Bhaskar Chandavarkar (16 March 1936 – 26 July 2009) was an Indian sitar player, academic and film and theatre composer who worked with well-known directors of Indian cinema like Mrinal Sen, Girish Karnad, Aparna Sen,

K. G. George Kulakkattil Geevarghese George (born 24 May 1946) is an Indian film maker and screenwriter who worked in the Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and P. Padmarajan, in ...

and Amol Palekar in various languages including Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Oriya and was known for his blending of Indian classical and western music. He taught at FTII, Pune for many years, and during his career as a music composer he worked for 40 films, and is most known for his work in films such as Amol Palekar's ''Aakreit'' and '' Thoda Sa Rumani Ho Jaayen'', Girish Karnad's ''

Ondanondu Kaladalli ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'' () is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language epic film co-written and directed by Girish Karnad with soundtrack by Bhaskar Chandavarkar, starring Shankar Nag and Akshatha Rao in their debut. Through this movie, Kavita Krishnamur ...

'', Jabbar Patel's ''Samna'', Mrinal Sen's '' Khandhar'', Vijaya Mehta's '' Rao Saheb'', Chitra Palekar's ''Maati Maay'' and

's ''

Swapnadanam ''Swapnadanam'' ( ml, സ്വപ്നാടനം, en, Journey Through a Dream) is a 1976 black-and-white Malayalam-language film that marks the directorial debut of K. G. George. A marital psychodrama, it rejected all the usual song-dance nu ...

''. He has given music to films which are considered classics in their respective languages, like: '' Vamsha Vriksha'' (1971), ''

'' (1978) in Kannada, '' Maya Darpan'' (1972), ''Khandhar'' (1984) in Hindi, ''

'' (1975) in Malayalam, '' Paroma'' (1984) in Bengali, '' Maya Miriga'' (1984) in Oriya, '' Shwaas'' (2004) in Marathi, etc. He received the President's National Film Award for Music direction in the Marathi short film Chaitra directed by Kranti Kanade in 2002.

Early life and education

Born and brought up in Pune, he completed his graduation from Wadia College, in Pune and studied contemporary music. He also studied at Fergusson College, Pune. In late 1950s he studied under sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, and Umashankar Misra, and also learnt Indian classical vocals. He also studied contemporary Western music and jazz.

Career

He remained a part of the faculty at the

Film and Television Institute of India The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile ...

(FTII), as a resident composer and teacher of applied music, from 1965 to 1980. He worked with Merzbow, Sonic Youth and Throbbing Gristle and was a big fan of experimental and noise music. While still at FTII, he composed the music of the acclaimed Marathi play ''

Ghashiram Kotwal '' Kotwal'' is a Marathi play written by playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1972 as a response to the rise of a local political party, in Maharashtra. The play is a political satire, written as historical drama. It is based on the life of Nana Phadna ...

'' written by Vijay Tendulkar and directed by Jabbar Patel in 1972 and received critical acclaim for its use of Marathi devotional songs to ironic situations, later he also gave music for its Marathi feature film adaptation in 1974, and went on to compose for Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam language cinema and stage with his blend Indian classical and Western music. He also received acclaim for his music for P. L. Deshpande's Marathi play ''Teen Paishacha Tamasha''. He died on 26 July 2009 in Pune, after a prolonged illness and was survived by his wife, Meena, director of New India School, and son Rohit. The Yard Went on Forever was his multi-volume autobiography published in 2008.

Filmography

* '' Vamsha Vriksha'' (1971) - Kannada * ''Jai Jawan Jai Makan'' (1971) * '' Maya Darpan'' (1972) * '' Jadu Ka Shankh'' (1974) * '' Samna (film)'' (1974) * ''

Bhakta Pundalik ''Bhakta Pundalik'' is a Marathi movie released on 19 February 1975. The movie has been produced by Ram Devtale and Ram Karve and directed by Dutta Dharmadhikari. Cast The cast includes Yashwant Dutt, Chandrakant Gokhale, Sarla Yeolekar, Sa ...

'' (1975) * ''

'' (1976) - Malayalam * ''

'' (1976) * ''

Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'' or ''Godhuli'' is a 1977 Indian drama film co-directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth, starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. It is based on the Kannada novel '' Tabali Neenade Magane'', wr ...

'' (1977) - Kannada * ''Sarvasaakshi'' (1978) * '' Chandoba Chandoba Bhaglas Ka'' (1978) * ''

'' (1978) - Kannada * '' Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' (1978) * '' Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai'' (1980) * '' Garambicha Bapu'' (1980) * ''Akriet'' (1981) * ''

Ek Daav Bhutacha ''Ek Daav Bhutacha'' is a Marathi cinema, Marathi horror-comedy film released in India in 1982. Plot The plot revolves around a school master, portrayed by Dilip Prabhavalkar. He is a simple and honest teacher who is posted to teach in a school ...

'' (1982) * '' Paroma'' (1984) * '' Maya Miriga'' (1984) * '' Khandhar'' (1984) * '' Rao Saheb'' (1985) * ''

Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen ''Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen'' () is a 1990 Hindi movie directed by Amol Palekar. It features Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar and Vikram Gokhale as major actors. This movie has become a part of management courses and study pertaining to human behaviou ...

'' (1990) * ''

Cheluvi ''Cheluvi'' () is a 1992 Kannada film directed by Girish Karnad. The film stars Girish Karnad and Sonali Kulkarni in her film debut. This film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation. This film is based ...

'' (1992) * ''Kairee'' (2000) * '' Chaitra'' (2002) * '' Shwaas'' (2004) * '' Sarivar Sari'' (2005) * '' Maati Maay'' (2006)

Awards

* 1975: Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director: ''

'' (Malayalam) * 1988:

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

* 2002: National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction: '' Chaitra'' (Marathi) Awards
Internet Movie Database.

References

Endurance test: Bhaskar Chandavarkar’s music lives on in both film and stage
Time Out, Mumbai

External links

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