Rajesh Roshan
| Rajesh Roshan | |
|---|---|
 Indian film music composer Rajesh Roshan | |
| Born |
Rajesh Roshan Lal Nagrath 24 May 1955 Bombay, Bombay State, India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Music director and composer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Relatives | See Roshan family |
Raajesh Rooshan Lal Nagrath (born 24 May 1955) is a Hindi cinema music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan.[1][2][3]
Personal life
Rajesh Roshan has two children, a son and a daughter. He is the son of Hindi film composer Roshan Sahani Je (né Roshanlal Nagrath).
Career
Rajesh Roshan had a successful association with Basu Chatterjee, Dev Anand, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. He shot to fame with the score for the 1974 film Kunwara Baap and the 1975 film Julie; for the latter he won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award.[4]
Roshan scored for Kunwara Baap (1974) and then in three back-to-back hit films: Des Pardes, Man Pasand, and Lootmaar. He went on to compose melodious tunes and made Kishore Kumar sing them in films like Mama Bhanja, Doosra Aadmi, Muqaddar, Swami, Priyatama, Yehi Hai Zindagi, Ek Hi Raasta, Swarg Narak, Inkaar, Khatta Meetha, Baaton Baaton Mein, Do Aur Do Paanch, Kaamchor, Hamari Bahu Alka, Bhagwaan Dada, Ghar Sansar followed by films with Rajesh Khanna like Janta Hawaldar, Nishaan, Babu and Aakhir Kyon?.
In the 1990s, he worked in albums like Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Papa Kehte Hai (1996), Koyla (1997), Keemat – They Are Back, Daag: The Fire (1999), Dastak (1996), Kya Kehna (2000) and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000).
Critics believe that several of his most popular songs are closely based on popular songs from other countries.[3][5]
Filmography
As A Music Director
References
- ↑ "Rajesh Roshan". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ Broughton, Simon; Mark Ellingham; Richard Trillo (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides, Limited. p. 102. ISBN 1-85828-636-0. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- 1 2 "Copied Hindi Songs".
- ↑ "Best Music Director (Popular)". filmfareawards.indiatimes.com. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "10 Songs Rajesh Roshan Copied". mensxp.com. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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