Ravindra Jain
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Ravindra Jain is an India
n music composer and lyricist
. He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award
in 1985.
of Rajasthan
, India
) to well-known Sanskrit
scholar and Ayurvedacharya, Pandit Indramani Jain and his wife Kiran Jain. Jain and his family hail from Aligarh. He is the third child among seven brothers and a sister. Ravindra Jain's elder siblings are Pandit Mahendra Kumar Jain, a renowned Ayurvedic physician and Dr.D.K. Jain, director of the Times Group and a famous judge. Jain's younger brother is Manindra Jain who runs a successful construction and real estate business in/around the New Delhi
region.
Jain started singing at a very young age, reciting Jain bhajans and poetry by famous Jain poets such as Pandit Dyanantraiji, Pandit Budhjanji, etc. at nearby Jain temples. It was Ravindra Jain's parents that first decided to teach him music. Jain received basic training under Pandit G.L. Jain, Pandit Janardhan Sharma
, and Pandit Nathu Ram. Later, he went to Calcutta and ultimately landed in Mumbai
where he would compose music for films and television.
music directors who started his career in the early 1970s, composing for hit films such as Chor Machaye Shor
(1974), Geet Gaata Chal
(1975), Chitchor
(1976) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
(1978). Along with composing music, he also wrote the lyrics for many of his famous songs. Ravindra Jain's father passed away during the recording sessions of the film Saudagar
, however, Jain did not leave the studio until the recordings were finalized giving utmost importance to his work.
(Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
). He was also given a big break by Raj Kapoor
, for whom, he composed many super hit tunes in Ram Teri Ganga Maili
and Heena
, directed by Raj Kapoor's son, Randhir Kapoor
. Ravindra Jain also rendered beautiful music to many of Rajshri Productions
' features starting in the 1980s and continuing well into the 2000s.
Ravindra Jain also composed for a few non-Hindi films including Sujatha
, Sukham Sukhakaram (Malayalam); Mahara Pihar Sansara (Haryanvi); Chadi Jawani Budhe Nu
(Punjabi); Ganga se Naata ba Hamaar, Ganga Maiya Bhar de Achalwa Hamaar, Gaon Desh, Gaon aaja Pardesi (Bhojpuri); Harishchandra Shaibya, unreleased Dristi, Bhaalobeshe Radha (Bengali); and Brahmarishi Vishwamitra (Telugu).
During the 1980s and 1990s, Ravindra Jain widely composed for most mythological movies including Navaratri, Gopal Krishna
, Jai Karoli Maa, Har Har Gange
, Durgaa Maa, Badrinath Dham, Solah Shukrawar, Raja Harishchandra
, Bolo he Chakradhari, Brahmarishi Vishwamitra in Telugu, Shanivrat Mahima and Jai Shakumbhari Maa.
In 2006, he composed music for the Hindi film Vivah,directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya
, later Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi directed by Kaushik Ghatak, both produced by Rajshri Productions
.
In 2008, Ravindra Jain composed music for director Gufi Paintal
's debut film Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with upcoming composer Surya RajKamal.
He was chosen to compose for Rajshri Productions
's upcoming Satish Kaushik
-directed biopic, Tansen
, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
sequel Jaana Pehchana, and Baromas to be released in 2012.
to Hindi movies, in singing in many of his movies in the 1970s and 1980s. Together they sung some memorable songs like 'Oo goriya re' (Naiyya), 'Beeti hui raat ki' (Ayyash), and 'Gori tera gaon' (Chitchor
). It is said that Jain was so fascinated by the way Yesudas sang his songs that Yesudas' face was the first he wanted to see if he ever received his vision. Jain has worked on songs after his liaison with Yesudas, but he has failed to attain the pinnacle of glory he achieved with the master singer during the 1970s.
In 1989, Ravindra Jain composed the music under Dr. K. J. Yesudas's production house Tharangini Audios for the Malayalam album Aavani Poochhendu. This is Jain's only Malayalam work other than the two feature films listed above.
