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Jaidev was the first music director to bag 3 National Awards. Ali Akbar Khan took Jaidev as his music assistant, in 1951, when he composed music for Navketan Films's Aandhiyan (1952) and 'Hum Safar'. From film 'Taxi Driver' on, he became assistant to music composer, S. D. Burman.
Mar 22, 2020 · In 1971, Jaidev composed music for Reshma Aur Shera – a passion project of Sunil Dutt for which he left no stone unturned for it to succeed. It was India’s entry as the best foreign-language film at the international 44th Academy Awards.
Aug 2, 2023 · Jaidev was an honest man of self-respect who didn't believe in usurping and worming his way into producers and directors’ good books. He believed that if he had the mettle, he’d get...
The formidable poet was often heard asking, “What good is the music director without the lyricist?” When Jaidev came to know about this, he was not amused.
Mar 21, 2014 · Jaidev Kumar is a famous music director of Punjab who is often addressed as ‘A. R. Rahman of Punjab’. He is the son of famous Punjabi music director K. Panna Lal and at present one of the most successful music composers from Punjab.
Debuting as a full-fledged music director with Chetan Anand's Joru Ka Bhai (1955), followed by Anjali (1957), both of which became popular, Jaidev became a known name with Hum Dono (1961) for which he scored evergreen melodies such as Allah tero naam, Abhi na jao chhodkar, and Main zindagi ka saath.
Jan 6, 2017 · Music composer Jaidev, who assisted Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and SD Burman early in his career, was one of Lata Mangeshkar’s favourite composers. He remains an unsung talent even now, 30 years after his death.
