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Life Sketch And Tragedies Of A Great Musician Ravindra Jain
Why Did Bollywood Boycott This Great Artist Who Sang the Glory of Lords Shri Ram and Shri Krishna?
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"Music is everything for me. It is the very way of life for me," he once told me. "Pure, classical music is the closest thing to God."
Ravindra Jain was blind from his birth on February 28, 1944, in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He was the third among seven brothers and one sister. His father was a Sanskrit pundit; his mother was a homemaker.
With no chance of studying academically, Jain turned to music at a young age and started singing devotional songs at temples. He had his basic training in music under stalwarts like G.L. Jain, Janardhan Sharma, and Nathu Ram.
"I was not unaware of my talent. I was determined to overcome my handicap and scale heights of success in music," he said. "I did not allow my handicap to get the better of me, nor to deter me from achieving my goal."
Jain was fond of reciting a poem that read: Bandh aankhon se aise kam karo, aankh khul jaye aankh walon ki (Work in such a way with closed eyes that it can open the eyes of those who can see).
By the time Jain landed in Mumbai in the early 1970s and started scoring music for Hindi films, he had built a reputation as a composer, singer, and songwriter. There were many films for which he not only composed music but also penned and sang songs.
As a music director, Jain's major films include Saudagar, a drama featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan; Chor Machaye Shor, a superhit action-musical romance starring Shashi Kapoor and Mumtaz; Chitchor, a clean romantic movie; Geet Gaata Chal, a hit musical; Fakira, a superhit action thriller with Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Danny Denzongpa in lead roles; Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, a romantic musical based on Erich Segal's best-selling 1970 novel Love Story; Nadiya Ke Paar, a family drama; Ram Teri Ganga Maili, the highest grossing Hindi film of 1985 produced and directed by the legendary Raj Kapoor; and Heena. A Hindu Artist Who Translated The Quran In Simple Language
Work was always worshiping for Jain. He was at the recording studio, working on Saudagar in 1973 when he received word that his father had died. But he did not leave the studio until his work was done.
Jain's career rocketed when he met the southern Indian singing legend K. J. Yesudas. He exploited the entire range of Yesudas' genius and the duo produced one hit after the other in the 1970s and 1980s. He named Yesudas the "Voice of India". Jain once famously said that if he was ever to gain sight, Yesudas's face was the first he wished to see. Hemlata was another singer who featured prominently in Jain's compositions.
He produced a number of religious albums in different Indian languages, including Bengali and Malayalam, which continue to be played in temples across the country. He composed music for several television series in the 1980s and 1990s. His music for Ramanand Sagar's mega television serial Ramayana, based on the great Hindu epic, was both iconic and outstanding.
Stoutly built with flowing black hair and sporting wraparound sunglasses, Jain regularly appeared on music shows on television. It was quite an experience for connoisseurs to watch and listen to him speak and sing with his unmistakable baritone.
In 1985, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Ram Teri Ganga Maili. He was felicitated with the Padma Shri in 2015.
(Courtesy- Outlook)
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