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UpdateThis post on O P Nayyar carries the unique distinction with the highest number of views and comments on any maestro on the web.You can listen to the podcast of my tribute in a programme dedicated to the Legendary O.P. Nayyar on PodioIndia Ep 31

Updated: 28th Jan07: A legend is no more.Shri O.P. Nayyar has passed away. An era has come to a close with him. None can replicate him and never will there be another Nayyar saab..May his soul rest in peace and in the knowledge that he is loved, admired, respected and will never be forgotten..

The finality of death is stark. One cannot die with the dead.. at best one can mourn for them.. Let us feel solace in the fact that he perhaps lives on in his melodies, and will continue to do so for aeons. The sadness that creeps in at such news is beyond mere words.

Who can forget the lilting, romantic numbers unforgettable renderings, which had a distinct feel, recognisable in the choice of accompaniments, the piano, sax, acoustics and then the soulful strain of melody..

What is fame, then, in the final analysis. Only a fickle food on a shifting plate. A temporal recognition by those who you dont know and whose concern for you is ephemeral..If this story does not prove it, none will.

Ohhhhhhhhh the background music of violin by OP Nayar, it breaks my heart, it teached me about the defination of romantic love, I will never forget my most loving and favourite the best music composer of world, Mr OP Nayar, Can somebody please mail me or contact me in phone to let me know that, where can I purchase the background violin music of OP NAYAR in kolkata, I love and respect him like mad, his songs make me crazy to love somebody, why this great man died , we are so unlucky to born in 1970, because we missed his music in our college days, tears are falling from my eyes for his death when I am writing this mail, my email id is baba...@yahoo.co.in and phone number is 9163963848, 9163800244, please someone let me know where can I get his lovely romantic background music of violin, which breaks my heart and make my mood full in romance, He is the angel of romance. Rahul (kolkata)

Anonymous.. yeah. Come to think of it. He seems to have taken on the struggle for himself. I maybe wrong but I sensed a detachment and yogic air about him. He did not the least look as if he was cursing his situation or juncture in life. Very resigned to it and witnessing it all with a calm. The smile on his face seemed to say it all.

Thanks kaveetaa. I think you have done hima great sevice by bringing up his story. It needed to be told. Personal live and public lives are always diverse. God does not give everybody everything. But if he is stoic about it as you have said , then he has been blessed. I just have to download more of his songs on my i-pod.

I guess the purpose of blogging is to bring out issues which merit attention. If I had turned my cheek on this one, then all the years that I have loved his tunes and loved singing them would somehow have seemed fake and hollow.

nAYYAR SAHIB WAS MUSIC DIRECTOR OF MY ERA.1950-1970. Remember Dilip ji and vyjaynti mala ji film NAYA DAUR, and the song. ude jub jub zulfein teri..and old movie of GURUDUTT.mr and mrs 55. the song PREETAM AAN MILO.such was the melody now difficult to find.

May God bless NAYYAR DA WITH LONG ,AND HEALTHY LIFE.

I have been his fan since I was 4 ( am now 54). I live in Boston but we are in regular touch. My database has even those songs which he has forgotten he has composed. We sometimes sing on the phone together. We first met in Dubai in June 1995 during OP Nayyar Nite.

Absolutely Siraj..they.. dont make legends like these any more..each song a masterpiece. All the ones u have mentioned..especialy Phir miloge kabhi. did u mean you talk to him regularly?? if so please let him know there are a host of people who love and respect him. This post gets the maximum hits..each day from those who google for him to prove that even in this age of noise from Reshamiyas it is he who is being remembered..melody outlasts all..even the sands of time.

I have no words to express my feelings about this greatest music composer(according to me he is the best) and am a great obscessed fan of O.P. Nayyar.

Whenever I listen to his songs it takes me back to my golden days of my child hood which I enjoy and relish.

I pray that this great Music composer comes back once again and gives us lot of music for us to enjoy.

May god gives him good life.

After a chase of almost twenty years, I was able to get contact of O.P. Nayyar Sahab. The giant of a composer and king of rhythms as he was known all over. I had the honor of speaking with him on phone almost a month back and then there were three more phone calls that I made, the calls always lasted more then forty-five minutes.

