The Story of Saagar
Award-winning lyricist Javed Akhtar describes the process of working on a Bollywood soundtrack, beginning with the story behind 1985's Saagar.
In this exclusive special for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network, renowned film lyricist Javed Akhtar narrates the story behind three of his biggest soundtracks.
This hour, multi-award-winning Javed Akhtar gives us the inside track on what went into creating the music for the 1985 film 'Saagar', which starred Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia and Kamal Hassan.
Comprising of classics like 'Saagar Kinare', 'O Maria' and 'Jaane Do Na', 'Saagar' was one of 1985's biggest selling soundtracks and featured the voices of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar.
Javed will talk about his working process, the inspiration behind the lyrics and his memories of collaborating with musical giant the late music composer RD Burman and working with the films' director, Ramesh Sippy.
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S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sach Mere Yaar Hai
- Saagar.
- Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd..
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Asha Bhosle & Shailendra Singh
Jaane Do Naa
- Saagar.
- Universal.
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Asha Bhosle & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
O Maria
- Saagar.
- Universal.
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Kishore Kumar
Saagar Jaise Ankhonwali
- Saagar.
- Universal.
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Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar
Saagar Kinare
- Saagar.
- Universal.
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Kishore Kumar & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Yunhi Gaate Raho
- Saagar.
- Universal.
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Lata Mangeshkar
Saagar Kinare (Sad Version)
- Saagar.
- Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd..
Broadcasts
- Sun 26 Oct 2014 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network
- New Year's Day 2015 10:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network
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