Jaidev

Jaidev
Born
Jaidev Verma

(1918-08-03)3 August 1918
Died6 January 1987(1987-01-06) (aged 68)
Years active1933–1987
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Music Direction
Reshma Aur Shera (1972)
Gaman (1979)
Ankahee (1985)

Jaidev (3 August 1918[1][2] – 6 January 1987; born Jaidev Verma) was a music composer in Hindi films, most known for his work in films: Hum Dono (1961), Reshma Aur Shera (1971), Prem Parbat (1973), Gharaonda (1977) and Gaman (1978).

He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, three times for Reshma Aur Shera (1972), Gaman (1979) and Ankahee (1985).

  1. ^ Ranade, A.D. (2006). Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries (in Indonesian). Promilla & Company Publishers. p. 295. ISBN 978-81-85002-64-4. Retrieved 28 August 2018. ... Jaidev (b. 3-8-1918) (Debut film 1955) Jaidev was born in Nairobi where his father was working as a stationmaster.
  2. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India. 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 28 August 2018. ... The choice of Jaidev for the Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar, instituted by the government of Madhya Pradesh, ... The son of a high railway official in Africa, he was born in Nairobi on August 3, 1918.