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Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 17 2006, 11:32 PM

I will be posting songs of one of Ravi's best albums "Door Ki Awaz" soon.

Music director Ravi, as he is known, has scored music for over 200 films in different Indian languages and most of them are popular even today. He has received various awards from different forums and was honoured by the Government of India with the Padmashree in 1971. Pandit Ravi Shankar Sharma was given the Sanskriti Kalashree award for 2006 recently in Chennai. In my opinion Ravi still remains the "Unsung Hero" as pointed out by Mahesh Ji in one of his posts.

Ravi (Ravishanker Sharma in real life) is one of those few composers in whose compositions, melody, rather than orchestral embellishment, predominates. Having started his career with Goel's 'Vachan' in 1955. After the success of 'Chaudhvin Ka Chand' (1960) he was ranked with the major composers of that time. His hummable songs such as 'Ek woh bhi Diwali thi..' sung by Mukesh, 'Wafa jinse ki bewafa ho gaye..' sung by Mukesh are as much popular as 'Sub kuchh loota ke hosh men aye to kya kiya..' sung by Lata, which is profound and steeped in sadness.

Ravi who came to Bombay in 1950 to be a singer had no formal training in classical music. Yet as a music director he composed some of the most memorable classical songs such as 'Lage na mora jiya, sajana..'sung by Lata and 'Darshan do Ghanshyam..' by Hemant Kumar, The living legend owed his gratitude to Hemant Kumar, who took him under his wings, spotting his talent from a crowd of chorus singers. Ravi said he had a special affinity to South, having worked for Venus Productions, Gemini and AVM.

Sudha and Manna Dey. His song 'Jeevan jyot jale..' sung by Asha from 'Grihasthi' won him the Sur Singar Samsad award for the best classical song of the year. It is not an exaggeration to say that Ravi's songs have been beggars' delight as the latter survive by singing his melodies such as 'Ek paisa dede o babu..', (Vachan), 'Garibon ki suno woh tumhari sunega..' (Dus Lakh). During the 33 years of his career, Ravi had his share of success. Unlike some of the modern composers he has not become a part of the rat race. Producers who care for sweetness in melodies still come to him.

Looking back on life, Ravi gives credit to music director Hemant Kumar and director Devendra Goel for having shaped his career as a music director and acknowledges grateful thanks to his wife (she died in 1988) for having stood by him when he was a struggling 'nobody'. When he feels lonely Ravi gets lost in listening to the melodious music of the 40's. It never fails to rejuvenate him and inspire him to create something worthwhile.

Ravi's prominent Hindi and Malayalam films include:

Hindi

* Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
* Gharana (1961)
* China Town (1962)
* Aadmi
* Do Badan (1965)
* Kaajal (1965)
* Waqt (1965)
* Humraaz (1967)
* Gumraah
* Aankhen (1968)
* Neel Kamal (1968)
* Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969)
* Anmol Moti (1969)
* Badi Didi (1969)
* Doli (1969)
* Ek Phool Do Mali (1969)
* Unmeed
* Dharkan (1972)
* Dhund (1973)
* Mehmaan (1973)
* Nikaah (1982)
* Aankhen (1968)
* Do Kaliyaan (1968)
* Gauri (1968)
* Man Ka Meet (1968)
* Neel Kamal (1968)
* Aurat (1967)
* Hamraaz (1967)
* Mehrban (1967)
* Dus Lakh (1966)
* Phool Aur Patthar (1966)
* Sagaai (1966)
* Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai (1966)
* Khandaan (1965)
* Door Ki Awaaz (1964)
* Shehnai (1964)
* Aaj Aur Kal (1963)
* Bharosa (1963)
* Gehra Daag (1963)
* Gumrah (1963)
* Nartakee (1963)
* Pyar Ka Bandhan (1963)
* Ustadon Ke Ustad (1963)
* Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (1963)
* China Town (1962)
* Rakhi (1962)
* Tower House (1962)
* Ummeed (1962)
* Gharana (1961)
* Nazrana (1961)
* Pyaar Ka Saagar (1961)
* Wanted (1961)
* Apna Ghar (1960)
* Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
* Ghunghat (1960)
* Nai Raahen (1959)
* Pehli Raat (1959)
* Dilli Ka Thug (1958)
* Dulhan (1958)
* Ghar Sansar (1958)
* Mehndi (1958)
* Ek Saal (1957)
* Narsi Bhagat (1957)
* Albeli (1955)

Malayalam

* Panchagni (1986)
* Nakhashathangal (1986)
* Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)
* Sargam (1992)
* Five Star Hospital
* Ghazal

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 01:00 AM

"Door Ki Awaz"
Music: Ravi
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni


Song #1:

"Mohe Tirchi Nazariya"
Asha Bhosle

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 01:52 AM

Song #2:

"Toot Gayi Mere Manki Muraliya"
Asha Bhosle

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 05:00 AM

Song #3:

"Haathon Mein Haath"
Asha Bhosle & Mohd. Rafi

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 05:09 AM

Song #4:

"Happy Birthday To You"
Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey & Mohd. Rafi

Posted by: Nimii Sep 18 2006, 08:25 AM

Akbar ji Thank you so much! Great! I never knew that such a movie existed

Many many thanks again! That was great writeup on Ravi sahab who was one of the less-hyped MD

N

Posted by: Nimii Sep 18 2006, 08:39 AM

A newspaper clipping on Ravi sahab on getting honored with the Sanskriti Kalashree award this year.

http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/29/stories/2006062913150200.htm

Award for music director

Staff Reporter - June 29, 2006

"Pandit Ravi Shankar Sharma has scored music for over 200 films "For me, Chennai is a good and auspicious place. It is home to some of the great filmmakers and musicians."

