhotra

4,Kuhu kuhu bole koyaliya -Mohd rafi,Lata mangeshkar

5,ma ma karta phire ladla- Mohd rafi

6,Main hoon pari rasiya- Lata mangeshkar

7,Mausam suhana dil deewana - Lata mangeshkar

8,Raam naam japna - Mohd rafi

9,Sar pe matki - Asha bhonsle

10,Shambo sun le meri pukar - Lata mangeshkar

11,Lakshmi ksheer samudraraaj - Ghantasala


Phoolon ki sej (1964)

Actors:- Manoj kumar,Vyjayantimala,Ashok kumar

List of songs


1,Aaa tu aa zara dil mein aa - Mukesh,Lata mangeshkar

2,Aaj ki raat muhobbat ka nasha hai - Mohd rafi,Asha bhonsle

3,Aayega koyi hamraaz mere pyar ka - Lata mangeshkar

4,Birahan ke paas birah ki aag - Manna dey, Lata mangeshkar

5,Jaane mujhe kya ho gaya - Lata mangeshkar

6,Phoolon ki sej pe jeevan guzre- Lata mangeshkar

7,Pyaar ko madhur madhur - Mohd rafi, Asha bhonsle

8,Shub din aaya bahar ka taron ki aankhon ka - Lata mangeshkar


Can someone please u'l these songs Thank you




This post has been edited by pinky: Jun 20 2008, 09:22 PM

[simplefable]

Now..that is what i call REAL information..
I should learn a lot...

[pinky]

Now..that is what i call REAL information..
I should learn a lot...

hey comeon venkat , it is the other way round, i get to learn so many things here:smile:

This post has been edited by pinky: Jun 20 2008, 09:39 PM

[Exon]

Hey venkat, thanks a lot for this article on Adi Narayana rao...i just saw this,i am adding more details on the
2 films..the songs from both the films are lovely

Suvarna Sundari(1957)

Actors:-A.Nageshwar rao,Anjali devi,Shyama

list of songs

1,Chanda se pyare akhiyon ki taare - Mannadey,Lata mangeshkar

2,Gudiyawali naar niraali - Lata mangeshkar

3,Hat hat ja re natkat piya -Sudha malhotra

4,Kuhu kuhu bole koyaliya -Mohd rafi,Lata mangeshkar

mujhe na bhulaa - Lata mangeshkar

5,ma ma karta phire ladla- Mohd rafi

6,Main hoon pari rasiya- Lata mangeshkar

7,Mausam suhana dil deewana - Lata mangeshkar

8,Raam naam japna - Mohd rafi

9,Sar pe matki - Asha bhonsle

10,Shambo sun le meri pukar - Lata mangeshkar

11,Lakshmi ksheer samudraraaj - Ghantasala


Phoolon ki sej (1964)

Actors:- Manoj kumar,Vyjayantimala,Ashok kumar

List of songs


1,Aaa tu aa zara dil mein aa - Mukesh,Lata mangeshkar

2,Aaj ki raat muhobbat ka nasha hai - Mohd rafi,Asha bhonsle

3,Aayega koyi hamraaz mere pyar ka - Lata mangeshkar

4,Birahan ke paas birah ki aag - Manna dey, Lata mangeshkar

5,Jaane mujhe kya ho gaya - Lata mangeshkar

6,Phoolon ki sej pe jeevan guzre- Lata mangeshkar

7,Pyaar ko madhur madhur - Mohd rafi, Asha bhonsle

8,Shub din aaya bahar ka taron ki aankhon ka - Lata mangeshkar


Can someone please u'l these songs Thank you

Pinky,

Some songs from this list are available in the forum. They are spread on several threads.

Exon

[sri]

G.S.Kohli
Bhai Bahen (1959)
Jaalsaaz (1959)
Lambe Haath (1960)
Mr. India (1961)
Faulad (1963)
Shikari (1963)
Char Dervesh (1964)
Namaste Ji (1965)
Adventure of Robin Hood (1965)
Naujawan (1966)
Do Matwale (1966)
Jung Aur Aman (1968)
Jaalsaaz(1969)
*****(1969)

Pinky - some corrections and additions to your list of films of G S Kohli - the complete list is given below :

G S KOHLI - music director

Films :
Name of the film: Lambe Haath Direction: Krishan Kalik (1960)
Production: D.M. Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Mehmood Artiste 2: Naaz Artiste 3: Daisy Irani Category : Social

Name of the film: Mr. India Direction: G.P. Sippy (1961)
Production: Sippy Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Geeta Bali Artiste 2: I.S. Johar Artiste 3: Kamaljeet Category : Social

