Nadeem-Shravan

	



Nadeem-Shravan are an Indian music composer duo, who were among the most prolific Bollywood composers in the 1990s. The duo consisted of Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod. They are remembered for their successful scores for many movies including Aashiqui, Saajan, Phool Aur Kaante, Raja Hindustani and Pardes.



Music career



The association of Nadeem and Shravan dates back to 1972 when they met each other at a function. Their first Hindi film assignment was Maine Jeena Seekh Liya in 1981. But they were stuck with the B-grade films until they got three big films in the form of Ilaka, Hisaab Khoon Ka and Lashkar. Though the films were big, the music wasn't anything to be talked about.



 Rise to fame



Aashiqui (1990) brought Nadeem-Shravan into limelight. Music Moghul Gulshan Kumar gave them the break and the film saw the emergence of 3 superstars - Nadeem, Shravan and Kumar Sanu. Can anyone forget 'Sanson ki zaroorat', 'nazar ke saamane jigar ke paas', 'dheere dheere se meri zindagi me aana', 'ab tere bin je lenge hum' and "Jaanejigar Jaaneman". Aashiqui ranks in the lot of the few films that have had a hit in each song. The Lions had tasted blood. Their success was overdue and they were not going to slip it away now. The joy ride continued with 'Saajan', 'Dil hai ke maanta nahin', 'Sadak', 'Dilwale' and 'Phool Aur Kaante'. Whether it was 'Chehra kya dekhte ho'(Salaami), 'Adayen bhi hain'(dil hai ke manta nahin) 'sochenge tumhe pyar'(deewana), 'aaj raat chandni hai'(Kal ki awaaz), they all had the distinct stamp of Nadeem Shravan. What made them different from the other composers is their beats.



 After Gulshan Kumar murder case



In 1997, the duo ran into negative publicity when Nadeem, while on vacation in London, England, was named as the man behind the murder of his former mentor, record executive Gulshan Kumar (the boss of T-Series Music Company). In India, by the investigating police and arrest warrants were issued against him. He was said to have paid an underworld Don for carrying out this task. His passport was revoked, and to avoid arrest, he stayed back in England.



After being inactive for sometime, Nadeem-Shravan made a come back of sorts with new comer films like Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa, Raaz etc, but failed to reach their former heights. They have again proved their talent by hit albums like Raaz, Ek Rishta, Kassor, Yeh Dil Ashiqana, Andaaz etc.



Nadeem remained in the UK and, despite the immense geographical distance between England and India, he and Shravan continued to make music together. But they later split after Dosti: Friends Forever.



Their insistence on sticking to only one lyricist (Sameer) and male singer (Kumar Sanu) made them less versatile, thus churning out one brand of music, time and again, which has been quite successful.



 Split and coming back together



In 2005, the duo split, apparently due to Shravan's disinterest in continuing with his music, and instead focusing on his son's acting career. Another reason cited is probably the distance between the two.



 Style of music



Nadeem-Shravan have composed all kinds of music, be it fast-track, sentimental or dance numbers. But their forte was always melody. Another remarkable thing about their music was it was easy on the ears and did not take time to impress the listeners. It has been said that they don't have much variety; that they did not experiment too much. But this is where their strength lay i.e. delivering the music that is traditionally Indian, yet having a hint of modernity woven around it. But Nadeem Shravan wanted to prove to the whole world that they could be "conventionally different", if they chose to be. For this they needed the support of a director whose script required all kinds of music and who could give them a free hand in composing. When Subhash Ghai's 'Pardes' was released, a noted music critic said: "Nadeem Shravan should stop composing music... because there can't be anything better then this...Nadeem Shravan have reached their peak.".. The film had everything.. melodious love songs(do dil mil rahe hain), pop(My first day in America), pain(Ye dil Deewana), Qawwali(Nahin hona tha) and the best of all (I Love my india). Said Nadeem:



"I love my India was not a mere song but it continues to convey my feelings for the country"..



Nadeem Shravan made a typical type of songs, easily identified as theirs, with an unmistakable rhythm, such as in Saajan, in the song Too Shayar hai, or Deewana.



They have got the maximum hits with Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Vinod Rathod and now, Sonu Nigam. They have worked with lyricists like Anand Bakshi, Faaiz Anwar, Hasrat Jaipuri, Rani Malik, and many others, but their tuning seems to fit best with Sameer.



They have proved their versatility by composing music for films like Subash Ghai’s Pardes and Priyadarshan’s Hungama.



 Singers



They have got the maximum hits with Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, & Udit Narayan .



Their singer list includes Abhijeet, Babul Supriyo, Asha Bosle, Lata Mangeshkar, S.P. Balasubrahmaniyam,Vinod Rathod, Sadhna Sargam, Alisha Chinoy, Sudesh Bosle, Nithin Mukesh, Sarika Kapoor, Bali Brahmbat, Shreya Ghosal & Roopkumar Rathod.



