Vijay Patil (16 September 1942 – 22 May 2021) better known as Raamlaxman, was an Indian composer,

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

, musician and accordionist. Raamlaxman is most famous for his work with

Rajshri Productions Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a film production and distribution company based in Mumbai, India, established in 1947, which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films. The most successful films produced by the company include '' Dosti'' ...

of Hindi films. He composed music for their hit films like ''

Maine Pyar Kiya ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Produced by Rajshri Productions, the film stars Salman Khan and Bhagyashree. It marked the debuts of Barjatya and Bhagya ...

'' (1989), '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''

Hum Saath Saath Hain ''Hum Saath-Saath Hain'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language family drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya under the production and distribution of Rajshri Productions. The film stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, ...

'' (1999), '' Muskurahat'' (1992), '' Police Public'' (1990), '' 100 Days'' (1991). His first film was '' Agent Vinod'' (1977) Raamlaxman has worked in almost 75 films in

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, Marathi and Bhojpuri. Raamlaxman is the "Laxman" of duo composers "Raam-Laxman". In 1976, "Raam" (his partner ''Surendra'') died immediately after signing the film '' Agent Vinod'' (1977). Laxman continued to retain Raam's name in Marathi as well as

films. He died of

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on 22 May 2021, at the age of 78.

Early life

Raamlaxman started his own orchestra named as Amar - Vijay (Amar was his son's name). The famous comedian,

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was impressed by him and approached him to compose the music for his Marathi comedy ''Pandu Hawaldar''.{ Vijay, with his friend Raam, composed the music that went on to become a raging hit, and their alliance with Kondke did not break until the latter's death. Later, he did films with

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, Mahesh Bhatt, G.P.Sippy, Anil Ganguly and others. His favourite singers were Shailendra Singh and

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, while his favourite lyricist was

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. His releases were mostly with Ravindra Rawal. Although he frequently collaborated with

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and produced some of the biggest hits in his career. In 1981, Raamlaxman collaborated with Ravindra Rawal for movie '' Hum Se Badhkar Kaun''. Song "Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva" got famous during that period. He has also given music for movies '' Hum Se Hai Zamana'' (1983), '' Woh Jo Hasina'' (1983), '' Deewana Tere Naam Ka'' (1987) and ''

Aage Ki Soch ''Aage Ki Soch'' is 1988 Hindi language Drama movie directed by Dada Kondke, starring Shakti Kapoor, Swapna (actress), Swapna, Raza Murad and Satish Shah. Cast * Shakti Kapoor * Swapna (actress), Swapna * Raza Murad * Satish Shah * Dada Kondk ...

'' (1988).

Career

In the year 1988, Raamlaxman got a major break with

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's ''

'' (1989). His composition earned him

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. The film set the record at its time for the most Filmfare awards won by a single film with seven, from thirteen nominations. It was also the first film to win the three major awards in music category (Best Music Director, Male Playback Singer, Best Lyricist). The film also launched

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as voice of new actor

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from period 1989 to 1994. Laxman scored a major hit once again with superhit film '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994). His collaboration with Sooraj Barjatya went on and he gave good hits in the film ''

'' (1999).

Discography

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Year ! Film ! Notes ! Sales ! , - , 1975 , '' Pandu Havaldar'' , Marathi , , , - , 1977 , '' Agent Vinod'' , , , , - , rowspan="2" , 1979 , ''

Taraana ''Taraana'' is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions. The film stars Mithun Chakravorty, Ranjeeta, Bhagwan Dada, Om Shivpuri, Jagdeep, Shreeram Lagoo, Jayshree T., Urmila Bhatt and Sharat Saxena. The film's ...

'' , , , , - , '' Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin'' , , , , - , rowspan=2, 1981 , '' Hum Se Badhkar Kaun'' , , , , - , '' Jiyo To Aise Jiyo'' , , , , - , rowspan="4" , 1982 , ''

Ustadi Ustad Se ''Ustadi Ustad Se'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Deepak Bahry, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Mehra, Ranjeeta in lead roles. Summary Young Seema (Sweety) with her grandfather and maternal uncle Kaamdev lives a middle- ...

