Avinash Vyas was an Indian music composer, lyricist and singer of Gujarati films who composed music for over 190 Gujarati films. He was a winner of Gujarat State Film award for the best lyricist and best music 25 times. He was honoured by the

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in 1970 with

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, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.

Biography

Avinash Vyas was born in the Indian state of

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on 21 July 1912 and had his initial music training under Ustad Allauddin Khan. His career started with

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for their ''Young India'' label where he cut his first

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in 1940 and debuted as a film music composer in with the Gujarati film, Mahasati Ansuya in 1943, partnering the renowned musician,

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. Two more films were released the next year, Krishna Bhakta Bodana and Laheri Badmash but both were not successful. His first major hit came in 1948 with Gunsundari, a bilingual in

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and

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. Vyas composed music for over 1200 songs for 190 Hindi and Gujarati films during his career, his total contribution exceeding 10,000 songs including non film songs. Most of the major singers of that era such as

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, Mohammed Rafi,

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, Suman Kalyanpur,

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sang his compositions in various movies. He tuned the lines of several noted lyricists like

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, Bharat Vyas and

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was one of his favorite singers and she sang in more Gujarati films than in Bengali films where she originally came from. Vyas received the Gujarat State annual Film awards 25 times, both for lyrics and compositions, which is reported to be a record. The Gujarat Rajya Sangeet Nrutya Academy awarded him the ''Gaurav Puraskar'' and the

honoured him with the civilian award of

in 1970. Some of his memorable compositions were compiled and released on 29 March 2012 as a music disc under the name, ''Avinash Vyas - A Musical Journey''. He died on 20 August 1984, at the age of 72, three years after his last film, ''Bhakta Gora Kumbhar'' was released.

Notable songs

Filmography

Vyas is credited with over 190 films in Gujarati and Hindi. # Mahasati Ansuya (1943) # Krishna Bhakta Bodana (1944) # Laheri Badmash (1944) # Gunsundari (1948) # Mangal Fera (1949) #

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(1950) # Veer Bhimsen (1950) # Dashavtar (1951) # Jai Mahalaxmi (1951) # Ram Janma (1951) # Shri Vishnu Bhagwan (1951) # Rajrani Damyanti (1952) # Shiv Shakti (1952) # Vasna (1952) #

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(1953) #

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(1953) # Chakradhari (1954) # Maha Pooja (1954) # Malika-E-Alam Noorjehan (1954) # Adhikaar (1954) # Andher Nagri Choupat Raja (1955) # Vaman Avtar (1955) #

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(1955) # Jagadguru Shankaracharya (1955) #

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(1955) # Dwarikadheesh (1956) # Sudarshan Chakra (1956) #

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(1957) # Naag Mani (1957) # Ram Laxman (1957) # Sant Raghu (1957) # Aadhi Roti (1957) # Gopichand (1958) # Great Show of India (1958) #

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(1958) #

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(1958) # Ram Bhakti (1958) # Charnon Ki Dasi (1959) # Grihalakshmi (1959) # Mehndi Rang Lagyo (1960) # Bhakta Raj (1960) # Heron Malaat (1961) #

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(1962) # Kailashpati (1962) # Bapu Ne Kaha Tha (1962) # Royal Mail (1963) # Bhakta Dhruva Kumar (1964) #

Kalapi Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (26 January 1874 – 10 June 1900), popularly known by his pen name, ''Kalapi'' was a Gujarati poet and the Thakor (prince) of Lathi state in Gujarat. He is mostly known for his poems depicting his own pathos. He live ...

(1966) # Badmash (1969) # Beti Tumhare Jaisi (1969) # Surya Devata (1969) # Taqat Aur Talwar (1970) # Jesal Toraal (1971) # Maha Sati Savitri (1973) # Daku Aur Bhagwan (1975) # Son baini Chun Daadi (1976) # Maa Baap (1979) # Bhakta Gora Kumbhar (1981)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vyas, Avinash Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 1912 births 1984 deaths Musicians from Gujarat Indian film score composers Indian lyricists Indian male playback singers Gujarati playback singers 20th-century Indian composers 20th-century Indian singers Indian male film score composers 20th-century Indian male singers

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