Ravi (music director)
Ravi Shankar Sharma, often referred to mononymously as Ravi, is an Indian music director, who has composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films. After a successful career in Hindi cinema, he took a break from 1970s to 1984, and made a successful comeback under the stage name Bombay Ravi.
Biography
Ravi Sharma gave several hit songs and received Filmfare nominations for these films: Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Do Badan (1966), Humraaz (1967), Ankhen (1968), and Nikaah (1982). He won Filmfare awards for Gharana(1961) and Khandaan (1965). His other successful films include Waqt, Neel Kamal and Gumraah. His songs Aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai, Babul ki duyaen leti ja and Doli chadh ke dulhan sasural chali became very popular in wedding celebrations. He was one of the music directors who shaped the career of Asha Bhosle with songs like Tora man darpan. He was also instrumental in making Mahendra Kapoor a popular singer in Bollywood. After a successful career in Hindi films during 1950s and 1960s, he took a long break after 1970 till 1982. In 1982, he gave music for the Hindi film Nikaah, and one of the film's songs Dil ke armaan aansooyon main beh gaye sung by Salma Agha won her the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award.
In 1980s, he made a comeback as a music director in Malayalam (and some Hindi) films as Bombay Ravi. During 1984, the famous Malayalam director Hariharan convinced him to start a second innings especially for his lovers in South India. The first movie was Panchagni. The songs saagarangaLE and aa raatri maanju poyi (sung by Yesudas and Chitra) were hits. All the songs from the malayalam movie "Vaisali" released in 1989 were super hits and Chithra won National Award for the song "Indupushpam Choodi Nilkum" from the same movie.Ravi released some albums thereafter. Ravi has composed for many films produced by South Indian banners - Ghoonghat, Gharana, Grihasti, Aurat, Samaj ko badal dalo (Gemini), Meherban, Do kaliyan (AVM) Bharosa, Khandaan (Vasu films). So his trips to Madras were frequent. In fact he mentions that he was close to the late Sivaji Ganesan.
Filmography
Hindi
Ek Saal (1957)-ASHOK KUMAR-MADHU BALA-KULDEEP KAUR
Narsi Bhagat (1957)-SAHU MODAK-NIRUPA ROY-MANHAR DESAI
Delhi Ka Thug (1958)-NUTAN-KISHOR KUMAR
Dulhan (1958)-NIRUPA ROY-RAJ KUMAR-NANDA
Ghar Sansar (1958)-BALRAJ SAHNI-NARGIS-RAJENDRA KUMAR-KUMKUM
Mehndi (1958)-AJIT KHAN-JAYASHREE-VEENA
Nai Raahen (1959)-ASHOK KUMAR-GEET BALI
Pehli Raat (1959)-NIMMI-NANDA-SUDESH KUMAR