'' , , , , - , '' Bezubaan'' , , , , - , '' Sun Sajna'' , , , , - , ''Tumhaare Bina'' , , , , - , rowspan=6 , 1983 , '' Woh Jo Hasina'' , , , , - , ''Dard-E-Dil'' , , , , - , ''Gumnaam Hai Koi'' , , , , - , '' Hum Se Hai Zamana'' , , , , - , ''Sun Meri Laila'' , , , , - , ''Mujhe Vachan Do'' , , , , - , 1984 , ''Tere Mere Beech Mein'' , , , , - , rowspan=2, 1985 , ''Patthar'' , , , , - , '' Yeh Kaisa Farz'' , , , , - , rowspan=2, 1986 , ''Anadi Khiladi'' , , , , - , ''Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath Mein'' , , , , - , rowspan=2, 1987 , ''Deewana Tere Naam Ka'' , , , , - , ''Kaun Kitne Paani Mein'' , , , , - , rowspan=2, 1988 , ''

'' , , , , - , ''Vasna Ki Aag'' , , , , - , rowspan="3" , 1989 , ''Paap Ki Sazaa'' , , , , - , '' Khol De Meri Zuban'' , , , , - , ''

'' , , 10,000,000 , , - , 1990 , '' Police Public'' , , , , - , rowspan=3 , 1991 , ''

Patthar Ke Phool ''Patthar Ke Phool'' () is an Indian 1991 Hindi-language action film directed by Anant Balani, produced by G. P. Sippy, written by Salim Khan, and edited by Deepak Sehgal. It stars Salman Khan as a police officer opposite debutant Raveena Tan ...

'' , , 2,500,000 , rowspan="2" , , - , '' 100 Days'' , , 1,800,000 , - , ''Baharon Ki Manzil'' , , , , - , rowspan="6" , 1992 , ''101 Days'' , , , , - , '' I Love You'' , , , , - , ''Mehboob Mere Mehboob'' , , , , - , ''Phoolwati'' , , , , - , '' Saatwan Aasmaan'' , , , , - , '' Muskurahat'' , , , , - , rowspan="5" , 1993 , '' Dil Ki Baazi'' , , , , - , ''

Anmol ''Anmol'' () is a 1993 Indian film directed by Ketan Desai and produced by his father Manmohan Desai and starring Rishi Kapoor, Manisha Koirala in lead roles. This was the final film produced by Manmohan Desai before his death in 1994. The plot ...

'' , , , , - , '' Antom Nyaay'' , , , , , - , '' Pyar Ka Tarana'' , , , , - , ''When Love Calls'' , , , , - , rowspan="7" , 1994 , ''

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'' , , , , - , ''Karan'' , , , , - , ''Pathreela Raasta'' , , , , - , '' Fauj'' , , , , - , ''

Kanoon ''Kanoon'' () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language film directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Shashikala, Jeevan and Om Prakash. The film presents a case against capital punishment, arguing that witn ...

'' , , , , - , '' Jazbaat'' , , , , - , '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' , , 12,000,000 , , - , 1995 , ''Vartmaan'' , , , , - , rowspan="2" , 1996 , ''

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'' , , , , - , '' Megha'' , , , , - , 1997 , ''Lav Kush'' , , , , - , rowspan=3 , 1999 , '' Dulhan Banoo Main Teri'' , , , , - , ''

'' , , 1,800,000 , , - , '' Manchala'' , , , , - , 2000 , ''Le Chal Apne Sang'' , , , , - , rowspan=2, 2002 , ''Hum Pyaar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe'' , , , , - , ''Inth Ka Jawab Patthar'' , , , , - , 2003 , '' Aissa Kyon'' , , , , - , 2016 , ''Brahmaand Nayak Saibaba'' , , , , - ! ! Total sales ! ! 28,100,000 !

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