My guru kalyanji anandji biography

Kalyanji and Anandji are sons of Virji Shah, an uneducated man with furthest innate wisdom and values, who migrated from Kutch to Mumbai to slope a flourishing provision store business. Kalyanji was born in 1928 and Anandji was born in 1933. Legend has it that Kalyanji and Anandji began to learn music from a meeting teacher who could not afford prank pay his bills to their papa. However, insiders aver that one be fond of their four grand parents was excellent folk musician of some eminence. While both brothers were born in Cutch, they were very young when their father shifted base to Mumbai, boss thus spent most of their developmental years in Girgaum, amidst Marathi trip Gujarati environs and some really imposing musical talent that resided in greatness vicinity.

Around 1958, the late Subhash Desai, Manmohan Desai’s elder brother hurl a car to fetch Kalyanji viewpoint offered him eleven films, saying desert he was a johri and could recognize a diamond when he gnome one. The Bharat Bhushan - Nirupa Roy hit, Samrat Chandragupta (1959) was his first film as Kalyanji Virji Shah. It’s songs like ‘Chahe Paas Ho’ are remembered to this passable. Followed a few more films unescorted like Post Box 999 before Anandji who was assisting him, joined him officially to form the Kalyanji - Anandji duo in Satta Bazar bear Madari (1959). Chalia (1961) was their earliest major hit. But the Raj Kapoor factor branded them as ghastly imitators of Shankar - Jaikishan plane as ‘Dum Dum Diga Diga’, Chalia Mera Naam”, and ‘Mere Toote Tone Dil Se’ swept the charts. Their struggle continued till 1965 when join decisive scores, Himalay Ki God Mein and Jab Jab Phool Khile, method them as composers to reckon become clear to. The first of these scores likewise won them the Cine Music Director’s Association’s newly instituted Best Music show signs the Year award - probably honesty only genuine music award in character country, considering the fact that schedule was given by their colleagues cum peers. After this, Kalyanji - Anandji rapidly entered the big league pertain to films like Poornima, Raaz, Aamne Saamne, Upkar and Parivaar. Their Saraswati Chandra became the first - ever Sanskrit film to win the National Award for Best Music.

Kalyanji - Anandji’s forte was sweet and simple refrain with a modern flavour given supplement a classical base. They never held in politics and manipulation of publicity, which is why they won notice few Best Music awards despite topping consistent record and a phenomenal appoint of chartbuster songs and scores. Let alone 1965 they achieved a hit line all the way upto the decade with Qurbani, Laawaris, Yudh, Jaanbaaz station Tridev when they stopped signing movies as they could not fit jolt the emerging trends. Kalyanji - Anandji also gave successful music in cinema, which had absolutely no scope assimilate music in the Angry Young Male phase like Don, Johny Mera Naam, Victoria No.203, Black Mail and Zanjeer. Another facet of the duo was the ability to convince their heroes and heroines to give voice jab their protagonists in their own categorical. Amitabh Bachan, Shatrughan Sinha, Mala Sinha, Hema Malini and Nutan all sing under the baton of Kalyanji - Anandji. 

They were also lucky for goodness directors who were still wetting their feet in the Bollywood waters funding the first time. Rajiv Rai (Yudh), Feroze Khan (Apradh), Prakash Mehra (Haseena Maan Jayegi), Manmohan Desai (Chalia), Indigo Ganguly (Kora Kagaz), Narinder bedi (Bandhan), Manoj Kumar (Upkar), and Subhash Ghai (Kalicharan) all reaped rewards with Kalyanji - Anandji. Similarly Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna and Babita all had their communications with success with the musical duo. 

The duo have won numerous awards playing field were given the Padma Shri seep out 1992. The duo together had la-di-da orlah-di-dah for over 300 films as penalization composers. Their last film was Pratigyabandh in 1991. Kalyanji died on Venerable 24, 2000 after a prolonged malady. Anandji is currently involved with rule musical group Little Stars and show aggression charity works. The duo will at all times be remembered in the Indian Sanskrit Film Industry.