Kumar Sanu became a hit along with Nadeem Shravan and each complimented each other although Kumar Sanu was successful with other music director as well such as Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit, etc.



Nadeem tried his hand at singing, by releasing an album in 1995, called Sayesha. Tips cassetets released this audio.



Legendary Pakistan singers like Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ghulam Ali also sung for Nadeem Shravan



In the late 90s, they began using singers such as K. S. Chitra, Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, and at times, but they still kept their mainstream singers for the most part.



 Plagiarism



Nadeen Shravan have been known to take "inspirations" from old and contemporary Pakistani hit scores and compositions,a charge they have never denied. Some examples of their plagiarisms incude the "Come September" tune they copied for their film Raja, or Nasrat Fateh Ali Khan's song in Raja Hindustani, or "Gawah hai chand tare gawaha" hai from Damini, copied from an African song. Or the song Ya Mustafa ya mustafa in Aatish, lifted from an Egyptian track.



Their tunes and orchestration was a source of inspiration for many other composers. For example their song "Sochenge Tumhe Pyar.." is an "inspiration" for a song in Tamil movie Aaha. This song is sung by legendary singers Hariharan and Chithra.



Recently released song "Salaam.." from the movie Umrao Jaan (2006) bears an uncanny similarity to Nadeem Shravan's song, "Dhoom machi hai…", from the 2002 film, Ansh.



 Awards



Nadeem-Shravan have won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award for the following films: Ashiqui (1990), Saajan (1991) Deewana (1992) & Raja Hindustani (1996). They won Screen Award for movie Pardes and Zee Cine Award for Raaz.



 Discography



   1. Dangal

   2. Maine Jeena Seekh Liya

   3. Solah Sattra

   4. Lashkar

   5. Cheekh

   6. Baap Numbari Beta Dus Numbari

   7. Hisaab Khoon Ka

   8. Jigarwala

   9. Ilaaka

  10. Aashiqui

  11. Jaan Ki Kasam

  12. Apmaan Ki Aag

  13. Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

  14. Saajan

  15. Aap Ki Yaadein

  16. Phool Aur Kaante

  17. Jaan Tere Naam

  18. Lal Paree

  19. Sadak

  20. Pyaar Ka Saaya

  21. Dil Ka Kya Kasoor

  22. Saathi

  23. Deewana

  24. Junoon

  25. Dilwale Kabhi Na Haare

  26. Pyaar Pyaar

  27. Panaah

  28. Sapne Saajan Ke

  29. Paayal

  30. Kal Ki Awaaz

  31. Bekhudi

  32. Anaam

  33. Balma

  34. Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Ke

  35. Daamini

  36. Rang

  37. Kaise Kaise Rishte

  38. Dhartiputra

  39. Yeh Waqt Humara Hai

  40. Salaami

  41. Sainik

  42. Shreeman Aashiq

  43. Sangraam

  44. Tadipaar

  45. Krishan Avtaar

  46. Dilwale

  47. Dil Tera Aashiq

  48. Saajan Ka Ghar

  49. Shandar

  50. Aatish

  51. Aadmi Khilona Hai

  52. Aandolan

  53. Anokha Andaaz

  54. Choti Bahu

  55. Divyashakti

  56. Ekka Raja Rani

  57. Gaddar

  58. Kranti Kshetra

  59. Majdhaar

  60. Sayesha

  61. Saajan Ki Bahon Mein

  62. Stuntman

  63. Teri Mohabbat Mein

  64. Raja

  65. Zamana Deewana

  66. Barsaat

  67. Saajan Chale Sasural

  68. Agnisakhi

  69. Himmatvar

  70. Jung

  71. Jeet

  72. Sajni

  73. Raja Hindustani

  74. Judaai

  75. Sambandh

  76. Mohabbat

  77. Pardes

  78. Naseeb

  79. Hi Ajnabi

  80. Saat Rang Ke Sapne

  81. Maharaja

  82. Aa Ab Laut Chalen

  83. Sirf Tum

  84. Dhadkan

  85. Kasoor

  86. Ek Rishtaa

  87. Hum Ho Gaye Aap Ke

  88. Yeh Dil Aashiqana

  89. Raaz

  90. Ansh

  91. Haan Maine Bhi Pyar Kiya

  92. Hum Tumhare Sanam(2 Songs)

  93. Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai

  94. Dil Hai Tumhaara

  95. Jeena Sirf Merre Liye

  96. Dil Ka Rishta

  97. Indian Babu

  98. Yeh Dil

  99. Andaaz

 100. Qayamat

 101. Hungama

 102. Footpath

 103. Zinda Dil

 104. Raja Bhaiya

 105. Sheen

 106. Tumsa Nahin Dekha

 107. Hatya - the murder

 108. Gumnaam

 109. Bewafaa

 110. Mere Jeevan Saathi

 111. Barsaat

 112. Dosti