Songs of lesser known music composers

There haven't been many interesting discussions going on currently so I thought of starting this thread on a topic that I never saw on this forum. It is about the lesser known music composers of golden era. Let's discuss your favorite songs by these "lesser known" music composers.

So whom do I categorize into "lesser known" composers of golden era? Composers who gave music in late 50s, 60s, 70s, and early 80s, who did not achieve the the name and fame of the well known composers of their era for various reasons. These composers gave music to either few good movies or to many but mostly B grade and unknown movies. They were never associated with big banners, etc. But they came out with few but very good songs that became very popular. So much so that we get surprised to know that the song is composed by a relatively unknown name.

So my list of "lesser known" composers will include all except ---

Naushad, C Ramchandra, SD Burman, Madan Mohan, Roshan, Shankar-Jaikishan, Hemant Kumar, Khaiyyam, OP Nayyar, Salil Chaudhary, Kalyanji-Ananji, RD Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

And for discussion, I would also like to exclude --

1. Composers of 40s and early 50s like Sardar Malik, Anil Biswas, Sajjad Hussain
2. Composers who were leading singers but dabbled into music composition-- Kishore Kumar, Mukesh
3. Composers whose main focus always was/is classical vocal/instrumnetal -- Ravi Shankar, Shiv-Hari, Zakir Hussain
4. Composers who got many opportunities to work with big name banners - Usha Khanna, Vasant Desai, Ravi, Jaidev
5. Composers who started in mid 70s and beyond-- Bappi Lahiri, Ravindra Jain, Rajesh Roshan

So here I start with my list of the favorite songs of the "lesser known" composers----

Most favorites
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Adi Narayan Rao
1. kuhu kuhu bole koyaliya (Suvarna Sunderi, Lata-Rafi)

Sudhir Phadke
1. jyoti kalash jhalake (Bhabi Ki Chudiya, Lata)

Dattaram
1. ansoo bhari hai yeh jeevan ki rahen (Parvarish, Mukesh)

Kanu Roy (brother of Geeta Dutt)
1. hansane ki chaah ne itanaa mujhe rulayaa hai (Avishkaar, Manna Dey)

Other favorites
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Brij Bhushan
1. kai sadiyonse kai janmonse, tere pyar ko tarase mera man (Milap, Mukesh)

Chitragupta
1. chal ud ja re panchhi ke ab ye des hua begana (Bhabi, Rafi)
2. teri duniya se door hoke chale majboor hamein yaad rakhana (Zabak, Rafi-Lata)
3. do dil dhadak rahe hain aur aavaaz ek hai (Insaaf, Talat-Asha)

GS Kohali
1. agar main puchhun javaab doge, dil kyun mera tadap rahaa hai (Shikari, Rafi-Lata)

Kanu Roy
1. mujhe jaan na kaho, meri jaan meri jaan (Anubhav, Geeta Dutt)
2. phir kahin, koi phool khilaa, chaahat naa kaho usako (Anubhav, Manna Dey)

Ramlal
1. pankh hote to ud aati re, rasiyaa o zalimaa (Sehra, Lata)
2. takdir ka phasana jakar kise sunau (Sehra, Rafi)

SN Tripathi
1. na kisi ki aankh kaa noor hun (Lal Quila, Rafi)
2. aa laut ke aajaa mere meet, tujhe mere geet bulaate hain (Rani Roopmati, Mukesh)
3. jhoomaii chali hava, yaad aa gayaa koi (Sangeet Samrat Tansen, Mukesh)

Shyamal Mitra
1. dil aisa kisi ne mera todaa (Amanush, Kishore)

Shehal Bhatkar
1. kabhi tanahaaion mein yun hamaari yaad aaegi (Hamari Yaad Aayegi, Mubarak Begum)

Sonik Omi
1. sansaar hai ik nadiyaa, sukh-dukh do kinare hain (Raftaar, Mukesh)

Please post your favorites.....

Very good topic Salilu bhai,


Singer :Mukesh
Music Director :Sonik Omi
Movie :Aabroo


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Song is

Jinhe hum bhoolna chaahein vo aksar yaad aate hain,
bura ho is mohabbat ka, wo kiyon kar yaad aate hain

I was about to start with Shyam Sundar, Bulo C Rani, Khemchand Prakash, Husnalal Bhagatram and Master Ghulam Haider but they're pretty much "disqualified" (40's and 50's).

- Ghulam Mohammad
- Lachiram
- N Dutta
- Hansraj Behl
- C Arjun
- Pt SD Batish
- Daan Singh
- Iqbal Qureshi

There are a couple of others like Robin Chatterjee, Bhola Shreshtha (Poornima/Sushma Shreshtha's dad), Jag Phool Kaushik, Nashaad but I've only heard a couple of songs composed by them so cant write much...

Very good topic Salilji.

One point Sudhir Phadake was not known for Hindi songs but He is famous for marathi songs. He is famous for Marathi light songs (Bhavgeet )

Sudhir Phadke
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Sudhir Phadke (25 July 1919 - 29 July 2002) was a marathi singer-composer. Popular as 'Babuji' to millions of his fans, he died in Mumbai after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet for five decades.

Sudhir Phadke was heart of Marathi light music. He went on to become one of the most popular singers and music directors of all time in Marathi cinema. He acquired his primary tutelage in vocal classical music from the late Vamanrao Padhye in Kolhapur. After beginning his career with HMV in 1941, he joined the Prabhat Film Company as music director in 1946.

