Roshan hindi Biography
Overview
Roshan started learning music from an early age. His first Guru was Manhar Barve. He trained in music at the Morris College of Music, Lucknow, took music lessons from Ustaad Allauddin Khan and later joined the 'Sarangi King' Bundu Khan, to learn Sarangi. He relocated to Mumbai to pursue his career as a music director in 1948. In those days Kidar Sharma was making Neki Aur Badi with music direction by Snehal Bhatkar. Kidar was so impressed by Roshan that he signed him on for his film after consulting with Snehal Bhatkar. Roshan composed the music for Neki Aur Badi (1949), but unfortunately the film bombed. In spite of this, Kidar offered Roshan his next venture Baawre Nain (1950). Roshan started afresh with the new assignment, this time he made a break through with hits like 'Khayalon Mein Kisike', 'Sun Bairi Balam' and others. He had a good partnership with Talat Mehmood and Mukesh in the 1950s. In the 50s, Roshan came up with hits like Malhar, Shisham and Anhonee and some of his songs were surprisingly modern in tenor for those times, like, 'Taare Toote Duniya Dekhe' from Malhar. However his low profile did not win him great fame commercially, though he was admired by his colleagues immensely. Roshan also gave major breaks to later big names like Indeevar (Malhar) and Anand Bakshi (Vallah, Kya Baat Hai, Devar etc). His salient point was that he was very comfortable in mixing the folk music with the complex classical tunes. He used to blend folk and classical music and that too with ease. This specialty belonged to Roshan alone. It was this approach which made his music stand out from the others. In the 60s, Roshan gave hits like,Barsaat Ki Raat, which featured hits like 'Na To Karavan Ki Talaash Hai' and 'Yeh Hai Ishq Ishq', Aarti ('Ab Kya Misaal Doon'), Devar ('Baharon Ne Mera Chaman Lootkar'), Bheegi Raat ('Kahin To Milegi', 'Dil Jo Na Kehsaka'), Chitralekha ('Sansaar Se Bhaagte Phirte Ho', 'Man Re Tu Kahe Na'), Taj Mahal ('Jo Wada Kiya Who Nibhana Padega.', 'Paon Choo Lene Do'), Bahu Begum ('Hum Intezaar Karenge' and 'Pad Gaye Jhoole'), Dooj Ka Chand ('Mehfil Se Uth Jaanewalon'), Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal ('Carvan Guzar Gaya' and 'Dekhti Hi Raho Aaj Tum' ), Dil Hi To Hai ('Nigahen Milane Ko Ji Chahata Hai' and 'Laaga Chunri Me Daag' ) and finally his swan song from Anokhi Raat ('Oh Re Taal Mile' and 'Mere Beri Ke Ber').
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