It is no wonder to any average Bollywood movie watcher that music is the crux of any Subhash Ghai film. From the classic era of the days of Kalicharan to the contemporary lavishly themed musicals like Yuvraaj, the Showman has basked in the fame not only for his grandeur movies but the powerful tunes in each one of them that we still have a good young ear for.
Laxmikant-Pyarelal .aka. Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma were most synonymous with the music of Subhash Ghai’s films. Having being the composer duo for 7 of Subhash Gahi’s blockbuster hits, they were a definite link of bringing a movie to an audience and taking it home, leaving a indelible impact through the music they created. They have worked on delivering memorable sounds for movies namely, Gautam Govinda, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar, Hero and Karz. Infact the song Om Shanti Om from Karz has been recently voted as the most iconic song of the century by the people. The song Choli Ke Peeche from Khalnayak in 1993 which had its fair share of controversy, nonetheless, became an instant classic and still beckons as a landmark song of its time.
Nadeem-Shravan, the duo of Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod were next in line of music composers who gave flight to Subhash Ghai movies. This time it was for the Sharukh Khan starrer, Pardes. Their songs I Love My India, Meri Mehbooba and Yeh Dil Deewana are so popular even today that they are played extensively on radio.
Taal in 1999 saw the rise of today’s most established music composer in India, A R Rahman. According to the Showman, A R Rahman coming from down South had the people in the Bollywood industry turn skeptical about him making it for himself in the Hindi film industry. But Taal proved everyone wrong. A talent, a genius, a legend that had its roots with this film is today unmatched.
Mukta Arts 