Bhaskar Chandavarkar
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Bhaskar Chandavarkar was an Indian sitar
player, academic and film and theatre composer who worked with directors of Indian cinema, in various languages including Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam, Mrinal Sen
, Girish Karnad
, Aparna Sen
and Amol Palekar
and was known for his blending of Indian classical and western music.
He taught at FTII
, Pune
for many years, and during his career as a music composer he worked for 40 films, and is most known for his work in films such as Amol Palekar's Aakrit and Thoda Sa Rumani Ho Jaayen, Girish Karnad's Ondanondu Kaladalli, Jabbar Patel
's Samna, Mrinal Sen's Khandhar, Vijaya Mehta
's Rao Sabeb and Chitra Palekar's Maati Maay.
He received the President's National Film Award for Music direction
in the Marathi short film Chaitra
directed by Kranti Kanade
in 2002.
, he completed his graduation from Wadia College, in Pune and studied contemporary music. He also studied at Fergusson College
, Pune
.
In late 1950s he studied under sitar
player Pandit Ravi Shankar
, and Umashankar Misra, and also learnt Indian classical vocals. He also studied contemporary Western music and jazz.
(FTII), as a resident composer and teacher of applied music, from 1965 to 1980.He worked with Merzbow,Sonic Youth and Throbbing Gristle and was a big fan of experimental and noise music.
While still at FTII, he composed the music of the acclaimed Marathi play Ghashiram Kotwal
written by Vijay Tendulkar
and directed by Jabbar Patel in 1972 and received critical acclaim for its use of Marathi devotional songs to ironic situations, later he also gave music for its Marathi feature film adaptation in 1974, and went on to compose for Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam language cinema and stage with his blend Indian classical and Western music. He also received acclaim for his music for P. L. Deshpande
's Marathi play Teen Paishacha Tamasha.
He died on 26 July 2009 in Pune
, after a prolonged illness and was survived by his wife, Meena, director of New India School, and son Rohit.
The Yard Went on Forever was his multi-volume autobiography published in 2008.
Sitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
player, academic and film and theatre composer who worked with directors of Indian cinema, in various languages including Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam, Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the...
, Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...
, Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
and Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar is an Indian actor of the 1970s and a director of Hindi and Marathi cinema.-Theater career:Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972 [citation needed]...
and was known for his blending of Indian classical and western music.
He taught at FTII
FTII
FTII may refer to:* Film and Television Institute of India, Pune* a title indicating that the bearer is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Taxation in the United Kingdom...
, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
for many years, and during his career as a music composer he worked for 40 films, and is most known for his work in films such as Amol Palekar's Aakrit and Thoda Sa Rumani Ho Jaayen, Girish Karnad's Ondanondu Kaladalli, Jabbar Patel
Jabbar Patel
Dr. Jabbar Patel is a theatre and film director of India. His production of the play Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre....
's Samna, Mrinal Sen's Khandhar, Vijaya Mehta
Vijaya Mehta
Vijaya Mehta is an Indian Theatre and film director and also an actor in many films from the Parallel Cinema. She is most known for her acclaimed role in film Party and for her directorial ventures, Rao Saheb and Pestonjee ....
's Rao Sabeb and Chitra Palekar's Maati Maay.
He received the President's National Film Award for Music direction
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction
The National Film Award - Best Music Direction - Non-Feature Film winners:...
in the Marathi short film Chaitra
Chaitra (film)
Chaitra is a short film by Kranti Kanade based on G.A. Kulkarni's story of the same name. Kranti selected this story for his thesis short film towards completion of his degree in Direction from FTII. The film went on to win five National Film Awards in 2002.- Production :The film was shot in Alandi...
directed by Kranti Kanade
Kranti Kanade
Kranti Kanade is an award-winning Film Director and Screenwriter born in Pune, India. He studied filmmaking at FTII and UCLA .-Gandhi Of The Month:...
in 2002.
Early life and education
Born and brought up in PunePune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, he completed his graduation from Wadia College, in Pune and studied contemporary music. He also studied at Fergusson College
Fergusson College
Fergusson College is a degree college in western India, situated in the city of Pune. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society and at that time was the first privately governed college in India. It is named after Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of Bombay, who donated a then...
, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
.
In late 1950s he studied under sitar
Sitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
player Pandit Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
, and Umashankar Misra, and also learnt Indian classical vocals. He also studied contemporary Western music and jazz.
Career
He remained a part of the faculty at the Film and Television Institute of IndiaFilm and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...
(FTII), as a resident composer and teacher of applied music, from 1965 to 1980.He worked with Merzbow,Sonic Youth and Throbbing Gristle and was a big fan of experimental and noise music.
While still at FTII, he composed the music of the acclaimed Marathi play Ghashiram Kotwal
Ghashiram Kotwal
Ghashiram Kotwal is a Marathi play written by playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1972 , as his response to the rise of a local political party, Shiv Sena, in Maharashta . The play is a political satire, written as historical drama. Based on the life of Nana Phadnavis , one of the prominent minister in...
written by Vijay Tendulkar
Vijay Tendulkar
Vijay Tendulkar was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi...
and directed by Jabbar Patel in 1972 and received critical acclaim for its use of Marathi devotional songs to ironic situations, later he also gave music for its Marathi feature film adaptation in 1974, and went on to compose for Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam language cinema and stage with his blend Indian classical and Western music. He also received acclaim for his music for P. L. Deshpande
P. L. Deshpande
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was popularly known by his initials पु. ल. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was popularly known by his initials पु. ल. Purushottam Laxman...
