Omkar Prasad Nayyar (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) was an

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, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the most rhythmic and melodious music directors of the

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. He won the 1958

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for ''

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''. Nayyar worked extensively with singers

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Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

, though not with leading

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female singer

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. O. P. Nayyar had recognised

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long before he became a popular singer. The film like '' Baap Re Baap'' (1955) is one of

hits in the inimitable "O. P." style as well as the film ''Raagini'' (1958), but the relationship did not endure.

Early life and career

Nayyar was born in

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(present

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). He then underwent music training. He composed the background score for '' Kaneez'' (1949), and 1952's ''Aasmaan'' (produced by

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), was his first film as music director. Nayyar then composed music for ''Chham Chhama Chham'' (1952) and '' Baaz'' (1953). Film producer, director and actor Guru Dutt enlisted him to compose and conduct music for ''

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'' (1954), '' Mr. & Mrs. '55'' (1955) and ''C.I.D.'' (1956). Nayyar's early work was primarily performed by Shamshad Begum, Geeta Dutt and Mohammed Rafi, with Asha Bhosle introduced in ''C.I.D.'' Nayyar never worked with Lata Mangeshkar, though her song ''Saari Saari Raat Teri Yaad Satayein'' from the 1958 film ''Aji Bas Shukriya''was used in the 1973 Hindi film ''Taxi Driver'', for which he was the music director. Nayyar's favorite

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is Pilu in

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, its equivalent in

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being

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which eventually remained source for majority of his compositions, but he has been able to mesmerize everyone with no clues. In 1957 Filmalaya introduced

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, who wanted a composer to provide romantic scores for newcomers Shammi Kapoor and

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. Nayyar's scores were featured in the Hussain films '' Tumsa Nahin Dekha'' (1957) and ''

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'' (1964). During the decade, state-controlled

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banned most of Nayyar's songs because the broadcaster considered them too "trendy". According to music and film expert Rajesh Subramanian, ''"Aap Ke Haseen Rukh"'' (from ''

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'') was planned with full orchestration but many of the musicians were late for the recording. After a disagreement with Mohammed Rafi, Nayyar began working with singer

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. Kapoor performed Nayyar's song ''"Badal Jaaye Agar Maali, Chaman Hotaa Nahi Khaali"'' in ''Bahaaren Phir Bhi Aayengi''. Based on a

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work by

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, Nayyar composed ''"Chal Akelaa, Chal Akelaa"'' (sung by Mukesh in 1969 film '' Sambandh''). Nayyar co-produced songs with

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(including ''"Kajra Mohabbatwala"''), and after

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's 1969 death

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, Sadhana,

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, Padmini,

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and

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lip-synced several Nayyar-Bhosle songs. Nayyar and Bhosle parted ways in 1974, and he then worked with Dilraj Kaur, Krishna Kalle,

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and Kavita Krishanmurthy.

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and

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wrote the lyrics for some of Nayyar's earlier songs, including ''"Naya Daur"''. Nayyar also worked with developing lyricists such as

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and Ahmed Wasi. He began the tradition of assigning full, three-minute songs to comedians.

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sang Nayyar's ''"Churi Bane Kanta Bane"'' in ''

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'' and ''Eent ki dukhi paan ka ikka'' in ''Howrah Bridge'' and Johnny Walker sang ''"Aye Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahaan"'' in ''

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'', ''"Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Jee"'' in ''Mr. & Mrs. 55'', ''"Main Bambaika Baaboo, Naam Meraa Anjaanaa"'' in ''

'' and ''"Bajewala"'' in ''Basant''. In addition to songs for Asha Bhosle and Geeta Dutt's, ''Thandi Thandi Hawaa'', Nayyar wrote ''"Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawaanonkaa"'' (featuring

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and Ajit) for ''Naya Daur'' (1957). The song earned him the 1958 Filmfare Best Music Director Award. The last Nayyar song performed by Bhosle was ''"Chain Se Humko Kabhi"''. Intended for ''

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'' (1973), disappeared in the film's final cut but won Bhosle the 1975

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. Nayyar was less active in the 1970s and did not compose music for younger actors such as

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and

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. His films included

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, Dharmendra,

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, Sadhana,

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and

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. In addition to Hindi films, Nayyar composed for ''Neerajanam'' 1989 film in

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. He made a brief comeback during the 1990s with ''Mangni'' and ''Nishchay'' in 1992 and ''Zid'' in 1994. O.P. Nayyar played a major part in shaping up Asha's career, but Asha rarely mentions it. She mentions S. D. Burman's name instead. Why OP and Asha parted away in 1974, neither of them ever talked about it.

