Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an Indian music composer,

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

and

playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...

. He started his career in the early 1970s by composing for several hit movies. His notable works include '' Chor Machaye Shor'' (1974), '' Geet Gaata Chal'' (1975), '' Chitchor'' (1976) and '' Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' (1978), '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' (1985) and '' Vivah'' (2006). He composed music for many films and TV shows including Ramanand Sagar's epic '' Ramayan'' (1987), which became iconic. He was awarded the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

, the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India in 2015 for his contribution to arts.

Early life and education

Ravindra Jain was born blind on 28 February 1944 in

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to Pandit Indramani Jain and Kiran Jain as the third child of seven brothers and one sister. He belongs to the Jain community. His father was a Sanskrit pandit and his mother was a homemaker. His father recognised his talent and sent him to stalwarts like G.L. Jain, Janardhan Sharma and Nathu Ram for formal education in music. At a young age, he started singing bhajans at temples.

Career

His works include '' Saudagar'', '' Chor Machaye Shor'', '' Chitchor'', '' Geet Gaata Chal'', '' Fakira'', '' Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'', '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'', '' Paheli'', '' Do Jasoos'', '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'', '' Insaf Ka Tarazu'', '' Nadiya Ke Paar'', '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' and '' Henna''. He extensively used Yesudas and Hemlata for singing his songs. He composed many religious albums in different Indian languages, including Bengali and

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. He composed music for several television series. His music for Ramanand Sagar's

Ramayana The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...

became iconic. Some of his most popular works on TV are '' Shri Krishna'', '' Alif Laila'', ''Jai Ganga Maiya'', ''Jai Mahalaxmi'', ''Shree Brahma Vishnu Mahesh'', ''Sai Baba'', ''Jai Maa Durga'', '' Jai Hanuman'', Sankat Mochan Hanuman and ''Maha Kavya Mahabharat''.

Personal life

Jain was married to Divya Jain, with whom he has a son Aayushmaan. He died in Mumbai on 9 October 2015 because of multiple organ failure.

Discography

Films

Television

* ''

'' (1987) * '' Shri Krishna'' (1993) * '' Alif Laila'' (1993) *'' Jai Veer Hanuman'' (1995) * '' Jai Hanuman'' (1997) * '' Sai Baba'' (2005) * '' Sankat Mochan Hanumaan'' (2012) * ''Jai Ganga Maiya'' * ''Jai Mahalaxmi'' * ''Shree Brahma Vishnu Mahesh'' * ''Jai Maa Durga'' * ''Maha Kavya Mahabharat'' * ''

'' (2008)

Awards

He was awarded the

, the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India in 2015 for his contribution to arts. He received the Filmfare Best Music Director award for his work in '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' in 1985. Ravindra Jain won many other awards for his contribution to Indian music.

Legacy

His funeral was attended by numerous celebrities including Hema Malini, Ranjit and

Sooraj Barjatya Sooraj R. Barjatya (born 22 February 1964) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. He has directed and produced some of the List of highest-grossing Hindi films, most commercially successful Hindi films. His films often include themes ...

. Prime minister Modi said: "He will be remembered for his versatile music and fighting spirit."

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