A Musician as Well Whose Music Brings Coolness To The Heart | Special Video ON Music Director Ravibr #craetingforindia,#mumbairavi,#musicdirectorraci,br a musician as well Whose music brings coolness to the heartbr एक संगीतकार ऐसा भी जिसके संगीत से पड़ती है कलेजे में ठंडकbr And fed up with the music of Hindi cinemabr Said goodbye by taking the music of cinema to the topbr Ravi: An unsung Composerbr Bollywood's most underrated musician Ravi (of Babul Ki Duyaen fame)br Bombay Ravi, he transformed the taste of Malayalam music melodybr ബോംബെ രവി - Bombay Ravi (Music Director) br Born: 3 March 1926, Delhibr Died: 7 March 2012, Mumbaibr Full name: Ravi Shankar Sharmabr Children: Ajay Shankar, Veena Shankar, Chhaya Shankarbr Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, MOREbr Ravi was noted for his heart-touching, soft, melodious tunes, which made his songs and music immortal and is hummed even today, decades after he composed them. His music has always had great popular appeal because of its sweet, tuneful, poignant melodies, impressive harmonies and simple, delightful orchestrtation.br Ravi Shankar Sharma, known more commonly by his first name only, Ravi came from a humble background. He is a fine exemplar of how passion and talent can overcome all obstacles. Born on 3 March, 1926 in Delhi, young Ravi learned music from his father who had profound knowledge of classical bhajans. He worked as an electrician to support his famiy and learned to play the harmonium on his own.br After much struggle, in 1950 he shifted to Bombay aspiring to become a professional singer. In his initial days in the city, he was forced to live on the streets and would sleep at the Malad railway station. It was only in 1952 that Ravi was discovered by singer Hemant Kumar who gave him the opportunity to sing backing vocals in Vande Mataram from the film Anand Math (1952). br Ravi debuted as an independent music director for Vachan (1955). Ravi composed for Vachan what is amongst Hindi cinema’s most popular loris (lullabies) – “Chanda Mama Door Ke” and launched a successful career as a music director. br Among his popular numbers are 'Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho', 'Tora Man Darpan Kahlaye', 'Baar Baar Dekho Hazaar Baar Dekho' in Shammi Kapoor-starrer China Town (1962), 'Dil Ke Aarman Aansuon Me Bah Gaye' from Nikaah (1982) and 'Milti Hai Zindagi Mey Mohabbat Kabhi Kabhi' from the 1968 movie Aankhen starring Dharmendra and Mala Sinha.br Apart from the Hindi film industry, he also composed music for Malayalam films, credited as Bombay Ravi. He worked a lot with the eminent Malayalam film director Hariharan, who also played a very big role in coaxing Ravi for his comeback. Ravi was a constant in Hariharan’s films and their team was considered as one of the best ever in the Malayalam film industry. Although brief, his work for Malayalam films was appreciated.