Apna Ghar (1960)-MOTI SAGAR-SHYAMA-NANDA
Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)-GURU DUTT-WAHEEDA REHMAN-REHMAN-JOHNY WALKAR
Ghunghat (1960)-BINA ROY-PRADEEP KUMAR-BHARAT BHUSHAN-ASHA PAREKH-REHMAN
Tu Nahin Aur Sahi (1960)-PRADEEP KUMAR-KUM KUM
Gharana (1961)-RAJ KUMAR-RAJENDRA KUMAR-ASHA PAREKH-LALITA PAWAR
Nazrana (1961)-RAJ KAPOOR-VYJAYANTHI MALA-USHA KIRAN-GEMINI GANESHAN
Pyaar Ka Saagar (1961)-MEENA KUMARI-RAJENDRA KUMAR-MADAN PURI
Wanted (1961)
China Town (1962)SHAMMI KAPOOR-SHAKILA
Raakhi (1962)-ASHOK KUMAR-WAHEEDA REHMAN-PRADEEP KUMAR-AMITA
Tower House (1962)-AJIT KHAN-SHAKILA
Umeed (1974)-NANDA-JOY MUKHERJEE-AGHA-LEELA NAIDU
Aaj Aur Kal (1963)-ASHOK KUMAR-NANDA-SUNIL DUTT-TANUJA
Gehra Daag (1963)-MALA SINHA-RAJENDRA KUMAR-MUMTAZ-LALITA PAWAR
Gumrah (1963)-ASHOK KUMAR-MALA SINHA-SUNIL DUTT-SHASHI KALA
Nartaki (1963)-NANDA-SUNIL DUTT-ZEB REHMAN-OM PRAKASH
Ustadon Ke Ustaad (1963)ASHOK KUMAR-SHAKILA-PRADEEP KUMAR-SHEIKH MUKHTIAR
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (1963)-ASHOK KUMAR-SUNIL DUTT-LEELA NAIDU-REHMAN
Door Ki Awaaz (1964)-SAIRA BANO-JOY MUKHERJEE-DURGA KHOTE-JOHNY WALKER
Shehnai (1964)-RAJSHRI-BISHWAJEET-VEENA-REHMAN-NIRUPA ROY
Kaajal (1965)-RAJ KUMAR-MEENA KUMARI-DHARMENDRA-PADMINI-MUMTAZ-MEHMOOD
Khandaan (1965)-NUTAN-SUNIL DUTT-MUMTAZ-OM PRAKASH-LALITA PAWAR-PRAN
Waqt (1965)-RAJ KUMAR-SUNIL DUTT-SADHANA-SHASHI KAPOOR-SHARMILA TAGORE
Do Badan (1966)-MANOJ KUMAR-ASHA PAREKH-SIMMI GREWAL-WASTI-PRAN
Dus Lakh (1966)-SANJAY KHAN-BABITA-OM PRAKASH-MANORAMA-HELEN-PRAN
Phool Aur Patthar (1966)-MEENA KUMARI-DHARMENDRA-SHASHI KALA-O.P.RELHAN
Sagaai (1966)-RAJSHRI-BISHWAJEET-REHMAN-JAYANT-PARVEEN CHAUDHARY
Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai (1966)-ASHOK KUMAR-SAIRA BANO-JOY MUKHERJEE-SAYIDA KHAN
Aurat (1967)-PADMINI-FEROZ KHAN-NAZIMA-RAJESH KHANNA-PRAN
Humraaz (1967)RAJ KUMAR-VIMMI-SUNIL DUTT-MUMTAZ-MADAN PURI-BABY SARIKA
Meharban (1967)-ASHOK KUMAR-NUTAN-SUNIL DUTT-SHYAMA-RAJ MEHRA-MEHMOOD
Aankhen (1968)-MALA SINHA-DHARMENDRA-SUJIT KUMAR-ZEB REHMAN
Do Kaliyaan (1968)-MALA SINHA-BISHWAJEET-NIGAR SULTANA-OM PRAKASH-BABY SONIA(DOUBLE ROLL)
Gauri (1968)-NUTAN-SUNIL DUTT-MUMTAZ-SANJEEV KUMAR-OM PRAKASH-RAJENDRA NATH
Man Ka Meet (1968)-SOM DUTT-LEENA CHANDRAVARKAR-VINOD KHANNA-SANDHYA RANI
Neel Kamal (1968)-RAJ KUMAR-WAHEEDA REHMAN-MANOJ KUMAR-BALRAJ SAHNI
Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969)SAIRA BANO-DHARMENDRA-MUMTAZ-FEROZ KHAN-ACHLA SACHDEV-AJIT KHAN-KOMAL
Anmol Moti (1969)-JEETENDRA-BABITA-MANMOHAN-KAMINI KAUSHAL
Badi Didi (1969)-NANDA-JEETENDRA-ARUNA IRANI-NAZIR HUSSAIN
