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Indian film music composer duo

Shankar–Jaikishan (also known as S-J) were an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, working together from to They are widely considered to be one of the greatest music composers of the Hindi film industry.^[1][2]

After Jaikishan’s death in , Shankar continued as a music director alone until his own death in During this solo career, he was still credited as 'Shankar–Jaikishan'.

Shankar–Jaikishan, along with other artists, composed "everlasting" and "immortal melodies" in the s, s, and early s.^[3] Their best work was noted for being "raga-based and having both lilt and sonority".^[4]

Early life

Shankar

Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi (15 October – 26 April ) was from Hyderabad, British India.^[5] During his formative years, Shankar played the tabla and learned the art formally from Baba Nasir Khansahib.

For many years, Shankar studied as a disciple of the l