Vishwanath Jadhav: Difference between revisions

Jadhav was appointed a court musician of the former [[Kolhapur State|princely state of Kolhapur]] by [[Shahaji II|Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj]] in 1920s.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803120038318 |chapter=Vishwanāth-bua Jādhav |title=Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India |accessdate=12 November 2013}}</ref> He had also been invited to perform on various occasions by  Maharaja [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV|Krishna Raja Wodaiyar IV]], the Maharaja of [[Mysore State]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/hindustanis-home-south-of-the-vindhyas/article4655372.ece |title=Hindustani’s home, south of the Vindhyas |date=26 April 2013 |author=Kanavalli, Sadanand |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=12 November 2013}}</ref> In 1936, he was also bestowed the title of "Proudh Gandharva" by Wodaiyar. He used to also perform at the royal functions of [[Sangli State]]. Being friends with [[Dinanath Mangeshkar]], he also taught the veteran Bollywood singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]] in her childhood days at Sangli.<ref name=Song/>

Jadhav composed music for films in the early talkie era. He was the music composer of the 1937 film ''[[Gangavataran]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/gangavataran-movie/42578 |title=Gangavataran (1937 - Marathi) |publisher=Gomolo |accessdate=12 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=ICD>{{cite web | url=http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/indiancinema/?browse=musicdirection&start=V |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010214211/http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/indiancinema/?browse=musicdirection&start=V |title=Indian Cinema Database: Music Direction : V |accessdate=13 November 2013 |archivedate=10 October 2008}}</ref> The film was written and directed by [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], who is known as the "father of Indian cinema". It was the first [[sound film]] and the last film to be directed by Phalke.<ref>{{cite book|title=The India magazine of her people and culture|url=https://books.google.com/?id=6AduAAAAMAAJ&q=gangavataran+1937&dq=gangavataran+1937|accessdate=23 February 2012|year=1997|publisher=A. H. Advani|page=13}}</ref> In 1938, he also composed music for the mythological film ''Dhurva Kumar'' based on [[Dhruva]]'s story. The film starred actors [[Kumar Prabhakar]] and [[Raja Paranjape]].<ref name=ICD/>