Name of the film: Shikari Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1963)
Production: Eagle Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Ragini Artiste 2: Ajit Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Faulad Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1963)
Production: Broadway Pictures Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Mumtaz Artiste 3: Kamran Category : Action

Name of the film: Char Darvesh Direction: Homi Wadia (1964)
Production: Basant Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Feroz Khan Artiste 2: Sayeeda Khan Artiste 3: Naaz Category : Fantasy

Name of the film: Adventure Of Robinhood & Bandits Direction: B.J. Patel (1965)
Production: People Pictures Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Prashant Artiste 2: Parveen Choudhry Artiste 3: Nilofar Category : Costume

Name of the film: Namasteji Direction: Daljit Krishan (1965)
Production: D.M. Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Ameeta Artiste 2: Mehmood Artiste 3: I.S. Johar Category : Comedy

Name of the film: Do Matwale Direction: Kamran (1966)
Production: Rainbow Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Randhwa Artiste 2: Malika Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Navjawan Direction: Chand (1966)
Production: S.S. Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Ajit Artiste 3: Nishi Category : Action

Name of the film: Sangdil Direction: Dharam Kumar (1967)
Production: Alamdeep Productions Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Ameeta Artiste 3: Manohar Deepak Category : Social

Name of the film: Jung Aur Aman Direction: Nanabhai Bhatt (1968)
Production: Metro Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Mumtaz Artiste 3: Jayant Category : Action

Name of the film: ' G u n d a ' Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1969)
Production: Smart Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Sheikh Mukhtar Artiste 2: Shyam Kumar Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Jaalsaaz Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1969)
Production: M.H. Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Bambi Artiste 3: Ullhas Category : Action

G S Kohli remains a highly under-rated music director - and his name is practically in oblivion - I came across some books about music directors which do not even mention his name !! One only has to listen to some of his beautiful compositions for Shikari, Adventures of Robin Hood, Faulad, Mr India, Char Darvesh, Jaalsaaz etc. to understand the quality of this music director. Such great tunes and what excellent orchestration ! And why not ? After all he gained some really high class experience working as an assistant to the highly successful O P Nayyar for around 15 years during OPN's best period.

Film after film of O P Nayyar - each one such a great hit - had the contribution of G S Kohli somewhere in the songs, in the rhythm, in the background music etc - films like Aar Paar, Mr & Mrs 55, CID, Tumsa nahin dekha, Naya Daur, Howrah bridge, 12 O'clock, Ek musafir ek hasina, Kashmir ki kali, Mere Sanam, Sawan ki ghata, Mohabbat zindagi hai, Yeh raat phir na aayegi, Kismat, Dil aur mohabbat etc etc.- all had his contributions.

The sad part of the story is that when he tried to step out on his own as a music director - despite making such wonderful, high-quality songs like Rafi's 'Maana mere haseen sanam' (1965) and Asha's 'Yeh rangeen mehfil' (1963) - he was unsuccessful commercially and had to return to a background role as assistant to O P Nayyar. Must have been a great disappointment for him, no doubt. But such is the world of films. No mercy - even for talented individuals.

Sri

This post has been edited by sri: Jun 21 2008, 11:12 PM

[pinky]

Hey venkat, thanks a lot for this article on Adi Narayana rao...i just saw this,i am adding more details on the
2 films..the songs from both the films are lovely

Suvarna Sundari(1957)

Actors:-A.Nageshwar rao,Anjali devi,Shyama

list of songs

1,Chanda se pyare akhiyon ki taare - Mannadey,Lata mangeshkar

2,Gudiyawali naar niraali - Lata mangeshkar

3,Hat hat ja re natkat piya -Sudha malhotra

4,Kuhu kuhu bole koyaliya -Mohd rafi,Lata mangeshkar

mujhe na bhulaa - Lata mangeshkar

5,ma ma karta phire ladla- Mohd rafi

6,Main hoon pari rasiya- Lata mangeshkar

7,Mausam suhana dil deewana - Lata mangeshkar

8,Raam naam japna - Mohd rafi

9,Sar pe matki - Asha bhonsle

10,Shambo sun le meri pukar - Lata mangeshkar

11,Lakshmi ksheer samudraraaj - Ghantasala


Phoolon ki sej (1964)

Actors:- Manoj kumar,Vyjayantimala,Ashok kumar

List of songs


1,Aaa tu aa zara dil mein aa - Mukesh,Lata mangeshkar

2,Aaj ki raat muhobbat ka nasha hai - Mohd rafi,Asha bhonsle

3,Aayega koyi hamraaz mere pyar ka - Lata mangeshkar

4,Birahan ke paas birah ki aag - Manna dey, Lata mangeshkar

5,Jaane mujhe kya ho gaya - Lata mangeshkar

6,Phoolon ki sej pe jeevan guzre- Lata mangeshkar

7,Pyaar ko madhur madhur - Mohd rafi, Asha bhonsle

8,Shub din aaya bahar ka taron ki aankhon ka - Lata mangeshkar


Can someone please u'l these songs Thank you

Pinky,

Some songs from this list are available in the forum. They are spread on several threads.

