Shankar Jaikishan – Emperors of Music

By Ashwini Kumar Rath

Shankar Jaikishan music,

synonym of Indian Film music,
has far reaching impact in India
and outside. The duo moulded
music and musical mood of
masses since 1949, and are still
considered to be the best
music composers from India.

The duo also contributed

outside movie industry with
their much celebrated album
Raga in Jazz Style, and
background music for
documentary Everest
expedition among many
others. If we look at the
popular impact by any
personalities in the field of music during the post independence period in India, the obvious choice is
Shankar Jaikishan.

Shankar, the more versatile of the two, was a prolific musician with mastery over dozens of
instruments, Indian classical music and dance forms. He was primarily responsible for building
Shankar Jaikishan team with dedicated lyricists, music assistants, and jumbo-sized 60-pieces
orchestra, and was the lead composer. On the other hand, Jaikishan was incredibly creative and
legendary composer himself. He was genius of background music and romantic tunes though he too
could compose songs in other genres.

During initial years, all decisions about musical engagements were made by Shankar; but both
started taking up assignments separately in the late sixties.

They had sharp contrasts in personalities and physical appearances. Shankar was gym-savvy, non-
drinker, and was a strict disciplinarian. On the other hand, Jaikishan was party-man and was very
social. In fact, Jaikishan was mostly the point of contact for producers, directors and actors to
incorporate their requests due to his friendly nature. Of course, both were great human beings, and
were incredibly simple in spite of fame and richness.

Shankar – the Greatest Composer and Musician

Shankar, born on Oct 5, 1922, was basically from Punjab, but his initial years were spent in
Hyderabad. His full name was Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi, and he was an accomplished tabla player
and dancer when he came to Mumbai. Later he assisted Husnlal Bhagatram for composing music,
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and took up music and stage performance assignments at Prithivi theatre. His proficiency in music
and dedication was highly appreciated by his pears and seniors alike.

Shankar was entirely dedicated for musical innovations during his whole life; it was his diwanapan.
He created diverse tunes and musical edifices beyond human imagination during his career spanning
from 1949 to 1987.

Shankar's music has a zing that makes the listener shiver with divine thrill. His music is mostly filled
with strange patterns and is difficult to copy without being identified. Some example scores ascribed
to Shankar are Awara Hoon (album: Awara), Mera Joota Hi Japani (album: Shree 420), Geet Gata
Hun Mein (album: Lal Patthar), Yahoo! Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe (album: Junglee), Tera Jana (album:
anari), etc.

Shankar used to give importance to all aspects of a song - its tune, prelude, interludes and entire
orchestra accompanying the song. He used to emphasise on the deployment of particular
instruments and the way it is done.

Shankar's day used to start early in the morning and to continue until midnight. He is known to
create tunes for a song instantly and is regarded as the fastest composer until today.

Jaikishan – the Best Composer of Romantic Tunes

Jaikishan, born on November 4, 1929, whose full name was Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, was from a
royal musician’s family of Gujurat. He was initially trained in classical music by his mother. He
achieved proficiency in playing harmonium. Later he came to Mumbai, and pursued his musical
interests apart from working in a factory to meet his basic needs.

Jaikishan can safely termed as the best ever composer of romantic tunes. His ability of composing
background music is considered unparallel even by his contemporaries.

The example scores ascribed to Jaikishan are Teri Pyari Pyari Soorat Ko (album: Sasural), Bedardi
Balma Tujhko (album: Arzoo), Yeh mera prem patra (album: Sangam), etc. He gives major emphasis
to tunes in the whole composition. He understood the taste of masses and struck right chord.

Jaikishan was very social and used to spend his major off-time with friends and partying. However,
he was very particular when it comes to work and sticking to timelines of assignments.

Formation of Duo
Shankar and Jaikishan first met when both were waiting for a director outside his office seeking
some musical assignment. They developed an instant bond due to similar musical interests and
ambitions.

In their meeting Shankar disclosed about a requirement of harmonium player at Prithivi theatre.
Jaikishan expressed his interest, and Shankar recommended his name back at Theatre. Both then
became colleagues, and collaborated for music assignments at Prithivi theatre.

When showman Raj Kapoor, eldest son of Prithviraj Kapoor (owner of Prithvi Theatre), made his first
movie Aag, Shankar Jaikishan assisted Ram Ganguly, who was heading the music division of Theatre
and was the obvious choice as music composer of the film.

