Sudhir Phadke (pronunciation (help·info), 25 July 1919 – 29 July 2002) was an Indian singer-composer. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet (light music) for five decades.[citation needed] Apart from Marathi, Phadke sang and composed songs in several Hindi films as well.
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Sudhir Phadke | |
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Birth name | Ram Phadke |
Also known as | Babuji |
Born | (1919-07-25)25 July 1919 Kolhapur, Kolhapur State, British India |
Origin | Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India |
Died | 29 July 2002(2002-07-29) (aged 83) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Genres | Indian classical music |
Occupation(s) | singer and composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocal |
Phadke's nickname was Babuji.[1][self-published source][2]
Sudhir Phadke was born in Kolhapur on 25 July 1919.[citation needed] His birth name was Ram Phadke, but he later changed his name to 'Sudhir' when he composed a song for HMV.[citation needed] Phadke acquired his primary tutelage in vocal classical music from the late Vamanrao Padhye in Kolhapur. After beginning his career with HMV in 1941, he joined the Prabhat Film Company as music director in 1946. During his long career, he composed music for many Marathi and Hindi films. He was also an immaculate playback singer. Phadke married his fellow singer Lalita Deulkar. Their son Shridhar Phadke (born 1950) is also a composer and singer.[citation needed]
Geet Ramayana, based on poet G D Madgulkar's verses, is one of Phadke's most popular works.[citation needed] The programme ran on All India Radio for a year, 1955–56. Stage performances of the program continue to draw huge crowds even today. Phadke set to music all 56 songs, and they were sung by different singers for radio (Manik Varma, lalita Deulkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Phadke himself, Vasantrao Deshpande, Ram Phatak, Usha Atre). All 56 songs were also recorded in Phadke's own voice.[citation needed]
In his last days of life, Phadke was involved in producing a Hindi film on the life of the Indian freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The movie Veer Savarkar was funded by public donations. Sudhir Phadke last sang and composed music for this movie.[citation needed] [citation needed] He was also actively involved with Goa Freedom Movement and in post freedom fight of India.[citation needed] Phadke was connected with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for over 60 years.[3] He was the main inspiration and founder member of India Heritage Foundation in the United States.[citation needed]
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(Partial filmography)
Composed and renditioned 'Geet Ramayan', 56 songs written by Madgulkar. Geet Ramayan, collection of songs is summary of Indian epic of Ramayana in chronological sequence. The first of Geet Ramayan by Sudhir Phadke was broadcast by All India Radio Pune on Friday 1 April 1955 on the day of Raam Navami (celebration of the birth of Lord Rama). From 1 April 1955 for 56 weeks, every Sunday a new song of Geet Ramayana was broadcast. It was one of the most popular programs of that time. Geet Ramayan has been translated in 9 Indian languages Assamese, Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Sindhi, Telugu and Oriya.[citation needed]
Other major creations of Phadke include: Ashi pakhare yeti, Dev devharyat nahi, Daav mandun mandun modu nako, Vikat ghetla shyam, Tujhe geet ganyasathi sur labhu de, Toch chandrama nabhaat.
Phadke won numerous awards, including:
He died in Mumbai on 29 July 2002 at 10.30 AM after suffering a brain haemorrhage. His body was kept at Veer Savarkar Memorial at Dadar in central Mumbai, where many admirers came to pay their last tributes.[6]
A Flyover which goes over the railway line and Dahisar river in the Mumbai suburb between Borivali and Dahisar connecting east and west was named after him.
Bhandup Village Road in Mumbai suburb of Bhandup (West) was renamed as Sangeetkar Sudhir Phadke Marg by BMC.
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