Anandji Virji Shah (born 2 March 1933) is an Indian music director. Together with his brother he formed the Kalyanji-Anandji duo, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, for Kora Kagaz.[1] In 1992, Anandji Shah received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.[2]
Anandji Virji Shah | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 2 March 1933 Kundrodi, Cutch State, British India |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | music director, orchestrator, conductor |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Labels | Saregama HMV Universal Music |
| Formerly of | Kalyanji-Anandji |
Life
editAnandji was born to Virji Shah on 2 March 1933.[3] Their father was a Kutchi businessman who had migrated from Kutch to Bombay to start a kirana (provision store). His younger brother and sister-in-law are the husband-and-wife duo Babla & Kanchan. The two brothers began to learn music from a music teacher. One of their four grandparents was a folk musician of some eminence. They spent most of their formative years in the hamlet of Girgaum (a district in Bombay) in the Marathi and Gujarati areas.
Career
editReferences
edit- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (23 July 2020). "Anandji interview: 'You need to study all kinds of music to compose for Hindi films'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Anandji: 90 and still going strong". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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