Exon

Thanks a lot Exon

[pinky]

G.S.Kohli
Bhai Bahen (1959)
Jaalsaaz (1959)
Lambe Haath (1960)
Mr. India (1961)
Faulad (1963)
Shikari (1963)
Char Dervesh (1964)
Namaste Ji (1965)
Adventure of Robin Hood (1965)
Naujawan (1966)
Do Matwale (1966)
Jung Aur Aman (1968)
Jaalsaaz(1969)
*****(1969)

Pinky - some corrections and additions to your list of films of G S Kohli - the list is given below :

G S KOHLI - music director

Films :
Name of the film: Lambe Haath Direction: Krishan Kalik (1960)
Production: D.M. Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Mehmood Artiste 2: Naaz Artiste 3: Daisy Irani Category : Social

Name of the film: Mr. India Direction: G.P. Sippy (1961)
Production: Sippy Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Geeta Bali Artiste 2: I.S. Johar Artiste 3: Kamaljeet Category : Social

Name of the film: Shikari Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1963)
Production: Eagle Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Ragini Artiste 2: Ajit Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Faulad Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1963)
Production: Broadway Pictures Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Mumtaz Artiste 3: Kamran Category : Action

Name of the film: Char Darvesh Direction: Homi Wadia (1964)
Production: Basant Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Feroz Khan Artiste 2: Sayeeda Khan Artiste 3: Naaz Category : Fantasy

Name of the film: Adventure Of Robinhood & Bandits Direction: B.J. Patel (1965)
Production: People Pictures Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Prashant Artiste 2: Parveen Choudhry Artiste 3: Nilofar Category : Costume

Name of the film: Namasteji Direction: Daljit Krishan (1965)
Production: D.M. Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Ameeta Artiste 2: Mehmood Artiste 3: I.S. Johar Category : Comedy

Name of the film: Do Matwale Direction: Kamran (1966)
Production: Rainbow Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Randhwa Artiste 2: Malika Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Navjawan Direction: Chand (1966)
Production: S.S. Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Ajit Artiste 3: Nishi Category : Action

Name of the film: Sangdil Direction: Dharam Kumar (1967)
Production: Alamdeep Productions Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Ameeta Artiste 3: Manohar Deepak Category : Social

Name of the film: Jung Aur Aman Direction: Nanabhai Bhatt (1968)
Production: Metro Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Mumtaz Artiste 3: Jayant Category : Action

Name of the film: ***** Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1969)
Production: Smart Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Sheikh Mukhtar Artiste 2: Shyam Kumar Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Jaalsaaz Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1969)
Production: M.H. Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Bambi Artiste 3: Ullhas Category : Action

G S Kohli remains a highly under-rated music director - and his name is practically in oblivion - I came across some books about music directors which do not even mention his name !! One only has to listen to some of his beautiful compositions for Shikari, Adventures of Robin Hood, Faulad, Mr India, Char Darvesh, Jaalsaaz etc. to understand the quality of this music director. Such great tunes and what excellent orchestration ! And why not ? After all he gained some really high class experience working as an assistant to the highly successful O P Nayyar for around 15 years during OPN's best period.

Film after film of O P Nayyar - each one such a great hit - had the contribution of G S Kohli somewhere in the songs, in the rhythm, in the background music etc - films like Aar Paar, Mr & Mrs 55, CID, Tumsa nahin dekha, Naya Daur, Howrah bridge, 12 O'clock, Ek musafir ek hasina, Kashmir ki kali, Mere Sanam, Sawan ki ghata, Mohabbat zindagi hai, Yeh raat phir na aayegi, Kismat, Dil aur mohabbat etc etc.- all had his contributions.

The sad part of the story is that when he tried to step out on his own as a music director - despite making wonderful high quality songs such as Rafi's Maana mere haseen sanam (1965) and Asha's Yeh rangeen mehfil (1963) - he was unsuccessful commercially and had to return to a background role as assistant to O P Nayyar. Must have been a great disappointment for him, no doubt. But such is the world of films. No mercy - even for talented individuals.

