Diwana Hua Badal...O.P. Nayyar, the Rhythm King of 1950s

In this baithak episode, we discuss the music of O.P. Nayyar. who was considered the rhythm king of 1950s and early 60s in Hindi cinema. With his unique style, he gave hit music for films like C.I.D., Kashmir Ki Kali, Mere Sanam and many more. Asha Bhonsle, Mohammad Rafi and Geeta Dutt sang some of their best songs on his tunes. We cover our favorite songs of this composer. ​​Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.Watch or listen to all the previous episodes, on Spotify here ​​​About the hosts: ​​​Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT,  took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.  ​​​Link : www.harishsaluja.com ​​​Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while. ​​​Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio) ​​​Link: www.anuragwadehra.com