Personal life

In retirement Nayyar stayed in touch with only a few people, including Gajendra Singh and Ahmed Wasi; Singh included him as a judge for his television show, ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa''. Wasi interviewed Nayyar twice on

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and presented a series of six one-hour episodes, ''Mujhe Yaad Sab Hai Zaraa Zaraa'', about his life. In last years of his life, he stayed at Eden Woods Complex, Thane, and breathed his last at Thane. He had two brothers: P. P. (a physician) and G. P. (a retired army dentist in

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, who died in 2010). Nayyar's wife, Saroj Mohini Nayyar, wrote the lyrics to ''"Preetam Aan Milo"'' (originally sung by C. H. Atma in 1945 which was used later in the film '' Mr. & Mrs. '55'' by

). Estranged from his family, he requested that they be barred from his funeral. Nayyar had moved out of his Mumbai home, staying with a friend in

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and then with a friend in

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. He died on 28 January 2007, survived by his wife, three daughters and a son. Nayyar's death was followed by tributes from many Bollywood figures, including

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and

. A commemorative stamp was issued by

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on 3 May 2013. His granddaughter

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Filmography

* ''Aasman'' (1952) * '' Chham Chhama Chham'' (1952) * '' Baaz'' (1953) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Mangu'' (1954) * '' Mehbooba'' (1954) * '' Mr. & Mrs. '55'' (1955) * '' Baap Re Baap'' (1955) * '' Miss Coca Cola'' (1955) * '' Musafir Khana'' (1955) * '' Sabse Bada Rupaiya'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * '' C.I.D.'' (1956) * ''

Dhake Ki Malmal ''Dhake Ki Malmal'' () is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical comedy directed by J. K. Nanda and produced under the Nanda Films banner. The film stars Madhubala and Kishore Kumar in lead roles, while Jeevan, Om Prakash and Jagdeep ar ...

'' (1956) * '' Ham Sab Chor Hain'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

Naya Andaz ''Naya Andaz'' () is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language film starring Kishore Kumar and Meena Kumari in lead roles. The music was composed by O. P. Nayyar. Plot Sukhan and Chand (Kishore Kumar) are the father and son, who hold diametrically opposi ...

'' (1956) * '' Shrimati 420'' (1956) * '' Bare Sarkar'' (1957) * '' Qaidi'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' Johnny Walker'' (1957) * '' Duniya Rang Rangeeli'' (1957) * ''

Mai Baap ''Mai Baap'' is a 1957 Bollywood comedy film starring Balraj Sahni, Shyama, Johnny Walker, Minoo Mumtaz in lead roles and the music in the film was composed by O. P. Nayyar. Plot Chandan wins a lottery ticket but Parker, ticket seller, plans t ...

'' (1957) * ''

'' (1957) * '' Tumsa Nahin Dekha'' (1957) * '' 12 O'Clock'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Mr. Cartoon M. A.'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Raagini'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Do Ustad'' (1959) * ''

'' (1960) * '' Kalpana'' (1960) * '' Basant'' (1960) * '' Mitti Mein Sona'' (1960) * ''

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

'' (1962) * ''

Ek Musafir Ek Hasina ''Ek Musafir Ek Hasina'' ''(English: A Traveller and A Beauty)'' is a 1962 Bollywood film directed by Raj Khosla and starring Joy Mukherjee, Sadhana in lead roles. The film was produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee. The film's music is by O. P. Nayya ...

'' (1962) * ''

'' (1963) * ''

Kashmir Ki Kali ''Kashmir Ki Kali'' () is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in her Hindi movie debut role, Pran, Dhumal, Nazir Hussain and Anoop Kumar. The music was composed b ...

