Tributes to legendary bollywood music composer 'Padma Shri' Kalyanji Virji Shah on his 90th birth anniversary.

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One of the most successful musical director duos in Hindi cine music industry, Kalyanji Anandji are renowned for composing some of the best melodies like ‘chandan Sa Badan’, Humne tujhko pyar kiya hai jitna’, ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas’, ‘Jeevan Se Bhari Teri Aankhen’, ‘Zindagi Ka Safar’, ‘Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz’ and ‘O Saathi Re’, among many others. They always produced fresh, contemporary music in every decade of their career. A number of their songs also had a lovely blend of rhythm and melody. Finely balanced and truly versatile, is an apt summary of their style.



Kalyanji teamed up with his musician brother Anandji to rule the hearts of Hindi film music lovers with haunting melodies for three decades. As a music director, his forte was melody, the perfect matching of tunes with the mood of the lyrics. Starting as an assistant to music director Hemant Kumar in the 1952 hit Nagin, and going independent with Samrat Chandragupta later, Kalyanji created melodies which do not lose their exhilarating freshness even after decades of being hummed - Jeevan se bhari teri aankhen, Chand aahen bharega, Chandan sa badan, Humne tujhko pyar kiya hai jitna, O saathi re...are just a few songs among them.

Kalyanji, Feroz Khan and Anandji at a Kalyanji-Anandji show


His era with Anandji will always be remembered for their great contributions to Hindi film music industry. His legacy lives on through his evergreen songs.

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