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'''Ajit Singh Varman''' ( | '''Ajit Singh Varman''' (26 March 1947 – 15 December 2016<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/composer-of-80s-melodies-varman-dead/articleshow/56012019.cms |title=Composer of '80s melodies Ajit Varman passes away |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=16 December 2016 }}</ref>), sometimes also credited as '''Ajit Verman''', was an Indian [[film score|film music]] [[composer]]. He started his career in the 1960s as a musician for the likes of [[Satyajit Ray]], [[Mrinal Sen]], [[Pankaj Mullick]] and [[Salil Chowdhury]] in Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]) as well as [[Shankar Jaikishan]] and [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] in the 1970s in Mumbai (then Bombay) till 1975 when he decided to make the transition to full-time music direction. | ||
He worked on [[Govind Nihalani]]'s ''[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (1980), ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)|Vijeta]]'' (1982) and ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' (1983), besides two of [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s early classics ''[[Saaransh]]'' (1984) and ''[[Janam (1985 film)|Janam]]'' (1985). | He worked on [[Govind Nihalani]]'s ''[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (1980), ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)|Vijeta]]'' (1982) and ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' (1983), besides two of [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s early classics ''[[Saaransh]]'' (1984) and ''[[Janam (1985 film)|Janam]]'' (1985).{{Sfn|Banerjee|2013|p=10}}{{Sfn|Limbacher|Wright|1991|p=179}} | ||
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Ajit Varman | |
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| Birth name | Ajit Singh Varman |
| Born | 26 March 1947 |
| Origin | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Died | 15 December 2016 (aged 69) |
| Occupation(s) | Music Director |
| Years active | 1975- 2016 |
Ajit Singh Varman (26 March 1947 – 15 December 2016[1]), sometimes also credited as Ajit Verman, was an Indian film music composer. He started his career in the 1960s as a musician for the likes of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Pankaj Mullick and Salil Chowdhury in Calcutta (now Kolkata) as well as Shankar Jaikishan and Laxmikant Pyarelal in the 1970s in Mumbai (then Bombay) till 1975 when he decided to make the transition to full-time music direction.
He worked on Govind Nihalani's Aakrosh (1980), Vijeta (1982) and Ardh Satya (1983), besides two of Mahesh Bhatt's early classics Saaransh (1984) and Janam (1985).[2][3]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
- Aakrosh (1980)
- Vijeta (1982)
- Ardh Satya (1983)
- Saaransh (1984)
- Misaal (1985)
- Janam (1985, TV Movie)
- Andha Yudh (1987)
- Karm Yodha (1992)
- Imtihaan (1995, TV show)
- Mohini (1995, Background Score)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Composer of '80s melodies Ajit Varman passes away". Times of India. 16 December 2016.
- ↑ Banerjee 2013, p. 10.
- ↑ Limbacher & Wright 1991, p. 179.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Limbacher, James L.; Wright, H. Stephen (1991). Keeping score: film and television music, 1980-1988. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-2453-9.
- Banerjee, Srivastava (2013). One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-84098-3.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Ajit Varman on IMDb
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