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Asian Network,26 Oct 2014,57 mins

Series Javed Akhtar

The Story of Saagar

Asian Network Presents

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In this exclusive special for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Asian Network, renowned film lyricist Javed Akhtar narrates the story behind three of his biggest soundtracks. This hour, multi-award-winning Javed Akhtar gives us the inside track on what went into creating the music for the 1985 film 'Saagar', which starred Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia and Kamal Hassan. Comprising of classics like 'Saagar Kinare', 'O Maria' and 'Jaane Do Na', 'Saagar' was one of 1985's biggest selling soundtracks and featured the voices of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar. Javed will talk about his working process, the inspiration behind the lyrics and his memories of collaborating with musical giant the late music composer RD Burman and working with the films' director, Ramesh Sippy.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Yunhi Gaate Raho
    Yunhi Gaate Raho
    Kishore Kumar & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  3. 2.
    Sach Mere Yaar Hai
    Sach Mere Yaar Hai
    S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  4. 3.
    Jaane Do Naa
    Jaane Do Naa
    Asha Bhosle & Shailendra Singh