Ravi Sharma (not to be confused with sitarist Ravi Shankar) was perhaps the most underrated music director of the 1950s and 60s. His contribution to Bollywood film music however, will never be forgotten. A regular of the B R Chopra camp, Ravi gave music to several successful films like Waqt, Gumrah, Aadmi aur Insaan, Kaajal, Chaudvin ka Chand etc. In this article, we look back at the melodious music of ‘Do Badan’, a film directed by Raj Khosla and starring Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar, Simi and Pran. Shakeel wrote the meaningful lyrics to Ravi’s tunes.
Do Badan was a modest success. The music, however, was a hit. Ravi, at that time used to prefer Mohammed Rafi for male playback. After he became the house music director of B R Films,…