CHENNAI: Veteran music director Pandit Ravi Shankar Sharma was given the Sanskriti Kalashree award for 2006 recently.

Music director Ravi, as he is known, has scored music for over 200 films in different Indian languages and most of them are popular even today. He has received various awards from different forums and was honoured by the Government of India with the Padmashree in 1971.

Mr. Ravi said he was happy that he was in Chennai where he met A.V. Meiyappan and other stalwarts of Indian cinema. "For me, Chennai is a good and auspicious place. It is home to some of the great filmmakers and musicians."

Chennai residents have a reputation of being lovers of good music, said AVM Saravanan, who was the first recipient of the award.

He said he found many songs of the director mesmerising.

Every year, the association gives Kalashree awards and the list of recipients include AVM Saravanan, S.P. Balasubramanium and Vyjayathimala Bali.

Sanskrithi members sang some 20 songs composed by Ravi, much to the appreciation of the audience.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 09:23 AM

You are most welcome Nimii Ji and thank you for the Newspaper Article.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 09:29 AM

Song #5:

"Ek Musafir Ko"
Mohd. Rafi

Posted by: Nimii Sep 18 2006, 10:14 AM

Akbar ji does the movie full album consists of 5 songs in total or are there more?

N

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 10:19 AM

Nimmi Ji:

There are 9 songs in this film. I will be uploading all the songs hopefully soon. There are 5 excellent Mohd. Rafi solos of which I have already posted 1, so 4 more Mohd. Rafi solos to follow.

Posted by: Nimii Sep 18 2006, 10:24 AM

Wonderful! Akbar ji Cant wait to download them all and hear them

Great job from your end for sharing such a special album!

Thanks again!

Posted by: priya_gainneos Sep 18 2006, 08:02 PM

I never knew md Ravi's name was Pt Ravi Shankar Sharma!!!

Posted by: Rafifan123 Sep 18 2006, 08:29 PM

Thank you so much.

Posted by: sangeetbhakt Sep 18 2006, 09:23 PM

"Half ticket" did not have music by Ravi. It had music by Salil Chowdhury.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 11:22 PM

Thank you Sangeetbhakt. I extracted this list from Wikipedia Encyclopedia, which is usually reliable. I have removed this name from the list.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 18 2006, 11:24 PM

You are most welcome Rafifan.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 19 2006, 12:14 PM

Song #6:

"Dil Mera Aaj Kho Gaya"
Mohd. Rafi

Posted by: kistin Sep 20 2006, 01:22 AM

Akbar Ali Bhai,

Great uploads ... Sound quality is very good too !

Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: maheshks Sep 20 2006, 01:34 AM

You maalus know him by the name of Bombay Ravi

Akbaralibhai...great album.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 20 2006, 08:07 AM

Mahesh Ji & Kistin Ji: You are most welcome and thank you for the kind words.

Posted by: Nimii Sep 20 2006, 08:31 AM

Maheshji I didnt know he was called that he he he! Vaise he is supposed to have composed tamil songs.. lekin kaunse? I cant place any

Posted by: Nimii Sep 20 2006, 08:36 AM

Akbar ji is torturing me :cry, sobbing and banging head on the pillow *ouch that still hurts*: only #6 song has been uploaded baaki kab doge ji

Thanks a lot for the lovely album

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 20 2006, 07:25 PM

Nimmi Ji: Here is a wonderful number of Mohd. Rafi from this film. I will upload more when I return from work in the evening:

Song #7:

"Kya Yunhi Rooth Ke"
Mohd. Rafi

Posted by: Nimii Sep 20 2006, 09:31 PM

Ek aur Thank you!

Posted by: priya_gainneos Sep 21 2006, 01:21 AM

Maalus nahin Mallus.

Haan he is Bombay Ravi here and is very well respected. He has reused some of his Hindi tunes but has alos done some fantastic semiclassical stuff. Mallu music until v recently remained traditional without the Western/Hindi/Tamil influence and the crazy dancing.

Posted by: Mukeshfan Sep 21 2006, 08:52 AM

Thanx Akbar Bhai,
Great u/l wonderful album
And yess RAVI saheb is one of the best and came up
with great songs and wonderful compositions.
Always great tunes.

Regards,
MUKESHFAN

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 21 2006, 11:31 AM

You are most welcome Mukeshfan. Thanks for the kind words.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 21 2006, 11:36 AM

Song #8:

"Husn Se Chand Bhi Sharmaya Hain"
Mohd. Rafi

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 21 2006, 12:47 PM

Here is the last song, I believe this was the most popular. Friends, your feedback would be appreciated.

