| Ravindra Jain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1944 |
| Genres | Indian classical music and Playback singing |
| Years active | 1974 - current |
Ravindra Jain (born 28 February 1944) is an Indian music composer and lyricist.[1] He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1985.
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Early life
Born blind in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India to His father, Pandit Indermani Jain, was a well-known Sanskrit scholar. His parents decided to teach him music instead. He took his basic training from Pandit G.L. Jain, Pandit Janardhan Sharma and Pandit Nathu Ram. Later, he went to Calcutta and ultimately landed in Bombay to compose music for films and serials.[2]
Career
Ravindra Jain is one of the most notable of the Hindi music directors in the 1970s and early 1980s, for hit films such as Chor Machaye Shor (1974), Chitchor (1976) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978). Along with composing music, he also wrote the lyrics for many of his famous songs.
Singing career
One of his most famous songs is 'Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se' (Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se). He was also given a big break by Raj Kapoor, for whom, he composed many superhit tunes in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Ravindra Jain also composed for a few non-Hindi films including Sujatha and Sukham Sukhakaram.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Ravindra Jain widely composed for most mythological movies including Navaratri, Gopal Krishna, Jai Karoli Maa, Har Har Gange, Durgaa Maa, Badrinath Dham, Solah Shukrawar, Raja Harishchandra, Shanivrat Mahima and Jai Shakumbhari Maa.
In 2006, he composed music for the Hindi film Vivah,directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, later Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi directed by Kaushik Ghatak, both produced by Rajshri Productions.
In 2008, Ravindra Jain composed music for director Gufi Paintal's debut film Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with upcoming composer Surya RajKamal.
In 2009, Jain composed the title song for Sagar Arts's new tv serial on Colors (India TV channel) called Sarvopari Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan and was chosen to compose for Rajshri Productions's upcoming Satish Kaushik-directed biopic, Tansen.
Ravindra Jain also rendered beautiful music to many of the Rajshri Productions films (Nadiya Ke Paar, Naiyya, Chitchor are some of the finest examples).
Association with Yesudas
Jain is credited for bringing south Indian singing sensatiion Dr. K. J. Yesudas to Hindi movies, in singing in many of his movies in the 1970s and 80s. Together they sung some memorable songs like 'Oo goriya re' (Naiyya), 'Beeti hui raat ki' (Aiyyash), and 'Gori tera gaon' (Chitchor). It is said that Jain was so fascinated by the way Yesudas sang his songs that Yesudas' face was the first he wanted to see if he ever received his vision. Jain has worked on songs after his liaison with Yesudas, but he has failed to attain the pinnacle of glory he achieved with the master singer during the 1970s.[3]
Television career
Ravindra Jain also composed excellent music for many TV serials, mainly under the banner of Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.), throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Ravindra Jain provided bhajans and songs for many of Ramanand Sagar's popular tv serials, beginning with Dada Dadi ki Kahaniyaan, then moving on to one of the two Indian epics Ramayan (TV series) and its follow up Luv Kush. Along with two South Indian composers, K.V. Mahadevan and K. Pukazhenti, Ravindra Jain also composed 2-3 semi-classical songs for later episodes of Bollywood actress Hema Malini's TV serial Noopur. Hema Malini continued collaborating with Ravindra Jain as composer for her dance ballets--Mahalakshmi, Durga, Nritya Malika, Ramayan, Krishna Balram, and Radha Krishna.
Jain continued his collaboration with Sagar in TV serials such as Shri Krishna, Alif Laila, Itihaas ki Prem Kahaniyaan based on historical love stories of India, Tilism-E-Hoshruba, Jai Ganga Maiya, Jai Mahalaxmi, Shree Brahma Vishnu Mahesh Sai Baba, and Jai Maa Durga. Ravindra Jain also provided excellent music for producer/director Sanjay Khan on TV serials Jai Hanuman and Maha Kavya Mahabharat. In 2008, Jain composed for Sagar Arts's remake of Ramayan (2008 TV series), Mahima Shani Dev ki on NDTV Imagine, and Dheeraj Kumar's serial Jai Maa Vaishno Devi on Channel 9X.
Jain has featured as Mahaguru in the Indian music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 and today devotes his time participating in Kavi Sammelans, Mushairaas, and all literary, cultural, social, political, and religious activities.
His collection of shayaris titled Ujaalon Ka Silsila in Urdu received Sahitya Award from Uttar Pradesh Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee, Lucknow, on 6 June 1997 presented by Romesh Bhandari, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Ravindra Jain also received many prestigious awards like Raaseshwar, Sur Singer, FilmFare Award, Swami Haridas, Youth National, Ashirwad, Adhar Shila, Uptron, Priyadarshini, Jaycees, Lions, Indigo '90, Rotary, Bengal Film Journalists Association Award, Uttar Pradesh Film Patrakar Sangh Award, Sangeet Gyaneshwar Award, Almost Faqir, Sangeet Samrat & as well as honours by many National, International, Social Cultural & Film Institutions.
Ravindra Jain also wrote his autobirgraphy titled, Sunehre Pal.
Political affiliation
Ravindra Jain joined Congress party in 2004.[4]
Personal life
He is married to poetess Divya Jain and has a son, Aayushman Jain.[1]
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Music-Chitchor (1976)
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Music-Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978)
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist- for the song "Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se" in Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se(1978)
- Filmfare Best Music Director Award-Ram Teri Ganga Maili(1985)
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist-for the song "Main Hoon Khushrang" in Henna (film) (1991)[2]
References
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