Famous Comments On Shankar Jaikishan By Various Celebrities !, Read and 'learn' , what Legends and other artists have to say Options

[oye_sonu]

Starting a new thread on what other famous celebrities have to say about shankar Jaikishan !

Frds SJ's music might be very popular but their "own names" are hardly known outside music circles or beyond genuine music fans.Media too continues to ignore SJ's contribution to Hindi film music and keeps on promoting selected few !

In this thread I will be posting famous comments made by celebrities and artists on Shankar jaikishan. These comments are enough proof to know the caliber of Shankar Jaikishan ! and their MAMMOTH contribution to Hindi film music !
People may ignore what a SJ fan says but they cant ignore what these legends have to say about SHANKAR JAIKISHAN !


I have added few additional(blank ) posts please dont reply to them. all posts will be periodically updated... and more comments added to them.

Members are requested to add /Share any quotes or comments on Shankar jaikishan's work by other artists or celebrities !



Regards

Sonu

This post has been edited by oye_sonu: May 18 2009, 01:51 PM

[oye_sonu]

Frds contribution of SHANKAR JAIKISHAN in manna dey's career is gigantic ! Manna dey is very humble , he never hesitates to appreciate his contemporaries and other artists. and even for Shankar jaikishan he is not short of any words ( though sometimes media pple do try to put names into his mouth. eg X ke saath apka kaam kasa tha )

MANNA DEY says :
Comment 1:

I am indebted to Shankarji for promoting my career. He brought out the best in me and dared to experiment with my voice by making me sing romantic numbers. Many of them, like Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi, became national chants. The song Ketki Gulab Juhi from Basant Bahar... I was to sing for the hero Bharat Bhushan, and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for the hero's rival. I was apprehensive. But after that, Panditji said, "Why don't you pursue classical singing?" That was the best compliment I have ever got

This is what Manna says in interview on his 90th birthday !

http://www.screenindia.com/news/the-ageless-wonder/455827/

Comment 2 :

Survival of the fittest has always been the mantra of the Hindi film industry. I happened to land at a time when great singers like Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh dominated the industry. [b]My friends Shankar-Jaikishan backed me and established me in the industry,” he recalled, as he broke into the prayerful “Sur na saje” from “Basant Bahar” composed by the duo. "[/b]

This is what he told The Hindu during a live program in banglore two weeks ago !


And if you believe the SJ fans who met him, he told them " I will be indebted to ShankarJaikishan till the last breath "

Sonu

This post has been edited by oye_sonu: May 18 2009, 01:19 PM