's Marathi play Teen Paishacha Tamasha.
He died on 26 July 2009 in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, after a prolonged illness and was survived by his wife, Meena, director of New India School, and son Rohit.
The Yard Went on Forever was his multi-volume autobiography published in 2008.
Filmography
- Vamsha VrikshaVamsha VrikshaVamsha Vriksha , is a feature film in the Kannada language. It is based on a novel of the same name, written by S. L. Bhyrappa. This film was directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth, who went on to win India's National Film Award for Best Direction for the film....
(1971) - Jai Jawan Jai Makan (1971)
- Maya DarpanMaya DarpanMaya Darpan is an Indian Hindi film directed by Kumar Shahani. The film stars Aditi and Anil Pandya.-External links:*...
(1972) - Jadu Ka ShankhJadu Ka ShankhJadu Ka Shankh is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Sai Paranjpye.-Cast:*Nandita Aras*Sulabha Deshpande*Girish Karnad*Kulbhushan Kharbanda*Rahul Ranade...
(1974) - SamnaSamnaSamna was an Atlanta, Georgia, USA based computer software company that was bought by Lotus Development Corporation in November 1990 for $65 million USD.Samna Word was a competitor in the DOS market for word processors in the late 80s...
(1974) - Ghashiram KotwalGhashiram KotwalGhashiram Kotwal is a Marathi play written by playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1972 , as his response to the rise of a local political party, Shiv Sena, in Maharashta . The play is a political satire, written as historical drama. Based on the life of Nana Phadnavis , one of the prominent minister in...
(1976) - Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeTabbaliyu Neenade Magane (1977 film)Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane was an Indian Kannada film directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth , with Nasiruddin Shah, Manu as cast. The movie is based S. L. Bhyrappa Kannada novel of the same name.-Plot:...
(1977) - Sarvasaakshi (1978)
- Chandoba Chandoba Bhaglas Ka (1978)
- Ondanondu KaladalliOndanondu KaladalliOndanondu Kaladalli is a 1978 film by Girish Karnad with music by Bhaskar Chandavarkar, starring Shankar Nag. The movie has influences of the early Samurai films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, to whom Karnad has reportedly acknowledged his indebtedness...
(1978) - Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb DastaanArvind Desai Ki Ajeeb DastaanArvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan is a 1978 Hindi Language film, directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza and starring Dilip Dhawan, Anjali Paigankar, Sriram Lagoo and Om Puri.-Plot:...
(1978) - Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980)
- Garambicha Bapu (1980)
- Akriet (1981)
- Ek Daav BhutachaEk Daav Bhutacha-Cast:*Dilip Prabhavalkar*Ashok Saraf*Ranjana*Mohan Kothiwan*Ram Nagarkar*Sulochna*Mohan Joshi*Raghavendra Kadkol-Plot:The plot revolves around a school master, portrayed by Dilip Prabhavalkar. He is a simple and honest teacher who is posted to teach in a school in a small village of rural India...
(1982) - ParomaParomaParoma or is an award-winning Indian Bengali feature film directed by Aparna Sen.-Plot:The movie is about a 40-year-old married woman, Paroma who falls in love with Rahul , an expatriate photo-journalist working for glossy magazines who photographs her making her look glamorous...
(1984) - Maya MirigaMaya MirigaMaya Miriga Maya Miriga Maya Miriga (1984 is an award-winning Oriya film film directed by Nirad N. Mohapatra.-Story:The story of a family, where three generations live under a decaying roof. The widowed grandmother is the titular head, her son Raj Kishore Babu, father of four sons and a daughter,...
(1984) - KhandharKhandharKhandahar is a 1984 Hindi movie directed by Mrinal Sen, based on a Bengali novel, Telenapota Abishkar by Premendra Mitra. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapoor...
(1984) - Rao Saheb (1986)
- Thodasa Roomani Ho JaayenThodasa Roomani Ho JaayenThodasa Roomani Ho Jayen is a Hindi movie directed by Amol Palekar and released in 1990. It features Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar and Vikram Gokhale as major actors. It is a Hindi remake of 1956 English movie The Rainmaker. This movie has become a part of management courses and study pertaining to...
(1990) - Kairee (2000)
- ChaitraChaitra (film)Chaitra is a short film by Kranti Kanade based on G.A. Kulkarni's story of the same name. Kranti selected this story for his thesis short film towards completion of his degree in Direction from FTII. The film went on to win five National Film Awards in 2002.- Production :The film was shot in Alandi...
(2002) - ShwaasShwaasShwaas is a Marathi film, released in 2004. The film was India's official entry to the 2004 Oscars and was ranked 6th in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film category. Its storyline is based on real-life incident in Pune...
(2004) - Sarivar Sari (2005)
- Maati Maay (2006)
Awards
- 1988: Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
- 2002: National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music DirectionNational Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music DirectionThe National Film Award - Best Music Direction - Non-Feature Film winners:...
: ChaitraChaitra (film)Chaitra is a short film by Kranti Kanade based on G.A. Kulkarni's story of the same name. Kranti selected this story for his thesis short film towards completion of his degree in Direction from FTII. The film went on to win five National Film Awards in 2002.- Production :The film was shot in Alandi...
(Marathi)