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It is almost impossible for any person to remain successful for over two decades. That feat was achieved by the legendary Shankar Jaikishan who enjoyed unrivaled success from their debut movie Barsaat in 1949 till the untimely death of Jaikishan in 1971. The Barsaat album broke all records in sales to help the movie have

When Shankar Jaikishan debuted in Barsaat, no one ever knew that these two young men would become the leading composers of their time. With their maiden movie Barsaat creating history by being a runaway hit, Shankar Jaikishan’s career was established with them being the most sought after of all composers. Signing up SJ for music

A man who hires someone to work for him is an employer. He pays him to meet his requirements. Similarly, a producer of a movie is an employer with the on screen actors and behind the seen technicians are his employees. Movie making is a high stake gambling. A producer invests large sums of money

“Shankar Jaikishan were the best thing to happen to film music.”   “Wouldn’t call myself a music buff, but I do enjoy listening to good music. As a young lad, I would walk into this music store called Rhythm House in south Mumbai to pick up records. Actually, I could not afford them, but I

The South Indian producers and directors have had a long love affair with Shankar Jaikishan music and so did the southern music lovers who enjoyed Hindi music as much as, or even more than, their counterparts from other parts of the country. Many a times, they re-produced super hits of the Telugu versions in Hindi

Shankar was working at Prithvi Theater when Raj Kapoor launched his second  movie, Barsaat. Upon his father’s advice, RK approached Shankar with an offer to compose music for his upcoming movie. Shankar agreed to do it provided that he take his friend, Jaikishan, too. RK suggested that Jaikishan could be his assistant which was unacceptable