He had 111 films to his credit as a music director, 21 of which are in Hindi. Phadke last sang and composed music for the Hindi film Veer Savarkar in 2002.For the last one decade, he was tenaciously involved in a unique project of producing a film on the life of freedom fighter Veer Savarkar through public donations only. He was the main inspiration and founder member of India Heritage Foundation in the United States.

He had also scored the music for Apradhi, Jai Bhim, Maya Bazar, Ram Pratigya, Sant Janabai, Seeta Swayamwar, Aage Badho, Gokul and Rukmini Swayamwar among others.

Winner of numerous awards, Phadke won the [[Rashtrapati Award]] in 1963 for Ha Maaza Marga Ekala. The highlight of his career, however, is the music composition of the Geet Ramayana, rendered in lyrical form by poet G D Madgulkar.

The best of SUDHIR PHADKE

* Dehachi Tijori - Film: Aamhi Jaato Aamchya Gaava
* Uth Uth Pandharinatha -Film: Zhala Mahar Pandharinath -With Usha Atre
* Navin Aaj Chandrama - Film: Umaj Padel Tar -With Usha Atre
* Bai Mee Vikat Ghetle Shyam - Flim: Jagachya Pathivar -With Asha Bhosle
* Stree Janma Hi Tujhi Kahani -Film: Bala Jo Jo Re
* Bolat Nahi Veena - Film: Padada
* Dheere Jara Gadivana - Film: Naraveer Tanaji
* Akashi Zep Ghere Pankhara - Film: Aaram Haram Aahe
* Ugi Ugi Re Ugi - Film: Andhala Magato Ek Dola
* Vajra Chudyache Haat Jodita - Film: Kon Kunache
* Yashwant Ho Jaywant Ho - Film: Bhintila Kan Astaat
* Ladki Shankuntala - Film: Suvasini
* Manavteche Mandir Majhe - Film: Te Majhe Ghar
* Jag He Bandishala - Film: Jagachya Pathivar
* Deva Tula Daya Yeina Kashi - Film: Patlin
* Dev Devharyat Nahi - Film: Zala Mahar Pandharinath
* Vitthala Tu Veda Kumbhar - Film: Prapanch
* Tujhe Rup Chitti Raho - Film: Sant Gora Kumbhar
* Samadhi sadhan sanjeevan naam.
* Mana manav va parmeshwar
* Kuthe shodhisi rameshwar
* Tuj sagun mharo ki nirgun re
* Vimal tyagun karm falancha
* Tujhe geet ganyasathi
* Ashi Pankhare Yeti
* Priya Aaj Majhi Nase Sath Dyaya
* Sakhi Mand Jhalya Taraka
* Tya Tarustali Visarale Geet
* Antareechya Gud Garbhi
* Dolyamagale Aasu Pusti
* Swar Aale Duruni
* Dislees Tu Phulale Rutu
* Toch Chandrama Nabhat
* Dav mandun mandun Modu Nako

Originally posted by: Sur_Sangam

Very good topic Salilu bhai,


Singer :Mukesh
Music Director :Sonik Omi
Movie :Aabroo


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Song is

Jinhe hum bhoolna chaahein vo aksar yaad aate hain,
bura ho is mohabbat ka, wo kiyon kar yaad aate hain

Thanks Sur. This is also my favorites. I wonder how I forgot this!

Originally posted by: charades

Couple of Songs by Prem Dhawan


From Movie Raat Ke Andhere Mein

agar bewafaa tujh ko pehchan jaate
khuda ki kasam hum mohabbat na karte

From Movie Pavitra Pai

Tere duniyaan se hoke majboor chala
Main bahut door, bahut door, bahut door chala

thanx VJ for putting it here

Originally posted by: Dawn05

N. Dutta

Ashkoon nay jo paya hay

N. Dutta- Sahir combination -> "Sadhana". Great music but greater lyrics...

Originally posted by: Dawn05

Ghulam muhammad

Man dhairay dairay

all Pakiza songs

Bharat Bhushan's Mirza Ghalib was Ghulam Mohammad as well and deserves honorable mention :)

Originally posted by: juggyE

I was about to start with Shyam Sundar, Bulo C Rani, Khemchand Prakash, Husnalal Bhagatram and Master Ghulam Haider but they're pretty much "disqualified" (40's and 50's).

- Ghulam Mohammad
- Lachiram
- N Dutta
- Hansraj Behl
- C Arjun
- Pt SD Batish
- Daan Singh
- Iqbal Qureshi

There are a couple of others like Robin Chatterjee, Bhola Shreshtha (Poornima/Sushma Shreshtha's dad), Jag Phool Kaushik, Nashaad but I've only heard a couple of songs composed by them so cant write much...

Thanks JuggyE. Ghulam Mohmmed, assistant to Naushad, is really an unknown name. But he made a name for himself with his outsanding score of Pakeeza. All of the songs were composed by him. He passed away before the film was completed and then Naushad finished the film with backgroud score and added 3 more songs (kaun gali gayo shyam - thumari by Parveen Sultana, Nazariya ki mari by Rajkumari and Mora Sajan by Vani Jairam). Unfortunately I see in many places the entire credit for Pakeeza is given to Naushad.

C Arjun is of course known for his super hit Jai Santoshi Maa songs. He gave music to quite a few social movies and I know he has given popular songs but I can't seem to recall. He is the one who used Usha Mangeshkar for quite a few hindi songs.

N Dutta has also gave few popular songs that I can't recall.