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| death_place       = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| education          = [[Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University|Marris College]]
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| spouse            = [[Ira Roshan]]
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| children          = [[Rakesh Roshan]] and [[Rajesh Roshan]]
| occupation = [[Esraj]] player, [[Music director]], [[composer]]
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'''Roshan Lal Nagrath''' (14 July 1917 – 16 November 1967), better known by his first name '''''Roshan''''', was an Indian [[esraj]] player and [[music director]]. He was the father of the actor and film director [[Rakesh Roshan]] and music director [[Rajesh Roshan]] and paternal grandfather of [[Hrithik Roshan]].
'''Roshan Lal Nagrath''' (14 July 1917 – 16 November 1967), better known by his first name '''''Roshan''''', was an Indian [[esraj]] player and [[music director]]. He was the father of the actor and film director [[Rakesh Roshan]] and music director [[Rajesh Roshan]] and paternal grandfather of [[Hrithik Roshan]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Roshan was born in [[Gujranwala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] (now part of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]]).<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-music-director-roshan/article22368074.ece |author=Pran Neville |title=Remembering music director Roshan |date=5 January 2018 |website=The Hindu (newspaper)|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>.He began music lessons at a young age and later attended Marris College (now [[Bhatkhande Music Institute]]) in Lucknow under the training of Pandit [[S N Ratanjankar]] (principal of the institute). Roshan became an accomplished sarod player under the guidance of the renowned sarod player [[Allauddin Khan]]. In 1940, [[Khawaja Khurshid Anwar]], programme producer/music, [[All India Radio]] Delhi, hired Roshan as staff artist for [[esraj]], the instrument he used to play. He gave up this job in 1948 to seek fame and fortune in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=TheHindu/>
Roshan was born on 14 July 1917 in [[Gujranwala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British India]].<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-music-director-roshan/article22368074.ece |author=Pran Neville |title=Remembering music director Roshan |date=5 January 2018 |website=The Hindu (newspaper)|access-date=8 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027174113/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-music-director-roshan/article22368074.ece |archive-date=27 October 2021}}</ref> He began music lessons at a young age and later attended [[Bhatkhande Music Institute|Marris College]] in [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] under the training of Pandit [[S N Ratanjankar]] (principal of the institute). Roshan became an accomplished sarod player under the guidance of [[Allauddin Khan]], the renowned sarod player from Maihar. In 1940, [[Khawaja Khurshid Anwar]], programme producer/music, [[All India Radio]] Delhi, hired Roshan as staff artist for [[esraj]], the instrument he used to play. He gave up this job in 1948 to seek fame and fortune in [[Bombay]].<ref name=TheHindu/>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1948, Roshan came to [[Mumbai]] to find work as a Hindi film music director and became assistant of music composer [[Khawaja Khurshid Anwar]] in film ''[[Singaar]]'' (1949). He somewhat struggled until he met the then famous producer-director [[Kidar Sharma]], who gave him the job of composing for his film ''[[Neki Aur Badi (1949 film)|Neki aur Badi]]'' (1949). While it was a flop, Kidar Sharma gave him another chance in his next film. Roshan emerged as a player on the Hindi film music scene with ''Baawre Nain'' (1950) which became a big musical hit.<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=DNA>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-retrospect-top-10-songs-from-roshan-s-best-film-albums-2103545 |title=Bollywood Retrospect: Top 10 songs from Roshan's best film albums |website= DNA India website|author=Param Arunachalam|date=11 July 2015|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
In 1948, Roshan came to [[Bombay]] to find work as a Hindi film music director and became assistant of music composer [[Khawaja Khurshid Anwar]] in film ''[[Singaar]]'' (1949). He somewhat struggled until he met the then famous producer-director [[Kidar Sharma]], who gave him the job of composing for his film ''[[Neki Aur Badi (1949 film)|Neki aur Badi]]'' (1949). While it was a flop, Kidar Sharma gave him another chance in his next film. Roshan emerged as a player on the Hindi film music scene with ''Baawre Nain'' (1950) which became a big musical hit.<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=DNA>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-retrospect-top-10-songs-from-roshan-s-best-film-albums-2103545 |title=Bollywood Retrospect: Top 10 songs from Roshan's best film albums |website= DNA India website|author=Param Arunachalam|date=11 July 2015|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>


