Datta Naik (12 December 1927 – 30 December 1987), also credited as N. Datta, was an Indian film music director in

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. Born in the then

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, Naik, started his career as an assistant to the legendary music director

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in films like '' Bahar, Sazaa, Ek Nazar'' (1951), '' Jaal'' (1952), '' Jeewan Jyoti'' (1953) and ''

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'' (1954). His partnership with songwriter

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was popular and successful. He died on 30 December 1987.

Early life

Datta Naik was born in 1927 in Aroba (near Colvale), a small village in Goa. At the age of 12, he ran away from his family and came to Mumbai. There he learnt classical music and later worked as an assistant to Ghulam Haider. He was a close friend of Chandrakant Bhosle who was playing rhythm with

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's orchestra. He also used to participate in street music programs, where

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spotted his talent. The maestro employed him as his assistant and while working there, N. Datta also developed a notable career as an independent composer. His compositions showed a fine sense of melody and orchestration. His close association with lyricist

who was also his close friend ensured that his songs were always blessed by meaningful poetic lyrics. N. Datta also worked very closely with noted lyricists

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and others.

Career

Film ''

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s (composed by N. Datta) two popular songs — "Daman Mein Daag Laga Baithe" and "Tu Hindu Banega Na Musalman Banega" were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi. Noted Marathi writer and music aficionado P .L. Deshpande had once famously written that whenever he listened to Lata’s emotional ''Dhool Ka Phool'' title song "Too Mere Pyaar Kaa Phool Hai", he got the impression that each word, each note was rendered as if a tender flower petal was gently placed in flowing water. In ''Naach Ghar'', Lata’s silken rendition of N. Datta’s waltz based club song "Aye Dil Zubaan Naa Khol" subtly exposed this materialist world’s duplicity in Sahir’s sarcastic socialist lingo. His compositions from the B. R. Chopra film, Dhool ka Phool, ''Sadhna'' and ''

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'' are considered as some of his best works. Songs from later movies like "Ponch Kar Ashk Apni Aankon Se", "Maine Pee Sharaab", "Tune Kya Piya", "Jaan Gayi Mein Toh Jaan Gayi" from ''

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'' (1970) and "Tere Is Pyar Ka Shukriya" from ''

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'' are popular as well. N. Datta also composed music for a number of Marathi films. The song "Nimbonichya jhaadaamaage chandra jhopala ga baai" sung by Suman Kalyanpur from ''

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'' (1977) is still very popular. N. Datta’s later years were spent fighting ill health and commercial failure. The 1980 film

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was his last Hindi film and on December 30, 1987 he breathed his last.

Filmography

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) (1951) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Chandrakanta'' (1956) * ''Dashehra'' (1956) * '' Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke'' (1957) * ''Mohini'' (1957) * '' Mr. X'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''Miss 1958'' (1958) * '' Sadhna'' (1958) * '' Bhai Bahan'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

'' (1959) * '' Jaalsaaz'' (1959) * ''Mr. John'' (1959) * ''Naach Ghar'' (1959) * ''Didi'' (1959) * ''Dr. Shaitaan'' (1959) * ''Rickshawala'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Do Bhai'' (1961) * ''Dilli Ka Dada'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''Kala Samundar'' (1962) * ''Sachche Moti'' (1962) * ''Aawara Abdullah'' (1963) * ''Akela'' (1963) * ''Holiday in Bombay'' (1963) * ''Mere Armaan Mere Sapne'' (1963) * ''Rustam-e-Baghdad'' (1963) * ''Baadshah'' (1964) * ''Chandi Ki Deewar'' (1964) * ''Herculis'' (1964) * ''Gopal Krishna'' (1965) * ''Khaakan'' (1965) * ''Bahadur Daaku'' (1966) * ''Dilaawar'' (1966) * ''Jawan Mard'' (1966) * ''Albela Mastaana'' (1967) * ''Raju'' (1967) * ''Apna Ghar Apni Kahani'' (1968) * ''Ek Masoom'' (1969) * ''Patthar Ka Khwab'' (1969) * ''Ustaad 420'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * ''

'' (1970) * ''Badnaam Farishtey'' (1972 * ''Return of Johnny'' (1974) * ''Do Juaari'' (1974) * ''Ganga'' (1974) * ''Aag Aur Toofan'' (1975) * ''Phanda'' (1975) * ''Miss Toofan Mail'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naik, Datta Musicians from Goa 1987 deaths Hindi film score composers 1927 births 20th-century Indian composers Indian male film score composers 20th-century male musicians