Biopic Of Legendary Music Composer Datta Naik Announced

A biopic of legendary music composer N. Datta, also known as Datta Naik, is in the works, it was confirmed on Wednesday.

Yoodlee Films, which is the film division of India's oldest music label, Saregama India Limited, will produce the biopic N Dutta who composed the music for films like Milap, Marine Drive, Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke, Mohini, Sadhna, Dhool Ka Phool, Dharmputra, Do Bhai and many more.

BIOPIC ON LEGENDARY MUSIC COMPOSER N DATTA... Yoodlee Films [#Saregama] announces biopic on #NDatta... Known for classics #DhoolKaPhool and #Dharamputra [directorial debut of #YashChopra]... His son Roop Naik is now collaborating with producers to fill in the gaps of the story. pic.twitter.com/fVmWgCXMgA

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 30, 2020

Born in 1927, Dattaram Baburao Naik began his musical career in the 1950s as an assistant to the legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman. He has worked with talented singers like Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar, and others, and collaborated with legendary songwriter Sahir Ludhianvi.

He last composed for the 1980 film Chehre Pe Chehra and breathed his last seven years later in December 1987.

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