Sa Pa Sa Musical Web Series - Episode 3
Featuring Ravindra Jain's music
Feb 28th - Sri Ravindra Jain's Birth Anniversary - Hindi composer in Telugu series?
An episode featuring Hindi Film Music composer in a Telugu Web Series? Linguistically it may not be a fitting choice but musically, its perfect. Here is a list of his hit songs - I bet at least 1 of these is amongst your all time favourites!
- Gori Tera Gaaon badaa pyaara
- Geeth gaatha chal O saathi
- Tu jo mere sur mein
- Sun Saiba Sun
- Ek Raadha Ek Meera
- Ghunguroo ki Tarha
(Please do share your favourites with us!)
Songs like these are not limited to a language, region or time. Whenever these tunes reach the ear, listeners find themselves being one with the tune, fully immersed into the melody, humming, swaying and feeling the aura that the tunes create!
Hence the choice to create an episode on Sri Ravindra Jain's music. To share what we feel and enjoy about his work!
A clan called 'Hindi Music Lovers of Telugu Land'
Yes, it exists - there are so many Telugu people who are into Bollywood music, Ghazals, Hindi Sugam Sangeet in every generation and we happen to be born to one of the clan members!
Our entire knowledge of Hindi Music - Film, Non-Film, Pop, Ghazal, you name it, we got it from our father. Even though he belongs to a proper Telugu Family born and raised in the Telugu land, he had this fascination for Hindi language and music!
And he passed on the legacy to us - so before we knew what language we were singing in, we knew Runa Lailas, Nazia Hassans, Usha Uthups, Pankaj Udhases, and along with these side dishes, the staple food - Bollywood!
Having tasted great music like that, we just took to it and developed the eagerness and love for the music on our own. Knowing the names of the talent we were listening to was a must. So, we started knowing the lyricists, composers, singers, performers while we were growing up.
Our first knowledge of Sri Ravindra Jain!
'Sita Ram Charit Athi Paavan' - remember the title track? Yes, that was the early one of our Ravindra Jain memories.
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| Ramayan Serial on DD |
Some of the best compositions of Ravindra Jain garu were sung by K J Yesudas sir.
And our family's all time favourite movie 'Chit Chor' was a live example of the beautiful combination of RJ & KJ!
Gori tera gaaon may be a romantic song but it was almost like a bhajan when get-togethers happened in the family. Everyone knew this song. And when we explored the other songs from this album, we were really surprised to see that not only RJ sir was the composer but he also penned these songs.
The flavour of his music
Very very Indian - even in the time of Disco and Pop. He started his career in 1970s when western music instruments and tunes ruled the roost. But his songs, his films were so close to Indian nativity that they stood out and became classics.
He used Indian Ragas in his compositions like -
Jab Deep Jale Aana - Raag Yaman / Kalyani Raagam
Sham Teri Bansi - Raag Charukesi
Jo Baithe Charanon mein tumhaare - Raag Darbari Kaanada
Ek Raadha Ek Meera - Raag Kirwani
Ravindra Jain - Maestro of Melody
Imagine a beautiful evening... Sun has started cooling down and now in an artistic mood, turning the sky into a canvas filled with gradients. The evening breeze is so gentle and soothing... the chirping of the birds, all nature just relaxing and in a mood of romance - that is Ravindra Jain's Music for you. Wonder how the lyrics match the tune so perfectly? Because he wrote it!
Jab deep jale aana ..
Jab deep jale aana ..
DDLJ - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge!
Why are we talking about this iconic film that has achieved a cult status but has nothing to do with Ravindra Jain?
The answer - the 'Title' that created this much hungama has originated from RJ's song from film 'Chor Machaye Shor'. He is also mentioned as co-lyricist in the credits for this song!
And another song which is close to his heart is the 'Ghunghuroo' song from the same film, which he wrote and composed!
Ravindra Jain & Influence of Krishna in his compositions
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| Sri Ravindra Jain & Sri Latha Mangeshkar at recording session for 'Chittiye' Heena Movie! |
Sham teri Bansi pukaare Radha Naam
Ek Raadha Ek Meera
Sham rang rangaa re Listen to the magic of dholak in this song!
His voice casting
The voices he cast in his compositions were so earthy, carried a special flavour of their own and stood out!
K J Yesudas
Jaspal Singh
Hemalatha
Aarati Mukharjee
One Song that summarizes his life
Tu Jo mere sur mein - Listen to the full Song with lyrics here
This song is the exact reflection of Ravindra Jain sir's life.
In fact, it hints about the way of living a content and happy life. In the second stanza
'Kyon ham bahaaron se
Khushiyan udhaar le
Kyon na milke ham hi khud apna
jeevan savarle!'
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| , Sri Ravindra Jain with Sri Raj Kapoorand Lataji at recording session |
Meaning-
Why borrow happiness from the Spring? Why not we join each other in getting our lives together?
What a spirit! That surely made him an extraordinary soul.
This world may consider him 'blind' but through his music, we can clearly understand that he had a clear vision of life and how to live it!
His music is evergreen and will keep bringing coming generations into its fold. And Ravindra Jain sir continues to live through his music!
That was today's episode!
Yours musically
Sushma Nittala
for Sa Pa Sa
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