LP ON SJ....15-11-16.

In the beginning of their career, LP did Parasmani, almost copied music of SJ, AS THEY AGREED MANY TIMES…..However, in an interview Laxmikant opened up:  ”Pyareji and I used to play cricket together.There were 5 or 6 brothers in their company, all good musicians. So we formed an orchestra. joining the film industry, later.Pyareji used to play the violin and I wud play the mendolin. While on our way, we joined Shankar-Jaikishan playing the instruments in their orchestra…..On a question ‘who were your role models?’, he replied   un- hesitatingly : ”Shankar-Jaikishan”.We hv been highly impressed by their work. In fact, I was so influenced by Jaikishan, that I used to do everything, he did. You wouldn’t believe it  I even  try to dress, talk and walk like him. While singing, he used to shake his head a lot, and I imitated that too. IN THE BEGINNING, OUR MUSIC COMPOSITIONS HAD HINTS OF HIS STYLE……..This was the reason why he removed us from his orchestra.

 This is an excerpt from a newspaper, having interview of LP, where they mentioned the above story of SJ’s influence on them…..I read many places about SJ, and their relations in film industry…..However, acceptance of Laxmikant about their removal by Jaikishan, did not come as surprize to me, since this was the only cutting of a newspaper that surprized me, as nowhere else I came thru Laxmikant’s approval of the above fact…..Long live SJ’S MUSIC…….Ye manzilen hain kaun si, na vo samajh sake na ham….