Jain Albums
Ravindra Jain has written and composed many popular Jain bhajan
s. Some of the memorable songs remain fresh even to this day. Some of his notable songs are Mastakabhishek (1982), first sung at the occasion of MahaMastakabhishek of Lord Bahubali
pilgrimage in Shravanabelagola
(Karnataka); Bahubali Bhagwaan ki Aarti Utaaro Milke (1982); and Jai Jinendra bolo.
Currently, Jain is working on bhajan albums for famous Jain pilgrimage centers in India in conjunction with Akshay Jain of Gwalior, son of a renowned North Indian poet and lyricist.
Ghazals
Jain composed music for ghazals as well, for example, in singer Suresh Wadkar
's The Morning Sun and singer Pravin Khan's Deedaar (2011).
, throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Ravindra Jain provided bhajans and songs for many of Ramanand Sagar's popular TV serials, beginning with Dada Dadi ki Kahaniyaan, then moving on to one of the two Indian epics Ramayan (TV series)
and its follow up Luv Kush
. Along with two South Indian composers, K.V. Mahadevan and K. Pukazhenti, Ravindra Jain composed 2 to 3 semi-classical songs for later episodes of Bollywood actress Hema Malini
's TV Serial Noopur and the complete soundtrack for the show Women of India- Urvashi. Hema Malini continued collaborating with Ravindra Jain as composer for her dance ballets--Mahalakshmi, Durga
, Nritya Malika, Ramayan, Krishna Balram, and Radha Krishna
.
Jain continued his collaboration with Ramanand Sagar in TV serials such as Shri Krishna, Alif Laila
, Itihaas ki Prem Kahaniyaan based on historical love stories of India, Tilism-E-Hoshruba, Jai Ganga Maiya, Jai Mahalaxmi, Shree Brahma Vishnu Mahesh, Sai Baba
, Jai Maa Durga, and Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan
. Ravindra Jain also provided excellent music for producer/director Sanjay Khan
on TV serials Jai Hanuman and Maha Kavya Mahabharat also called Sanjay Khan's Mahabharat. In 2008, Jain composed for Sagar Arts's remake of Ramayan (2008 TV series)
, Mahima Shani Dev ki on NDTV Imagine
, and Dheeraj Kumar's serial Jai Maa Vaishno Devi on Channel 9X. In 2009, Jain composed the title song for Sagar Arts's new TV serial on Colors (India TV channel) called Sarvopari Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan. Next, Jain composed for the currently airing religious series Bharat ke Mahaan Sant. Jain is currently the composer for Imagine TV's new mythological series based on the Hindu god Krishna
's adult life called Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree Krishn
which started airing on July 4, 2011.
Jain has been featured as Mahaguru
in the Indian music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
and today devotes his time composing and participating in Kavi Sammelans, Mushairaas, and various literary, cultural, social, political, and religious activities.
For his collection of shayaris titled Ujaalon Ka Silsila in Urdu, Jain was presented with the Sahitya Award (Uttar Pradesh Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee) in Lucknow on June 6, 1997 by Romesh Bhandari
, Governor of Uttar Pradesh
. Ravindra Jain has also received many other prestigious awards such as Raaseshwar, Sur Singer, Filmfare Award, Swami Haridas Award, Youth National Award, Ashirwad, Adhar Shila, Uptron, Priyadarshini Award, Jaycees, Lions, Indigo '90, Rotary, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
, Uttar Pradesh Film Patrakar Sangh Award, Sangeet Gyaneshwar Award, Almost Faqir, Sangeet Samrat, and other honours by many national, international, socio-cultural and film institutions.
Ravindra Jain co-authored his autobiography titled Sunehre Pal and is referred to as Daadu by his close family and friends.