In the early 1950s, Roshan worked with singers [[Mohammad Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Talat Mahmood]]. ''Malhar'' (1951), ''Shisham'', and [[Anhonee (1952 film)]] were some of the movies that he scored during the 1950s. During this time, he also composed the Meera bhajan which became a run-away hit, "Aeiri main to prem diwani mera dard na jane koyi" sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for the movie ''Naubahar'' (1952).<ref name=TheHindu/>
In the early 1950s, Roshan worked with singers [[Mohammad Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Talat Mahmood]]. ''Malhar'' (1951), ''Shisham'', and [[Anhonee (1952 film)]] were some of the movies that he scored during the 1950s. During this time, he also composed the Meera bhajan which became a run-away hit, "Aeiri main to prem diwani mera dard na jane koyi" sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for the movie ''Naubahar'' (1952).<ref name=TheHindu/>
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!Year !! Film !! Film song lyricist !! Songs and Notes
!Year !! Film !! Film song lyricist !! Songs and Notes
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|-
| 1950 || ''[[Bawre Nain]]''<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=DNA/>|| [[Kidar Sharma]] || Roshan's first breakthrough big hit song: ''Khayalon Mein Kisi Ke Iss Tarah Aaya Nahin Karte'' sung by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Geeta Dutt]]
| 1949
|''Neki aur Badi''
|[[Kidar Sharma]]
| Roshan's first movie as a composer
|-
|-
| 1951 || ''Malhar''<ref name=TheHindu/> || Kaif Irani and [[Indivar]] ||''Bade Armaanon Se Rakhaa Hai Balam Teri Qasam'' sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and Mukesh
| 1950
|- ||''Kahan Ho tum Zara Awaaz Do'' sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and Mukesh
|''[[Bawre Nain]]''<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=DNA/>
|1951 || ''Hum Log'' || Uddhav Kumar ||''Bahe Akhiyon Se Dhaar, Jiya Mera Beqarar'' sung by Lata
|Kidar Sharma
| Roshan's first breakthrough big hit song: "Khayaalo.n me.n kisiike" sung by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| 1951
| ''Hum Log''
|Uddhav Kumar, Vishwamitra Adil
|"bahe a.Nkhiyo.n se dhaar" sung by Lata Mangeshkar, "apni nazar se unki nazar tak" sung by Mukesh
|-
|-
| 1952 || ''Naubahar''<ref name=TheHindu/> || Meera Bai and [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]|| ''Aeiri mein tau prem diwani mera dard na jane koi'', Meera bhajan sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] was a huge hit<ref name=TheHindu/>
| 1951
|''Malhar''<ref name=TheHindu/>  
|Kaif Irfani, [[Indeevar]]  
|"ba.De aramaano.n se rakhaa hai" sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and Mukesh; "kahaa.N ho tum zaraa aawaaz do" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh
|-
|-
| 1952 || [[Anhonee (1952 film)|''Anhonee'']] ||[[Ali Sardar Jafri]] and Shailendra||''Mere Dil Kee Dhadakan Kya Bole sung by Lata and [[Talat Mahmood]]''
| 1952
|''Anhonee''
|[[Ali Sardar Jafri]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
|"mere dil kii dha.Dakan kyaa bole" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]]'' || [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], Kamil Rashid, [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]], [[Raja Mehdi Ali Khan]] and Saifuddin Saif ||
