| 4 | | Music director born in Kudal, Maharashtra. Employed at Prabhat as actor and studio-hand from 1929. Assistant to composers Tembe, Krishnarao and Bhole and actor-singer with successful solos in Ayodhyecha Raja and Amar Jyoti. Music director at Rajkamal, where he was a regular in Shantaram films for over three decades starting with Shakuntala. Best-known work mainly adapting traditional Maharashtrian musical modes of Powada and Lavni (e.g. in Lokshahir Ramjoshi and Amar Bhoopali). Made several polemical statements calling for Marathi cinema’s return to regional music traditions (e.g. Desai, 1950). Scored several mythologicals by Vijay Bhatt and Babubhai Mistri and two major Sohrab Modi films: Sheesh Mahal and Jhansi Ki Rani. Later scored for Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Ashirwad, Guddi) and Gulzar (Achanak). |
| | 4 | Music director born in Kudal, Maharashtra. Employed at [[Prabhat]] as actor and studio-hand from 1929. Assistant to composers [[Tembe]], [[Krishnarao]] and [[Bhole]] and actor-singer with successful solos in [[Ayodhyecha Raja]] and [[Amar Jyoti]]. Music director at [[Rajkamal]], where he was a regular in Shantaram films for over three decades starting with [[Shakuntala]]. Best-known work mainly adapting traditional Maharashtrian musical modes of Powada and Lavni (e.g. in [[Lokshahir Ramjoshi]] and [[Amar Bhoopali]]). Made several polemical statements calling for Marathi cinema’s return to regional music traditions (e.g. Desai, 1950). Scored several mythologicals by [[Vijay Bhatt]] and [[Babubhai Mistri]] and two major [[Sohrab Modi]] films: [[Sheesh Mahal]] and [[Jhansi Ki Rani]]. Later scored for [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] ([[Ashirwad]], [[Guddi]]) and [[Gulzar]] (Achanak). |