Rajesh Roshan (a disgrace to his father)
Sanjeev Sharma
Hi all!
My $0.02 worth. Special thanks to Rajan Parrikar for all the useful information
and encouragement provided while writing this up.
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Continuing from where Sami left off ...
Rajesh Roshan -
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To be called a music director of merit, he or she must demonstrate consistency
of quality over an extended period of time. He or she must also bring something
Yes consistency to copy the western tunes,
regularly.
new by way of style to their work, something by which the listener can identify
the music director with. Among the second-generation music directors - from the
70s and 80s - Rajesh Roshan was one who showed a lot of promise.
promise to how to bring the western music
into Indian Movies, a copied one indeed.
Rajesh Roshan was given his first break by Mehmood for Kunwaara Baap and he
most definitely delivered the goods. Be it KK's 'Aa ri aajaa' or 'Main hoon
g
hoda yeh hai gaadi' or the hijra song, 'Main mandir pahuncha haaN ji, ik
baccha dekha..' Having gained recognition he gradually evolved his own
distinct style, which was very different from that of his illustrious father
Roshan. He was very strong on orchestration, and like RD could be recognised
by his music, which had a very unusual lilt to it.
Don't compare a copy cat to a Music director
of R.D's calibre.
His most distinguishing feature is the use of the percussion. Most
notable is his innovation of the 'muted-congo` rhythm which adds a twang to the
song, and gives the song an 'effect of motion' as Rajesh Roshan himself once
called it. Examples of this can be seen in 'Ek raasta hai zindagi from Kaala
Patthar, 'Hans tu hardam' from Lootmaar, and 'Nazraana bheja kisne pyaar ka'
from Des Pardes.
Agreed that his songs from Kaala Patthar were
good, but I will gave a lot lot lot lot more
credit to the lyricist the great 'Sahir
ludhianvi' for such beatiful lyrics.
His use of the drums is also very uniquely Rajesh Roshanian. Take for example
the pacy 'Oonche neeche raaste aur manzil teri door' from Khuddar, or the
Lootmaar hit, 'Jab chaye mera jaadu..' where he combines the drums and the
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Not his original one, a copied one 100% sure.
congos beautifully. That was Rajesh Roshan at his rhythmic best. But he was no
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Only when a copied music.
less competant using the tabla and dholak. Notice his lively dholak beat in
Kala Patthar -'Baahon me tere masti ke ghere' or in 'Bhole o bhole' from Yaarana
or the crisp tabla in the Lootmaar mujra by Lata 'Paas ho tum magar karib
nahin' or once again the dholak in 'Beliya, ab ke yeh bahaar koi gul naya
khilaayegi' from Nishaan.
RR was at his very best when he gave us 'Doosra Aadmi'. Like Sami already
said, every song in this movie is a masterpiece. Be it the effervescent 'Aakhon
mein kaajal hai' with a terrific beat or the fantastic Kishore/Rafi/Lata
classic 'Kya mausam hai', the 'nashila' 'Aao manayen jashn-e-mohobbat' or
'Nazron se keh do pyaar mein milne ka mausam'. He even had a Holi [ I think!]
song, 'Mathhe pe lagaike bindiya, .. angna aayenge sanvariya' sung by Deven
Verma! And of course! 'Jaan meri rooth gayi jaane kyon humse'- naughty, chirpy,
and truly a less-known Kishore classic.
Agreed that a Doosra Aadmi waas a Fluke .
Kaala Patthar [along with Doosra Aadmi] came when RR was at his peak. The
dholak in 'Dhoom mache dhoom, aaj ki raina..', the baaraat-song 'Meri dooron se
aayi baraat maiyya main to..' or the Rafi/Lata duet 'Baahon mein tere masti ke
ghere' all have the unmistakable stamp of Rajesh Roshan.
'Kaamchor' was another one of RR's better movies. With 'tumse badhkar duniya
mein na dekha koi aur' or 'Tujh sang preet lagayee sajna' he proved beyond
doubt that he was a musician of merit.
'Nishaan' like Sami said, had some nice tunes too. Other than 'Akhiyon hi
akhiyon mein, teri meri baat..' and 'Beliya, ab ke yeh bahaar..' which have
been mentioned there's 'Lehron ki tarah yaadein dil se takraati hain..'
a soft Kishore solo, which has the distinct gush of violins which once again
was a la RR!