| 1952
|''Naubahar''<ref name=TheHindu/>
|[[Mirabai|Meera Bai]], Shailendra
|"erii mai.n to prem diwani", a Meera bhajan sung by Lata Mangeshkar<ref name=TheHindu/>
|-
|-
|1958 ||''[[Aji Bas Shukriya]]'' || Farooq Qaiser ||The song, "Saari saari raat teri yaad satai" was a huge hit
|1952
|''Raagrang''
|Kaif Irfani, Pyarelal Santoshi, Sarshar Sailani, Prakash Bakshi
|"dil-e-beqaraar so jaa" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mehmood
|-
|-
|1959 ||''Mein Ne Jeena Seekh Liya''|| Rahil Gorakhpuri ||''Tere Pyar Ko Iss Tarah Se Bhulana, Na Dil Chahta Na Hum Chahtein Hain'' sung by Mukesh
| 1952
|''Sanskar''
|Shailendra
|
|-
|-
|1960 ||[[Barsaat Ki Raat|''Barsaat Ki'' ''Raat'']]<ref name=DNA/><ref name=TheHindu/> || [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] || The biggest musical film of his career with the most hits.<ref name=TheHindu/> ''Zindagi Bhar Nahin Bhulegi Woh Barsaat Ki Raat'' sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| 1952
|''Shisham''
|Uddhav Kumar, Kaif Irfani, [[Zia Sarhadi]], [[Nazim Panipati]], Indeevar, Madhukar Rajasthani
|"banaayii hai itanii ba.Dii jis ne duniyaa" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
|-
|-
|1962 ||[[Aarti (film)|''Aarti'']] ||[[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] ||''Aap Ne Yaad Dilaya Tau Mujhe Yaad Aaya'' sung by Rafi and Lata was a hit film song from this film
| 1953
|''Aagosh''
|Shailendra, Indeevar, Kaif Irfani, Uddhav Kumar
|"muhabbat ek sholaa hai" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
|-
|-
|1963 ||[[Dil Hi To Hai (1963 film)|''Dil Hi To Hai'']] ||Sahir Ludhianvi ||''Laaga Chunri Mein Daagh'' sung by [[Manna Dey]]
| 1953
|''Firdaus''
|[[D. N. Madhok]], Shailendra
|Some songs composed by [[Robin Chatterjee]]
|-
|-
|1963 ||[[Taj Mahal (1963 film)|Taj Mahal]]<ref name=Cinestaan/> ||Sahir Ludhianvi ||Not only the film song ''Jo Waada Kiya Wo Nibhana Pare Ga'' was a top hit song but also the film Taj Mahal was a "super hit" film of 1963<ref name=BoxOfficeIndia>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=123&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5|date=18 January 2008|url-status=dead|archivedate=19 September 2012|title= Top Earners 1960-1969|website= BoxOfficeIndia.com website |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919200236/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=123&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5 |access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=Cinestaan/>
| 1953
|''Gunah''
|Kidar Sharma
|Some songs composed by [[Snehal Bhatkar]]
|-
|-
|1964 ||[[Chitralekha (1964 film)|Chitralekha]]<ref name=Outlook/> ||Sahir Ludhianvi ||In 2006, top number one Hindi song chosen by the jury of professionals in the [[Indian film industry]] was from Chitralekha (1964 film)  composed by Roshan, ''Mun Re Tu Kaahe Na Dhir Dhare'' sung by Rafi<ref name=Outlook>[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/20-best-hindi-film-songs-ever/231648 20 Best Hindi Film Songs Ever on Outlook (magazine)] Published 26 June 2006, Retrieved 9 November 2019</ref>
| 1953
|''Malkin''
|[[Rajendra Krishan]]
|
|-
|-
