Datta Davjekar

Datta Davjekar: Dattatreya Shankar Davjekar

१५ नोव्हेंबर १९१७ ला पुण्याजवळ कोंडुर येथे दत्तात्रेय शंकर डावजेकर ऊर्फ डी. डी. यांचा जन्म झाला. वडील शंकर डावजेकर हे उर्दू, मराठी नाटके व कीर्तनात तबला वाजवीत असत. त्यामुळे डी. डीं.ना लहानपणापासूनच संगीताचे बाळकडू मिळाले. 

Datta Davjekar had worked for Pune’s Saraswati Cinetone . 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. Lata began her career in Hindi films with "Aap Ki Sewa Mein" (1947) and the song "Paa Lagu Kar Jori Re" under Datta Davjekar. 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.

१९ सप्टेंबर २००७ रोजी वयाच्या नव्वदाव्या वर्षी डावजेकरांचे निधन झाले.