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!
Wonderful article abt a unsung talented Music Director.
ReplyDeleteMy sincere tributes to the peerless composer, musician and human being
ReplyDeleteMy sincere tributes to the peerless composer, musician and human being.
DeletePrakash Singh Rautela
A master musician. But treated very badly by the industry which now is where it deserves to be. In the dustbin of history.
DeleteReally, Ramlal was a greatly talented music artist and composer but also like others e. g. Dan Singh, greatly forgotton by the industry and was victim of groups' interests and politics of the film industry.
ReplyDeleteNoted flute artist Praveen Godkhindi has recreated the magic of "Pankh hote to.....". Its available on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteSwargiya sookh aur dookh, dono Great Ramlal ji k music n tunes me hai. Great great
ReplyDeleteHe was under a contract with V Shantaram, who for some silly reason did not release hi from his contract to take outside work. A petty decision.
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