July 2021

SHANKAR JAIKISHAN – 1975 Onwards Part 3 of 6 : Songs No 19 to 38

ByJitendra Motavar 19. Chadhne laga badhne laga Chorni (1982)Shaily ShailendraAsha Bhosle A beautiful cabaret dance song picturized on the dancing queen Helen. After listening and understanding the whole musical structure of the song I just wondered how a 60 year old Shankar came up with such a youthful, pappy and energetic number. Following a minute […]

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SHANKAR JAIKISHAN – 1975 Onwards Part 2 of 6 : Songs No 1 to 18

Written byShri Jitendra Motavar 01. Chal sanyasi mandir mein Sanyasi (1975)Vishweshwar SharmaLata Mangeshkar, MukeshSanyasi is one of the most unique and best albums SJ (Shankar) have scored in their later career, with all the songs being classy and many of them being chart busters, even now. But the most unique aspect of the score is

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SHANKAR JAIKISHAN – 1975 Onwards… Part 1 of 6 : Prologue

Written by Jitendra Motavar A man who was a magnificent composer, a prolific musician with mastery over a dozen of instruments including tabla, piano, accordion, sitar etc, a wrestler, a dancer, an artist well versed with indian classical and western music styles, a strict disciplinarian; a man who along with his equally magnificent companion, ruled

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