Hindi cinema’s famous music composer, filmmaker and Hrithik Roshan’s uncle Rajesh Roshan celebrates his birthday today i.e. on 24 May. Rajesh Roshan is a famous Bollywood producer-director as well as a great actor. He has worked as an actor in some films. But, Rajesh Roshan is known more for his music than his acting. Rakesh Roshan’s brother and Hrithik Roshan’s uncle Rajesh Roshan has given excellent music in many Bollywood films. He was born on 24 May 1955 in the house of famous music composer Roshan. Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan’s father Roshan gave excellent music in many films. But when Rajesh Roshan was only 12 years old, his father passed away.
After the death of his father, he learned music from Fayyaz Ahmed
After the death of her husband Roshan, Rajesh Roshan’s mother started worrying about his musical education. In such a situation, Rajesh Roshan’s mother took him to musician Faiyaz Ahmed, from whom Rajesh learned music. Wherever Faiyaz went, Rajesh accompanied him. He formally learned music from Faiyaz Ahmed and then started his career in Bollywood as an assistant to the famous music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Rajesh Roshan worked with Laxmikant-Pyarelal for about 5 years.
Julie film gave me recognition
After this, he decided to travel alone in the industry. In Bollywood, he started his career as a music composer with Mehmood’s film ‘Kunwara Baap’, but it was ‘Julie’ released in 1975 that gave him recognition. The songs of this film ‘Dil Kya Kare Jab Kisi Ko Kisi Se Pyar Ho Jaye’, ‘My Heart Is Beating’ and ‘Julie I Love You’ are still very popular among music lovers.
Rajesh Roshan made Amitabh Bachchan a singer
After this, Rajesh Roshan gave excellent music in many films including Swami, Desh-Pradesh, Kala Patthar, Mr. Natwarlal, Khoonbhari Maang, Karan Arjun and Koi Mil Gaya and impressed everyone with his work. Very few people know that the credit for making Bollywood’s Shahenshah Amitabh Bachchan a singer also goes to Rajesh Roshan, because Rajesh Roshan is the musician who gave Amitabh Bachchan the first opportunity to sing.
Amitabh Bachchan sang the first song for Mr. Natwarlal.
amitabh bachchan first song
Everyone is aware of the fact that apart from being a great actor, Amitabh Bachchan is also a great singer. He has sung songs in many films. But, if we talk about his first song, he sang his first song in ‘Mr. Natwarlal’ released in 1979. For this film, Rajesh Roshan made him sing his first song ‘Mere paas aao mere dosto’. This song is still very famous and after this Amitabh Bachchan sang songs for many films.
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