Okay
And then, he had some beoooooooooootiful songs from 'Baaton Baaton mein'. The
catchy 'Na bole tum na maine kuch kaha', the zesty 'Utthe sab ke kadam dekho
ram pam pam' the soulful 'Suniye kahiye.. kehte sunte baaton baaton mein pyaar
ho jayega' [ again the RR-congos at work ] and the Kishore solo 'Kahaan tak ye
man..' Wow! What songs!
good songs , from Khatta Meetha and Baaton -2 mein
And I *have* to mention - 'Khatta Meetha'. 'Thoda hai thode ki zaroorat hai' is
just simply fabulous. Especially the music *just* after 'sun sun sun hawaa
chali..' where there is a rush of music and the quickening of the pace, and
then Kishore goes 'baadal pe udna ho-gaaa' is just out of this world!
'Rok rok makunisa, makunisa kobara' [ pardon spellings! ] was the more goofy
one, and another Lata-Kishore duet 'Tumse mila tha pyaar kuch achhe naseeb se,
hum un dinon ameer the jab tum kareeb the' is one of my favourite romantic
numbers. Then there's 'Gori chali saath chale gori se kehna...' [ RR-congos at
work here again! ] and 'Freni oh Freni, I want to sing a song' and 'Yeh jeena
hai angoor ka daana', all great songs!
Then there was 'Mr. Natwarlal'. 'Mere paas aao mere doston ek kissa sunaon'
surprised everyone with Amitabh's singing capabilities, but few people noticed
the 'narrative-effect' that RR had created with his drums. Then there was
'Pardesia yeh sach hai piya', a great duet, and Asha's catchy 'Tauba tauba kya
hoga hone hai jo'.
And..... *trumpet blasts* - Sami, how *could* you forget this one! - JULIE!
'Dil kya kare jab kisiko kisi se pyaar ho jaaye' and 'Bhool gaya sab juch yaad
nahin ab kuch' will always be among Kishore and RR's very best! Or the soft
'Yeh raatein nai puraani, aate aate jaate..'and 'My heart is beating, keeps on
repeating' which catapulted Preeti Sagar into fame.
His score for 'Aap ke diwaane' and 'Des Pardes' are worth a mention too. From
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A 100% copied music
the former he had 'Mere dil mein jo hota hai, tere dil mein hota hai kya' and
'Tum ko khush dekh kar, main bahut khush hua' a nice KK/Rafi [ i think?] duet.
'Des Pardes' had the divine Lata solo, and one of my favourites, 'Aap kahen aur
hum na aayen, aise to haalat nahin', the Kishore solo 'Nazraana bheja kisine
pyaar ka' amongst others. And of course who can forget 'Tu pee aur jee!'
Around the early 80s RR strangely started dishing more of trash. Khuddar
itself was a mixed sort, in which the Lata/Kishore duet 'Oonche niche raaste
aur manzil teri door' and the other KK song 'Maa ka pyaar, behen ka pyaar' saved
the show while 'Angrezi mein kehtein', 'Hat ja baazu nahin to' and 'Disco 82'
were forgettable to say the least. 'Mach gaya shor saari nagri re' was another
song with a lively dholak accompaniment.
After Khuddar, Rajesh Roshan has given scores occasionally, and those too never
matched up to what he was in the late 70s. His scores for Jurm were popular and
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Copied from Pakistani Ghazal and music from
western tunes.
undoubtedly good, but he did resort to some blatant plagiarization. 'Kishan
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Even you agreed that he had to resort
to plagiarization.
Kanhaiyya' had a couple of good songs too. 'Aap ko dekh ke dekh dekh ke raaz
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gaya yeh jaan' once again brought back memories of the Rajesh-Roshan-with-his-
fantastic-percussion era!
All these were copied songs, he might have
given some good score in the beginning of his
career, but in my list he is second to Lahiri
in plagiarising.
More ramblings later. By the way, can anyone add to the list of RR movies we
already have..?
Renu.
Sandeep S Bajwa [No respect at all for copy cats]