Vinod (28 May 1922 – 25 December 1959) was a famous Indian

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of the 1950s. In 1949, he composed a hit

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film song ''Lara Lappa Lara Lappa Lai Rakhda'' sung by

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and

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, in the film ''

Ek Thi Ladki ''Ek Thi Ladki'' (Hindi: एक थी लड़की, There Was A Girl) is a 1949 Hindi action comedy film by director Roop K. Shorey. It had the famous Punjabi song "Laara Lappa Laara Lappa Layi Rakhda" by Lata Mangeshkar, Satish Batra a ...

'' (1949). The real name of Vinod was Eric Roberts; Vinod was a professional name given by the Bombay Film Industry.

Early life

Vinod was born Eric Roberts in Lahore on 28 May 1922. When Vinod was a child, he was fascinated by music played at

Hindu weddings. Vinod was a student of Pandit Amar Nath, a musical director from

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. At the age of 17 years, his first official record composition was released, ''Samne aayaga koi jalwa dikhayega koi''.

Career

Vinod started composing songs for films in 1946. He composed eleven songs, written by Aziz Kashmiri, for the film ''Khamosh Nigahen''. Veteran music director

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who had introduced

as a film playback singer to the

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recommended Lata to Vinod. So Vinod had Lata sing some Punjabi film songs in his Punjabi film ''Chaman'' (1948). Then he composed music for the 1949 film ''Ek Thi Ladki'', which, along with the song ''Larra Lappa Larra Lappa Layi Rakhda, Addi Tappa Addi Tappa Layi Rakhda'' became a hit song, sung by

and

Mohammad Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice ...

. He moved to

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when Roop Kumar Shorey, a producer for whom Vinod had previously composed songs, brought his team there. Vinod composed music for thirty-six films, viz. thirty in Hindi and six in Punjabi language. He also composed four non-film songs. It was typical for Vinod, as a music composer, to insert Hindi songs in Punjabi films and Punjabi song lyrics in Hindi film songs.

Personal life

Vinod married Sheela Betty in Lahore and then moved to

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. He composed Punjabi film music like ''Saari Raat Tera Tak Ni Aa Rah'' and ''Wey Tarian Taun Puchh Chann Wey''. He had two daughters, Veena Solomon and Veera Mistry; both died in September 2016 and 2017, respectively. Veena was married to Newton Solomon and Veera was married to Kelly Mistry. Survivors are Vinod's grandchildren Sarah, Rakesh, Jacqueline, Eric (who is named after Vinodji) and Carl and great-grandchildren Rhea, Mithila, Shaun and Rania.

Death

Vinod died from

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on 25 December 1959, at the age of 37, after having cut himself shaving while using a rusted razor blade. By the time he was admitted to a hospital, the illness was beyond treatment and he lapsed into a coma.

Filmography

Note: Vinod's last three films were released after his death.

References

External links

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Filmography of music director Vinod on MuVyz.com website
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