Jun 09, 2003 05:01 PM
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(Updated Jun 09, 2003 05:01 PM)
Laxmikant-Pyarelal, fondly called L-P, have been music director of the people and for the people. The music served by them has been mostly in folk style or the'Sugam Sangeet' style.It is neither too classical or too western.But it always has melody.They have used western instruments, western tunes but still it always appears as'Apna Music'. This is the thing that makes them great!
You can start recalling their great tunes but probably not end up!
I can go back to sixties and recall'Jyot se jyot jalate chalo' from Sant Gyaneshwar in raag Bhairavi.
In the same era, you can recall'Saawan ka mahina, pawan kare so.o.o.r from Milan in folk tune.
If I do not follow cronology, title song of Satyam Shivam Sundaram in raag Todi was simply out of this world.
I would like to take a special note of'Meri umar ke naujawanon' from Karz. This song is studded with western instruments, a tune which is certainly not traditional to India but was a roaring hit in it's time.A tune so much indianized, a background music-score so much indianized.
Jai jai shiv shankar the superb'holi' song from Dushman is to be remembered as long as holi is celebrated.
CONCLUSION: L-P ARE MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND(INSPIRED) BY THE PEOPLE.
