Sanjeev–Darshan Explained

Sanjeev Darshan
Genre:90's Classics, Filmi, Dance, Electro-Pop
Occupation:Composer, film score, singer
Years Active:1999–present

Sanjeev–Darshan is a film song composer duo[1] in the Bollywood film industry of India. The duo derives its name from the first names of its two principals, Sanjeev Rathod and Darshan Rathod. Sanjeev and Darshan are the sons of the late Hindi film song composer Shravan Rathod, who himself paired with music director Nadeem as all time great music director duo Nadeem-Shravan. Their first released soundtrack was for the 1999 film Mann.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Sanjeev and Darshan are sons of legendary Music Director Shri Shravan Rathod who is one half of the all time great musical duo Nadeem-Shravan.Sanjeev was trained under Pandit Kallika Prasad, while younger brother Darshan picked up several instruments on his own. Their grandfather, Pandit Chhaturbhuj Rathod was an avid promoter of classical as well as semi-classical music. Born to a musical family, singer Vinod Rathod and musician and singer Roop Kumar Rathod are their paternal uncles.

Music career

Sanjeev–Darshan made their debut as music directors for a film by Mahendra Shah and Vimal Kumar which was never released. In 1998, they composed a Gujarati album for the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. Their first film album was Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke, which was released in 1998;[5] however, the film was released 3 years later. Indra Kumar had been with the duo at their initial recording and he went on to compose around forty tunes with them. In 1999, he invited them to compose music for his film Mann, starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala . The film was an average success but its songs became hugely popular. All the songs of Mann were copied from other popular hits, a Malaysian singer also filed a case against them for copying his song, and then Iwan won the case later. "Nasha ye pyar ka nasha hain" song copied from Toto Cutungo's "l'italiano" song.

Discography

Year Film Notes
1998Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar KeFilm released in 2001.
1999 Mann First released film.
2000 Deewane
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Khiladi 420
2001 Aashiq
Style
Bal – The Power
2002 Rishtey
Kitne Door Kitne Paas
Pyaasa
2003 Xcuse Me
Aanch
Parwana
2004 Suno Sasurjee
2005 Fun – Can Be Dangerous Sometimes
Yudh
Shreeman Chanakya
2006 Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse
2010 Unakkaga En Kadhal Tamil film
2011 U R My Jaan
2013 Grand Masti
Satya 2
2015 NH10
2016 Great Grand Masti
Beiimaan Love
2018
Bhaiaji Superhit
2019 Amavas
Ghost
2020 V For Viktor

Notes and References

  1. Book: Morcom, Anna. Hindi film songs and the cinema. 28 September 2011. 30 November 2007. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-7546-5198-7. 28–.
  2. Web site: 'Inspiration' Or Theft?. The Viewspaper.
  3. Web site: Criminal Composers. Why do they steal? – Planet Bollywood Features. planetbollywood.com.
  4. Web site: Sanjeev Darshan [Hindi] ]. itwofs.com.
  5. Web site: Sanjeev Darshan, Anand Bakshi - Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke . .