Sardul Singh Kwatra (1928 – 2005) was an Indian film producer, director and music composer. He is widely considered to have the skill of simplifying classical ragas to portray romantic nuances in his music.[1][2]
Kwatra was born in 1928 to a Sikh family in Lahore in British Punjab.[3] He was very fond of music since his childhood. During his school days, he got his initial training in classical music from Avtar Singh of Lahore.[1] Later joined popular music director Hansraj Behl as an assistant.[1][3]
The entire cast were refugees from Lahore. Kwatra picked Shyama for the female lead. The music of the film was a hit and critically acclaimed.[1][2] Kwatra modified the folk tunes of Punjab and introduced Asha Bhosle and Jagjit Kaur, who was married to Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, as playback singers for Punjabi films, with Asha Bhosle making her debut.[4] In 1953, another Kwatra Production, Kaude Shah with Shyama as heroine, became a success at the box office.[1] Kwatra also composed the music of another Punjabi film Vanjara (1954 film), in which Lata Mangeshkar sang majority of the songs. He also introduced Shaminder as a playback singer. After Hansraj Behl, Sardul Singh Kwatra is widely considered to be the prominent music director of Punjabi films in India.[1][2]
In the mid 1970s, Kwatra moved to Chandigarh and established the Chandigarh Film Institute.[4][2] His last assignment was a Punjabi film, Unkhilli Muttiar in 1983. Kwatra lived in Bombay after 1975 with his eldest son. He was great friends with actor Pradeep Kumar.
Kwatra was in love with a Muslim woman[1] and composed some music celebrating her femininity and charm. He left Lahore in 1947 but his partner's appearance was constantly on his mind and once admitted that he "can't create good music without being in love."[1]
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External linksedit
Sardul Singh Kwatra on IMDb website
Sardul Singh Kwatra music on Apple Music
April 12, 2024
sardul, singh, kwatra, 1928, 2005, indian, film, producer, director, music, composer, widely, considered, have, skill, simplifying, classical, ragas, portray, romantic, nuances, music, born1928lahore, punjab, province, british, indiadied6, july, 2005, 2005, ag. Sardul Singh Kwatra 1928 2005 was an Indian film producer director and music composer He is widely considered to have the skill of simplifying classical ragas to portray romantic nuances in his music 1 2 Sardul Singh KwatraBorn1928Lahore Punjab Province British IndiaDied6 July 2005 2005 07 06 aged 76 77 United StatesNationalityIndianOther namesSardool KwatraOccupation s Film director Producer Music composerHe composed music for Hindi and Punjabi films 1 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editKwatra was born in 1928 to a Sikh family in Lahore in British Punjab 3 He was very fond of music since his childhood During his school days he got his initial training in classical music from Avtar Singh of Lahore 1 Later joined popular music director Hansraj Behl as an assistant 1 3 Career editAfter partition of India in 1947 Kwatra s family moved to Amritsar and then to Bombay The first film of Kwatra Production was a Punjabi film Posti 1950 4 The entire cast were refugees from Lahore Kwatra picked Shyama for the female lead The music of the film was a hit and critically acclaimed 1 2 Kwatra modified the folk tunes of Punjab and introduced Asha Bhosle and Jagjit Kaur who was married to Mohammed Zahur Khayyam as playback singers for Punjabi films with Asha Bhosle making her debut 4 In 1953 another Kwatra Production Kaude Shah with Shyama as heroine became a success at the box office 1 Kwatra also composed the music of another Punjabi film Vanjara 1954 film in which Lata Mangeshkar sang majority of the songs He also introduced Shaminder as a playback singer After Hansraj Behl Sardul Singh Kwatra is widely considered to be the prominent music director of Punjabi films in India 1 2 In the mid 1970s Kwatra moved to Chandigarh and established the Chandigarh Film Institute 4 2 His last assignment was a Punjabi film Unkhilli Muttiar in 1983 Kwatra lived in Bombay after 1975 with his eldest son He was great friends with actor Pradeep Kumar Death editKwatra left for the United States in 1978 where he died on 6 July 2005 1 4 2 Personal life editKwatra was in love with a Muslim woman 1 and composed some music celebrating her femininity and charm He left Lahore in 1947 but his partner s appearance was constantly on his mind and once admitted that he can t create good music without being in love 1 Filmography editEk Teri Nishani 1949 2 Jalte Deep 1950 Man ka Meet 1950 Posti 1950 Punjabi movie 5 Shagan 1951 along with Husnlal Bhagatram Sardul Kwatra initially worked as his assistant 3 2 Goonj 1952 A movie under Kwatra Productions banner 3 2 Bewafa 1952 3 Mirza Sahiban 1953 3 Koday Shah 1953 Punjabi movie under Kwatra Productions 2 Pilpili Saheb 1954 Kwatra Productions 3 Vanjara 1954 Punjabi movie Tees Maar Khan 1955 Son of Ali Baba 1955 Kala Chor 1956 Char Minar 1956 Adalat 1958 film Lady Robinhood 1959 3 Heer Sayal 1960 Punjabi movie directed by his brother H S Kwatra under Kwatra Productions Air Mail 1960 Dekha Jayega 1960 Gypsy Girl 1961 3 2 Khilari 1961 Billo 1961 Punjabi movie 2 Deccan Queen 1962 Kala Chashma 1962 Chandrashekhar Azad 1963 Satluj De Kande 1964 Punjabi movie 2 Accident 1965 Raj Karega Khalsa 1971 Shabad Gurbani with Mahendra Kapoor lyrics by H S Kohli Daku Mansingh 1971 Yamla Jatt 1977 Punjabi movie 2 Lambardarni 1980 Punjabi movie Do Posti 1981 Punjabi movie Bagga Daku 1983 Punjabi Movie Patwari 1983 Punjabi movie Unkhilli Muttiar 1983 Punjabi movie 2 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Folk music was his forte The Tribune Chandigarh India 14 December 2008 Archived from the original on 12 February 2023 Retrieved 28 March 2024 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Sardul Singh Kwatra profile and filmography Cinemaazi com website Archived from the original on 17 January 2022 Retrieved 29 March 2024 a b c d e f g h i Sardul Kwatra profile and film songs MySwar website Archived from the original on 5 December 2023 Retrieved 29 March 2024 a b c d Aujla Harjap Singh Sardul Kwatra and his Soulful Music Academy of the Punjab in North America APNA website Archived from the original on 13 February 2023 Retrieved 29 March 2024 Sardul Kwatra s Posti 1951 film Upperstall com website Archived from the original on 1 December 2010 Retrieved 29 March 2024 External links editSardul Singh Kwatra on IMDb website Sardul Singh Kwatra music on Apple Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sardul Singh Kwatra amp oldid 1216443954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
