The music of Karz changed everything in Indian Music. Along with some great movies like Mughal-e-Azam, it is a pinnacle for Indian music Industry. LP created the magic that changed everything.
Who could have thought that a duo that met for the first time in the cradle of musicians, Sureel Kala Kendra run and managed by Mangeshkar family would go so far in their career? The duo that once worked with legends like Naushad and Sachin Dev Burman created a niche for them in industry that is thirstier of success than creativity.
They chalked out their career in the era of Rahul Dev Burman and Kalyanji-Anandji. But the journey was not easy. Both born in poor families and met at Sureel Kala Kendra. Lata knew about their modest backgrounds and she decided to help them. They recommended their names to many music directors of the era as assistants. They also worked for different orchestras but earned too little to feed the passion. At a point Pyarelal wanted to leave country and work in Venice’s famed symphony orchestras. But Lakshmikant insisted and the departure never took place.
Their first break was Parasmani in ’63 that was a mythological film. But the big success came with Rajshree’s Dosti. Then Aaye Din Bahar Ke and Milan established the duo. Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Bobby, Roti, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Amar Akbar Anthony, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Karz, Ek Duje Ke Liye, Hero and Tezaab were some of the most remarkable movies of their career. In a span of more than 600 movies and six decades, the legends acquired seven Filmfares.
Industry will never forget the duo which was able to make a space for themselves in the hearts of Indians. It will never forget the duo that ruled Binaca Geetmala for years sometimes more than thirteen of sixteen songs aired.
For The Reel; Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
3 comments:
Lata Mangeshkar did a great favor to industry by giving opportunity to Laxmikant Pyarelal
very rightly said Avinash
Laxmikant-Pyarelal were consistent throughout. It is doubtful that any music directors have composed so many hits that too so consistently. Unfortunately today Indian Media is not giving much importance to LP.
No anthology can do full justice to the unconquered versatality and supreme staying power of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. It would only be in the fairness of things to crown Laxmi-Pyare as the most successful composers of Hindi cinema.
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