Datta Davjekar

Datta Davjekar:

Datta Davjekar had worked for Pune’s Saraswati Cinetone and also under Sureshbabu Mane. He devoted more than sixty years of his life as a music composer. His career as a music composer began with Mane’s Sarkari Pahune. Later, in Kolhapur, he worked for Maze baal, Chimukla Sansar and Gajabhau. In Marathi films, Davjekar was the first one to offer playback-singing opportunities to Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosale. As an independent composer, he composed music for Pedgavche Shahane, Rangalya Ratri ashya, Pathlaag and Padchaya. Along with other awards, the Government of Maharashtra honoured him with the Lata Mangeshkar Award. He also worked with the Young India Gramophone and HMV music companies as a lyricist and composer. Having composed the music for over a hundred films and composed over a thousand tunes, Datta Davjekar is indeed an incomparable artist.