He actually commanded me to stay as his personal guest when I visit Bombay, which I was planning very soon. Raju is a very lovely girl who had been serving him like a daughter and took care of him twenty-four hours. This morning his soul has suddenly parted. The whole film industry, Shammi Kapoor jee, Lata jee, Aasha jee, all composers and even the Prime Minister of India has sent condolences over his sad demise.

Ah! Nayyar jee, Aap nay hamara intizaar naheen kiya. Siraj Khan, mein aur Afshan jee to Aap say milnay Aa rahay thay. Your sudden death is a blow to the whole film industry, the entire musical world, Raju, Siraj, Afshan jee and myself. You have gone away but your music will keep you alive and no one can ever forget you.

Yes, the legend is no more. Omkar Prasad Nayyar is not amongst us. Incidentally, it is not more than a fortnight since he celebrated his birthday. The octogenarian genius left us leaving us a repository of his compositions for us to devour.

He started his career in an era where there was an oasis of composers who used all repertoires in giving the best, the likes of Madan Mohan, Naushan, Shankar Jaikishan, Roshan, S.D. Burman etc. It would be befitting to say that he was a genius as he never was classically trained composer. He strongly believed in his instincts and ingenuity in delivering best of compositions by carving his own niche. As clearly mentioned by the writer that during his hey-days, he was a much sought after composer despite an astronomical price of more than Rs 100,000 for a film he charged.

From a humble beginning from the lands of Punjab, he was born in pre-independence India and reached to his pinnacle due to tenacity and assiduous faith in his work. Incidentally, he politely refused the invitation across the Wagah border, as he was very much nostalgic in visiting Pakistan. His compositions clearly epitomized his love for his land with the mixture of pure folk and western. In this era, that is marked with re-mixes and deafening sound that is termed as music, the younger generations are deprived and denied access to these kind of musicians who never compromising in its lyrics, rhythm or melody

It was painful to read that he was away from his immediate family and categorically stated they not allowed participation in his funeral. What an end to a man, whose had to live his last moments in some others captivity and mercies, when his own have showed him the way out. Only Sharad Pawar paid his condolence and the film fraternity was missing.

It is ironic, that we the people or the governments fail to recognize the talent of people who have contributed enormously in their respectively fields. Glowing rich tributes and awards conferred to them posthumously. On what count does this matter when the person who breathed and lived music, is unable to experience the reward of his hardcore labour even during his twilight. Only prayers remains that his soul remains in peace forever.

Harvinder.. your list is so wonderful.. like you said , the proportion is mind boggling.. Each song hit a bulls eye. I wonder if one can get a compilation of his songs somewhere.. and make a tribute to him.. or there is the danger that the coming generation will be ebereft of his music..sadly. As indians we are deserving of knowing the talent of our Great masters, or inthis time of re-mixes and noise.. his will get lost in oblivion.. I fear that sometimes.

In the last couple of days since his demise, the need to know about this legend is so strong that this post has received over a thousand hits..this apart from the fact that ever since its posting, there have been regular hits, everyday from music lovers wanting to know more of him. This explains all and is self evident of the phenomenon that music of his kind is created almost like a prayer from the divine to fill our being with bliss.

Thanks for the comment Yasmin Banu. yes sad but true . The worth of an individual and his contribution is sometimes not recognised as much in his lifetime as it is posthumously. In the case of Nayyar saheb, however, I think that it was his decision to quit from active social life and the industry. Ofcourse that itself can be attributed to changing trends of music. The fact that so many years later we ae still reminiscing the golden days of his musical era, is testimony of his talent.

Welcome Rafi and thanks a ton for the lovely and insightful comment. It is amazing just how many lives OPn touched directly and indirectly through his genius and through his personality. Sultan Arshad must be truly a lover of music, Do request him to visit us here. We would be really eager to hear of OP ji from him.

Being born as a South Indian Muslim, very much away from the active Hindi music as only Tamil was the regional language. Albeit, from my childhood days, I vividly reminiscent late night geethmala playing the soulful music. Though unable to understand the lyrics or the names of composers, the compositions embedded in my subconscious mind. As days and years passed by, when I moved to a land where Hindi / Urdu music is very much active and alive, I was very much happy integrating to the musical stores that catered to my requirements.

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