Nadeem-Shravan

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Nadeem-Shravan have been among the most prolific composer duos in the 90s. Their name is also synonymous with numerous hits starting from 'Aashiqui' through 'Saajan', 'Phool Aur Kaante' and Raja 'Hindustani' till 'Pardes'. In 90s they completely refreshed the Indian music.

Their association 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.

'Aashiqui' (1990) changed all that. 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.

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[edit] Style of Music

They 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.

Here is an interesting fact in terms of sales,from 1990-2004, in India. in total span of 15 years only four years are such which don't have N-S album in TOP 3. namely 2002,1999, 1998, 1994.

This itself shows power of N_S over Indian public.

Year wise analysis is as follows:

YearRank (in terms of sales in india)
19901-AAshiqui
19911-Saajan 2-Phool aur Kaante 3-Sadak, All three.
19921-Deewana
19931-Dilwale
1994none
19952-Raja
19961-Raja Hindustani 3-Agnisakshi
19972-Pardes
1998none
1999none
20002-Dhadkan
20013-Raaz
2002none
20032-andaaz
20042-Bewafaa

10 of last 15 years had one N_S Album in TOP 2 Also in a span of 2000 to 04 of five years N-S albums were at in Top three for four years and in Top 2 for three years.

All above data are in terms of sales in India.

Another Fact is that eight albums in order of "all time maximum sales in india" are of N-S

All Time Music Sales

RankFilmYearUnits Sold
1Aashiqui19901,50,00,000
3Raja Hindustani19961,10,00,000
8Saajan199170,00,000
9Phool Aur Kaante199160,00,000
10Pardes199760,00,000
11Dilwale199455,00,000
13Sadak199150,00,000
15Deewana199245,00,000
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Another "FACT" about popularity of Nadeem-shravan's Music :

In order of maximum units of an album sold in India, following are the no of albums composed by Nadeem-Shravan(N-S)

TOP album ,(No. 1) => Ashiqui is composed by N-S.

TWO in Top Three albums are composed by N-S.[Ashiqui, Raja Hindustani]

FIVE in the Top Ten Albums are composed by N-S.[Ashiqui,Raja Hindustani,Saajan,Fool aur Kante,Pardes]

Eight in the TOP 15 albums are composed by N-S.

NINE in the Top 18 albums are composed by N-S.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Plagiarism

Nadeen Shravan, like many Indian composers, have also been known to take "inspirations" from old and contemporary Pakistani hit scores and compositions,a charge they have never denied.Some examples of their plagerisms 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. But the duo manage to get away with it.

Their tunes and orchestration was a source of inspiration for many other composers. For example their song “Sochenge Tumhe Pyar..” is copied 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.

For a more detailed list of songs plagiarized by the duo, along with relevant audio clips, please visit ItwoFS

[edit] 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.

[edit] Gulshan Kumar Murder

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), back 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.

They 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 & so many other albums.

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.

[edit] The Duo Split

As per the latest information, the duo have split, due to Shravan's apparent 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.

[edit] Nadeem - Shravan all set to return together

As per the latest news Nadeem Shravan will be coming back for a movie called RAAZ2.

[edit] Perfume Collection

Nadeem launched a perfume collection company Winterpark Paris Parfums and today both Nadeem and his daughter are concentrating totally on their perfume brand which is called Nadeem Frances Parfums, for they want to make it an international brand, marketing it not only in London, Europe and USA, but also in the Middle East. Being a British citizen, Nadeem is fortunate to have got a lot of help from the British Ministry of Industries. The perfume will hit the markets very shortly.

[edit] Nadeem Shravan's List of Albums

Source:http://www.geocities.com/praphul_o/ns.htm

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
 101.Footpath
102.Zinda Dil
103.Raja Bhaiya
104.Sheen
105.Tumsa Nahin Dekha
 106.Hatya - the murder
107.Gumnaam
108.Bewafaa
 109.Mere Jeevan Saathi
 110.Barsaat
 111.Dosti
 112.Raaz-2 (Coming Up)

[edit] External links

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