Vinod was a famous Music Director of 1950's. In 1949, he gave a popular Music score Lara Lappa Lara Lappa sung by Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi

Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....

 and Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

, in the film Ek Thi Ladki.

Real name of Vinod is Eric Robert, Vinod was popular name given by Bombay Film Industry.

Early life

When Vinod was a child, he was fascinated by music played at Hindu weddings. Vinod was a student of Pandit Amar Nath, a musical director from Lahore

Lahore

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. At a young age of 17yrs, his first official record composition was released, Samne Aaga Koi Jalwa Dikha gaya koi.

Career

Vinod started composing songs for films in 1946. He composed music for the 1949 film Ek Thi Ladki, which, along with the song Lara lappa lara lappa layi rakhda, addi tappa addi tappa layi rakhda, became successful. He moved to Bombay when Roop Shori, a producer for who Vinod had previously composed songs, brought his team there. Vinod composed music for 32 films.

Personal life

Vinod married in Lahore to Sheela Betty and then moved to Delhi

Delhi

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. Composed a lot of Punjabi film music like Saari Raat teri tak lena nam.
Has two daughters Veena and Veera and grand and great grand children. Presently Veena Solomon widow of Late Newton Solomon and Veera Mistry married to Kelly Mistry.

Grand children Sarah Iyer, Rakesh Solomon, Dr. Jacqueline Tawade, Carl Mistry and Eric Solomon (who’s been named after him)

Great grand children Rhea Solomon, Mithila Iyer, Shaun Solomon and Rania Solomon.

Filmography

• KHAMOSH NIGAHEIN (1946)
• PARAYE BUS MAIN (1946) (with Niaz Husain)
• KAMINI
  KAMINI
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  (1946)
• CHAMAN
  Chaman
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  (1948) (Punjabi)
• EK THI LADKI
  Ek Thi Ladki
  Ek Thi Ladki was a 1949 Hindi movie by director Roop K. Shorey.This was the movie which had the famous Punjabi song "'Laara Lappa Laara Lappa Layi Rakhda" by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi. The movie starred Meena Shorey and Motilal . Other notable actors were Bharat Bhushan, I.S. Johar, Agha,...
  
  (1949)
• TAARA (1949)
• ANMOL RATTAN (1950)
• BHAIYA JI (1950) (Punjabi)
• WAFFA (1950) (with Bulo C. Rani)
• MUTIAR (1950) (Punjabi)
• FOR LADIES ONLY
  For Ladies Only
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  (1951)
• MUKHRHA (1951)
• SABZ BAGH (1951) (with Gulshan Sufi)
• AAG KA DARYA (1953)
• EK DO TEEN (1953)
• ASHTALLI (1954) (Punjabi)
• LAADLA
  Laadla
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  (1954)
• RAMMAN (1954)
• HAA HAA HII HII HOO HOO (1954)
• JALWA (1955)
• OOT PATANG (1955)
• SHRI NAQAD NARAIN (1955)
• MAKHI CHOOS (1956)
• AMAR SHAHEED (YEAR UN-KNOWN) (with Vasant Desai)
• SHEIKH CHILLI (1956)
• GARMA GARAM (1957)
• MUMTAZ MAHAL
  Mumtaz Mahal
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  (1957)
• NIKKI
  Nikki
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  (1958) (Punjabi)
• MISS HUNTERWALI (1959)
• DEKHI TERI BUMBAI (1961)
• EK LADKI SAAT LADKE (1961) (with S. Mohinder)
• RANG RALIYAN (1962) (with Lachhi Ram and Mukherjee)

Note: Last three films were released after his death at the age of thirty seven in 1959.

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