Nadeem-Shravan

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Nadeem-Shravan are an Indian music composer duo, who were among the most prolific Bollywood composers in the 1990s. The duo consisted of Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod. They are remembered for their successful scores for many movies including Aashiqui, Saajan, Phool Aur Kaante, Raja Hindustani and Pardes.

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[edit] Music career

The association of Nadeem and Shravan dates back to 1972 when they met each other at a function. Their first Hindi film assignment was Maine Jeena Seekh Liya in 1981. But they were stuck with the B-grade films until they got three big films in the form of Ilaka, Hisaab Khoon Ka and Lashkar. Though the films were big, the music wasn't anything to be talked about.

[edit] Rise to fame

Aashiqui (1990) brought Nadeem-Shravan into limelight. Music Moghul Gulshan Kumar gave them the break and the film saw the emergence of 3 superstars - Nadeem, Shravan and Kumar Sanu. Can anyone forget 'Sanson ki zaroorat', 'nazar ke saamane jigar ke paas', 'dheere dheere se meri zindagi me aana', 'ab tere bin je lenge hum' and "Jaanejigar Jaaneman". Aashiqui ranks in the lot of the few films that have had a hit in each song. The Lions had tasted blood. Their success was overdue and they were not going to slip it away now. The joy ride continued with 'Saajan', 'Dil hai ke maanta nahin', 'Sadak', 'Sainik', 'Raja', 'Dilwale' and 'Phool Aur Kaante'. Whether it was 'Chehra kya dekhte ho'(Salaami), 'Adayen bhi hain'(dil hai ke manta nahin) 'sochenge tumhe pyar'(deewana), 'aaj raat chandni hai'(Kal ki awaaz), they all had the distinct stamp of Nadeem Shravan. What made them different from the other composers is their trademark jhankaar/fusion beats.

[edit] After Gulshan Kumar murder case

In 1997, the duo ran into negative publicity when Nadeem, while on vacation in London, England, was named as the man behind the murder of his former mentor, record executive Gulshan Kumar (the boss of T-Series Music Company). In India, by the investigating police and arrest warrants were issued against him. He was said to have paid an underworld Don for carrying out this task. His passport was revoked, and to avoid arrest, he stayed back in England.

After being inactive for sometime, Nadeem-Shravan made a come back of sorts with new comer films like Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa, Raaz etc, but failed to reach their former heights. They have again proved their talent by hit albums like Raaz, Ek Rishta, Kassor, Yeh Dil Ashiqana, Andaaz etc.

Nadeem remained in the UK and, despite the immense geographical distance between England and India, he and Shravan continued to make music together. But they later split after Dosti: Friends Forever.

Their insistence on sticking to only one lyricist (Sameer) and male singer (Kumar Sanu) made them less versatile, thus churning out one brand of music, time and again, which has been quite successful. Gulshan Kumar Murder

[edit] Split and coming back together

In 2005, the duo split, apparently due to Shravan's disinterest in continuing with his music, and instead focusing on his son's acting career. Another reason cited is probably the distance between the two. [1]

[edit] Style of music

Nadeem-Shravan have composed all kinds of music, be it fast-track, sentimental or dance numbers. But their forté was always melody. Another remarkable thing about their music was it was easy on the ears and did not take time to impress the listeners. It has been said that they don't have much variety; that they did not experiment too much. But this is where their strength lay i.e. delivering the music that is traditionally Indian, yet having a fresh hint of modernity woven around it. But Nadeem Shravan wanted to prove to the whole world that they could be "conventionally different", if they chose to be. For this they needed the support of a director whose script required all kinds of music and who could give them a free hand in composing. When Subhash Ghai's 'Pardes' was released, a noted music critic said: "Nadeem Shravan should stop composing music... because there can't be anything better then this...Nadeem Shravan have reached their peak."..[citation needed] The film had everything.. melodious love songs (do dil mil rahe hain), pop (My first day in America), pain (Ye dil Deewana), Qawwali (Nahin hona tha) and the best of all (I Love my india). Said Nadeem:

"I love my India was not a mere song but it continues to convey my feelings for the country"..[citation needed]

Nadeem Shravan made a typical type of songs, easily identified as theirs, with an unmistakable rhythm, such as in Saajan, in the song Too Shayar hai, or Deewana.

They have got the maximum hits with Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Vinod Rathod and now, Sonu Nigam. They have worked with lyricists like Anand Bakshi, Faaiz Anwar, Hasrat Jaipuri, Rani Malik, and many others, but their tuning seems to fit best with Sameer.

They have proved their versatility by composing music for films like Subash Ghai’s Pardes and Priyadarshan’s Hungama.

[edit] Singers

They have got the maximum hits with Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, & Udit Narayan .

Their singer list includes Abhijeet, Babul Supriyo, Asha Bosle, Lata Mangeshkar, S.P. Balasubrahmaniyam,Vinod Rathod, Sadhna Sargam, Alisha Chinoy, Sudesh Bosle, Nithin Mukesh, Sarika Kapoor, Bali Brahmbat, Shreya Ghosal & Roopkumar Rathod.

Kumar Sanu became a hit along with Nadeem Shravan and each complimented each other although Kumar Sanu was successful with other music director as well such as Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit, etc.

Nadeem tried his hand at singing, by releasing an album in 1995, called Sayesha. Tips cassetets released this audio.

Legendary Pakistan singers like Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ghulam Ali also sung for Nadeem Shravan

In the late 90s, they began using singers such as K. S. Chitra, Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, and at times, but they still kept their mainstream singers for the most part.

