<p>Whether it is ‘saathiya tune kya kiya’ or ‘mere jeevan saathi’ or ‘ham bane tum bane’ or ‘dil diwana’ or ‘sach mere yaar hai’, <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/s-p-balasubrahmanyam" target="_blank">S P Balasubrahmanyam</a> has enthralled audiences of Hindi cinema across generations.</p>.<p>SPB, as he was popularly known, touched hearts with his mastery of voice and the way he carried the songs from start to end.</p>.<p>In Hindi films, he had lent voice to Kamal Haasan and Salman Khan besides several other actors for close to three decades. He also lent voice for Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra.</p>.<p>An admirer of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and the late Mohammed Rafi, the south Indian singer had his own charm and a flow of melody when it came to his unique Hindi diction and his style of singing.</p>.<p>SPB has sung for top Bollywood music directors and composers like Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, R D Burman and Naushad to name a few.</p>.<p>In Hindi films, he shot into fame with romantic tragedy film directed by K Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri. All the songs, composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, were superhits and immortal – ‘tere mere beech main’, ‘hum tum dono jab mil jayen’, ‘hum bane tum bane’ alongside Lata Mangeshkar and ‘mere jeevan saathi’ with Anuradha Paudwal.</p>.<p>In fact, SPB managed to carve a niche for himself when the late Kishore Kumar was at his very best.</p>.<p>In 1985, the late RD roped SPB in Saagar, a romantic-triangular involving Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan and Dimple Kapadia. The genius in RD made SPB and Kishore Da sing together and churned out a foot-tapping ‘yunhi gaate raho’ - that is still played in parties. Besides, the solo ‘sach mere yaar hai’ and ‘O Maria’ with Asha Bhosale went on to become a chartbuster.</p>.<p>In 1989, when Maine Pyar Kiya, a musical romantic film featuring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree was released, it was SPB who was equally appreciated – and all the 11 songs were superhits. Whether it is ‘kabutar ja ja’ or ‘aaja shaam hone aaye’, ‘dil diwana’ , ‘didi tere dewar diwana’ with Lata Didi – he proved what his range was. The lyrics were written by Asad Bhopali and created by RaamLaxman.</p>.<p>In the 1991 flick Saajan, another romantic-triangular of Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit, SPB was back with his magic thanks to the duo of Nadeem-Shravan. The songs – ‘bahut payar karte hai’, ‘tum se milne ki tamanna hai’ – are still remembered.</p>
<p>Whether it is ‘saathiya tune kya kiya’ or ‘mere jeevan saathi’ or ‘ham bane tum bane’ or ‘dil diwana’ or ‘sach mere yaar hai’, <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/s-p-balasubrahmanyam" target="_blank">S P Balasubrahmanyam</a> has enthralled audiences of Hindi cinema across generations.</p>.<p>SPB, as he was popularly known, touched hearts with his mastery of voice and the way he carried the songs from start to end.</p>.<p>In Hindi films, he had lent voice to Kamal Haasan and Salman Khan besides several other actors for close to three decades. He also lent voice for Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra.</p>.<p>An admirer of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and the late Mohammed Rafi, the south Indian singer had his own charm and a flow of melody when it came to his unique Hindi diction and his style of singing.</p>.<p>SPB has sung for top Bollywood music directors and composers like Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, R D Burman and Naushad to name a few.</p>.<p>In Hindi films, he shot into fame with romantic tragedy film directed by K Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri. All the songs, composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, were superhits and immortal – ‘tere mere beech main’, ‘hum tum dono jab mil jayen’, ‘hum bane tum bane’ alongside Lata Mangeshkar and ‘mere jeevan saathi’ with Anuradha Paudwal.</p>.<p>In fact, SPB managed to carve a niche for himself when the late Kishore Kumar was at his very best.</p>.<p>In 1985, the late RD roped SPB in Saagar, a romantic-triangular involving Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan and Dimple Kapadia. The genius in RD made SPB and Kishore Da sing together and churned out a foot-tapping ‘yunhi gaate raho’ - that is still played in parties. Besides, the solo ‘sach mere yaar hai’ and ‘O Maria’ with Asha Bhosale went on to become a chartbuster.</p>.<p>In 1989, when Maine Pyar Kiya, a musical romantic film featuring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree was released, it was SPB who was equally appreciated – and all the 11 songs were superhits. Whether it is ‘kabutar ja ja’ or ‘aaja shaam hone aaye’, ‘dil diwana’ , ‘didi tere dewar diwana’ with Lata Didi – he proved what his range was. The lyrics were written by Asad Bhopali and created by RaamLaxman.</p>.<p>In the 1991 flick Saajan, another romantic-triangular of Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit, SPB was back with his magic thanks to the duo of Nadeem-Shravan. The songs – ‘bahut payar karte hai’, ‘tum se milne ki tamanna hai’ – are still remembered.</p>
