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Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Bollywood film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in the 1970s. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India The name comes from first names of the two Gujarati brothers that formed the duo, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. Kalyanji Virji Shah ( 1928 - August 24, 2000) was Kalyanji of Kalyanji-Anandji duo Anandji Virji Shah was a famous Indian musician Together with his brother he formed the Kalyanji-Anandji duo Some of their best works are Don, Saraswatichandra and Safar. Don is a 1978 Bollywood Action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot with music by Kalyanji Anandji Saraswatichandra is a Black-and-white Hindi film directed by Govind Saraiya and starring Nutan and Manish.

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Biography

Kalyanji and Anandji were born to Virji Shah, a Gujarati businessman who migrated from Kutch to Mumbai to start a grocery and provision store. Gujarati people ( Gujarati: ગુજરાતી લોકો Gujǎrātī loko ? Kachchh (also spelled as Kutch) is a District of Gujarat state in western India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial The two brothers began to learn music from a music teacher, who actually knew no music, who taught them in lieu of paying his bills to their father. One of their four grand parents, was a folk musician of some eminence. They spent most of their formative years in the hamlet of Girgaum (a district in Mumbai) amidst Marathi and Gujarati environs — some eminent musical talent resided in the vicinity. Girgaon (or Girgaum) is an area in the city of South Mumbai ( Maharashtra, India) Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India. Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? The brothers were known for their humility and easy-to-approach nature. They also were well known for their love songs and poetry readings.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, their work was introduced to a young Western audience by three albums. 'Bombay The Hard Way: Guns Cars And Sitars' was a mix album put together by US DJ Dan The Automator; 'Bollywood Funk' was an Outcaste compilation album put together by Sutrasonic DJs Harv and Sunni; while 'The Beginners Guide To Bollywood' was compiled by John Lewis from Time Out magazine. Dan "the Automator" Nakamura (born Daniel Nakamura in San Francisco California in 1967) is an American hip-hop producer. Time Out is a Publishing company based in London, England. The company's best known product is the Time Out weekly listings Magazine All three of these records concentrated on Kalyanji Anandji tracks from 1970s films that featured funk breakbeats, wah-wah guitars and Motown-style orchestrations.

Kalyanji is well known for playing the snake charmer's flute for the song man dole mera tan dole for the 1954 movie Nagin. Nagin ( Devnagari: नागिन is a 1954 film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, starring Vyjayanthimala and Pradeep Kumar.

Kalyanji died on August 24, 2000. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Awards

Filmfare Award - 1968 Saraswati Chandra

Filmfare Award - 1974 Kora Kagaz

Songs and Films

Their songs repeatedly entered top popularity ratings of Binaca Geetmala and topped the list many times. Binaca Geetmala was a hugely popular weekly Radio countdown show of top Filmi songs from Indian cinema listened to by millions of Hindi music Some of their notable compositions, by song title, are as follows:

Associations

With Prakash Mehra they gave music for his following films :-

For Manoj Kumar

For Feroze Khan

For Manmohan Desai

For Sultan Ahmed

External links

Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Upkar (उपकार was a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar ( Hindi: मुक़द्दर का सिकंदर Urdu: مقدر کا سکندر is a 1978 Indian Hindi Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Zanjeer ( Devanagari: ज़ंजीर Nastaliq: زنجیر translated as " Shackles " is a Film from Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Prakash Mehra (born 13 July, 1939) in Bijnaur, Uttar Pradesh, India) is one of the more successful veteran Bollywood film Zanjeer ( Devanagari: ज़ंजीर Nastaliq: زنجیر translated as " Shackles " is a Film from Haath Ki Safai is a 1974 Hindi film produced by IA Nadiadwala For the 2000 film see Hera Pheri (2000 film Hera Pheri is a 1976 Hindi movie directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Muqaddar Ka Sikandar ( Hindi: मुक़द्दर का सिकंदर Urdu: مقدر کا سکندر is a 1978 Indian Hindi This refers to the 1981 film For the 1999 film see Laawaris (1999 film Lawaaris is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by Prakash Mehra. A ghungroo is one of many small metallic bells strung together to form ghungroos, a musical accessory tied to the feet of classical Indian dancers Jaadugar ( English: Magician) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Manoj Kumar (born July 24, 1937, at Abbottabad) is an Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry Upkar (उपकार was a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Purab Aur Paschim (पूरब और पशचिम is a 1970 Indian film the dialogue is in Hindi. Feroz Khan ( Hindi: फ़ेरोज़ ख़ान Urdu: فیروز خان) born September 25, 1939, sometimes spelled as Apradh is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Feroz Khan. Dharmatama is a 1975 Hindi movie, which was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. Manmohan Desai (born in Valsad, Gujarat on 26 Feb 1936 - Died 1 March 1994) was a renowned producer and director of Indian Ganga Ki Saugandh is a 1978 Hindi movie Produced and directed by Sultan Ahmed this film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Pran
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