A legend lost in Nayyar SahabBy : Md Mudassir Alam
DO YOU KNOW who is the man behind all time classics like Babuji Dheere Chalna (Aar Paar), Ye Lo Main Hari Piya (Aar Paar), Maang Ke Saath Tumhara (Naya Daur), Ude Jab Jab Zulfen Teri (Naya Daur), Ek Pardesi Mera Dil Le Gaya (Phagun), Jata Kahan Hai Deewane (CID), Leke Pehla Pehla Pyar (CID), Thandi Hawa Kali Ghata (Mr & Mrs 55), Tumsa Nahin Dekha (Tumsa Nahin Dekha), Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo (Howrah Bridge) and so on?
I think most of you don’t quite remember the composer of these memorable songs. He is none other than the legendary music artist OP Nayyar, who left the world for his heavenly abode. 81-year-old Nayyar Sahab died of cardiac arrest and at the time of his death he was living as a paying guest at Thane with Rani Nakhwa and her family. OP Nayyar was cremated at the civic crematorium close to Thane.
It’s quite surprising and shocking as well, that a man who had contributed so much to the Indian Cinema was given a very brief coverage by the media across the country. Most lamentable part is that not a single prominent Bollywood personality was present during the cremation ceremony of Nayyar Sahab except for the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) president Sharad Pawar who paid a visit to Nayyar’s residence.
After learning about the legendary composer’s death, Lata Mangeskhar said, “He had a distinctive style, which was completely different from the popular music at any given time.” She never worked with Nayyar, but she had cordial relations with him, Lata added.
So, being a big a big fan of his musical genre, I thought that it’s my duty to bring out some facts and to pay tribute to great Nayyar Sahab. OP Nayyar or Omkar Prasad Nayyar was born on January 16, 1926 in Lahore. Initially he worked as an assistant at the All India Radio in Jalandhar and later moved to Bombay and got his first break in the movie Kaneez in 1949.
His first big success came in the form of Guru Dutt’s Aar Paar in 1954 after which he worked for Dutt’s other notable films including Mr & Mrs 55, Baaz and CID. It was only Nayyar Sahab who gave the Yahoo image to Shammi Kapoor in his super-hit movie Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964.
The decade of 1960 remained a golden period for OP Nayyar when he gave excellent music for several hit movies. But 1970s onwards Nayyar somewhat faded from the Hindi music world. After a gap of two decades OP Nayyar made a comeback with Salman, Vinod Khanna starrer Nishchay in 1992 while Jai Bhavani (2000) was his last film.
Interestingly, in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Andaz Apna Apna in 1994, music composer Tushar Bhatia tried to revise the music of OP Nayyar and he got success too. Songs of Andaz Apna Apna became quite popular and after a long gap music lovers got a feel of OP Nayyar’s unique style.
Today, Nayyar Shahab is no more but his melodious compositions will always remind us of him. Last but not the least, my question here is to the film fraternity and media. Why do they always run after controversial personalities and celebrities? Otherwise how could they have forgotten legends like OP Nayyar and Naushad among others?
I think most of you don’t quite remember the composer of these memorable songs. He is none other than the legendary music artist OP Nayyar, who left the world for his heavenly abode. 81-year-old Nayyar Sahab died of cardiac arrest and at the time of his death he was living as a paying guest at Thane with Rani Nakhwa and her family. OP Nayyar was cremated at the civic crematorium close to Thane.
It’s quite surprising and shocking as well, that a man who had contributed so much to the Indian Cinema was given a very brief coverage by the media across the country. Most lamentable part is that not a single prominent Bollywood personality was present during the cremation ceremony of Nayyar Sahab except for the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) president Sharad Pawar who paid a visit to Nayyar’s residence.
After learning about the legendary composer’s death, Lata Mangeskhar said, “He had a distinctive style, which was completely different from the popular music at any given time.” She never worked with Nayyar, but she had cordial relations with him, Lata added.
So, being a big a big fan of his musical genre, I thought that it’s my duty to bring out some facts and to pay tribute to great Nayyar Sahab. OP Nayyar or Omkar Prasad Nayyar was born on January 16, 1926 in Lahore. Initially he worked as an assistant at the All India Radio in Jalandhar and later moved to Bombay and got his first break in the movie Kaneez in 1949.
His first big success came in the form of Guru Dutt’s Aar Paar in 1954 after which he worked for Dutt’s other notable films including Mr & Mrs 55, Baaz and CID. It was only Nayyar Sahab who gave the Yahoo image to Shammi Kapoor in his super-hit movie Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964.
The decade of 1960 remained a golden period for OP Nayyar when he gave excellent music for several hit movies. But 1970s onwards Nayyar somewhat faded from the Hindi music world. After a gap of two decades OP Nayyar made a comeback with Salman, Vinod Khanna starrer Nishchay in 1992 while Jai Bhavani (2000) was his last film.
Interestingly, in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Andaz Apna Apna in 1994, music composer Tushar Bhatia tried to revise the music of OP Nayyar and he got success too. Songs of Andaz Apna Apna became quite popular and after a long gap music lovers got a feel of OP Nayyar’s unique style.
Today, Nayyar Shahab is no more but his melodious compositions will always remind us of him. Last but not the least, my question here is to the film fraternity and media. Why do they always run after controversial personalities and celebrities? Otherwise how could they have forgotten legends like OP Nayyar and Naushad among others?
Of course, we are now in a developed world where all type of electronic instruments are available for music composition. But we should not forget at any moment that what we are today is all due to the great contributions of our yesteryears’ artists.
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