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While assisting Ram Ganguly in music compositions, Shankar was ambitious. He had managed to
show his ability in composing music independently to Raj Kapoor. Meanwhile, the showman was
looking for a new creative team for his upcoming film Barsaat, and proposed to Shankar to become
its music composer. It was a great opportunity, and Shankar and Jaikishan wanted to go together for
the assignment.

The music of Barsaat was a rage across India. The music was fresh accompanied by melodious tunes;
and broke all barriers of music compositions for a movie. Their favourite lyricists Hasrat Jaipuri and
Shailendra got associated with them from the first assignment. They used the then struggling singer
Lata Mangeshkar for eight songs in Barsaat, a surprise to everybody, and also for different
characters in the film, another surprise!

The Shankar Jaikishan duo had formed.

Ascent of Musical Geniuses

Riding over huge success in their first movie, Shankar Jaikishan needed more assignments to prove
that they were not just one-time phenomenon. They started taking assignments apart from those
from R. K. Films. Their albums of Awara, Nagina and Poonam among others established them as the
leading composers-duo.

Later, music scores of Awara and Shree 420 among others became very popular abroad. Shankar
Jaikishan magic spread across globe.

With each movie Shankar Jaikishan brought an ever fresh blend to contemporary music. They
concentrated in building unique orchestra form through great exploitation of Indian, oriental and
western music, and with marathon practice hours with dedicated musicians. Shankar-jaikishani
Orchestra was born with Sebastian De'Souza in charge there of. Rhyme section was being looked
after by Dattaram, an independent and successful music composer himself. The stage was now set
for a big showdown in music scene.

Shankar Jaikishan went on creating albums like New Delhi, Chori Chori, Basant Bahar, Dil Apna Aur
Preet Paraye, Yahudi and Anari among others. With the sheer versatility of tunes, accompanying
orchestra and perfection in subtle musical orientation, Shankar Jaikishan established their
supremacy. Indian music started being identified with film music in general, and with Shankar
Jaikishan music in particular.

Early sixties saw Jaikishan contributing almost equal number of scores as Shankar. Both released
batteries of scores and surpassed all musical norms.

Shankar-jaikishani orchestra started increasing to a jumbo size, and varieties of movies provided
suitable platform to unleash their creativity to its climax. Their music studio became a sacred place
for all musicians and young composers.

Fame and Fate

Shankar Jaikishan started taking more assignments, but the quality remained intact. The series of
albums with fast dance scores and slow romantic melodies became saleable pattern and success-
movie-formula.

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Shankar Jaikishan became highest paid music directors of their time. Movies attracted people to
movie halls due to a mere mention of Shankar Jaikishan as its music directors.

With increasing work pressure, Shankar and Jaikishan started giving music independently. Lyricist
Shailendra (for the next few years until his untimely death) mostly worked with Shankar and lyricist
Hasrat Jaipuri with Jaikishan.

Jaikishan was then a married man and started composing music from his home whereas Shankar was
working from their music studio. However, there was give-and-take in a great way, and collaboration
continued.

With achievement of incredible fame and signing for numerous movies (see Shankar Jaikishan
Numerology towards late sixties – Figure 1 and Figure 2), the music quality deteriorated with respect
to their own standard. Non-musical phenomenon entered into their musical pursuit. To add, a series
of their movies crashed at box-office. Movie producers started associating with other composers as
they were charging much lesser fees and could strike an acceptance among popular masses. This
saw the beginning of decline of Shankar Jaikishan brand and triggered the end of Golden Era of Hindi
film music. In fact, some young composers like Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant Pyarelal, and R D Burman
had started getting popular attention and approval with their music being moulded in the line of
Shankar Jaikishan music.

(Figure 1: Number of Shankar Jaikishan Music Albums Released Year-wise)

(Figure 2: Number of Shankar Jaikishan Music Scores Released Year-wise)

With Shankar and Jaikishan working separately, critics found it an opportunity to create an
atmosphere of mistrust as both had then become the primary media attention and were susceptible
then. Some of their sycophants and wrong friends started playing spoil-sport. Moreover, Shankar
and Jaikishan started signing a large number of movies beyond their capacity, and made ways for

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their decline. However, they could hold their fort intact as the top music directors until Jaikishan's
death and desertion of their native R. K. Films banner.

Jaikishan fell ill and died in the year 1971. With Jaikishan's untimely death, the Shankar Jaikishan
brand received the fatal blow, and was not the same again.

