Rajesh Roshan on Dev Anand centenary: Kishore Kumar and Dev saab would crack jokes together all the time – Exclusive | Hindi Movie News
‘Making music with Dev Anand’
It was solely due to my good pal Amit Khanna (lyricist) that I obtained launched to Dev Anand. By that point, a few of my movies had already been launched and the music was hit. I met Dev saab at his workplace. I needed to sing my songs as a result of he needed to take heed to my compositions. So, I sat down for some 2-3 hours and sang about 20-25 songs for him. We had a pleasant time. We sat on the carpet. There have been many musicians there and it appeared like they’d a sitting like this for the primary time of their workplace.
After a couple of days, Amit referred to as me up and instructed me that Dev saab needed to signal me for his movie. That was a giant shock and for him to signal me was a really huge factor out there. As a result of he used to work with RD Burman earlier than that.
‘Dev Anand’s means to set future tendencies’
Des Pardes (1978) was the primary movie that we did collectively. For Des Pardes, the occasions had been such that I used to be choosing stereophonic sound. It was the first-ever use of stereophonic sound in Bollywood. Normally, a tune ought to take a most of 6 hours to report. However right here, it took us three full days. The bills had been triple the quantity of 1 tune. However Dev saab was very eager and stated, “Let’s do it.” And we got here up with the most effective sound in Bollywood for Des Pardes. The songs grew to become hits and we did movies comparable to Man Pasand (1980) and Lootmaar (1980) later.
‘Dev Anand as a demanding director’
He was all the time in a contented temper. Anybody who met him obtained enamoured by his aura and instantly felt elevated to his stage of happiness. Dev saab was by no means unhappy or sulking. He was all the time in the most effective of spirits.
Generally, it was troublesome for me to be completely happy on a regular basis as a result of I needed to work too. It was somewhat hectic for me. However he taught me that the most effective music will come out once you’re smiling.
I used to make some songs and provides it to him however he by no means used to love these. He was the one producer who would come to the music room between 11:30 am to 12 midday and would depart from there round 6:30 pm. So, we’d have 6-7 hours of musical sittings with out meals. That was his type of working. Perhaps he was anticipating me to have a heavy breakfast earlier than beginning work, as a result of that’s what I used to do then. The primary few days, I believed that he would go away round 2:30-3 pm and say, “Raju, you go have lunch.” However that was not the case.
All of the songs obtained made then and there in entrance of him. We created the temper of the scenario. Amit Khanna used to all the time sit there with us. Instantly after Dev saab would move a tune, Amit would write/appropriate the lyrics.
‘Dev Anand’s compassion and zeal’
Within the discount, he misplaced out on a couple of good tunes as a result of he needed tunes to get made there. The Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahaan tune from Yaarana, I had first given to Dev saab for Des Pardes, however he didn’t prefer it. Later, Rakesh Kumar appreciated the tune and used it in Yaarana.
However however. Dev saab’s tunes had been no much less. He handled me very properly and lovingly. In entrance of all of the musicians too he by no means behaved like he was ‘Dev Anand’. There have been solely three huge legends within the movie business – Raj Kapoor saab, Dilip Kumar saab, and Dev Anand saab. Are you able to think about my luck? I used to be rubbing shoulders with him on a regular basis. He was very keen on me. He would hug me in entrance of all of the musicians and maintain my hand.
As soon as, out of frustration, I instructed Dev saab, “This line could be very dicey. I wish to make a movie.” We had been casually chatting. I by no means anticipated him to say something on that matter. However he stated, “You should make hay whereas the solar shines. Now, you’ve obtained a reputation so you will need to purchase a recording theatre or a flat and preserve it for your self. And if you wish to make a movie, then get a narrative and are available to me. We are going to make it underneath my banner Navketan.” I felt like some Messiah was sitting in entrance of me.
‘Collaborating was a breeze underneath Dev Anand’s management’
He visited my music room innumerable occasions for songs in addition to background rating. When stereophonic songs had been getting recorded for Des Pardes, we had been all puzzled about how it could end up. As a result of we had been doing monophonic. And I keep in mind, the primary tune, Tu Pee Aur Jee, it was solely the rhythm part we had been recording that day. I couldn’t perceive what was happening. Luckily, there have been RD Burman’s musicians with me at that recording. Manohari Da on saxophone, Kersey Lord on synthesizer, these veteran musicians. It was a singular factor that occurred that day – they stood with me for 3-4 hours and adjusted the tones of every sound. It was magical to see such veterans serving to me out to report the tune.
‘Dev Anand’s verve was one in one million’
He used to all the time say in each article that he’d prefer to exit of this world along with his boots on. In the course of the recordings, he by no means instructed me to appropriate something to his liking. He used to calmly sit down at one place and deal with his affairs with Amit Khanna and his workplace staff. He would by no means come and stand and inform me, “Are you able to make this in that means?” He used to all the time vibe with the singers as per his outdated friendship with them. He was an excellent pal of Kishore Kumar. They’d crack jokes and all. Kishore Da would are available his topmost kind when he sang for Dev saab. Lata didi was very keen on Dev saab. The environment on the recording studio at the moment was all like a dream. I notice it now as a result of again then we had been busy working.
He used to make a pleasant gesture. A bell would ring and it was a sign that Dev saab had arrived. He would by no means enter my music room straightaway. He would open the door half and say, “Hello Rajesh!” It was a stunning sight. He used to hold a file or one thing with him which he used to throw at me from the half-opened door. More often than not, it used to land close to the place I used to take a seat so I didn’t need to catch it. However his thought was, “I’m throwing my file, catch it.” I nonetheless keep in mind the best way he used to say, “Hello Rajesh!”. There actually was nobody like Dev Anand.