Song #9:

"Muqaddar Azmana Chahhta Hoon"
Mohd. Rafi

Posted by: usrafian Sep 21 2006, 01:45 PM

Akbarali Bhai,

Feedback !?!
Bhala Goonga Gud Ka Swaad Kaise Bataaye ?

Ishaaron Se Hi Keh Detaa Huun..

Thanks

USR

Posted by: Ashraf Sep 21 2006, 02:27 PM

Exactly Priya.I just can't digest what is happening in Malayalam music.Can you tell which are the malayalam songs where he used Hindi tunes?.

Akbarali bhai..great work.I must say you are doing self less service for the music lovers.hearly thanks.
I am u/loading one of Ravi's malayalam songs.

Singer:Yesudas Film:Oru vadakkan veeragatha

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Posted by: Nimii Sep 21 2006, 03:41 PM

Ashraf ji thank you! Yesudas lovely! I wonder why he didnt compose for tamil films Sigh!

Posted by: priya_gainneos Sep 21 2006, 04:08 PM

Off hand cannot remember much, Ashraf esp as some of the Hindi songs themselves are not ones I regularly listen to.
But one is mujhe pyaar ki zindagi dene wale. I think it is a solo by S Janaki in the Mallu version.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 22 2006, 10:29 AM

Thank you very much Usrafian and Ashraf. You are most welcome.

Posted by: Nimii Sep 22 2006, 12:43 PM

Akbarali ji thank you for making album complete

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 22 2006, 07:11 PM

You are most welcome Nimii Ji.

Posted by: pradeepasrani Sep 23 2006, 11:00 PM

Akbar Ali Bhai

Many thanks for the Door Ki Aawaz album

This was Ravi's one of most popular albums during 60s.

The song which became most famous was the birthday song, Hum Bhi Agar Bachche Hotey. For years, it held sway as the most popular among birthday songs. The other one, which became popular was "Ek Musafir Ko Duniya Mein Kya Chahiye", particularly one of its antras "O Motey Lala Tuney Kiya Hai Kaisa Chhal, Ticket Tera Single Magar Tu Double" ,picturiseed on Johny Walker pushing a fatty Lala to get some space for himself in a train compartment. For many travellers on Mumbai's cowded local trains, this antra came particularly handy.

My personal favourite is "Husn Se Chand Bhi Sharmaya Hai, Teri Soorat Ne Ghazab Dhhaya Hai", Joy Mukherjee singing for his pretty woman, Saira Banu. Reminds me of another perennial favourite by the same Rafi - Rajendra K - Ravi combo, "Husn Waale Tera Jawab Nahi".

Pradeep

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 24 2006, 12:12 AM

You are most welcome Pradeepasrani and thank you for the interesting information about the popular tracks of this album.

Posted by: mohd2004 Sep 24 2006, 01:13 PM

Thanks Akbaralibhai for the songs. The audio quality is really good.

Mohd.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 25 2006, 01:13 AM

You are most welcome Mohd. Bhai. I am glad you liked the quality.

Posted by: suhana_safar Sep 25 2006, 09:32 AM

Vinatge Album. Classy music and what can one say about Rafisaab's singing, he gives full justifice (as always) to the compositions.
The best songs of various MD's are the ones that Rafisaab has sung.

Well done AkbarAlibhai

Posted by: sri Sep 25 2006, 10:01 AM

Thanks so much, Akbaralibhai - for your 'usual' high quality uploads. Fantastic.

Ravi must have been very pleased with this film - because he managed to have his favourite singer Rafi in 7 out of 9 songs. This was one of the many films in which he worked with Devendra Goel. This is what Ravi had to say about Goel :

"Devendra Goel saab gave me my independent break in Vachan (1955) and worked with me all the way till the last film for his banner, Aadmi Sadak Ka in 1977. He would always tell anyone who pressurized him to change his music director, "Meri film chale na chale, Ravi ka music hit hai!"
We did about a dozen films together, including Narsi Bhagat, Pyar Ka Sagar, Dus Lakh, Door Ki Awaz, Ek Phool Do Mali, Dhadkan and Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka. Some of these films were not produced by him."


Sri

Journalistic error !! Our journalists have become so used to adding the word 'Pandit' before 'Ravi Shankar' over the last few decades.....

Ravi Shankar Sharma ...is correct.


Sri

Posted by: akbaralibhai Sep 25 2006, 07:16 PM

You are most welcome Sri Bhai and thank you for the additional interesting information.

Posted by: Mukeshfan Oct 17 2006, 04:12 PM

Thank You once more Akbar Bhai.
For this great and wonderful album of
Ravi Shankar Sharma saheb.
One of the greatest we have,
and he made such great tunes for us.

Warm Regrads,
MUKESHFAN

Posted by: akbaralibhai Dec 30 2006, 12:58 AM

You are most welcome Mukeshfan.

Posted by: vishnutiwari May 19 2007, 05:26 PM

Sir, will you provide link to download Songs Of Movie"Bharosa"

Posted by: akbaralibhai May 20 2007, 01:53 PM

Here is the link to "BHAROSA".

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=32184&st=15