Shravan Rathod is an Indian music director and composer best known as part of the iconic music composer duo, Nadeem-Shravan. In April 2021, he died after being diagnosed with Covid-19.
Wiki/Biography
Shravan Kumar Rathod aka Shravan Rathod was born on Saturday, 13 November 1954 (age 66 years; at time of death) in Mumbai, India. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Shravan Rathod got his interest in music because his father was a classical music maestro. Shravan started training at an early age under the guidance of his father.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family & Caste
Parents & Siblings
Shravan Rathod’s father’s name is Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod, who is a playback singer. He has two brothers, Roop Kumar Rathod and Vinod Rathod.
Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod with his wife
Wife & Children
He is survived by two sons, Sanjeev Rathod and Darshan Rathod.
Shravan Rathod with his wife, and sons Sanjeev and Darshan Rathod.
Career
Shravan made his debut in the music industry as a composer with Nadeem Saifi, another music composer in 1972, and together they formed the iconic Nadeem-Shravan duo. The duo’s first composition was the song ‘Kashi hile, Patna hile’ for the Bhojpuri film Dangal (1979). The song is sung by popular playback singer Manna Dey. In 1985, Nadeem-Shravan released their first commercial project ‘Star Ten,’ and the songs in the album were composed using bansuri, sitar, and shehnai. The songs in the album were sung by famous actors like Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, and many others. Nadeem and Shravan recorded their first independent song under Gulshan Kumar’s T-Series record label. Later, they made an entire album of songs for the film Aashiqui directed by Mahesh Bhatt. Over the years, Nadeem-Shravan has composed music for several Hindi films, such as Saajan (1991), Deewana (1992), Raja (1995), Raja Hindustani (1996), Raaz (2002), and many more. The two have worked in more than 150 films together, but in 2005, they decided to part ways and Shravan focused on building his son’s career in the Hindi film industry.
Saajan Poster (1991)
Awards, Honors & Achievements
- Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1991 for Aashiqui
- Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1992 for Saajan
- Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1993 for Deewana
- Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1997 for Raja Hindustani
- Skrin Bintang Best Music Director Award in 1997 for Raja Hindustani
- Skrin Bintang Best Music Director Award in 1998 for Pardes
- Zee Cine Best Music Director in 2003 for Raaz
Death
On 19 April 2021, Shravan Rathod was confirmed positive for the Covid-19 virus and he was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. Sadly, he passed away on April 22, 2021 after suffering multiple organ failure and a heart attack. The news was confirmed by his son, Sanjeev, who said-
My father tested positive after visiting the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. We never thought our family would go through such a difficult time, my father passed away, I am Covid positive and so is my mother. My sister is also positive and is in home isolation, but since our father has passed away, she is allowed to do the final procedure to perform the last rites for our father.”
Facts/Trivia
- Shravan is a spiritual and religious person, and he practices meditation. He believes it helps him in improving his efficiency at work.
- In an interview, Shravan said that his subconscious mind always creates rhythms for music and he writes the songs. He told during the interview that because of this, the two have prepared more than a thousand songs over the years.
Old pictures of Nadeem and Shravan from the shoot
- In 1990, Nadeem-Shravan compositions faced a tough time as none of them became super hits. To earn money, Shravan decided to start a ready-to-wear business called ‘Composer Collection.’
- The duo was responsible for scoring the music for the 2002 thriller Raaz. The music composed by them was even appreciated by English singer, musician, film producer, and songwriter Sir Paul McCartney.
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