Post-Jaikishan Era
Shankar kept the brand name intact by retaining the name Shankar Jaikishan even after Jaikishan's
death. But situation was quite different for genius Shankar then. The year 1971 saw release of
maximum number of albums by Shankar Jaikishan that were mostly done by Jaikishan. But majority
of them crashed at box-office, and Shankar were in terrible pressure professionally too after loosing
Jaikishan.

Shankar started completing the unfinished albums signed by Jaikishan and himself. After failed
albums in 1971, Shankar was not given the 60-piece orchestra for their new albums by producers
citing cost reasons. The quality of music was affected in the process. Shankar too could not reconcile
with the changed scenario, and many top banners including R. K. Films distanced themselves from
him due to past box-office failures.

Shankar was in dilemma.

In spite of all odds, Shankar continued his music pursuit single-handedly and produced some highly
popular albums like Beimaan (the last film awarded by Filmfare to Shankar Jaikishan), Naina, Lal
Patthar, Seema (new), Vachan, and Do Jhoot among others. By then, commercial viability of Shankar
Jaikishan brand was almost at stake, and Shankar's most trusted leiutants were about to leave for
greener pasture. Shankar undertook creating album of Sanyasi as entrusted by producer and
director Sohanlal Kunwar.

For all technical reasons, Sanyasi remains the last major album of Shankar Jaikishan. Its scores were
so popular that everybody believed that Shankar Jaikishan brand was again going to dominate
Bollywood. But it did not happen - reasons were, of course, non-musical - Shankar (Jaikishan) already
had their time.

Even after Sanyasi, Shankar continued providing music for movies though he also associated himself
with TV programs in early eighties. These years also saw some novel scores being created. Notable
albums during this era are Atmaram, Garam Khoon, Chorni, and Eent Ka Jawab Patther among
others. But Shankar Jaikishan brand had already gone into oblivion.

Shankar died in the night of April 26, 1987 due to a massive heart attack as known from his family
source. The world came to know about his death a day after the cremation was over.

As their public tributes, the showman Raj Kapoor attributed the musical success of his movies to
Shankar Jaikishan, and singer Lata Mangeshkar termed him as the best of the best composers. But
Shankar was no more.

Innovations and Versatility

Shankar Jaikishan music has a distinct character. People easily recognise a score to be of Shankar
Jaikishan if it is melodious accompanied by soothing but high octave orchestra. Their music varies

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from fast-paced ones to very slow ones, but each one blends with orchestra well and creates an
immediate bond with music lovers.

Any singer, any lyricist - a hit score!

It is always very surprising to know that Shankar Jaikishan experimented with 90-plus singers and 60-
plus lyricists. Inspite of successful music albums with particular singers or lyricists, they used to use
different people every time successfully. For example, they had successfully experimented with
Manna Dey in Chori Chori and with Mukesh in Yahudi. They also used to bring newcomers and could
produce amazing results like Lata Mangeshkar in Barsaat, C. H. Atma in Nagina, Subir Sen in
Kathputli, Sharda in Suraj, and Vishweshwar Sharma in Sanyasi among others.

When asked, Shankar had once told that their learning started with Indian classical music, and they
went ahead for other clans of music later. However, the ease of use of both Indian classical and
western music, and the depth of exploitation of both to create the Shankar Jaikishani flavour is
magnificent and incredible. In fact, Shankar Jaikishan were the first to successfully experiment and
blend Western, Arabian, and Latin American music into Indian musical sects.

They also had a rare ability to visualize the movie picturisation to cast the playback music into
appropriate mould and frequency. Jaikishan had an unparallel acumen in background music with his
best scores being Sangam and Mera Naam Joker; and he was primarily responsible for background
scores of Shankar Jaikishan movies till his death. Shankar was also no less in producing background
music and his notable score is Sanyasi. Both used to take just three days to complete the
background score of a movie.

Shankar Jaikishan gave birth to distinct persona for each actor in their movies. They created a
chaplin-like tramp image for Raj Kapoor, aggresive romantic image for Shammi Kapoor, and gentle
and around-the-tree persona for Rajendra Kumar among others. The movies of respective actors
carried music appropriate to their screen persona invariably.

When Shankar and Jaikishan started as a team, it was a strategic decision that changed the musical
history of India later. Though nobody knows the reason of going together for such an assignment as
it is first-time ever in India, they perhaps understood the level of quality and effort required to
convert a film into a master musical piece. They were aware of contemporary process of music
compositions and settings, and wanted to bring a radical change to it. They were later successful in
this and went on being the greatest.