|1967 ||[[Bahu Begum]]<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Bahu-Begum-1967/article15938902.ece Bahu Begum (1967 film) on The Hindu (newspaper)] Published 15 September 2010, Retrieved 12 November 2019</ref>||[[Sahir Ludhiyanvi]] ||''Hum Intezar Karein Ge Tera Qayamat Tak'' sung by [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Mohammed Rafi]] was a hit song from this film
| 1953
|''Mashuqa''
|[[Qamar Jalalabadi]], Shailendra
|"jhilamil taare" sung by Mukesh, "yeh sama hum tum jawaan", sung by Kishore Kumar and Meena Kappor
|-
|-
|1968 ||[[Anokhi Raat]]||[[Indeevar]] and [[Kaifi Azmi]] ||
| 1954
|''Baap Beti''
|[[Kavi Pradeep]]
|
|-
| 1954
|''Baraati''
|[[Jan Nisar Akhtar]], D.N. Madhok, [[Raja Mehdi Ali Khan]], [[Tanvir Naqvi]]
|
|-
|1954
|''Bhairavi''
|
|Abandoned mid-way. Producer : Lata Mangeshkar for Surel Chitra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://giitaayan.com/satish/art-68.htm|title = RMIM Archive Article Number: "385"}}</ref> "kaahe tarasaaye jiyaraa" was recorded for this film but used in ''Chitralekha'' many years later
|-
| 1954
|''[[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]]''
|[[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], Kamil Rashid, Shailendra, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, [[Saifuddin Saif]]
|"teraa dil kahaa.N hai" sung by [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
|1954
|''Mehbooba''
|Tanveer Naqvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indeevar
|Some songs composed by [[O. P. Nayyar]]
|-
| 1955
|''Chhora Chhori''
|Kidar Sharma, Himmat Rai Sharma, Noor Dewasi
|
|-
| 1955
|''Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali''
|[[Prem Dhawan]], Indeevar
|
|-
| 1955
|''Jashan''
|Rajendra Krishan
|
|-
| 1956
|''Rangeen Raten''
|Kidar Sharma
|
|-
| 1956
|''Taksaal''
|Prem Dhawan
|"dil bhii teraa, ham bhii tere" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 1957
|''Agra Road''
|Prem Dhawan, [[Bharat Vyas]]
|
|-
| 1957
|''Coffee House''
|Prem Dhawan, Shailendra, [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
|
|-
| 1957
|''Do Roti''
|[[Khumar Barabankvi]]
|
|-
| 1958
|''[[Aji Bas Shukriya]]''
|[[Faruk Kaiser]]
|"saarii saarii raat terii yaad sataae" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 1958
|''Raja Beta''
|Rajendra Krishan
|
|-
| 1959
|''Aangan''
|Rajendra Krishan, Avinash, [[Pandit Indra]]
|
|-
| 1959
|''CID Girl''
|[[Anand Bakshi]], Hasrat Jaipuri
|
|-
| 1959
|''Deep Jalta Rahe''
|Shailendra, Rahil Gorakhpuri
|
|-
| 1959
|''Heera Moti''
|Shailendra, Prem Dhawan
|
|-
| 1959
|''Madhu''
|Shailendra, [[Naqsh Lyallpuri]], Prem Dhawan
|
|-
| 1959
|''Maine Jeena Seekh Liya''
| Rahil Gorakhpuri, Anand Bakshi
|"tere pyaar ko is tarah se bhulaanaa" sung by Mukesh
|-
| 1960
|''Babar''
|[[Sahir Ludhianvi]]
|"salaam-e-has_rat qabuul kar lo" sung by [[Sudha Malhotra]]
|-
| 1960
|''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]''<ref name=DNA/><ref name=TheHindu/>
|Sahir Ludhianvi
| The biggest musical film of his career with the most hits.<ref name=TheHindu/> "zi.ndagii bhar nahii.n bhuulegii vo barasaat kii raat" sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]] as a solo and in a duet version with Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 1961
|''Warrant''
|Prem Dhawan, Anand Bakshi
|
|-
| 1961
|''Zindagi Aur Hum''
|[[Shiv Kumar Saroj]], Veer Muhmmad Puri
