Gyan Dutt
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Occupation | Music Director |
Years active | 1937-1965 |
Gyan Dutt was one of the most prominent music directors in Bollywood in the 1940s.[1][2] He was music director for films such as Thokar (1939), Achhut (1940), Bhakta Surdas (1942), Sunehre Din (1949) and (1951).[3] Many of his songs were sung by K. L. Saigal.[4][5] In 1948 he composed seven songs for a young Geeta Dutt in the films and , although their most notable collaboration was (1950) in which Dutt wrote eight songs, six of which were solos for Geeta Dutt.[6]
Notable songs[]
Notable songs written by Gyan Dutt include:
- "Chandanee Rat Aur Tare Khile Ho" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: Khursheed, K L Saigal
- "Din Se Dugunee Ho Jaye Ratiya Hay" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: K L Saigal
- "Jholee Bhar Tare La De Re" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: Khursheed
- "Kadam Chale Aage Mann Pichhe Bhage" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: K L Saigal
- "Madhur Madhur Ga Re Manawa" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: Khursheed
- "Meraa Kaha Hai Man Meraa" (Gul-E-Bakaavali) Sung by: Talat Mahmood, P G Krishnaveni
- "More Mann Kee Nagariya Basayee Re" (Kanchan) Sung by: Leela Chitnis, Muzumdar
- "Nain Hi Ko Rah Dikha Prabhu" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: K L Saigal
- "Naina Re Dekhe Unake Nain" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: Khursheed
- "Nis Din Barsat Nain Hamare" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: Mainder, K L Saigal
- "Panchhi Bawara Chand Se Prit Lagaye" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: Khursheed
- "Sar Pe Kadam Kee Chainyya Muraliya Baje Ree" (Bhakt Surdas) Sung by: K L Saigal, Rajkumari
- "Woh Gaye Nahee Hame Milke" (Nurse) Sung by: Rajkumari
- "Yaad Teree Aayee Hai" (Nadi Kinaare) Sung by: Gyan Dutt
Selected films[]
- Gorakh Aya (1938)
- Secretary (1938)
- Aap Ki Marzi (1939)
- Thokar (1939)
- (1939)
- Achhut (1940)
- Chingari (1940)
- Sajani (1940)
- Musafir (1940)
- (1941)
- Sasural (1941)
- Bhakta Surdas (1942)
- Dhiraj
- Anban (1944)
- Manjhdhar (1947)
- (1948)
- (1948)
- Sunehre Din (1949)
- (1950)
- (1951)
- (1956)
References[]
- ^ Anantharaman, Ganesh (January 2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7.
- ^ Ranade, Ashok Da. (1 January 2006). Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 353. ISBN 978-81-85002-64-4.
- ^ "Gyan Dutt". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Nevile, Pran (1 January 2004). K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar. Nevile Books. ISBN 978-81-901166-1-9.
- ^ India International Centre Quarterly. India International Centre. 2004. p. 82.
- ^ "Gyan Dutt". Geetadutt.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- Hindi film score composers
- 20th-century Indian composers
- Indian male composers
- Male film score composers
- 20th-century male musicians