NEW DELHI: Pyarelal Sharma, one half of the iconic composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, has been felicitated with the Lakshminarayana International Award.
The award was presented to the ‘My Name Is Lakhan’ composer by musicians L Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam as part of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival.
Recently, Pyarelal was announced as a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, on the eve of Republic Day. Pyarelal is one of the most successful music composers in Hindi cinema in his career spanning over eight decades.
The legendary musician has given iconic songs in collaboration with music maestro Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar. The duo- Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed evergreen songs including ‘Dosti’, ‘Hum Sab Ustad Hain’, Aaye Din Bahar Ke, ‘Mere Hamdam Mere Dost’, ‘Mera Gaon Mera Desh’, ‘Bobby’, ‘Roti’ ‘Kapda Aur Makaan’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony, Aasha, Prem Rog, ‘Meri Jung’, ‘Ram Lakhan’, among others.
The duo’s soundtracks had an unbelievable range, spread across many genres, moods, styles and situations. (ANI)