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Remembering Ravindra Jain: The Blind Musical Maestro of Bollywood
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News18•09-10-2026, 04:25
Remembering Ravindra Jain: The Blind Musical Maestro of Bollywood
- •Ravindra Jain was born visually impaired on February 28, 1944, in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
- •He started his musical journey by singing bhajans and poems in temples during his childhood.
- •Rajshri Productions' 1973 film Saudagar opened the doors of success for him as a composer and lyricist.
- •He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1986 for the iconic film Ram Teri Ganga Maili.
- •He also left a permanent mark on television by composing for Ramanand Sagar's epic Ramayan.
Key Questions Answered
Rajshri Productions' 1973 film 'Saudagar' opened the doors of destiny for Ravindra Jain, where he composed the music and wrote all the lyrics.
Ravindra Jain received the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1986 for his work on the superhit film 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili'.
Ravindra Jain was honored with the Padma Shri in 2015 and passed away in Mumbai on October 9 of the same year.
