C. Ramchandra - Chitalkar - Old Hindi Movies Musician
Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar was a renowned music composer in the movie industry in India. In the composer's role, he mostly used the name C. Ramachandra, though he also used the names Annasaheb (in the movies "Bahadur Pratap", "Matwale", and "Madadgaar"), Ram Chitalkar (in the movies "Sukhi Jeevan", "Badla", "Mr. Jhatpat", "Bahadur", and "Dosti"), and Shyamoo (in the movie "Yeh Hai Duniya"). Further, he often sang and acted in Marathi movies under the name R. N. Chitalkar. For his career as an occasional playback singer he used only his surname Chitalkar. Chitalkar sang some renowned and unforgettable duets with Lata such as "Kitna Haseen Hai Mausam" in film Azad or "Shola Jo Bhadke" in Albela.
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Ramachandra was born in 1918 in Puntamba, a small town in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra, India. He studied music under Vinayakbua Patwardhan at "Gandharva Mahavidyalaya". He joined the movie industry playing the lead role in Y. V. Rao's movie, "Naganand". He also had some small roles at Minerva Movietone in the movies "Saeed-e-Havas" and "Atma Tarang". Ramachandra provided harmonium accompaniment for Minerva composers Bindu Khan and Habib Khan. He debuted as music director in Tamil movies with Jayakkodi and Vanamohini. He received public notice as a good composer in Bhagwan Dada's "Sukhi Jeevan", and established a long association that culminated with the musical box office hit "Albela".
Compositions of C. Ramachandra
The following is a short list of some of Ramachandra's excellent compositions:
- Aa ja ab to aa ja (Anarkali)
- Aankhon mein sama jao
- Ab woh raate kahan ab woh baate kahan (Yasmin)
- Ae chand pyar mera tujh se ye kah raha hai (Khazana)
- Ae pyar teri dunaya se hum (Jhanjar)
- Balma bada nadan
- Dekho ji bahar aayi (Azad)
- Dekhoji bahar aayi
- Dheere se aaja re ankhiyano mein (Albela)
- Dil ki duniya basa ke sawariyan (Amardeep)
- Dil se bhula do tum humen (Patanga)
- Is dil mein raha karana (Yasmin)
- Jo dil ko jalaye sataye dukhaye aisi muhobbat se hum baaj aaye (Nirala)
- Jo mujhe bhula ke chale gaye (Sangeeta)
- Kaghaz ki thi woh nao jis main ham jarahe the (Zaban)
- Kali kali ratiyan yaad sataye (Ghungaroo)
- Katate hai dukh mein ye din (Parchhaai)
- Koi kisi ka deewaana na bane (Sargam)
- Muhobbat aisi dhadkan hai jo samjhayi nahi jati (Anarkali)
- Muhobbat mein aise jamane bhi aaye (Sagaai)
- Mujh pe iljaam-e-bewafaai hai (Yasmin)
- Mujh se mat poochh mere ishq mein kya rakha hai (Anarkali)
- Tere dar se khushi mangi magar gum de diya tu ne (Hungama)
- Tere phoolon se bhi pyar (Nastik)
- Tum kya jaano, tumhari yaad mein (Shin Shinaki Bubala Boo)
- Wafaaon ka majboor daman bichha kar dua kar gume dil khuda se dua kar (Anarkali)
- Yeh zindagi usi ki hai jo kisi ka ho gaya (Anarkali)
- o nirdayi pritam (stri)
Sukhi Jivan, Hanso Hanso Ae Duniya Walo, Badla, Bhakt Raaj, Mr. Jhatpat, Muskurahat, Zabaan, Bahadur, Dil Ki Baat, Lalkaar, Manorama, Raunaq, Naghma-e-Sehra, Saawan, Samrat Chandragupt, Bachchon Ka Khel, Dosti, Safar, Ahinsa, Bahadur Pratap, Leela, Madadgaar, Matwaale, Saajan, Shadi Se Pehle, Shehnai, Khidki, Mera Munna, Nadiya Ke Paar, Duniya, Girls School, Namoona, Patangaa, Roshni, Saanwara, Siphaiya, Nazrana, Nirala, Samadhi, Sangeeta, Sargam, Albela, Khazana, Sagaai, Sangraam, Saudagar, Shabistaan, Ustaad Pedro, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Ghungroo, Hungama, Parchhain, Saaqi, Shin Shinaki Bublaa Boo, Anarkali, Jhamela, Jhaanjhar, Lahren, Shagoofa, Kavi, Meenar, Naastik, Pehli Jhalak, Subah Ka Tara, Aazad, Duniya Gol Hai, Insaniyat, Lutera, Saavdhan, Teerandaaz, Yasmeen, 26 January, Devta, Shatranj, Asha, Baarish, Naushervan-e-Dil, Sharda, Talaash, Amardeep, Kaarigar, Raj Tilak, Talaaq, Navrang, Paigham, Aanchal, Sarhad, Amar Rahe Ye Pyar, Stree, Madam Zapazta, Bahu Rani, Daal Me Kaala, Veer Bhimsen, Sher Dil, Zindagi Aur Maut, Labelaa, Tasveer, Wahaan Ke Log, Balram Shri Krishna, Paayal Ki Jhankar, Jitne Door Utne Paas, Rootha Na Karo, Tulsi Vivaah, Toofani Takkar
