My late father used to say in Hindi , Jeewan- Mrityu , Nafaa- Nuksan , Yash – Apkash apne haath mein nahin hota – and how true he
was or many others who subscribed and
still subscribe to this view.
Name , fame and financial well being elude many despite being endowed
with the best of talent and
capabilities. My source informs me-
though not confirmed or mentioned anywhere else as far as my search goes – that today is the death anniversary of Ram Lal Chaudhary or simply Ram Lal , a talented music director
of the bygone era of Bollywood.Starting
as an assistant to music director Ram Ganguli , he played flute for the songs
in Raj Kapoor’s directorial venture Aag
and contributed to the music of the song
– Zinda Hun Is Tarah ki Ghame Zindagi nahin – sung by Mukesh and the song - Dekh Chaand ki Ore Musafir, Dekh Chaand Ki Ore sung by Shailesh and Shamshad Beghum . As an independent music director , he composed
beautiful melodies for two movies namely ‘Sehra’ and ‘Geet Gaya Patharon Ne’ which
are sung and hummed even today after decades. The semi classical
number ‘ Pankh Hotey To Ud
Aatin Re’ sung by Lata Mangeshkar,
‘ Taqdeer Ka Fasaana Jaa Kar Kise Sunayen ‘
sung by Muhammad Rafi and &
‘ Tum to Pyar ho, o sajni…. ‘ sung by Mohammad Rafi & Lata
Mangeshkar are simply unforgettable. So are
the songs from the film ‘Geet Gaya
Patharon Ne’ like ‘Tere
Khayalon Main Hum’ , ‘ Saanson ke taar Par ….Geet Gaya Patharon ne’ sung by
Asha Bhosle & Mahendra Kapoor as a duet and the solo version sung by Kishori
Amonkar set to
wonderful tune by Ramlal. Unfortunately he did not get any work after this
, was in acute financial straits and was forcedb to live a life of penury .
Our humble tributes to the great
music director!
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