|"tuu ham ko dekh aur hamaarii nazar se dekh" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 1962
|[[Aarti (film)|''Aarti'']]
|Majrooh Sultanpuri
|"aap ne yaad dilaayaa to mujhe yaad aayaa" sung by Rafi and Lata
|-
| 1962
|''Soorat aur Seerat''
|Shailendra
|
|-
| 1962
|''Vallah Kya Baat Hai''
|Prem Dhawan, Anand Bakshi
|
|-
| 1963
|''Commercial Pilot Officer''
|Anand Bakshi
|
|-
| 1963
|[[Dil Hi To Hai (1963 film)|''Dil Hi To Hai'']]
|Sahir Ludhianvi
|"laagaa chunarii me.n daaG" sung by [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|1963
|[[Taj Mahal (1963 film)|''Taj Mahal'']]<ref name=Cinestaan/>
|Sahir Ludhianvi
|Both the song "jo waadaa kiyaa vo nibhaanaa pa.Degaa" sung by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar and the film itself were "super hits"<ref name=BoxOfficeIndia>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=123&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5|date=18 January 2008|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 September 2012|title= Top Earners 1960-1969|website= BoxOfficeIndia.com website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919200236/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=123&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5 |access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=Cinestaan/>
|-
|1964
|[[Chitralekha (1964 film)|''Chitralekha'']]<ref name=Outlook/>
|Sahir Ludhianvi
|In 2006, the song "man re tuu kaahe na dhiir dhare" sung by Mohammed Rafi was chosen by a jury of professionals in the [[Indian film industry]] as the top number one Hindi song <ref name=Outlook>[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/20-best-hindi-film-songs-ever/231648 20 Best Hindi Film Songs Ever on Outlook (magazine)] Published 26 June 2006, Retrieved 9 November 2019</ref>
|-
| 1965
|''Bedaag''
|[[Shakeel Badayuni]], Anand Bakshi
|
|-
|1965
|''[[Bheegi Raat]]''
|Majrooh Sultanpuri
|"dil jo na kaha sakaa" in two versions, one each by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 1966
|''Daadi Maa''
|Majrooh Sultanpuri
| "usko nahin dekha hamne kabhi" - an ode to the mother, sung by Mahendra Kapoor and Manna Dey
|-
| 1965
|''Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasl''
|[[Neeraj]], Manmohan Tiwari
|"caravan guzar gaya" ("swapna jhare phool se"), sung by Mohammad Rafi
|-
| 1966
|''Devar''
|Anand Bakshi
|
|-
| 1966
|''Mamta''
|Majrooh Sultanpuri
|"rahe.n na rahe.n ham" sung by Lata Mangeshkar, with a different version by Mohammed Rafi and [[Suman Kalyanpur]]
|-
| 1967
|''[[Bahu Begum]]''<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Bahu-Begum-1967/article15938902.ece Bahu Begum (1967 film) on The Hindu (newspaper)] Published 15 September 2010, Retrieved 12 November 2019</ref>
|Sahir Ludhianvi
| "ham intazaar kare.nge teraa qayaamat tak" sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi
|-
| 1967
|[[Noor Jehan (film)|''Noor Jehan'']]
|Shakeel Badayuni
|"sharaabii sharaabii ye saawan kaa mausam" by Suman Kalyanpur
|-
|1968
|''[[Anokhi Raat]]''
|Indeevar, [[Kaifi Azmi]]
|"oh re taal mile nadii ke jal me.n" sung by Mukesh
|-
| 1973
|''Dur Nahin Manzil''
|[[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]], Indeevar
|Posthumous Release. Some songs composed by [[Shankar-Jaikishan]]
|}
|}


