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Shankar Jaikishan and Lekh Tandon, the Short Lived Super Association
The Shankar Jaikishan and Lekhraj Tandon association had to happen since they were indirectly involved with each other. While the composer duo were working at Prithvi Theater, the apprentice was an assistant at the theater company. Tandon had met the maestros several times before they came together with Professor which was a super duper hit
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Shankar Jaikishan and Raga Jazz Style
Shankar Jaikishan were the most versatile composers that hailed during the Golden Age of the Hindi Cinema and remain the undisputed Emperors of Hindi Music. Their versatility has reflected in their work during their entire career which spanned more than three and a half decades. With their deep knowledge and talent in music, their wide
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Shankar Jaikishan, The One and Only
Shankar Jaikishan are the reason we are all here together today. Their music attracted us, enthralled us and kept us spell bound for the past seven decades and more. Besides being great musicians, they were great human beings as well. Well liked by their producers and directors for their professionalism, they were the envy of
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Shankar Jaikishan, the Fashion Icons
What is it that sets Shankar and Jaikishan apart from their peers? It is their sense of style whether in their music or their personal attire. Although they both come from humble family backgrounds, both Shankar and Jaikishan soon developed their dress sense and became fashion icons. Wherever they went, heads turned to see what
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Shankar Jaikishan and Their Directors
Shankar Jaikishan’s immense talent, professionalism, success and popularity, made them the number 1 choice of movie makers. Following is a list of all directors who worked with them and the movies with their release dates. Raj Kapoor-5Barsaat-April 22, 1949Awara-December 14, 1951Shree 420-September 16, 1955Sangam-June 18, 1964Mera Naam Joker-December 18, 1970 Amiya Chakravarthy-6Badal-May 1, 1951Daag-July 4,
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The Celebrities That Shankar Jaikishan Were
In the days when movie actors were considered celebrities, there was one composer duo who were even bigger celebrities than them. That was Shankar Jaikishan. Their all appealing music was heard at home and abroad. SJ were the only people in the entertainment industry that had a chance to rub shoulders with national leaders and
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Shankar Jaikishan and Their Male Singers
There are countless number of ways that Shankar Jaikishan were above their peers. One of them is that non have worked with as many male singers as the composer duo did. Following are those male singers who were associated with Shankar Jaikishan and the number of songs they sang for them: Mohammed Rafi-367Mukesh-134Kishore Kumar-105Manna Dey-77Mahendra
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Shankar Jaikishan and Their Team
The year 1949 saw the emerging of a team of musicians and lyricists that came together to create history in the entertainment industry. They were the young composer duo, Shankar Jaikishan, the lyricists, Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. As the Shankar Jaikishan banner took off and sky-rocketed to fame, so did the lyricists. The four of
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Shankar Jaikishan and their Monsoon of Melodies
It was that fateful day at the office of director, Chandravadan Bhatt that Shankar and Jaikishan met for the first time. That meeting led to a lifelong friendship that resulted in the formation of the famous Shankar Jaikishan banner for their work at RK Films. Their music in their first movie, Barsaat, led to a
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