[edit] Plagiarism

Nadeen Shravan have been known to take "inspirations" from old and contemporary Pakistani hit scores and compositions,a charge they have never denied. Some examples of their plagiarisms incude the "Come September" tune they copied for their film Raja, or Nasrat Fateh Ali Khan's song in Raja Hindustani, or "Gawah hai chand tare gawaha" hai from Damini, copied from an African song. Or the song Ya Mustafa ya mustafa in Aatish, lifted from an Egyptian track.

Their tunes and orchestration was a source of inspiration for many other composers. For example their song "Sochenge Tumhe Pyar.." is an "inspiration" for a song in Tamil movie Aaha. This song is sung by legendary singers Kumar Sanu and Chithra.

Recently released song "Salaam.." from the movie Umrao Jaan (2006) bears an uncanny similarity to Nadeem Shravan's song, "Dhoom machi hai…", from the 2002 film, Ansh. [2]

[edit] Awards

Nadeem-Shravan have won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award for the following films: Ashiqui (1990), Saajan (1991) Deewana (1992) & Raja Hindustani (1996). They won Screen Award for movie Pardes and Zee Cine Award for Raaz.


[edit] Discography

  1. Dangal
  2. Maine Jeena Seekh Liya
  3. Solah Sattra
  4. Lashkar
  5. Cheekh
  6. Baap Numbari Beta Dus Numbari
  7. Hisaab Khoon Ka
  8. Jigarwala
  9. Ilaaka
  10. Aashiqui
  11. Jaan Ki Kasam
  12. Apmaan Ki Aag
  13. Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
  14. Saajan
  15. Aap Ki Yaadein
  16. Phool Aur Kaante
  17. Jaan Tere Naam
  18. Lal Paree
  19. Sadak
  20. Pyaar Ka Saaya
  21. Dil Ka Kya Kasoor
  22. Saathi
  23. Deewana
  24. Junoon
  25. Dilwale Kabhi Na Haare
  26. Pyaar Pyaar
  27. Panaah
  28. Sapne Saajan Ke
  29. Paayal
  30. Kal Ki Awaaz
  31. Bekhudi
  32. Anaam
  33. Balma
  34. Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Ke
  35. Daamini
  36. Rang
  37. Kaise Kaise Rishte
  38. Dhartiputra
  39. Yeh Waqt Humara Hai
  40. Salaami
  41. Sainik
  42. Shreeman Aashiq
  43. Sangraam
  44. Tadipaar
  45. Krishan Avtaar
  46. Dilwale
  47. Dil Tera Aashiq
  48. Saajan Ka Ghar
  49. Shandar
  50. Aatish
  51. Aadmi Khilona Hai
  52. Aandolan
  53. Anokha Andaaz
  54. Choti Bahu
  55. Divyashakti
  56. Ekka Raja Rani
  57. Gaddar
  58. Kranti Kshetra
  59. Majdhaar
  60. Sayesha
  61. Saajan Ki Bahon Mein
  62. Stuntman
  63. Teri Mohabbat Mein
  64. Raja
  65. Zamana Deewana
  66. Barsaat
  67. Saajan Chale Sasural
  68. Agnisakhi
  69. Himmatvar
  70. Jung
  71. Jeet
  72. Sajni
  73. Raja Hindustani
  74. Judaai
  75. Sambandh
  76. Mohabbat
  77. Pardes
  78. Naseeb
  79. Hi Ajnabi
  80. Saat Rang Ke Sapne
  81. Maharaja
  82. Aa Ab Laut Chalen
  83. Sirf Tum
  84. Dhadkan
  85. Kasoor
  86. Ek Rishtaa
  87. Hum Ho Gaye Aap Ke
  88. Yeh Dil Aashiqana
  89. Raaz
  90. Ansh
  91. Haan Maine Bhi Pyar Kiya
  92. Hum Tumhare Sanam(2 Songs)
  93. Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai
  94. Dil Hai Tumhaara
  95. Jeena Sirf Merre Liye
  96. Dil Ka Rishta
  97. Indian Babu
  98. Yeh Dil
  99. Andaaz
  100. Qayamat
  101. Hungama
  102. Footpath
  103. Zinda Dil
  104. Raja Bhaiya
  105. Sheen
  106. Tumsa Nahin Dekha
  107. Hatya - the murder
  108. Gumnaam
  109. Bewafaa
  110. Mere Jeevan Saathi
  111. Barsaat
  112. Dosti


Here is an interesting fact in terms of sales,from 1990-2004, in India. in total span of 15 years only four years are such which don't have N-S album in TOP 3. namely 2002,1999, 1998, 1994

Year wise analysis is as follows

Year Rank (in terms of sales in india)
1990 1-AAshiqui
1991 1-Saajan 2-Phool aur Kaante 3-Sadak, All three.
1992 1-Deewana
1993 1-Dilwale
1994 none
1995 2-Raja
1996 1-Raja Hindustani 3-Agnisakshi
1997 2-Pardes
1998 none
1999 none
2000 2-Dhadkan
2001 3-Raaz
2002 none
2003 2-andaaz
2004 2-Bewafaa

[edit] Sales

All Time Music Sales:[1]

Rank Film Year Units Sold
1 Aashiqui 1990 1,50,00,000
3 Raja Hindustani 1996 1,10,00,000
8 Saajan 1991 70,00,000
9 Phool Aur Kaante 1991 60,00,000
10 Pardes 1997 60,00,000
11 Dilwale 1994 55,00,000
13 Sadak 1991 50,00,000
15 Deewana 1992 45,00,000

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