Filmi music soundtracks are music produced for India's mainstream motion picture industry and written and performed for Indian cinema. In cinema, music directors make up the main body of composers; the songs are performed by playback singers and the genre represents 72% of the music sales market in India.
Mukesh Chand Mathur, better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer. Mukesh is considered to be one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Amongst the numerous nominations and awards he won, his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from the film Rajnigandha (1973) won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Kalyanji–Anandji were an Indian composer duo: Kalyanji Virji Shah and his brother Anandji Virji Shah. The duo are known for their work on Hindi film soundtracks, with many evergreen songs being composed by them.
Anand Bakshi was an Indian poet and lyricist. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist 4 times during his career. He wrote over 6000 film songs in more than 300 films.
Laxmichand "Babla" Virji Shah and Kumari Kanchan Dinkarrao Mali-Shah were an Indian husband-wife musical group best known for work in the chutney music and Desi Folk music genres. They performed together for forty years until Kanchan died in 2004. Babla Shah is the younger brother of famous music director duo Kalyanji Anandji.
Don is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Chandra Barot from a story written by Salim–Javed and produced by Nariman Irani. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in dual role, alongside Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Om Shivpuri and Satyen Kappu in supporting roles. The music was composed by Kalyanji–Anandji with lyrics written by Anjaan and Indeevar.
Chhalia is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. It stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Pran, Rehman and Shobhna Samarth. The story is loosely based on the 1848 short story "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, but is focused on the issue of estranged wives and children in the aftermath of Partition. Chhalia was shot in black-and-white. Music by Kalyanji-Anandji, played a part in the film's box office success.
Rajiv Gulshan Rai is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of the producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed many films under his father's production company Trimurti Films.
Lalji Pandey, better known by the pen name of Anjaan, was an Indian lyricist known for his work in Hindi language films. Having penned over 1,500 songs for more than 300 films, he is remembered for tracks from his frequent collaborations with composers Kalyanji–Anandji, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, R. D. Burman and Bappi Lahiri. Lyricist Sameer is his son.
Rafoo Chakkar is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language comedy film produced by Nadiadwala and directed by Narender Bedi. The film was adapted from the 1959 American film Some Like It Hot.
Uljhan (Confusion) is a 1975 Hindi suspense thriller film. Produced by Sudesh Kumar and directed by Raghunath Jhalani, it stars Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Aruna Irani, Sulakshana Pandit, and Ranjeet. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. It is a remake of 1959 murder mystery Kangan starring Ashok Kumar and Nirupa Roy with a twist about the identity of the killer.
Besharam is a 1978 Hindi drama/thriller film produced and directed by veteran character actor Deven Verma. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Amjad Khan, A. K. Hangal, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy and Deven Verma. The film's music was composed by Kalyanji Anandji. The movie was not a hit on release and fared poorly. An innocent man sets out to find the truth about his father's death. He finds himself in a dangerous battle with the criminal underworld.
Gopi is a 1970 Hindi film produced by T. S. Muthuswami & S. S. Palaniappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu in lead roles, with Pran, Om Prakash, Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Johnny Walker, Ramayan Tiwari, Mukri, Sudesh Kumar, Durga Khote, Lalita Pawar in other important roles. The music was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.
Rakhwala (transl. Protector) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film stars Dharmendra, Leena Chandavarkar and Vinod Khanna. It is a remake of the 1967 Tamil film Kaavalkaaran.
Professor Pyarelal is a 1981 Hindi film produced by T.M. Bihari, directed by Brij Sadanah, featuring Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Simi Garewal, Shreeram Lagoo, Amjad Khan and Nirupa Roy in the lead roles. Kalyanji-Anandji have composed the music, while Rajendra Krishan has written the lyrics for the film. Hrishikesh Mukherjee has done the editing for the film.
Vijay Kalyanji Shah is a composer who works in the Indian film industry. His career spans over almost four decades (1985–present). He is the son of Kalyanji Virji Shah, music director from the composer duo Kalyanji–Anandji.
Santosh Anand is an Indian lyricist who attained success in the 1970s, earning the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist twice in 1975 and 1983. He has also been awarded the Yash Bharti Award in 2016. He studied library science at Aligarh Muslim University
Jhanjhaar (Fire) is a 1987 Hindi social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. Made under Rajkamal Kalamandir banner it was a V. Shantaram Productions film. It had music by Kalyanji Anandji. The film starred Sushant Ray, with Padmini Kolhapure, and the rest of the cast included Yunus Parvez, Sudhir Pandey and Ranjana Deshmukh. Ranjana's career came to a halt when she met with a car accident on the way to the shooting of this film in Bangalore.
Sandeep Shirodkar is an Indian film score composer, music director and record producer. He has also worked as an arranger of songs for other composers.
Parivar (transl. Family) is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by Kewal P Kashyap on K.P.K. Movies banner. It stars Jeetendra and Nanda, with music composed by Kalyanji–Anandji.