. Soon after, Nirmala Jain's daughter, Divya Jain, insisted upon only marrying Ravindra Jain or nobody else. Ravindra Jain is married to poetess Divya Jain and they have a son named Aayushman Jain.http://jainsamaj.org/celebrities/ravindrajain-050303.htm
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n music composer and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
. He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"...
in 1985.
Early life
Ravindra Jain was born blind in a village called Lohariya (situated in district BanswaraBanswara
Banswara is a city in Banswara District in south Rajasthan in India. Banswara princely state was founded by Maharawal Jagmal Singh. It is named for the "bans" or bamboo forests in the area. It is also known as 'City of Hundred Islands', due to presence of numerous islands in the Mahi River, which...
of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) to well-known Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
scholar and Ayurvedacharya, Pandit Indramani Jain and his wife Kiran Jain. Jain and his family hail from Aligarh. He is the third child among seven brothers and a sister. Ravindra Jain's elder siblings are Pandit Mahendra Kumar Jain, a renowned Ayurvedic physician and Dr.D.K. Jain, director of the Times Group and a famous judge. Jain's younger brother is Manindra Jain who runs a successful construction and real estate business in/around the New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
region.
Jain started singing at a very young age, reciting Jain bhajans and poetry by famous Jain poets such as Pandit Dyanantraiji, Pandit Budhjanji, etc. at nearby Jain temples. It was Ravindra Jain's parents that first decided to teach him music. Jain received basic training under Pandit G.L. Jain, Pandit Janardhan Sharma
Janardhan Sharma
Janardan Sharma（alias Prabhakar） is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal . In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rukum-2 constituency, winning 30270 votes....
, and Pandit Nathu Ram. Later, he went to Calcutta and ultimately landed in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
where he would compose music for films and television.
Career
Ravindra Jain is one of the most notable of the HindiHindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
music directors who started his career in the early 1970s, composing for hit films such as Chor Machaye Shor
Chor Machaye Shor
Chor Machaye Shor is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor. The film stars Babar Ali, Resham and Sahiba. The film was released in 1996.A re-make of Punjabi film Sohra te Jawai-Film Business:...
(1974), Geet Gaata Chal
Geet Gaata Chal
Geet Gaata Chal is a Hindi film released in 1975. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions the film is directed by Hiren Nag.The film stars Sachin, Sarika, Madan Puri, Padma Khanna and Leela Mishra...
(1975), Chitchor
Chitchor
Chitchor is a Hindi romantic musical film. The film's title means "Heart Stealer" in Hindi. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It was based on a Bengali story, Chittachakor by Subodh Ghosh. -Performance:The film became a box office hit and received several...
(1976) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
(1978). Along with composing music, he also wrote the lyrics for many of his famous songs. Ravindra Jain's father passed away during the recording sessions of the film Saudagar
Saudagar
Saudagar is a 1991 Bollywood film, directed by Subhash Ghai. It starred two major actors of the Hindi silver screen of yesteryear, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar, in the leading roles. It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the 1959 film Paigham...
, however, Jain did not leave the studio until the recordings were finalized giving utmost importance to his work.
Singing & Music Career
One of his most famous songs is Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon SeAnkhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
(Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
). He was also given a big break by Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
Known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara and Boot Polish were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the...
, for whom, he composed many super hit tunes in Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Ram Teri Ganga Maili was a hit 1985 Bollywood movie directed by the legend, Raj Kapoor. This movie stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor, son of the director-producer Raj Kapoor. It was Raj Kapoor's last film. The songs of the films were of high meolody...
and Heena
Heena
Heena was a celebrated police dog of the Mumbai Police, India. Heena was a sniffer Labrador trained by the police to sniff out explosives. The high point of his career was the detection of RDX explosives in a BEST bus in the suburb of Andheri. He successfully identified hidden explosives in the...
, directed by Raj Kapoor's son, Randhir Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor is a Bollywood actor, producer and director. His nickname is Daboo.-Early life:Randhir Kapoor hails from the legendary Kapoor family. He is the eldest son of Raj Kapoor. He is a fourth generation Kapoor and comes from a distinguished Punjabi Hindu family who have been part of the...
