Chitra Gupta

Chitragupt, also known as Chitragupt Shrivastava, an Indian film music director in Hindi and Bhojpuri cinema, was born November 16 1917. His birthplace was Sawreji, a village in the Saran district (now Gopalganj district) of Bihar. For his education, he did a Masters in Economics and Journalism. He had two sons, Anand and Milind Shrivastava, also Bollywood music directors. He then became a lecturer at Patna University. Due to his interest in music, he took lessons from Pandit Shiv Prasad Tripathi and sang bhajans for Puja celebrations. 

In 1944, he resigned as a lecturer and moved to Bombay (Mumbai) to pursue his dream job as a composer. He was introduced to S. N. Tripathi by Sarvottam Badami Proficient director Sarvottam Badami has worked in >> Read More... of Bombay Talkies Click to look into! >> Read More... , who was impressed by Chitragupt's passion for music and took him as an assistant (1946-50). His first work as an independent composer was from the film Lady Robinhood (1946). His first successful project was the duet Adaa Se Jhoomte Hue from the movie Sindbad The Sailor, released in 1952. It was RD Burman who recommended Chitragupt to give music for mythological films. He recorded his first song with Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar, the veteran playback singer, had >> Read More... for AVM Productions in the movie Shiv Bhakt (1955). He composed music for many other AVM Productions, which include Bhabhi (1957), Barkha (1959), Main Chup Rahungi (1962), and Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964). 

The Bhojpuri film Industry came into existence in 1962. Chitragupt was the first to give music in movies like Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaio, Laagi Nahi Chhoote Rama, and Bhauji. He suffered a heart attack in 1968 and a paralytic stroke in 1974. He recorded his last song in the film Shiv Ganga (1988). In the same year, his sons Anand and Milind debuted Mansoor Khan's Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. He took his last breath on January 14 1991, at Bombay Hospital. He is known for his work as a music composer in the movies Adhi Raat Ke Baad (1965), Wedding Celebration (1962), Zabak (1962), and Saat Samundar Paar (1965). He has worked on the soundtrack for movies like Apna Bhi Koi Hota (1984), Intezar (1973), Vaasna (1968), and Aulad (1968). Some of his other works include Machalti Hui Hawa Mein Chham Chham, sung by Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar is an Indian playback singer, who ha >> Read More... and Lata Mangeshkar in the movie Ganga Ki Lahren, the semi-classical song Payalwaali Dekh Na, sung by Kishore Kumar, and the song Agar Sun Le Koi Nagma.

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ChitraGupt Shrivastava who is better known as Chitragupt was a popular music composer, and director, who directed several Hindi and Bhojpuri songs as well as composed them. His sons have also followed in his footsteps and are Bollywood music directors. He mostly worked with the lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri Majrooh Sultanpuri was born in Sultanpur on Octobe >> Read More... . He has composed various hit songs like Chal Udja Re Panchhi, which was sung by Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi is a renowned Indian playback singer >> Read More... . He also composed Ek Raat mei Do Do Chand Khile, which was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh. It is believed that Lata Mangeshkar sang about 240 songs out of which at least 151 were solo under Chitragupt’s responsibility. He has also composed and produced songs for more than 50 movies, some of which are Neelmani, which was released in the year 1957, Bhabhi, Laxmi Pooja, Taxi Stand and many more. He died in 1991.