Sanjeev–Darshan

Sanjeev Darshan
Genres Movie Songs, Film Music
Occupation(s) Composer, music director, singer
Years active 1999present

Sanjeev-Darshan (also credited as Sanjeev Darshan) is a music director duo[1] in the Bollywood film industry of India. The duo derives its name from the first names of its two principals, Sanjeev Rathod and Darshan Rathod. Sanjeev and Darshan are the sons of Hindi film music director Shravan Rathod, who himself paired with music director Nadeem as the duo Nadeem-Shravan, to create super-hit music soundtracks in the 1990s. Their first released soundtrack was for the 1999 film Mann.[2][3][4]

Early life

He was trained under Pandit Kallika Prasad, while younger brother Darshan picked up several instruments on his own. Their grandfather, Pandit Chhaturbhuj Rathod was an avid promoter of classical as well as semi-classical music. Born to a musical family, singer Vinod Rathod and musician and singer Roop Kumar Rathod are their paternal uncles.

Music career

Sanjeev-Darshan made their debut as music directors for a film by Mahendra Shah and Vimal Kumar which was never released. In 1998, they composed a Gujarati album for the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. Indra Kumar had been with the duo at their initial recording and he went on to compose around forty tunes with them. In 1999, he invited them to compose music for his film Mann, starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala . The film was not a financial success, but its songs became popular.

Discography

Year Film Notes
1999 Mann First released film.
2000 Deewane
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Khiladi 420
2001 Aashiq
Style
Bal - The Power
2002 Rishtey
Kitne Door Kitne Paas
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke
Pyaasa
Karz
Suno Sasurjee
2003 Excuse Me
Aanch
Parwana
Talaash
2005 Fun
Yudh
Shreeman Chanakya
2006 Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse
2011 U R My Jaan
2013 Grand Masti
2013 Black Currency Releasing soon
Satya 2
2015 NH10

References

  1. Morcom, Anna (2007-11-30). Hindi film songs and the cinema. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-0-7546-5198-7. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. "‘Inspiration’ Or Theft?". The Viewspaper.
  3. "Criminal Composers. Why do they steal? - Planet Bollywood Features". planetbollywood.com.
  4. "itwofs.com - chronicles of plagiarism in indian film music". itwofs.com.

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