The duo started building an enviable team of large number of musicians, two proficient lyricists like
Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, a rhyme assistant like Dattaram, an orchestra arranger like Sebastian
De'Souza. These people were great in their own faculty and knew their jobs well and exactly.
However, credit of entire team management and consequent success goes mostly to Shankar
Jaikishan as these team members could not create the same magic with other composers when they
worked outside. It is always a point of discussion about how they could bring out such perfect scores
with such a huge team when they themselves and most of their musicians had not gone through
systematic study of western music schools.

Shankar Jaikishan team can be compared to any professional corporate house. Their deliveries were
in time and to the perfection. Team members were also paid well.

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Inspirations for next generations of composers

Shankar Jaikishan exploited and extended musical horizon in the twentieth century, and gave young
Indian Republic an expression and an identity in the field of music. They became source of
inspiration to almost all young composers from sixties until today. Metamorphic forms of their
scores are being represented by other composers throughout the world - title song of Hollywood
blockbuster Ghost World in the year 1993, a popular album in UK, and background score of a movie
by legendary movie director Satyajit Ray are the notable ones among many others. The leading
Indian composers-duo in seventies, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, had set the goal of being another Shankar
Jaikishan throughtout their career. The album Teesri Manzil by the music composer R D Burman, cast
exactly in Shankar Jaikishani mould, is still considered to be his best; in fact, he had earned direct
compliments from Jaikishan for those scores.

Conclusion
Today, Shankar Jaikishan music is popular in India and abroad due to its sheer quality. However,
many of their albums are not being made available by the copyright owners. Unfortunately, many of
their scores are being re-packaged in the name of actors or singers without the mention of the music
composers. This commercial piracy must end, and there should be genuine and consistent effort
from everybody involved to keep the treasure intact and available for music lovers.

(Shankar Jaikishan directing singer Mohd. Rafi for a live show – Photo was gifted by Shankar
himself to Dr. Chander Mehta)

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Table 1: Shankar Jaikishan Albums: Year-wise

Year Album Banner Director
1949 Barsaat R. K. Films Raj Kapoor
1951 Awara R. K. Films Raj Kapoor
Badal Verma Films Amiya Chakravarty
Kali Ghata Hindustan Chitra Kishore Sahu
1952 Daag Mars And Movies Amiya Chakravarty
Parbat Verma Films O.P.Dutta
Poonam Kay Arts M.Sadiq
Nagina Pancholi Productions Ravindra Dave
1953 Aah R.K.Films Raja Nawathe
Aas Goel Cine Corporation Devendra Goel
Boot Polish R.K.Films Prakash Arora
Mayur Pankh Sahu Films Ltd Kishore Sahu
Naya Ghar Kashyap Productions D.D.Kashyap
Patita Mars And Movies Amiya Chakravarty
Shikast Asha Deep Ramesh Saigal
Avan (Aah - Tamil) R.K.Films Raja Nawathe
Badshah Mars And Movies Amiya Chakravarty
Aurat Verma Films Bhagwandas Verma
Premalekhalu (Aah -Telugu) R.K.Films Raja Nawathe
1954 Pooja Verma Films Bhagwandas Verma
1955 Seema Mars And Movies Amiya Chakravarty
Shree 420 R.K.Films Raj Kapoor
1956 Basant Bahar Shree Vishwa Bharati Films P.Ltd Raja Nawathe
Chori Chori AVM Productions, Chennai Anant Thakur
Halaku All India Pictures D.D.Kashyap
Kismat Ka Khel Sahu Films Ltd Kishore Sahu
New Delhi Delux Films Mohan Saigal
Patrani Prakash Pictures Vijay Bhatt
Rajhath Minerva Movietone Sohrab Modi
1957 Begunah Roop Kamal Chitra Narindra Suri
Kathputli Shrirangam Productions Amiya Chakravarty
1958 Baaghi Sipaahi V.P. Productions Bhagwandas Verma
Yahudi Bombay Films Bimal Roy
1959 Anari L.B. Films Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Chhoti Bahen Prasad Productions, Chennai L.V.Prasad
Kanhaiya S.P. Pictures Om Prakash
Love Marriage Subodh Mukherjee Productions Subodh Mukherjee
Shararat Roshni Films H.S.Rawail
Main Nashe Mein Hoon Verma Pictures Naresh Saigal
Ujala Eagle Films Naresh Saigal
1960 College Girl Rawal Films T.Prakash Rao
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai Mahal Pictures Kishore Sahu
Ek Phol Char Kaante Parbat Films Bhaapi Sonie
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti R.K.Films Radhu Karmakar
Hain
Singapore Eagle Films Shakti Samanta
1961 Aas Ka Panchhi Filmyug Mohan Kumar
Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hain Nasir Hussain Films Nasir Hussain
Junglee Subodh Mukherjee Productions Subodh Mukherjee
Krorepati Saigal Brothers Mohan Saigal
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja H.S.Rawail H.S.Rawail
Sasural Prasad Productions, Chennai L.V.Prasad

