Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an
Indian music composer,
lyricist
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Royalties
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and
playback singer
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. 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
Aligarh
Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
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
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
. 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
* ''
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 ...
'' (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''
* ''
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 ...
'' (2008)
Awards
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. 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."
References
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1944 births
2015 deaths
20th-century Indian composers
21st-century Indian composers
Blind musicians
Bollywood playback singers
Indian male songwriters
Indian songwriters
People from Aligarh
20th-century Indian male singers
20th-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian singers
20th-century Indian Jains