Sri

Thank you Sri for all the information

This post has been edited by pinky: Jun 21 2008, 10:17 PM

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G.S.Kohli
Bhai Bahen (1959)
Jaalsaaz (1959)
Lambe Haath (1960)
Mr. India (1961)
Faulad (1963)
Shikari (1963)
Char Dervesh (1964)
Namaste Ji (1965)
Adventure of Robin Hood (1965)
Naujawan (1966)
Do Matwale (1966)
Jung Aur Aman (1968)
Jaalsaaz(1969)
*****(1969)

Pinky - some corrections and additions to your list of films of G S Kohli - the complete list is given below :

G S KOHLI - music director

Films :
Name of the film: Lambe Haath Direction: Krishan Kalik (1960)
Production: D.M. Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Mehmood Artiste 2: Naaz Artiste 3: Daisy Irani Category : Social

Name of the film: Mr. India Direction: G.P. Sippy (1961)
Production: Sippy Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Geeta Bali Artiste 2: I.S. Johar Artiste 3: Kamaljeet Category : Social

Name of the film: Shikari Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1963)
Production: Eagle Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Ragini Artiste 2: Ajit Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Faulad Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1963)
Production: Broadway Pictures Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Mumtaz Artiste 3: Kamran Category : Action

Name of the film: Char Darvesh Direction: Homi Wadia (1964)
Production: Basant Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Feroz Khan Artiste 2: Sayeeda Khan Artiste 3: Naaz Category : Fantasy

Name of the film: Adventure Of Robinhood & Bandits Direction: B.J. Patel (1965)
Production: People Pictures Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Prashant Artiste 2: Parveen Choudhry Artiste 3: Nilofar Category : Costume

Name of the film: Namasteji Direction: Daljit Krishan (1965)
Production: D.M. Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Ameeta Artiste 2: Mehmood Artiste 3: I.S. Johar Category : Comedy

Name of the film: Do Matwale Direction: Kamran (1966)
Production: Rainbow Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Randhwa Artiste 2: Malika Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Navjawan Direction: Chand (1966)
Production: S.S. Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Ajit Artiste 3: Nishi Category : Action

Name of the film: Sangdil Direction: Dharam Kumar (1967)
Production: Alamdeep Productions Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Ameeta Artiste 3: Manohar Deepak Category : Social

Name of the film: Jung Aur Aman Direction: Nanabhai Bhatt (1968)
Production: Metro Movies Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Mumtaz Artiste 3: Jayant Category : Action

Name of the film: ' G u n d a ' Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1969)
Production: Smart Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Sheikh Mukhtar Artiste 2: Shyam Kumar Artiste 3: Helen Category : Action

Name of the film: Jaalsaaz Direction: Mohammed Hussain (1969)
Production: M.H. Films Music: G.S. Kohli
Artiste 1: Dara Singh Artiste 2: Bambi Artiste 3: Ullhas Category : Action

G S Kohli remains a highly under-rated music director - and his name is practically in oblivion - I came across some books about music directors which do not even mention his name !! One only has to listen to some of his beautiful compositions for Shikari, Adventures of Robin Hood, Faulad, Mr India, Char Darvesh, Jaalsaaz etc. to understand the quality of this music director. Such great tunes and what excellent orchestration ! And why not ? After all he gained some really high class experience working as an assistant to the highly successful O P Nayyar for around 15 years during OPN's best period.

Film after film of O P Nayyar - each one such a great hit - had the contribution of G S Kohli somewhere in the songs, in the rhythm, in the background music etc - films like Aar Paar, Mr & Mrs 55, CID, Tumsa nahin dekha, Naya Daur, Howrah bridge, 12 O'clock, Ek musafir ek hasina, Kashmir ki kali, Mere Sanam, Sawan ki ghata, Mohabbat zindagi hai, Yeh raat phir na aayegi, Kismat, Dil aur mohabbat etc etc.- all had his contributions.

The sad part of the story is that when he tried to step out on his own as a music director - despite making such wonderful, high-quality songs like Rafi's 'Maana mere haseen sanam' (1965) and Asha's 'Yeh rangeen mehfil' (1963) - he was unsuccessful commercially and had to return to a background role as assistant to O P Nayyar. Must have been a great disappointment for him, no doubt. But such is the world of films. No mercy - even for talented individuals.

Sri

I could not agree more!!!!! It's also very very hard to find his soundtracks in mp3 form. And also---some of the films he worked on are really a lot of fun to watch!