Kalyanji Virji Shah
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Kalyanji Virji Shah was Kalyanji of Kalyanji-Anandji duo. He and his brother, Anandji Virji Shah
have been famous Indian film musicians, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, for Kora Kagaz
.
businessman in Kundrodi, Kutch, Gujarat, who migrated from Kutch to Mumbai
to start a Kirana (provision store).
He and his brothers began to learn music from a music teacher, who actually knew no music, who taught them in lieu of paying his bills to their father. One of their four grand parents, was a folk musician of some eminence. They spent most of their formative years in the hamlet of Girgaum (a district in Mumbai) amidst Marathi
and Gujarati
environs — some eminent musical talent resided in the vicinity.
is also a famous music director.
Anandji Virji Shah
Anandji Virji Shah was a famous Indian musician. Together with his brother he formed the Kalyanji-Anandji duo, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, for Kora Kagaz.- Birth and early life :...
have been famous Indian film musicians, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, for Kora Kagaz
Kora Kagaz
Kora Kagaz is a 1974 Hindi film produced by Sanath Kothari and directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Vijay Anand, Jaya Bhaduri, A.K. Hangal, Achala Sachdev and Deven Verma. The films music is by Kalyanji Anandji...
.
Birth and early life
Kalyanji was born to Virji Shah, a KutchiKutchi people
The Kutchi people traditionally reside in the Kutch region of the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat and in the Sindh province of Pakistan...
businessman in Kundrodi, Kutch, Gujarat, who migrated from Kutch to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
to start a Kirana (provision store).
He and his brothers began to learn music from a music teacher, who actually knew no music, who taught them in lieu of paying his bills to their father. One of their four grand parents, was a folk musician of some eminence. They spent most of their formative years in the hamlet of Girgaum (a district in Mumbai) amidst Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
and Gujarati
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
environs — some eminent musical talent resided in the vicinity.
Personal life
The brothers were known for their humility and easy-to-approach nature. They also were well known for their love songs and poetry readings. Kalyanji's son Viju ShahViju Shah
Viju Shah is a music director of Hindi cinema. He is the son of music director Kalyanji Virji Shah of composer duo Kalyanji Anandji...
is also a famous music director.