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He was born on 30 June 1928 in Kundrodi, Kutch, Gujarat. A few years later, his family came to Mumbai from Gujarat and here his father Veerji Shah started a small grocery shop. Here a customer taught music to him and his brother Anandji instead of not repaying the loan. The music of the music received due to ‘Uddhari’ was further enhanced and both brothers later became the identity of Hindi cinema with their hard work and dedication. This story is present on the official website of Kalyanji Anandji.
The shooting of the film lasted for 19 hours
In an interview, Anandji, while talking about ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti Sona Ugle’, told that the recording of this song started at 9 am and lasted for about 19 hours. At that time there was a trend of live recording, so he and Kalyanji, as well as his team, used to pay special attention to recording the chirping of birds, the sound of water drops and other natural sounds at the same time. He said, ‘It was not just a recording of music, it was an example of nature and human mail. It was how challenging every voice in this song was to come at the right time and match, but these challenges inspired us. Despite working hard till 4 pm, we never felt tired, because this song was very close to our heart. This song was challenging not only for me but also for Kalyanji.
The pair was a hit with Kalyanji-Anandji
Talking about Kalyanji’s film career, he along with his brother Anandji had formed an orchestral company called ‘Kalyanji Veeraji & Party’, which used to go to different cities and give performance. He first composed music for ‘Emperor Chandragupta’ in 1959. At that time, Anandji was not officially associated with him, but he supported him. Later Anandji officially started working with Kalyanji and composed music for films ‘Satta Bazaar’ and ‘Madari’ released in 1959. His first major hit was ‘Chhaliya’ in 1960. In 1965, films like ‘Himalaya’s lap’ and ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’ brought him to the list of successful Bollywood musicians.
Music given in more than 250 films
Kalyanji-Anandji gave music in more than 250 films, out of which 17 films were Golden Jubilee and 39 Silver Jubilee. He worked with the great singers of his time like Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Mukesh and Mahendra Kapoor. He received the first Filmfare Award for ‘Best Music Director’ for the song ‘Mera Jeevan Kora Paper’ from the film ‘Kora Paper’.
Honored with ‘Padma Shri’ in 1992
In 1992, the Government of India honored the fourth highest civilian honor ‘Padma Shri’ for extraordinary contribution in the music sector. His pair composed 326 songs for Lata Mangeshkar, out of which 24 songs were given under their first name ‘Kalyanji Veerji Shah’ and the remaining 302 songs in the name of ‘Kalyanji-Anandji’.
On August 24, he said goodbye to the world
The famous qawwali adorned with the voice of Manna Dey ‘Yari Hai Iman Mera, Dude Meri Zindagi…’ is still in the hearts of people. Kalyanji Veerji Shah died on 24 August 2000, but his music still lives in the hearts of people. On the national festival, children still hum gradually humming the land of my country.
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