. Ravindra Jain also rendered beautiful music to many of Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hindi film production company. Rajshri partially works as a film distributor also. On 15 August 1947, Tarachand Barjatya established Rajshri Pictures Ltd., the film distribution division of Rajshri....
' features starting in the 1980s and continuing well into the 2000s.
Ravindra Jain also composed for a few non-Hindi films including Sujatha
Sujatha (film)
Sujatha is a 1953 Sri Lankan romantic musical based on the Bollywood film Badi Bahen. It was the most successful Sri Lankan film made up to that time and started the trend of blatantly copying Indian films.-Plot summary:...
, Sukham Sukhakaram (Malayalam); Mahara Pihar Sansara (Haryanvi); Chadi Jawani Budhe Nu
Chadi Jawani Budhe Nu
Chadi Jawani Budhe Nu is an Punjabi movie released in 1976 in India.-Synopsis:A small time businessman reaches the "naughty forties". Now his wife is not good enough anymore, so he decides he needs a modern up to date mistress, resulting in hilarious situations....
(Punjabi); Ganga se Naata ba Hamaar, Ganga Maiya Bhar de Achalwa Hamaar, Gaon Desh, Gaon aaja Pardesi (Bhojpuri); Harishchandra Shaibya, unreleased Dristi, Bhaalobeshe Radha (Bengali); and Brahmarishi Vishwamitra (Telugu).
During the 1980s and 1990s, Ravindra Jain widely composed for most mythological movies including Navaratri, Gopal Krishna
Gopal Krishna
Gopal Krishna is a 1979 Bollywood fantasy film directed by Vijay Sharma.-Cast:*Sachin ... Krishna - Adult*Zarina Wahab ... Radha*Satyajeet ... Balraam*Manher Desai ... Maharaj Kans*Master Sandeep ... Krishna - Child*Rita Bhaduri ... Yashoda...
, Jai Karoli Maa, Har Har Gange
Har Har Gange
Har Har Gange is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Babubhai Mistri.-Cast:*Neera ... Ganga*Ashish Kumar ... Bhagwan Shiv*Anjana ... Sati / Parvati*Vikram Gokhale ... Bhagirath*Jayshree Gadkar ... Bhagirath's wife*Jeevan ... Narad Muni...
, Durgaa Maa, Badrinath Dham, Solah Shukrawar, Raja Harishchandra
Raja Harishchandra
Raja Harishchandra , is a 1913 silent Indian film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film...
, Bolo he Chakradhari, Brahmarishi Vishwamitra in Telugu, Shanivrat Mahima and Jai Shakumbhari Maa.
In 2006, he composed music for the Hindi film Vivah,directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya
Sooraj R. Barjatya
Sooraj R. Barjatya is an Indian Hindi film director. His films are produced under the Rajshri Productions banner which was first founded in 1947 by his late grandfather Tarachand Barjatya. As a director he is most known for his early hits, Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun .-Early...
, later Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi directed by Kaushik Ghatak, both produced by Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hindi film production company. Rajshri partially works as a film distributor also. On 15 August 1947, Tarachand Barjatya established Rajshri Pictures Ltd., the film distribution division of Rajshri....
.
In 2008, Ravindra Jain composed music for director Gufi Paintal
Gufi Paintal
Gufi Paintal is an Indian actor who appeared in some notable Bollywood movies in 1980s, as well as television serials and plays. His brother Kanwarjit Paintal and his nephew Hiten Paintal are also actors. He was born as a Sikh....
's debut film Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with upcoming composer Surya RajKamal.
He was chosen to compose for Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hindi film production company. Rajshri partially works as a film distributor also. On 15 August 1947, Tarachand Barjatya established Rajshri Pictures Ltd., the film distribution division of Rajshri....