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Table 1: Shankar Jaikishan Albums: Year-wise

Year Album Banner Director
Aashiq Rueben - Dube Productions Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Boy Friend N.S. Films Naresh Saigal
1962 Asli Naqli L.B. Films Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Dil Tera Diwana Padmini Pictures, Chennai B.R.Panthalu
Hariyali Aur Rasta Shri Prakash Pictures Vijay Bhatt
Professor Eagle Films Lekh Tandon
Rungoli R.S.B. Films Amar Kumar
1963 Dil Ek Mandir Chitralaya, Chennai Sridhar
Ek Dil Sau Afsane Talwar Films R.C.Talwar
Hamrahi Prasad Productions, Chennai T.Prakash Rao
1964 Apne Huye Paraye Mars And Movies Ajit Kumar Chakravarty
April Fool Subodh Mukherjee Productions Subodh Mukherjee
Ayee Milan Ki Bela Filmyug Mohan Kumar
Beti Bete Prasad Productions, Chennai L.V.Prasad
Rajkumar Sravana Films, Chennai K.Shankar
Sanjh Aur Savera S.J. Films Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Sangam R.K.Films Raj Kapoor
Zindagi Gemini Pictures and N.N.Sippy Ramanand Sagar
Productions, Chennai
1965 Arzoo Sagar Art Corporation Ramanand Sagar
Gumnaam Prithvi Pictures Raja Nawathe
Janwar Ruhi Films Bhaapi Sonie
1966 Amrapali Eagle Films Lekh Tandon
Budtameez Verma Brothers Manmohan Desai
Gaban B.J. Productions Krishan Chopra, Hrishikesh
Mukherjee
Love in Tokyo Pramod Films Pramod Chakravarty
Pyar Mohabbat Alankar Chitra Shanker Mukherjee
Street Singer Bhavdeep Films Chandrashekhar
Suraj Venus Pictures T.Prakash Rao
Teesari Kasam Image Makers Basu Bhattacharya
1967 Aman Emkay Productions Mohan Kumar
An Evening in Paris Shakti Films Shakti Samanta
Around The World P.S.Pictures Pachhi
Chhoti Si Mulaqat Our Movies, Calcutta Alo Sircar
Diwana Anupam Chitra Mahesh Kaul
Gunahon Ka Devta Janta Chitra Devi Sharma
Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyan Kishore Sahu Productions (P) Ltd Kishore Sahu
Laat Saheb International Enterprises Hari Valia
Raat Aur Din A.A.N.Productions Satyen Bose
1968 Brahmachari Sippy Films Bhaapi Sonie
Duniya Time Films T.Prakash Rao
Jhuk Gaya Aasman R.D.Bansal Productions Lekh Tandon
Kahin Aur Chal J.M.Films Vijay Anand
Kanyadaan Kiron Productions Mohan Saigal
Mere Huzoor Movie Mughal Vinod Kumar
Sapnon Ka Saudagar Screen Gems Mahesh Kaul
Shikar Guru Dutt Films Combine Atma Ram
Everest (Documentary) Films Division N.S.Thapa
1969 Bhai Bahen Vikram Productions, Chennai A.Bhimsingh
Chanda Aur Bijli Guru Dutt Films Combine Atma Ram
Jahan Pyar Miley L.R.T. Films Lekh Tandon

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Table 1: Shankar Jaikishan Albums: Year-wise