'' (1964) * ''

Mere Sanam ''Mere Sanam'' (English: ''My Lover'' hi, मेरे सनम) is a 1965 Hindi film starring Biswajeet, Asha Parekh, Mumtaz, Pran and Rajendra Nath. The film was a hit at the box office, especially because of the musical score by Majrooh Su ...

'' (1965) * ''

Akalmand ''Akalmand'' () is a Hindi language romantic comedy Indian movie directed by N.S. Raj Bharath. The film stars Jeetendra, Sridevi, Ashok Kumar, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor in lead roles with Aruna Irani, Sarika and Raza Murad in supportive roles. ...

'' (1966) * ''

'' (1966) * '' Do Dilon Ki Dastan'' (1966) * ''

Love and Murder Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the lov ...

'' (1966) * '' Mohabbat Zindagi Hai'' (1966) * ''

Sawan Ki Ghata ''Sawan Ki Ghata'' () is a 1966 Bollywood musical romance produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It stars Manoj Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz in lead roles, along with Pran, Jeevan, Madan Puri in other important roles. The music was compose ...

'' (1966) * '' Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi'' (1966) * '' C.I.D. 909'' (1967) * ''Nasihat'' (1967) * '' Humsaya'' (1968) * '' Dil Aur Mohabbat'' (1968) * '' Kahin Din Kahin Raat'' (1968) * '' Kismat'' (1968) * ''Shrimanji'' (1968) * '' Sambandh'' (1969) * ''The Killers'' (1969) * ''Aisa Bhi Hota Hai'' (1971) * ''Ek Bar Muskura Do'' (1972) * ''Taxi Driver'' (1973) * ''

'' (1974) * ''

Khoon Ka Badla Khoon ''Khoon Ka Badla Khoon'' is a 1978 Bollywood action film directed by K. Parvez alias Kalpataru and produced by Ratan Mohan. Plot This is the story of two brothers, separated long ago, are reunited and destroy their enemies. Cast * Vinod Khan ...

'' (1978) * '' Heera Moti'' (1979) * ''Bin Maa Ke Bachche'' (1980) * ''Muqaddar Ki Baat'' (1983) (Unreleased) * ''

Salaam Bombay! ''Salaam Bombay!'' is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed, co-written and co-produced by Mira Nair. The screenwriter was Nair's creative collaborator Sooni Taraporevala. This was the first feature film directed by Nair. The film d ...

'' (1988) * ''Neerajanam'' (1989) (Telugu Film) * ''Mangni'' (1992) * ''

Nishchaiy ''Nishchaiy'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Esmayeel Shroff and released in 1992. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor. Plot Ravi Yadav (Vinod Khanna) is the servant of Manohar Singh ( Rajeev Verma). He ha ...

'' (1992) * ''Zid'' (1994)

Albums

* ''The Best Of O. P. Nayyar Vol. 1 to Vol. 6'' * ''Parichay – Introduction To India's Musical Geniuses (O. P. Nayyar), Parichay – Introduction To India's Musical Geniuses'' * ''OP Nayyar-Penaz Masani – Dekho Mohabbat Ka Dastoor'' * ''OP Nayyar-Penaz Masani – Jaane Do'' (1990) * ''OP Nayyar-Ashok Khosla – Naye Kapde Badlkar'' * ''OP Nayyar-Ashok Khosla – Ajnabi Shehar Mein'' * ''OP Nayyar-Runa Laila – Allah Ne Is Dil Ne'' * ''OP Nayyar-Runa Laila – Kehdo Is Raat Se'' * ''OP Nayyar-Runa Laila – Wadiyan Wadiyan'' * ''Golden Collection – O. P. Nayyar'' (compilation) * ''O. P. Nayyar, Asha Bhosle – Sunheri Yaadein''

References

External links

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List of Hindi songs composed by Nayyar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nayyar, O.P. 1926 births 2007 deaths 20th-century Indian musicians Indian male playback singers Indian male film score composers Filmfare Awards winners Hindi film score composers People from Lahore Punjabi people 20th-century Indian male singers 20th-century Indian singers