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Ravi

Ravi Shankar Sharma, better known by his first name Ravi, is an Indian music director, who has composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films. After a successful career in Hindi films, he took a break from 1970s to 1984, and made a successful comeback as Bombay Ravi.

Biography

Ravi gave several hit songs in films like Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Humraaz, Waqt, Neel Kamal and Gumraah. His songs Aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai and Babul duyaen leti ja became very popular in wedding celebrations. He was one of the music directors who shaped the career of Asha Bhosle with songs like Tora man darpan. He was also instrumental in making Mahendra Kapoor a popular singer in Bollywood. He won several Filmfare awards for his music, including for Gharana(1961). After a successful career in Hindi films during 1950s and 1960s, he took a long break after 1970 till 1984. In 1984, he gave music for the Hindi film Tawaif with the song Ae Khudaye Paak Ae Rabb-ul-Kareem sung by Mahendra Kapoor.

After 1969, In 1980s, he made a comeback as a music director in Malayalam (and some Hindi) films as Bombay Ravi during 1984. The famous Malayalam director Hariharan convinced him to start a second innings, this time in Malayalam films. The first movie was Panchagni. The songs saagarangaLE and aa raatri maanju poyi (sung by Yesudas and Chitra) were hits. Ravi released some albums thereafter. Ravi has composed for many films produced by South Indian banners - Ghoonghat, Gharana, Grihasti, Aurat, Samaj ko badal dalo (Gemini), Meherban, Do kaliyan (AVM) Bharosa, Khandaan (Vasu films). So his trips to Madras were frequent. In fact he mentions that he was close to the late Sivaji Ganesan.


Filmography

Hindi

Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
Gharana (1961)
China Town (1962)
Do Badan (1965)
Kaajal (1965)
Waqt (1965)
Humraaz (1967)
Aankhen (1968)
Neel Kamal (1968)
Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969)
Anmol Moti (1969)
Badi Didi (1969)
Doli (1969)
Ek Phool Do Mali (1969)
Dharkan (1972)
Dhund (1973)
Mehmaan (1973)
Nikaah (1982)
Tawaif (1984)
Do Kaliyaan (1968)
Gauri (1968)
Man Ka Meet (1968)
Aurat (1967)
Mehrban (1967)
Dus Lakh (1966)
Phool Aur Patthar (1966)
Sagaai (1966)
Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai (1966)
Khandaan (1965)
Door Ki Awaaz (1964)
Shehnai (1964)
Aaj Aur Kal (1963)
Bharosa (1963)
Gehra Daag (1963)
Gumrah (1963)
Nartakee (1963)
Pyar Ka Bandhan (1963)
Ustadon Ke Ustad (1963)
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (1963)
Rakhi (1962)
Tower House (1962)
Ummeed (1962)
Nazrana (1961)
Pyaar Ka Saagar (1961)
Wanted (1961)
Apna Ghar (1960)
Ghunghat (1960)
Nai Raahen (1959)
Pehli Raat (1959)
Dilli Ka Thug (1958)
Dulhan (1958)
Ghar Sansar (1958)
Mehndi (1958)
Ek Saal (1957)
Narsi Bhagat (1957)
Albeli (1955)
Ek Alag Mausam (2003)
Vachan (1955)
Modern Girl (1961)
Salaam Memsaheb (1961)
Bombay Ka Chor (1962)
Bahu Beti (1965)
Nai Roshani (1967)
Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka (1975)
Paisa Ya Pyaar (1969)
Chirag Kahan Roshini Kahan (1959)

Malayalam (as Bombay Ravi)

Panchagni (1986)
Nakhakshathangal (1986)
Kalivaakku (1986)
Five Star Hospital
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)
Vidhyarambham (1990)
Sargam (1992)
Sukrutham (1992)
Ghazal (1993)
Padheyam (1993)
Mayookham (2005)
Parinayam
Vaishali
Sumangalee Bhava (2005)


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