's upcoming Satish Kaushik
Satish Kaushik
Satish Kaushik is an Indian film director and actor in Hindi films and theatre.As a film actor his most remembered for his role as 'Calendar' in Mr. India, and as 'Chanu Ahmed' in Sarah Gavron's English film Brick Lane...
-directed biopic, Tansen
Tansen
Mia Tansen is considered among the greatest composer-musicians in Hindustani classical music. He was an extraordinarily gifted vocalist, known for a large number of compositions, and also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved the rabab .He was among the Navaratnas at the court of the...
, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
sequel Jaana Pehchana, and Baromas to be released in 2012.
Association with Yesudas
Jain is credited for bringing south Indian singing sensation Dr. K. J. YesudasK. J. Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,...
to Hindi movies, in singing in many of his movies in the 1970s and 1980s. Together they sung some memorable songs like 'Oo goriya re' (Naiyya), 'Beeti hui raat ki' (Ayyash), and 'Gori tera gaon' (Chitchor
Chitchor
Chitchor is a Hindi romantic musical film. The film's title means "Heart Stealer" in Hindi. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It was based on a Bengali story, Chittachakor by Subodh Ghosh. -Performance:The film became a box office hit and received several...
). It is said that Jain was so fascinated by the way Yesudas sang his songs that Yesudas' face was the first he wanted to see if he ever received his vision. Jain has worked on songs after his liaison with Yesudas, but he has failed to attain the pinnacle of glory he achieved with the master singer during the 1970s.
Private Albums
MalayalamIn 1989, Ravindra Jain composed the music under Dr. K. J. Yesudas's production house Tharangini Audios for the Malayalam album Aavani Poochhendu. This is Jain's only Malayalam work other than the two feature films listed above.
Jain Albums
Ravindra Jain has written and composed many popular Jain bhajan
Bhajan
A Bhajan is any type of Indian devotional song. It has no fixed form: it may be as simple as a mantra or kirtan or as sophisticated as the dhrupad or kriti with music based on classical ragas and talas. It is normally lyrical, expressing love for the Divine...
s. Some of the memorable songs remain fresh even to this day. Some of his notable songs are Mastakabhishek (1982), first sung at the occasion of MahaMastakabhishek of Lord Bahubali
Bahubali
According to Jainism, Bahubali, called Gomateshwara , was the second of the hundred sons of the first Tirthankara, Rishabha, and king of Podanpur. The Adipurana, a 10th century Kannada text by Jain poet Adikavi Pampa According to Jainism, Bahubali, called Gomateshwara , was the second of the...
pilgrimage in Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola
Shravana Belgola is a city located in the Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 158 km from Bangalore. The statue of Gommateshvara Bahubali at Śravaṇa Beḷgoḷa is one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in Jainism, one that reached a peak in architectural and sculptural...
(Karnataka); Bahubali Bhagwaan ki Aarti Utaaro Milke (1982); and Jai Jinendra bolo.
Currently, Jain is working on bhajan albums for famous Jain pilgrimage centers in India in conjunction with Akshay Jain of Gwalior, son of a renowned North Indian poet and lyricist.
Ghazals
Jain composed music for ghazals as well, for example, in singer Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.- Early life :...
's The Morning Sun and singer Pravin Khan's Deedaar (2011).
Television career
Ravindra Jain also composed music for many television serials, mainly under the banner of Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.)Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.)
Sagar Films, also known as Sagar Arts, is a film and television production company Mumbai, India. It was founded by Ramanand Sagar and is a part of the Sagar Group of companies owned by the Sagar family.- Movies produced :* Salma...
, throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Ravindra Jain provided bhajans and songs for many of Ramanand Sagar's popular TV serials, beginning with Dada Dadi ki Kahaniyaan, then moving on to one of the two Indian epics Ramayan (TV series)
Ramayan (TV series)
Ramayan is a highly successful Indian television series created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The 78-episode series originally aired weekly on Doordarshan from January 25, 1987, to July 31, 1988, on Sundays at 9:30 a.m...
and its follow up Luv Kush
Luv Kush
Luv Kush is an Indian television series created, written, produced, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. It is a follow-up to Sagar's highly successful Ramayan, featuring mostly the same cast and production crew....
