APING S-J's STYLE OF MUSIC

Many music directors have come and gone and in some songs have tried to ape SJ's style of music.

LP started with Parasmani and their song Roshan Tumhi se Duniya is a clone of Humne Jafa Na Seekhi from Zindagi. LP copied Jai's private Ghazal in the movie Anita.

When Anu Malik composed the song Ae Mere Humsafar, he went to LP and said that I was inspired by your song Khoobsurat Haseena Jaane Ja Jaane Man. To this LP replied, we were inspired by SJ's Aaja re Aa Zara.

Anu Malik has always been fond of SJ. This is evident from the music he composed during the start of his career. He once went for a SJ song recording with his mama Hasrat Jaipuri. He was mesmerized by their orchestration and the tunes they composed. J asked him who he was. Anu said he was Sardar Malik's son. J said that "Sardar Malikji is fantastic music director and his tunes are outstanding. "
This influence can be seen in Anu Malik's Mere Humsafar from the movie Refugee where he copied the song Yeh Shaam Ki Tanhaiyaan from Aah.

Ram Laxman has been another devotee of SJ. His tunes were influenced by their music. In an interview he once stated that SJ has not left a single tune for other music directors to compose. He copied Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi from Chori Chori into Paigam De Rahi Hai in Anmol. He use the prelude from main Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka into Yeh Mausam Ka Jadoo Hai Mitwa in Hum Aapke hain Kaun.

KA's music in Chalia and Bluffmaster are exact replicas of SJ's orchestration. Shankar Mahadevan once said in an interview that SJ were an encyclopedia of music. He refers back to them while composing new tunes. The orchestration of Kajra Re proves this.

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COURTESY : Alhad Kuwadekar (alhad41@yahoo.com)