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== Death and legacy ==
== Death and legacy ==
Roshan had been suffering from chronic heart trouble for over 20 years. He died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], on 16 November 1967, age 50, leaving behind 3 sons and 1 daughter. He had a sudden heart attack while attending a social gathering.<ref name=TheHindu/>
Roshan had been suffering from chronic heart trouble for over 20 years. He died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India, on 16 November 1967, age 50, leaving behind three sons and a daughter. He had a sudden heart attack while attending a social gathering.<ref name=TheHindu/>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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Roshan Lal Nagrath
Born
Roshan Lal Nagrath

(1917-07-14)14 July 1917
Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
Died16 November 1967(1967-11-16) (aged 50)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
EducationMarris College
Spouse(s)Ira Roshan
ChildrenRakesh Roshan and Rajesh Roshan
RelativesSee Roshan family
Musical career
Occupation(s)Esraj player, Music director, composer
InstrumentsEsraj, harmonium
Years active1948-1967
Associated actsRajesh Roshan,

Roshan Lal Nagrath (14 July 1917 – 16 November 1967), better known by his first name Roshan, was an Indian esraj player and music director. He was the father of the actor and film director Rakesh Roshan and music director Rajesh Roshan and paternal grandfather of Hrithik Roshan.

Early life and education

Roshan was born on 14 July 1917 in Gujranwala, Punjab Province, British India.[1] He began music lessons at a young age and later attended Marris College in Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh under the training of Pandit S N Ratanjankar (principal of the institute). Roshan became an accomplished sarod player under the guidance of Allauddin Khan, the renowned sarod player from Maihar. In 1940, Khawaja Khurshid Anwar, programme producer/music, All India Radio Delhi, hired Roshan as staff artist for esraj, the instrument he used to play. He gave up this job in 1948 to seek fame and fortune in Bombay.[1]

Career

In 1948, Roshan came to Bombay to find work as a Hindi film music director and became assistant of music composer Khawaja Khurshid Anwar in film Singaar (1949). He somewhat struggled until he met the then famous producer-director Kidar Sharma, who gave him the job of composing for his film Neki aur Badi (1949). While it was a flop, Kidar Sharma gave him another chance in his next film. Roshan emerged as a player on the Hindi film music scene with Baawre Nain (1950) which became a big musical hit.[1][2]

In the early 1950s, Roshan worked with singers Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh and Talat Mahmood. Malhar (1951), Shisham, and Anhonee (1952 film) were some of the movies that he scored during the 1950s. During this time, he also composed the Meera bhajan which became a run-away hit, "Aeiri main to prem diwani mera dard na jane koyi" sung by Lata Mangeshkar for the movie Naubahar (1952).[1]

He was not always commercially successful. He gave Indeewar and Anand Bakshi their first breaks in the Indian film industry as lyricists. Later, they became two of the most sought-after songwriters in Mumbai from the late 1960s onwards.

Anand Bakshi was given his first break in 1956 by the music director Nisar Bazmi in his film Bhala Aadmi (1956). Roshan gave Bakshi the film CID Girl (1959), after Anand Bakshi wrote the four songs of Bhala Aadmi in 1956. Bhala Aadmi was released in 1958 after some delay. Together, Anand Bakshi and Roshan made a super hit musical film Devar (1966).

The 1960s proved to be the golden age for Roshan and his music. His ability to mould folk music with Hindustani classical music became his trademark and resulted in successful movie musicals. During this time, Roshan gave hits such as "Na to karavan ki talaash hai from Barsat Ki Raat" and "Zindagi bhar nahi bhoolegi woh barsaat ki raat" (Barsaat Ki Raat, 1960). Barsaat Ki Raat also was a "super hit" film of 1960s.[3]

"Ab kya misaal doon" and "Kabhi to milegi, kahi to milegi" (Aarti, 1962), "Jo vada kiya vo nibhana padega", "Paao chhoon lene do", "Jo baat tujhmein hai" and "Jurm-e-ulfat pe" (Taj Mahal, 1963), "Nigahen milane ko jee chahata hai" and "Laaga chunari mein daag" (Dil Hi To Hai, 1963), "Sansaar se bhaage phirte ho" and "Man re tu kaahe" (Chitralekha, 1964), and "Oh re taal mile" and "Khushi khushi kar do vida" (Anokhi Raat, 1968). He composed some melodies for the movie Mamta (1966) with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, "Rehte the kabhi jinke dil mein" and "Rahen Na Rahen Hum" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and her hit duet, "Chuppa Lo Yun Dil Mein Pyar Mera" with Hemant Kumar. Devar (1966): "Aaya hai mujhe phir yaad woh zalim, guzara zamana bachpan ka"; "Baharon ne mera chaman loot kar"; "Duniya mein aisa kahan sab ka naseeb hai".[2][1][4]