Doli (1969)-RAJESH KHANNA-BABITA-PREM CHOPRA-NAZIMA-OM PRAKASH
Ek Phool Do Mali (1969)-SADHANA-SANJAY KHAN-BALRAJ SAHNI-MANORAMA-DURGA KHOTE-DAVID
Dharkan (1972)-MUMTAZ-SANJAY KHAN-DILIP RAJ-RUPESH KUMAR-ACHLA SACHDEV-MASTER ALANKAR
Dhund (1973)-SANJAY KHAN-ZEENAT AMAN-NAVIN NISHCHAL-DANNY DENZOGPA
Mehmaan (1973)-REKHA-BISHWAJEET
Nikaah (1982)-RAJ BABBAR-SALMA AGHA-DEEPAK PARASHAR-HEENA KAUSAR-ASRANI
Tawaif (1984)-ASHOK KUMAR-RISHI KAPOOR-RATI AGNIHOTRI-DEEPAK PARASHAR
Albeli (1955)-GEETA BALI-PRADEEP KUMAR
Ek Alag Mausam (2003)
Vachan (1955)-GEETA BALI-BALRAJ-RAJENDRA KUMAR-NEELIMA-RADHA KRISHAN
Modern Girl (1961)-PRADEEP KUMAR-SAYIDA KHAN
Salaam Memsaheb (1961)-SUBIRAJ-NAAZ
Bombay Ka Chor (1962)-MALA SINHA-KISHOR KUMAR-BADRI PRASAD
Bahu Beti (1965)-MALA SINHA-JOY MUKHERJEE-ASHISH KUMAR-MUMTAZ
Nai Roshani (1967)-ASHOK KUMAR-MALA SINHA-RAJ KUMAR-TANUJA-BISHWAJEET-BHANUMATI
Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka (1975)-ASHOK KUMAR-SHARMILA TAGORE-DHARMENDRA-LEENA CHANDRAVARKAR
Paisa Ya Pyaar (1969)-ASHOK KUMAR-MALA SINHA-BISHWAJEET-TANUJA-SHARAD KUMAR-SHASHI KALA
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959)-MEENA KUMARI-RAJENDRA KUMAR-MUMTAZ BEGUM-HONEY IRANI
Barosa(1963)GURUDUTT-ASHA PAREKH
Mulzim(1963)PRADEEP KUMAR-SHAKILA
Pyar kiya to darna kya (1963)SHAMMI KAPOOR-SAROJA DEVI
Grashthi (1963)ASHOK KUMAR-MANOJ KUMAR-RAJASHRI-MEHMOOD
Koun apna Koun paraya(1963)WAEHDA REHMAN-TONY WALKER
The following are some of his unforgettable compositions:
''Jab Chali Thandi Hawa'' (Do Badan)
''Yeh Mausam Rangeen Shamaa'' (Modern Girl)
''Zindagi Ittefaq Hai'' (Aadmi aur Insaan)
'' Neele Gagan Ke Tale'' (Hamraaz)
''Yeh Rang Bhare Baadal'' (Tu Nahin Aur Sahi)
'' Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho'' (Chaudhvin ka Chand)
''Yeh Hawa'' (Gumraah)
''Tumhari Nazar Kyun Khafaa ho Gayi'' (Do Kaliyan)
''Sansaar Ki Har Shai Kaa'' (Dhund)
''Chalo ek baar phir se (Gumrah)
''Itni haseen itni jawan raat kya karen(Aaj aur kal)
''Chulene do nazuk honthon ko (Kaajal)
''Babul ki duaen leti ja (Neel kamal)
''Tumhi mere mandir tumhi meri puja(Khandaan)
Malayalam (as Bombay Ravi)
Panchagni (1986)
Nakhakshathangal (1986)
Kalivaakku (1986)
Five Star Hospital (1997)
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)
Vidhyarambham (1990)
Sargam (1992 film) (1992)
Sukrutham (1992)
Ghazal (1993)
Padheyam (1993)
Mayookham (2005)
Parinayam
Vaishali
Sumangalee Bhava (2005
Manassil Oru Manjuthulli
Translation of "Ravi (music director)"
Persian: راوی شانکار شارما, Malayalam: ബോംബെ രവി.
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