Composer ‘Raam Laxman’ dies at 78

In the late 80s, when movie music was going by means of a shakeup with ghazal concert events dominating the dreary and common movie music being churned out, a brand new technology craved a brand new sound.
Right then, Sooraj Barjatya’s Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989) starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree, hit the market. An age-old love story, packaged otherwise with well-drawn-out characters, the movie was additionally offered as a musical with 11 songs that took up about 65 minutes from the three-hour run time, which wasn’t ordinary, and have become the best grosser of the yr regardless of Yash Chopra’s Chandni within the working alongside.
The comparatively unknown composer, Vijay Patil, aka Raam Laxman, hit the excessive be aware with this and have become a fixture in Rajshri Productions thereafter, following it up with extra chartbusters like Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994) and Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999). There have been additionally songs in 100 Days (1991), Deepak Bahry’s Hum Se Badhkar Kaun (1981) and Mahesh Bhatt’s Saatwan Aasmaan (1992)
Patil, who made the yr memorable with melodious tunes handed away early Saturday as a consequence of cardiac arrest. He was 78 and affected by fever since his second shot of the Covid vaccine. His son Amar Patil took him to Nagpur to their household house when the instances have been surging in Maharashtra.
Amar mentioned, “My father passed away at 2 am on Saturday. He died due to a heart attack. He got the second jab of Covid-19 vaccine a few days ago, following which he was feeling very weak and fatigued, and a doctor was treating him for that.”
Many, together with Lata Mangeshkar, Salman Khan and Rajshri Productions, mourned his demise. “Rajshri will always remember him for his immense contribution to the music industry. May his soul Rest In Peace,” was the tweet posted by the manufacturing home’s deal with.

Patil started his profession as a member of the orchestra Amar Vijay and was seen by comic Dada Kondke, who approached him to compose music for Pandu Hawaldar (1975).
Patil approached his buddy Surinder for a similar they usually shaped the duo Raam-Laxman—Patil was Laxman and Surinder was Raam. They composed for the movie collectively however Surinder died quickly after.
Patil stored the title Raam Laxman to honour his buddy’s reminiscence and stored composing below it. His final movie was Hum Saath Saath Hain.