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He was born on this day, 7 July 1914, in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh). The music composed by Anil Biswas for this film touched people's hearts directly. Songs like 'Aaj Himalaya Ki Choti Se, Phir Humne Lalkara Hai' filled people with patriotic feelings, and sweet tunes like 'Dheere Dheere Aa Re Baadal' touched every heart. Was interested in music since childhood
Anil Vishwas was interested in music since childhood. He also participated in the freedom movement in his teens, due to which he also went to jail. He came to Mumbai to work and started working in theatre and after this he slowly entered the film world. How his career started This is how my career started?
Initially, he composed music for some Calcutta films, but he got real recognition from 'Bombay Talkies'. He not only gave good songs in films, but also changed the direction of film music. After 'Kismat', Anil Biswas became one of the biggest composers of the Hindi film industry. He gave the first break to singers like Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor and Sudha Malhotra and got them recognition. The magic of music spread throughout the country
He also gave place to semi-classical music like Ghazal, Thumri, Dadra, Kajri and Chaiti in films. Anil Biswas' music was popular in the entire country in the 1940s and 50s. At a time when most songs were simple, Anil da added depth and new layers to them. His compositions sound new even today. His music in films like 'Anokha Pyar', 'Aarzoo', 'Tarana', 'Akash', 'Hamdard' was one better than the other. He also created a Ragamala, which combined four different ragas in one song. No one had done this experiment in that era. Had retired from films
As a music composer, he worked for 'Chhoti Chhoti Baatein' released in 1965. So, the stories of many stars also started ending with him. The songs of this film 'Zindagi Khwab Hai…' and 'Kuchh Aur Jamana Kehta Hai…' are examples of his artistic thinking. The story of the film did not make much of a mark among the people, but its music is still on people's lips. After retiring from films, Anil Vishwas came to Delhi and started studying music. He worked with institutions like Akashvani and Sangeet Natak Academy.
Initially, he composed music for some Calcutta films, but he got real recognition from 'Bombay Talkies'. He not only gave good songs in films, but also changed the direction of film music. After 'Kismat', Anil Biswas became one of the biggest composers of the Hindi film industry. He gave the first break to singers like Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor and Sudha Malhotra and got them recognition,
The magic of music spread throughout the country
He also gave place to semi-classical music like Ghazal, Thumri, Dadra, Kajri and Chaiti in films. Anil Biswas' music was popular in the entire country in the 1940s and 50s. At a time when most songs were simple, Anil da added depth and new layers to them. His compositions sound new even today. His music in films like 'Anokha Pyar', 'Aarzoo', 'Tarana', 'Akash', 'Hamdard' was one better than the other. He also created a Ragamala, which combined four different ragas in one song. No one had done this experiment in that era.
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