Early life[edit]
Ravindra Jain was born blind to well-known
Sanskrit scholar and Ayurvedacharya, Pandit Indramani Jain and mother 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 D.K. Jain, director of the
Times Group and a famous judge. Jain's younger brother Manindra Jain runs a successful construction and real estate business in/around the New Delhi region. Brother Vijay Jain is based in Canada and brother Akhilesh Jain resides in Mumbai with his family. Tarun Kumar Jain was AE at
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station,
Kasimpur Power House, (
Aligarh).
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. Jain's entry into films was in 1960 in Calcutta. Ten years later, Prathibhushan Bhattacharya took Jain to Mumbai where Jain composed for his film
Kranthi and
Balidaan. In January 1972, Jain started his film career as a composer with this first film song being recorded in
Mohd. Rafi's voice—a song that remains unreleased to this day.
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Ravindra Jain is one of the most notable of the
Hindi 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 died during the recording sessions of the film
Saudagar, however, Jain did not leave the studio until the recordings were finalised giving utmost importance to his work.
Singing and music career[edit]
One of his most famous songs is
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se). He was also given a big break by
Raj Kapoor, for whom, he composed many super hit t8080 he was a big
Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Do Jasoos, and Heena, directed by sonRandhir Kapoor. Jain also rendered beautiful music to many of Rajshri Productions' features starting in the 1980s and continuing well into the 2000s (decade). Ravindra Jain also composed for a few non-Hindi films including
Sujatha,
Sukham Sukhakaram,
Aakashathinte Niram (Malayalam);
Mhaara Peehar Saasra (Haryanvi);
Chadi Jawani Budhe Nu (Punjabi);
Gomti ni Shakhe (Gujarati);
Ganga se Naata ba Hamaar,
Ganga Maiya Bhar de Achalwa Hamaar,
Gaon Desh,
Gaon aaja Pardesi,
Nadiya ke teer,
Laagi aisi Lagan, and
Jalsa ghar ki devi (Bhojpuri);
Harishchandra Shaibya, unreleased
Dristi,
Phoolan devi,
Bhaalobeshe Radha,
Ananya,
Bhanga Gara, Punorutthaan, Shesh Aghat, and Pati Param Guru (Bengali); Brahmarishi Vishwamitra (Telugu); Pardesi Chadhei jaa debi Sarva Bhuteshu (Oriya), and Educated Binani (Rajasthani).
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 and its spin-off sequel
Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi directed by
Kaushik Ghatak, both of which were 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
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se sequel
Jaana Pehchana (2011) and upcoming
Satish Kaushik-directed biopic
Tansen. Upcoming 2012 projects include
Baromas and
Barbareek- Sheesh Danee Mahayoddha based on
Barbarika.
Association with Yesudas[edit]
Jain is credited for bringing south Indian singing sensation Dr.
K. J. Yesudas 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. Jain has described Yesudas as the 'Voice of India'
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Private albums[edit]
Hindi In the 1980s, Jain composed for Asha Bhosle's private album
Om Namo Shivay featuring eight bhajans based on Lord
Shiva. In 1990s, an album called
Guru Vandana was released featuring songs on gurus (teachers) and saints and disciples. Album
Timeless Mahatma based on
Gandhi's teachings was released in 2011 and was featured in an Indian exhibit in South Africa. In 2014, Jain launched albums
Kashi Pushpanjali and
Mission BodhGaya.
Malayalam
In 1989, Ravindra Jain composed the music under
Dr. K. J. Yesudas's production house
Tharangini Audios for the Malayalam album
Aavanippoochendu. This is Jain's only Malayalam work other than the two feature films listed above.
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Jain Albums
Ghazals
Television career[edit]
Ravindra Jain also composed music for many television serials, mainly under the banner of
Sagar Films, throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s (decade). 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 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 (for which an original soundtrack was released). In 2000,
DD National roped in the composer for the mythological/fantasy-based series
Sangeet Dhara which showcased the history of music in the world. Ravindra Jain also provided excellent music for producer/director
Sanjay Khan on serials
Jai Hanuman and
Maha Kavya Mahabharat also called
Sanjay Khan's Mahabharat. In 2008, Jain composed for Sagar Arts's remake of
Ramayan (with an original soundtrack release),
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. In July 2011, Jain composed for the first few episodes of
Imagine TV's new mythological series
Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree Krishn, based on the Hindu god
Krishna's adult life. He continued composing music for
Zee TV's
Shobha Somnath Ki along with composer
Surya RajKamal and
Kumar Gautam's directorial venture
Sankat Mochan Hanuman which started airing on 1 November 2011 on
DD National. In 2012, he composed for
Mahuaa TV's religious production
Surya Puran and for the first few episodes of
Zee TV's
Ramayan- Jeevan ka Adhaar.
Jain has been featured as I
Mahaguru in the Indian music reality show
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009, a judge on Indian music reality show Performer, 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 6 June 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 by his close family and friends.
Personal life[edit]
Ravindra Jain met his mother-in-law, Mrs. Nirmala Jain, in Delhi while attending a promotion event for the film
Saudagar. 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.[1]
Filmography as Composer[edit]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Ravindra Jain (born 28 February 1944) is an Indian music composer and lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1985.
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