Anil Mohile

Anil Mohile
Origin	India
Died	(2012-02-01)1 February 2012
Occupation	Music composer

Anil Mohile (1940 - 2012) was an Indian music composer and music arranger.

Early life

He was born in Mumbai, grew up in a musically rich environment. His grandfather, Pandharinath Mohile, played the harmonium, while his father was skilled in the bulbul tarang and flute. Anil started playing various instruments at the age of seven and performed tabla on All India Radio's Gammat-Jammat. He began formal training in violin under Mangesh Tendulkar at 12 and mastered the South Indian violin style under Vishnushastri Pandit. Anil passed the Sangeet Visharad exam with distinction and, in 1959, won the All India Radio competition, joining as a staff artist. During this period, he collaborated with music directors like Shrinivas Khale, Sudhir Phadke, Khayyam, and S.D. Burman, while also conducting orchestras and composing Marathi bhavgeet records. ^[1]

Music career

After a decade at AIR, Anil left to pursue a career as a full-time composer, debuting with Chal Re Laxya Mumbai La (1987). He composed music for iconic Marathi films like Thartharat , Hamaal De Dhamaal , Zapatlela , and Maherchi Sadi , among others. An integral part of Lata Mangeshkar's concerts, he teamed up with Arun Paudwal to form the celebrated “Anil-Arun” duo. Appointed as the first director of Mumbai University's "Music Direction and Arrangement" course, Anil Mohile left a lasting legacy in Marathi music and cinema. ^[2]

Mohile composed music for several movies including Marathi and Hindi Films. He had worked closely with Lata Mangeshkar for many years. He arranged music for 85 films, including Amitabh Bachchan starrers Sharaabi and Don. ^[3]

He also composed music with Arun Paudwal as a duo 'Anil-Arun'. ^[4] Anuradha Paudwal had sung many songs under the composition of this music composer pair. ^[5]

He died on Wednesday, 1 February 2012 morning, at his residence in Andheri, after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 71-year-old and is survived by his wife, daughter and son, Amar. ^{[6] [7]}

Discography (as a music arranger)

Year	Film	Director	Language
1978	Don	Chandra Barot	Hindi
1980	Thodisi Bewafaii	Esmayeel Shroff
1984	Sharaabi	Prakash Mehra
1987	De Danadan	Mahesh Kothare	Marathi
1988	Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi	Sachin
	Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak	Mansoor Khan	Hindi
1989	Thartharat	Mahesh Kothare	Marathi
1990	Dhadakebaaz
1991	Maherchi Sadi	Vijay Kondke
	Lekin...	Gulzar	Hindi
	Jeevlaga	Mahesh Kothare	Marathi
1993	Zapatlela
2004	Pachhadlela
2006	Shubh Mangal Savdhan

Discography (as a composer)

Year	Film	Director	Language	Notes
1976	Aaj Ka Ye Ghar	Surendra Shailaj	Hindi
	Bhagwan Samaye Sansar Mein	Satish Kumar
1977	Naav Motha Lakshan Khota	Murlidhar Kapdi	Marathi	As duo Anil-Arun
1979	Ashtavinayak	Rajdutt
1981	Are Sansar Sansar
1982	Maai Baap	Sachin Pilgaonkar
1983	Gupchup Gupchup	V. K. Naik
1984	Navri Mile Navryala	Sachin Pilgaonkar
1985	Dhum Dhadaka	Mahesh Kothare
	Vahinichi Maya	Kumar Sohoni
1986	Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi	Rajdutt
1987	Khatyal Sasu Nathal Soon	N. S. Vaidya
	De Danadan	Mahesh Kothare
	Chal Re Laxya Mumbaila	Satish Randive
1989	Pheka Pheki	Bipin Varti
	Thartharat	Mahesh Kothare
	De Dhadak Be Dhadak	Rajiv Barve
	Chambu Gabale	Shivdas
1990	Dhadakebaaz	Mahesh Kothare
1991	Jeevlaga
	Maherchi Sadi	Vijay Kondke
	Balidan	Raam Shetty
	Bandhan	Anant Mane
	Shame To Shame	Purushottam Berde
1992	Shubh Mangal Savdhan	M. S. Salvi
1993	Aye Meri Bekhudi	Chanchal Kumar	Hindi
	Waqt Humara Hain	Bharat Rangachary
	Zapatlela	Mahesh Kothare	Marathi
1994	Majha Chakula
1995	Senani Sane Guruji	Ramesh Deo
	Raghuveer	K. Pappu
1998	Dhangad Dhinga	Mahesh Kothare
2004	Tuzhyach Sathi	Shraddha Kumar
	He Aapla Asach Chalaycha	V. K. Naik
	Pachhadlela	Mahesh Kothare
2006	Shubh Mangal Savdhan
2009	Mata Ekveera Navsala Pauli	Dinanath Redkar
	Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak	Yashwant Ingawale
	Chal Love Kar	A. Radhaswamy

References

1. "मोहिले, अनिल जगन्नाथ". महाराष्ट्र नायक. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
2. "Anil Mohile - 6 songs composed by the music director - Page 1 of 1". HindiGeetMala. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
3. Music arranger Anil Mohile passes away at 71
4. "A story of Anil-Arun". Loksatta (in Marathi). 31 January 2016.
5. "'˜A perfectionist to the core'". punemirror.com.
6. Anil Mohile passes away at 71
7. Industry mourns demise of veteran music arranger Anil Mohile

External links

• Anil Mohile at IMDb