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There’s a popular bhajan which goes something like this<\/p>\n
Kabhi-kabhi Bhagwan ko bhi bhakton se kaam pade<\/em> It does come to mind when you think of the luminaries of the world of Hindustani Classical music world coming to the world of Hindi films as if to savor a “human” experience from their divine world of pakke raagas<\/em> and pakke sur<\/em>! As if the highway they were on became a little boring, a tad predictable, maybe too perfect, and some of these Ustads and Pandits took a little bylane to explore possible hidden treasures of satisfaction on paths hitherto untrodden by them. The Kewat ki naav<\/em> that these pandits <\/em>embarked upon, was composing music for Hindi Films.<\/p>\n Manek Premchand highlights the journeys of some of these accomplished musicians of the classical world on their sojourns in the film industry in his essay aptly titled Where have the Ustads and Pandits gone<\/span>?<\/a><\/p>\n The year 1963 sees contributions to the film industry by two such stalwarts. Pt. Ravi Shankar<\/strong> and Pt. Ramlal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The first, Pt. Ravi Shankar, is legendary. The sitar player who took India to the West through the enviable skill for his passion. Interesting that both Ravi Shankar and the Beatles feature in 1963, considering that a few years later George Harrison would be taking sitar lessons from the maestro!<\/p>\n
\nJaana tha Ganga-paar, Prabhu Kewat ki naav chadhey<\/em><\/p>\nThe Pandits <\/strong><\/h2>\n