Veteran music director Ravindra Jain passes away
Q. Which veteran music director passed away on 9th October 2015?- Published on 10 Oct 15a. A. R. Rehman
b. Salim Merchant
c. Ravindra Jain
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Ravindra Jain
Well known music director Ravindra Jain who overcame blindness to create soulful music for the Indian film industry including movies like Chitchor and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, died on Friday of multiple organ failure at the age of 71. Jain was known for his collaboration with singer K. J. Yesudas for melodies such as Oo goriya re, Beeti hui raat ki, Gori tera gaon and Jab deep jale aana. The music director began his career with a Mohammad Rafi song which was not released. He composed music for several hit films like Geeta Gata Chal and Vivah. He also composed music for TV serials.
