David ji, Sameer and I used to have music sittings from 9 a.m to 10:30 a.m every day. This was my first film with David Dhawan. Kisi Disco Mein Jaayein – Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan Abhijeet recorded it finally and sung it brilliantly. I had two male singers in mind while making the song. I made the changes according to his preference. He asked me if the arrangements could have a different flavour as the rhythm I played the song in was the kind most composers were using at that time. I made him listen to the composition in Indian rhythm. I remember Champak Jain from Venus was with us during the music sittings.
The director was extremely moved when he heard the aalaap and said the only thing heroine will sing in this song is this aalaap. It was quite different from that song but it had a similar feel to it. The aalaap that Sadhana Sargam sang was inspired from that. Vijaya was a big fan of ‘Yunhi Tum Mujhse Baat Karti Ho’ (‘Sachaa Jhutha’) which was composed by daddy and suggested if I can create something similar to that. While Udit Narayan was the main singer on the track, the aalaap portions rendered by Sadhana Sargam added to the beauty of the composition. Mehboob sahab had written some wonderful lyrics for the title song. He made some minor changes but was happy with the song. I created the tune and we made it listen to daddy. One day, when we were having a sitting for ‘Tridev’, Rajiv suggested me to try my hand at creating a tune. I had become quite close to Rajiv as we were similar-aged and had worked earlier on ‘Yudh’. My father (Kalyanji) and Anandji were the composers on this film as well and I was assisting them. This was the first ever song that I attempted as a composer for a film. Kalyanji-Anandji were the composers on the film and Rajiv and I used to sit for hours working on the orchestration of the songs. I first worked with Rajiv (Rai) on his debut film ‘Yudh’. Main Teri Mohabbat Mein Paagal Ho Jaunga – Tridevīeing my first composition for a film, ‘Main Teri Mohabbat Mein Paagal Ho Jaaunga’ will always remain a special to me.
On his birthday, the maverick composer talks about ten of his most special melodies and the interesting stories behind them.
Apart from being a prolific composer, Viju Shah has also been known to be one of the most imaginative arrangers or music producers in the history of Hindi cinema. He has composed songs of different genres and moods and when you go through his discography, you will realize it’s impossible to put him in a box. Many who follow Hindi film music describe Viju Shah as a techno maverick but the fact is that the composer has been as versatile as one could be.
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