. Along with two South Indian composers, K.V. Mahadevan and K. Pukazhenti, Ravindra Jain composed 2 to 3 semi-classical songs for later episodes of Bollywood actress Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
's TV Serial Noopur and the complete soundtrack for the show Women of India- Urvashi. Hema Malini continued collaborating with Ravindra Jain as composer for her dance ballets--Mahalakshmi, Durga
Durga
For the 1985 Hindi Film of Rajesh Khanna see DurgaaIn Hinduism, Durga ; ; meaning "the inaccessible" or "the invincible"; , durga) or Maa Durga "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress" is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having eighteen arms, riding a lion...
, Nritya Malika, Ramayan, Krishna Balram, and Radha Krishna
Radha Krishna
Radha Krishna is a Hindu deity. Krishna is often referred as svayam bhagavan in Gaudiya Vaishnavism theology and Radha is a young woman, a gopi who is Krishna's supreme beloved. With Krishna, Radha is acknowledged as the Supreme Goddess, for it is said that she controls Krishna with Her love...
.
Jain continued his collaboration with Ramanand Sagar in TV serials such as Shri Krishna, Alif Laila
Alif Laila
Alif Laila is a TV series based on the stories from The Arabian Nights. It was produced by Sagar Films . It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National and the second SAB TV. Later, it was also aired on ARY Digital. The series became very popular. The dialogue is in Urdu...
, Itihaas ki Prem Kahaniyaan based on historical love stories of India, Tilism-E-Hoshruba, Jai Ganga Maiya, Jai Mahalaxmi, Shree Brahma Vishnu Mahesh, Sai Baba
Sai Baba (TV series)
Shirdi Ka Sai Baba is a Hindi language historical drama series based on the life of Sai Baba of Shirdi, with 31-year old Mukul Nag in the title role. other main character cast in the serial was Rama mother in law of maina....
, Jai Maa Durga, and Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan
Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan
Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan is an Indian television program broadcast on Star Plus. It portrays one of the most famous Hindu kings of medieval Indian history, Prithviraj Chauhan; his early life, exploits as a military leader, and love for the Princess Sanyogita...
. Ravindra Jain also provided excellent music for producer/director Sanjay Khan
Sanjay Khan
-Career:Khan made his debut in the 1964 Chetan Anand film "Haqeeqat" followed by the Rajshri film Dosti. In the 1960s and 1970s Khan starred in the movies Dus Lakh, Ek Phool Do Mali and Intaqam. He also acted opposite his brother Feroz in three films Upaasna , Mela and Nagin...
on TV serials Jai Hanuman and Maha Kavya Mahabharat also called Sanjay Khan's Mahabharat. In 2008, Jain composed for Sagar Arts's remake of Ramayan (2008 TV series)
Ramayan (2008 TV series)
Ramayan, based on Valmiki's Ramayana and Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, as well as Chakbasta's Urdu Ramayana, is an Indian television series produced by Sagar Arts which airs on NDTV Imagine...
, Mahima Shani Dev ki on NDTV Imagine
NDTV Imagine
Imagine TV is a Hindi general entertainment channel, owned by Turner Broadcasting System based in Mumbai.- History :The channel was established by NDTV Group under the stewardship of former STAR India CEO Sameer Nair. The channel, was launched in India on January 21, 2008 as NDTV Imagine...
, and Dheeraj Kumar's serial Jai Maa Vaishno Devi on Channel 9X. In 2009, Jain composed the title song for Sagar Arts's new TV serial on Colors (India TV channel) called Sarvopari Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan. Next, Jain composed for the currently airing religious series Bharat ke Mahaan Sant. Jain is currently the composer for Imagine TV's new mythological series based on the Hindu god Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
's adult life called Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree Krishn
Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree Krishn
Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn is a television series based on the adult life of the Hindu deity Krishna. The series began airing on July 4, 2011 on Imagine TV at the primetime 8PM slot. It is set to air from Monday to Friday every week. The series intends to show Krishna as a valiant lover; a...
which started airing on July 4, 2011.