Filmography and popular songs

Year Film Film song lyricist Songs and Notes
1949 Neki aur Badi Kidar Sharma Roshan's first movie as a composer
1950 Bawre Nain[1][2] Kidar Sharma Roshan's first breakthrough big hit song: "Khayaalo.n me.n kisiike" sung by Mukesh and Geeta Dutt
1951 Hum Log Uddhav Kumar, Vishwamitra Adil "bahe a.Nkhiyo.n se dhaar" sung by Lata Mangeshkar, "apni nazar se unki nazar tak" sung by Mukesh
1951 Malhar[1] Kaif Irfani, Indeevar "ba.De aramaano.n se rakhaa hai" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh; "kahaa.N ho tum zaraa aawaaz do" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh
1952 Anhonee Ali Sardar Jafri, Shailendra "mere dil kii dha.Dakan kyaa bole" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood
1952 Naubahar[1] Meera Bai, Shailendra "erii mai.n to prem diwani", a Meera bhajan sung by Lata Mangeshkar[1]
1952 Raagrang Kaif Irfani, Pyarelal Santoshi, Sarshar Sailani, Prakash Bakshi "dil-e-beqaraar so jaa" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mehmood
1952 Sanskar Shailendra
1952 Shisham Uddhav Kumar, Kaif Irfani, Zia Sarhadi, Nazim Panipati, Indeevar, Madhukar Rajasthani "banaayii hai itanii ba.Dii jis ne duniyaa" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
1953 Aagosh Shailendra, Indeevar, Kaif Irfani, Uddhav Kumar "muhabbat ek sholaa hai" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
1953 Firdaus D. N. Madhok, Shailendra Some songs composed by Robin Chatterjee
1953 Gunah Kidar Sharma Some songs composed by Snehal Bhatkar
1953 Malkin Rajendra Krishan
1953 Mashuqa Qamar Jalalabadi, Shailendra "jhilamil taare" sung by Mukesh, "yeh sama hum tum jawaan", sung by Kishore Kumar and Meena Kappor
1954 Baap Beti Kavi Pradeep
1954 Baraati Jan Nisar Akhtar, D.N. Madhok, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Tanvir Naqvi
1954 Bhairavi Abandoned mid-way. Producer : Lata Mangeshkar for Surel Chitra.[5] "kaahe tarasaaye jiyaraa" was recorded for this film but used in Chitralekha many years later
1954 Chandni Chowk Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kamil Rashid, Shailendra, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Saifuddin Saif "teraa dil kahaa.N hai" sung by Asha Bhosle
1954 Mehbooba Tanveer Naqvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indeevar Some songs composed by O. P. Nayyar
1955 Chhora Chhori Kidar Sharma, Himmat Rai Sharma, Noor Dewasi
1955 Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali Prem Dhawan, Indeevar
1955 Jashan Rajendra Krishan
1956 Rangeen Raten Kidar Sharma
1956 Taksaal Prem Dhawan "dil bhii teraa, ham bhii tere" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
1957 Agra Road Prem Dhawan, Bharat Vyas
1957 Coffee House Prem Dhawan, Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri
1957 Do Roti Khumar Barabankvi
1958 Aji Bas Shukriya Faruk Kaiser "saarii saarii raat terii yaad sataae" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
1958 Raja Beta Rajendra Krishan
1959 Aangan Rajendra Krishan, Avinash, Pandit Indra
1959 CID Girl Anand Bakshi, Hasrat Jaipuri
1959 Deep Jalta Rahe Shailendra, Rahil Gorakhpuri
1959 Heera Moti Shailendra, Prem Dhawan
1959 Madhu Shailendra, Naqsh Lyallpuri, Prem Dhawan
1959 Maine Jeena Seekh Liya Rahil Gorakhpuri, Anand Bakshi "tere pyaar ko is tarah se bhulaanaa" sung by Mukesh
1960 Babar Sahir Ludhianvi "salaam-e-has_rat qabuul kar lo" sung by Sudha Malhotra
