Anil Mohile

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

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

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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)

YearFilmDirectorLanguage
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
2006Shubh Mangal Savdhan

Discography (as a composer)

YearFilmDirectorLanguageNotes
1976 Aaj Ka Ye Ghar Surendra ShailajHindi
Bhagwan Samaye Sansar Mein Satish Kumar
1977Naav Motha Lakshan KhotaMurlidhar KapdiMarathiAs duo Anil-Arun
1979 Ashtavinayak Rajdutt
1981Are Sansar Sansar
1982Maai Baap Sachin Pilgaonkar
1983 Gupchup Gupchup V. K. Naik
1984 Navri Mile Navryala Sachin Pilgaonkar
1985 Dhum Dhadaka Mahesh Kothare
Vahinichi MayaKumar Sohoni
1986Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi Rajdutt
1987Khatyal Sasu Nathal Soon N. S. Vaidya
De Danadan Mahesh Kothare
Chal Re Laxya MumbailaSatish Randive
1989 Pheka Pheki Bipin Varti
Thartharat Mahesh Kothare
De Dhadak Be DhadakRajiv Barve
Chambu GabaleShivdas
1990 Dhadakebaaz Mahesh Kothare
1991Jeevlaga
Maherchi Sadi Vijay Kondke
BalidanRaam Shetty
Bandhan Anant Mane
Shame To Shame Purushottam Berde
1992 Shubh Mangal Savdhan M. S. Salvi
1993Aye Meri BekhudiChanchal KumarHindi
Waqt Humara Hain Bharat Rangachary
Zapatlela Mahesh Kothare Marathi
1994 Majha Chakula
1995Senani Sane Guruji Ramesh Deo
RaghuveerK. Pappu
1998Dhangad Dhinga Mahesh Kothare
2004Tuzhyach SathiShraddha Kumar
He Aapla Asach ChalaychaV. K. Naik
Pachhadlela Mahesh Kothare
2006Shubh Mangal Savdhan
2009Mata Ekveera Navsala PauliDinanath Redkar
Vighnaharta Shree SiddhivinayakYashwant Ingawale
Chal Love KarA. Radhaswamy

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  5. "'˜A perfectionist to the core'". punemirror.com.
  6. Anil Mohile passes away at 71
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