Ajit Singh Varman ( hi, अजीत वर्मन; 26 March 1947 – 15 December 2016), sometimes also credited as Ajit Verman, was an Indian
film music composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
.
He started his career in the 1960s as a musician for the likes of
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...
,
Mrinal Sen,
Pankaj Mullick and
Salil Chowdhury in Calcutta (now
Kolkata) as well as
Shankar Jaikishan and
Laxmikant Pyarelal in the 1970s in Mumbai (then Bombay) till 1975 when he decided to make the transition to full-time music direction.
He worked on
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani (born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In 1 ...
's ''
Aakrosh'' (1980), ''
Vijeta'' (1982) and ''
Ardh Satya'' (1983), besides two of
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is ''Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film F ...
's early classics ''
Saaransh'' (1984) and ''
Janam'' (1985).Yeh aashiqui meri (1998)(19
Filmography
* ''
Aakrosh'' (1980)
* ''
Vijeta'' (1982)
* ''
Ardh Satya'' (1983)
* ''
Saaransh'' (1984)
* ''Misaal'' (1985)
* ''
Janam'' (1985, TV Movie)
* ''
Andha Yudh
''Andha Yudh'' is a 1987 Indian action drama thriller film directed by Dayal Nihalani.
Plot
The story revolves around an evil politician a junior minister who plots the murder of the chief minister through a hired killer. After the assassinati ...
'' (1987)
* ''
Karm Yodha'' (1992)
* ''
Imtihaan'' (1995, TV show)
* Mohini (1995, Background Score)
References
Bibliography
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1947 births
2016 deaths
Musicians from Kolkata
Hindi film score composers
Indian male film score composers