
He has composed music for over 50 Bollywood films including Disco Dancer (1982), Namal Halal (1982) and Sharaabi (1984). He started his career in Bollywood in 1973 with the film Nanha Shikari and is considered to be one of the pioneers in introducing disco music to Indian cinema. Known as the Disco King, Bappi Lahiri is one of the most eminent music composers of Bollywood. In their four and a half decade long career, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah together composed music for over 200 films including films like Don (1978), Muqaddar ka Sikandar (1978) and Kora Kagaz in 1974 for which they also won a film fare award. The music director duo Kalyanji- Anandji were amongst the most acclaimed music composers of Indian cinema. In his four and a half decade long career, he composed music for several films including Mr and Mrs 55 (1955), CID (1956) and for the 1957 film Naya Daur for which he also won the film fare award for Best Music. He started his career in the early 1950s and was renowned for his melodious peppy music. One of the most prominent music composers of Indian cinema is Omkar Prasad Nayyar more popularly known as O.P.Nayyar. Some of his many immortal musical tracks include his compositions in films like Yaadon ki baarat (1973), The great gambler (1979), Padosan (1968), Caravan (1971), Sholay (1975). He is a recipient of three film fare awards and innumerable other accolades in his three and a half decade long career. His style of music was greatly influenced by Western, Arabic, Latin, Oriental music which he fused with Indian music to create his compositions.

Burman is unquestionably one of the music composers who revolutionized the music of Indian cinema. Here are some of the music composers, who have given Indian cinema some of its best and eternally memorable songs over the years.


It wouldn’t be wrong to say that music is the soul of Bollywood. Bollywood wouldn’t be Bollywood without its music.