1960 Barsaat Ki Raat[2][1] Sahir Ludhianvi The biggest musical film of his career with the most hits.[1] "zi.ndagii bhar nahii.n bhuulegii vo barasaat kii raat" sung by Mohammed Rafi as a solo and in a duet version with Lata Mangeshkar
1961 Warrant Prem Dhawan, Anand Bakshi
1961 Zindagi Aur Hum Shiv Kumar Saroj, Veer Muhmmad Puri "tuu ham ko dekh aur hamaarii nazar se dekh" sung by Lata Mangeshkar
1962 Aarti Majrooh Sultanpuri "aap ne yaad dilaayaa to mujhe yaad aayaa" sung by Rafi and Lata
1962 Soorat aur Seerat Shailendra
1962 Vallah Kya Baat Hai Prem Dhawan, Anand Bakshi
1963 Commercial Pilot Officer Anand Bakshi
1963 Dil Hi To Hai Sahir Ludhianvi "laagaa chunarii me.n daaG" sung by Manna Dey
1963 Taj Mahal[4] Sahir Ludhianvi Both the song "jo waadaa kiyaa vo nibhaanaa pa.Degaa" sung by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar and the film itself were "super hits"[3][4]
1964 Chitralekha[6] Sahir Ludhianvi In 2006, the song "man re tuu kaahe na dhiir dhare" sung by Mohammed Rafi was chosen by a jury of professionals in the Indian film industry as the top number one Hindi song [6]
1965 Bedaag Shakeel Badayuni, Anand Bakshi
1965 Bheegi Raat Majrooh Sultanpuri "dil jo na kaha sakaa" in two versions, one each by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar
1966 Daadi Maa Majrooh Sultanpuri "usko nahin dekha hamne kabhi" - an ode to the mother, sung by Mahendra Kapoor and Manna Dey
1965 Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasl Neeraj, Manmohan Tiwari "caravan guzar gaya" ("swapna jhare phool se"), sung by Mohammad Rafi
1966 Devar Anand Bakshi
1966 Mamta Majrooh Sultanpuri "rahe.n na rahe.n ham" sung by Lata Mangeshkar, with a different version by Mohammed Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur
1967 Bahu Begum[7] Sahir Ludhianvi "ham intazaar kare.nge teraa qayaamat tak" sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi
1967 Noor Jehan Shakeel Badayuni "sharaabii sharaabii ye saawan kaa mausam" by Suman Kalyanpur
1968 Anokhi Raat Indeevar, Kaifi Azmi "oh re taal mile nadii ke jal me.n" sung by Mukesh
1973 Dur Nahin Manzil Anjaan, Indeevar Posthumous Release. Some songs composed by Shankar-Jaikishan

Popular film qawwalis

Roshan's marked speciality was the film qawwali. He was widely hailed for their composition.

Death and legacy

Roshan had been suffering from chronic heart trouble for over 20 years. He died of a heart attack in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on 16 November 1967, age 50, leaving behind three sons and a daughter. He had a sudden heart attack while attending a social gathering.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Pran Neville (5 January 2018). "Remembering music director Roshan". The Hindu (newspaper). Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Param Arunachalam (11 July 2015). "Bollywood Retrospect: Top 10 songs from Roshan's best film albums". DNA India website. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Top Earners 1960-1969". BoxOfficeIndia.com website. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sonal Pandya (14 January 2017). "Rajesh Roshan: 'Jo Wada Kiya Wo' still haunts me". Cinestaan.com website. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "RMIM Archive Article Number: "385"".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 20 Best Hindi Film Songs Ever on Outlook (magazine) Published 26 June 2006, Retrieved 9 November 2019
  7. ↑ Bahu Begum (1967 film) on The Hindu (newspaper) Published 15 September 2010, Retrieved 12 November 2019

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