Film composer Ravi dies at 86

Bollywood composer Ravi Shankar Sharma, whose tune "Darshan do Ghanashyam" was applied in "Slumdog Uniform," died March 7 in the Mumbai, India, hospital where he was recognized after two cardiac event. He was 86.Ravi, who passed his title, composed music more than 70 Hindi films too for numerous regional photos. An obscure number in 1957's "Narsi Bhagat" acquired notice if the was applied in "Slumdog" one of the questions the protag must answer. Pic wrongly credited 15th century poet Surdas while using song, an undeniable fact not lost on many Indians.One of several hits that Ravi composed music for were tunes in "Chaudhvin ka chand," "Humraaz," "Waqt," "Phool aur pathar" and "Neel kamal."The self-trained music artist was destitute because he was discovered by composer Hemant Kumar inside a stay in Mumbai in 1952. Hired on becoming an assistant, he ongoing to compose music for Malayalam and Hindi films but got his large burglary 1960 with Guru Dutt's "Chaudhvin ka chand," whose breathtaking tunes, like the titular number, aided increase the risk for pic successful.He gave a completely new dimension to thrush Asha Bhonsle, recognized for sensuous tunes, while using philosophical "Tora guy darpan" in 1965's "Kaajal" and elevated the place of singer Mahendra Kapoor.Ravi was absent within the creating scene for quite a while beginning in 1972 1980's "Nikaah," having its "Dil ke armaan," introduced him to Mumbai as "Bombay Ravi." After 1984's "Mehndi," he drifted to Malayalam films.Scribe Raju Bharatan, author of "A Trip Lower Memory Lane" together with other books on Bollywood, mentioned, "That leads to only Khayyam in the Grand Old Order," mentioning to composers from the era when music ruled Hindi films.Children add a boy, Ajay, and daughter-in-law, thesp Varsha Usgaonkar. Contact Shalini Dore at shali.dore@variety.com