Jain has been featured as Mahaguru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
in the Indian music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
Hero Honda - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 is the 3rd installment of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge series which premiered on July 4, 2008 on Zee TV. The show is hosted by Aditya Narayan, who also hosted the previous competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007...
and today devotes his time composing and participating in Kavi Sammelans, Mushairaas, and various literary, cultural, social, political, and religious activities.
For his collection of shayaris titled Ujaalon Ka Silsila in Urdu, Jain was presented with the Sahitya Award (Uttar Pradesh Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee) in Lucknow on June 6, 1997 by Romesh Bhandari
Romesh Bhandari
Romesh Bhandari is a former Indian Foreign Secretary, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and former governor of Tripura, Goa and Uttar Pradesh.-Career:...
, Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. Ravindra Jain has also received many other prestigious awards such as Raaseshwar, Sur Singer, Filmfare Award, Swami Haridas Award, Youth National Award, Ashirwad, Adhar Shila, Uptron, Priyadarshini Award, Jaycees, Lions, Indigo '90, Rotary, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
The Bengal Film Journalists' Association is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937, by the inspiration and determination of the handful of pioneers amongst the then thin section of scribes that were drawn to film journalism with a lofty mission to serve the developing...
, Uttar Pradesh Film Patrakar Sangh Award, Sangeet Gyaneshwar Award, Almost Faqir, Sangeet Samrat, and other honours by many national, international, socio-cultural and film institutions.
Ravindra Jain co-authored his autobiography titled Sunehre Pal and is referred to as Daadu by his close family and friends.
Personal life
Ravindra Jain met his mother-in-law, Mrs. Nirmala Jain, in Delhi while attending a promotion event for the film SaudagarSaudagar (1973 film)
Saudagar is a 1973 Bollywood film, directed by Sudhendu Roy, and based on Bengali story, Ras by Narendranath Mitra. It stars Nutan Behl as Mijuben and Amitabh Bachchan as Moti, in the leading roles. It also featured Trilok Kapoor, Padma Khanna as Phoolbanu. Murad, Leela Mishra as , Dev Kishan,...
. Soon after, Nirmala Jain's daughter, Divya Jain, insisted upon only marrying Ravindra Jain or nobody else. Ravindra Jain is married to poetess Divya Jain and they have a son named Aayushman Jain.http://jainsamaj.org/celebrities/ravindrajain-050303.htm
Awards and nominations
- FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Music-ChitchorChitchorChitchor is a Hindi romantic musical film. The film's title means "Heart Stealer" in Hindi. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It was based on a Bengali story, Chittachakor by Subodh Ghosh. -Performance:The film became a box office hit and received several...
(1976) - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Music-Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon SeAnkhiyon Ke Jharokhon SeAnkhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
(1978) - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Lyricist- for the song "Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se" in Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon SeAnkhiyon Ke Jharokhon SeAnkhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
(1978) - Filmfare Best Music Director AwardFilmfare Best Music Director AwardThe Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"...
-Ram Teri Ganga MailiRam Teri Ganga MailiRam Teri Ganga Maili was a hit 1985 Bollywood movie directed by the legend, Raj Kapoor. This movie stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor, son of the director-producer Raj Kapoor. It was Raj Kapoor's last film. The songs of the films were of high meolody...
(1985) - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Lyricist-for the song "Main Hoon Khushrang" in Henna (film)Henna (film)For other uses see Henna Heena is the name of a 1991 Bollywood film produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor and starring his brother Rishi Kapoor, Ashwini Bhave and Zeba Bakhtiyar also renowned as Neha Seti...
(1991)http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf