Jatin-Lalit are a
Bollywood film composer duo consisting of Jatin Pandit and his younger brother Lalit. They have written the scores for films such as
Khiladi,
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar,
Khamoshi: The Musical,
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,
Yes Boss,
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,
Mohabbatein and
Fanaa. Jatin-Lalit is their professional name and appears on the covers of their music CDs and DVDs. In 2006, the brothers ended their professional relationship, citing personal problems.
Jatin-Lalit is the one of the best music director ever born in Indian Hindi Music.
Early life
Jatin and Lalit were born into the
Mewati gharana of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, and are nephews of classical exponent
Pandit Jasraj. They received their musical education primarily from their father,
Pandit Pratap Narayan. They were also taught
guitar and
piano by Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma, the father of Pyarelal Sharma of the Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo.
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Bollywood actresses
Sulakshana Pandit and
Vijeta Pandit are their sisters, and music director
Aadesh Shrivastava is their brother-in-law, being married to the younger of the two sisters, Vijeta.
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Musical Career
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They began their career in 1991, composing music for the Hindi movie
Yaara Dildara and the famous soundtrack of the movie was " Bin tere sanam... ". They were first noticed for their work on the soundtrack of the movie
Khiladi and for "Pehla Nasha", a romantic song from the movie
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander. Their compositions are strongly influenced by
R. D. Burman's style of music making. Towards the second half of the nineties, they were among the most sought after music directors in the Indian film industry.
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The duo has worked with a variety of lyricists and singers including
Javed Akhtar,
Anand Bakshi,
Udit Narayan,
Alka Yagnik and
Kumar Sanu. During the last few years of their joint career, their music albums contained several songs composed by other musicians. This practice was not liked by Jatin-Lalit; however, the producer and director insisted on it.
[citation needed] In
Karan Johar's
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham two of the tracks were composed by
Sandesh Shandilya. In
Chalte Chalte,
Aadesh Shrivastava composed several songs. Also in
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, one song was composed by
Himesh Reshammiya and
Sajid-Wajid.
They were also some of the first composers to write songs performed by
Bollywood film stars rather than
playback singers. They specially composed "Aati Kya Khandala" in the film
Ghulam for the lead actor
Aamir Khan. They also composed a song for
Sanjay Dutt to sing in the movie
Khoobsurat.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge has been rated the 6th best soundtrack ever by Planet Bollywood on their "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks".
[3] Other soundtracks included in the list are
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (64),
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (69),
Khamoshi: The Musical (97).
Acting Career
Jatin and Lalit both appeared in the movie
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar during the song "Diwane Hum Pyar Ke". Jatin is the guy singing the song with the girl whereas Lalit can be seen playing the guitar(the very first shot of the song). Jatin also performed the song "Ruth Ke Hamse Kabhi" in the film.
The Separation
After working for almost 16 years together, they announced that they would be parting ways due to some personal problems.
[6] Reasons for the separation are unknown, but entertainment writers have speculated that the split is because of financial matters.
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Solo Careers
Lalit and Jatin have both continued to compose separately. Lalit scored the 2007 film,
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee,
Showbiz,
Horn Ok Pleassss and "Dulha Mil Gaya"
Jatin composed the score for Saurav Shukla's upcoming film, "I am 24", starring
Neha Dhupia and
Rajat Kapoor. It is a Planman Motion Films Presentation.
He also composed for filmmaker
Raja Sen's film
Krishnakanter Will. "I am working on the number. I am trying to make it in such a way that it goes along with the novel written by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay. The song will be melody based," says Jatin.
[citation needed] He also recorded an album for the president of the Indian Business and Professional Council, Abbas Ali Mirza. He is also doing the Music for Kundan Shah's next. Considering the strong track record Jatin Lalit had with Kundan Shah, this film could be the next Kabhi Haa Kabhi Naa for Jatin. Jatin is also working on the maiden venture of Gazebo Entertainment's "Saturday Night".
Lalit composed the song "Munni Badnaam Hui" for 2010's superhit
Dabangg. The song has become hugely popular among the masses, particularly for the quirky lyrics and Malaika Arora Khan's dance moves.
Awards and Recognition
Their soundtrack of
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge was judged the top Hindi soundtrack of all time by on-line voters on the BBC Asian Network. The number two and three positions also went to Jatin-Lalit for their compositions from
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Sales
All time music sales:
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| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | 1995 | 9,000,000 |
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | 1998 | 8,000,000 |
| Mohabbatein | 2000 | 5,000,000 |
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | 2001 | 3,500,000 |
| Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | 1998 | 3,500,000 |
| Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | 1998 | 3,200,000 |
| Yes Boss | 1997 | 3,000,000 |
| Ghulam | 1998 | 2,500,000 |
| Khiladi | 1992 | 2,500,000 |
| Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander | 1992 | 2,500,000 |
| Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | 1998 | 2,000,000 |
| Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | 1992 | 1,800,000 |
| Fanaa | 2006 | 1,700,000 |
| Hum Tum | 2004 | 1,600,000 |
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