Year Album Banner Director
Prince Eagle Films Lekh Tandon
Pyar Hi Pyar R.S.Productions Bhaapi Sonie
Sachaai EM.CE.R. Films, Chennai K.Shankar
Shatranj Gemini Pictures, Chennai S.S.Vasan
Tumse Achcha Kaun Hain Pramod Films Pramod Chakravarty
Yakeen Navratna Films Brij Sadanah
Baalak Kala Mandal Adarsh
1970 Bhai Bhai R.M.Art Productions Raja Nawathe
Dharti Chitralaya, Chennai Sridhar
Jwala Raman Productions, Chennai M.V.Raman
Mera Naam Joker R.K.Films Raj Kapoor
Pagla Kahin Ka Mars And Movies Ajit Kumar Chakravarty
Pehchan Filmnagar Sohanlal Kanwar
Tum Haseen Main Jawan Bhappi Sonie Productions Bhaapi Sonie
Umang Guru Dutt Films Combine Atma Ram
Tee Mee Navhech Jai Shankar Films Madhukar Bawdekar
1971 Albela Shreeji Films A.Shamsheer
Andaz Sippy Films Ramesh Sippy
Balidaan Verma Films Ravi Tandon
Duniya Kya Jaane Chitralaya, Chennai Sridhar
Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari Jothee Navshakti Combines, Chennai K.P.Atma
Elaan Eagle Films K.Raman Lal
Jaane Anjaane Shakti Films Shakti Samanta
Jawan Mohabbat Roopanjali Bhaapi Sonie
Kal Aaj Aur Kal R.K.Films Randhir Kapoor
Lal Patthar Eagle Films Sushil Majumdar
Main Sundar Hoon A.V.M.Studios (P) Ltd., Chennai Krishnan- Panju
Nadaan Navratna Films Deven Verma
Parde Ke Peechey EM.CE.R. Films, Chennai K.Shankar
Patanga K.R. Films Kedar Kapoor
Preetam Bhappi Sonie Productions Bhaapi Sonie
Yaar Mera R.S.Productions Atma Ram
Bombay Talkie Merchant Ivory Productions James Ivory
Aan-Baan Movie Mughal Prakash Mehra
Seema (New) Filmnagar Surendra Mohan
Jeevitha Chakram (Telugu) Navashakthee Productions Unknown
1972 Aankh Micholi E.V.R.Pictures, Chennai Ramanna
Aankhon Aankhon Mein Filmyug Raghunath Jhalani
Beimaan Filmnagar Sohanlal Kanwar
Dil Daulat Duniya All India Pictures P.N.Arora
Jangal Mein Mangal Kiron Productions Rajendra Bhatia
Rivaaj Sona Films, Chennai T.Prakash Rao
Bandagi EM.CE.R. Films, Chennai K.Shankar
1973 Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar Kiron Productions Rajendra Bhatia
Archana Vikram Pictures, Mumbai Satpal
Chori Chori (New) K.P.K Movies Kewal P. Kashyap
Daman Aur Aag Kalyug Vinod Kumar
Dur Naheen Manzil International Enterprises Hari Valia
Naina Shakti International Kanak Mishra
Pyar Ka Rishta Golden Films Sultan Ahmed
1974 Chhote Sarkar Pinky Films K.Shankar
Insaaniyat J.V.Films Corporation Prayag Raj

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Table 1: Shankar Jaikishan Albums: Year-wise

Year Album Banner Director
International Crook Pachhi Pachhi
Mera Vachan Geeta Ki Kasam M.M.R Films Vinod Kumar
Resham Ki Dori Modern Pictures Atma Ram
Tarzan Mera Saathi Jaimini Dewan Productions John Gullermin & Anand
Vachan Zar Films Organisation Suraj Prakash
1975 Do Jhoot Filmnagar Jitu Thakur
Love in Bombay Mukherji Enterprises Joy Mukherji
Neelma A.A.N.Productions Pushparaj
Saazish Maya Movietone Kalidas
Sanyasi Filmnagar Sohanlal Kanwar
1976 Dhoop Chhaon Trishul Prahlad Sharma
Duniyadari Filmnagar Ram Kelkar
1978 Mahfil Geeta Productions Amar Kumar
1979 Atmaram Filmnagar Sohanlal Kanwar
Ganga Aur Geeta Vikrant International Manmohan Behl
The Gold Medal Time Films Ravee Nagaich
1980 Garam Khoon Zar Films Organisation A.Salam
1981 Chorni Kesar Films Jyoti Swarup
Naari Filmnagar Sharan K.Chand
1982 Eent Ka Jawab Patthar P.S.Pictures Pachhi
1983 Film Hi Film Shadab International Production Hiren Nag
Associates
1984 Papi Pet Ka Sawal Hain Filmnagar Sohanlal Kanwar
1986 Inteqaam Ki Aag Sushma Kala Mandir Shiv Kumar
Kaanch Ki Deewar Ace Movie Makers M.N.Yasin
Krishna Krishna Upendra Films Chandrakant
1991 Gori V.M.K.Films Sudhakar Sharma

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