Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal (English: Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal, born: 4 November 1932; died: 12 September 1971) was a famous music composer of Indian cinema. He formed his duo with musician Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi and became famous by the name Shankar-Jaikishan.
life introduction
4th November, 1932 Jaikishan was originally born on Gujarat Of Valsad district Wooden goods makers from Basanda village of Family Were from. The family was poor and Jaikishan’s elder brother Balwant used to contribute to the bhajan group by singing. initial music Got education from Barilal and Premshankar Nayak. In Basanda’s Pratap Silver Jubilee Gayanshala, the elements of festival music of the temples of that time and the dance music of Gujarati tribals became ingrained in Jaikishan’s mind in those days, many of whose colors would later be reflected in his life. music Also reflected from time to time. After the death of brother Balwant due to drug addiction, Jaikishan came to Valsad with his sister Rukmini and worked for a few days in a factory with his brother-in-law Dalpat, then with Dalpat’s brother-in-law. Bombay While living near Grant Road, he worked in a garment factory as well as in the Vinayak Rao Tambe Music Hall located at the Opera House. harmonium Continued the practice of.[1]
meeting shankar
Main article: Shankar Jaikishan
The meeting of Shankar-Jaikishan also happened in a strange manner. For exercise at the gym near the Opera House Theatre. Shankar Used to go there and there he met Dattaram. from Dattaram Shankar Tabla And Dholak He started learning the intricacies of music, and one day took him to Gujarati filmmaker Chandravadan Bhatt in Dadar to get him music work in films. Jaikishan had also come in search of work in films. While talking during the waiting moments, Shankar came to know that Jaikishan used to play harmonium. Fortunately at that time the place of Harmonium Master was vacant in Prithvi Theatre. When Shankar made the proposal, Jaikishan immediately agreed and thus Shankar and Jaikishan started working together under the banner of Prithvi Theatres. Both of them also acted together in ‘Pathan’. Along with work, friendship also grew stronger. Shankar also used to play tabla for Husnlal Bhagatram and he learned many nuances of music from both the brothers.
Musician of the film ‘Barsaat’
Shankar and Jaikishan used to work in Prithvi Theaters only. Raj Kapoor Became close to. Although Raj Kapoor’s first film was composed by senior Prithvi Theater composer Ram Ganguly and Shankar Jaikishan was his assistant, during the initial stages of recording the music for Barsaat, Raj Kapoor When he came to know that Ram Ganguly was using a tune composed for Barsaat for another film being made at the same time, he lost his temper. He was a fan of Shankar Jaikishan’s talent and when he heard the tune composed by Shankar for his composition ‘Ambua ka peda hai, wahi muder hai, mere balma, ab kahe ki der hai’, he replaced Ram Ganguly with Shankar Jaikishan. The music of the rain was handed over to him. The same tune later appeared in ‘Barsaat’ in the form of ‘Jiya Bekarar Hai, Chhayi Bahaar Hai’. In the film Barsaat, their duo gave superhit music like Jiya Bekraar Hai and Barsaat Mein Humse Mile Tum Sajan. After the success of the film, Shankar Jaikishan became successful in making his mark as a musician. It would be considered a mere coincidence that the lyricist from the film Barsaat Shailendra And Hasrat Jaipuri also started his cine career. After the success of the film Barsaat, Shankar Jaikishan became Raj Kapoor’s favorite musician. After this, Shankar Jaikishan played an important role in making Raj Kapoor’s films successful by giving unmatched music.