Ranjit Gazmer
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ranjit Gazmer |
| Also known as | Kancha |
| Born | October 3, 1941 Darjeeling, West Bengal, India |
| Origin | ethnic Indian Gorkha citizen |
| Genres | Filmi |
| Occupation(s) | Music director, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Madal, Vibraphone, Tabla, Drums, Harmonium, Keyboard |
| Years active | 1970-present |
| Labels | HMV Records |
Ranjit Gazmer, also credited as Ranjit Gajmer, is an
, a renowned film director in Nepal.Early life
Ranjit Gazmer is from a gold merchant family of Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Gazmer was a student of
R.D. Burman.[1]
Career
Initial works
Gazmer joined George Banks, father of
King Mahendra
, Ramsaran Darnal, who worked in the Academy called up Gazmer and gave him a job.
Manohari Singh, a close aid of the Burmans, invited Gazmer to join him in Mumbai. Gazmer arrived in Mumbai on 25 December 1971. Singh then introduced him to
R.D. Burman. After initial introduction where he played a tune composed by himself, he was asked to be present in a recording at Film Centre, Tardeo. When Gazmer reached there, he was surprised and happy to see that the tune which he had played in front of Burman when being introduced was being recorded. The song was 'Kanchi Re Kanchi Re', which had been inspired from Gazmer's composition 'Kancha Re Kancha'. After the recording, Burman told him, "This is your song. And from today, you shall be called 'Kancha'". Since then, he was a sitting member of Burman's team as a percussionist until Burman's death in 1994.[4][5]
Music
Gazmer worked under
Darpan Chaya
. He is based in Mumbai and records songs in the studios there.
Discography
As a music director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bansuri | [6] |
| 1983 | Samjhana | |
| 1985 | Kusume Rumal | |
| 1985 | Basudev | |
| 1987 | Saino | |
| 1989 | Lahure | |
| 1991 | Chino | |
| 1991 | Trishna | |
| 1992 | Dui Thopa Aanshu | |
| 1993 | Koseli | |
| 1994 | Dakshina | |
| 1996 | Deuta | |
| 2001 | Darpan Chaya |
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| 2002 | Lahana | |
| 2007 | Dui Kinara |
References
- ^ from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ गिरी, कुवेर (5 December 2018). "कहिले कहिले लाग्छ सङ्गीतमा लागेर भुल गरेँछु –रन्जित गजमेर". RatoPati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Chhetri, Vivek (14 May 2007). "At home, madal player recounts good old Mumbai days". The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Karthak, Peter J. (30 June 2009). "Ranjit Gazmer: My mother's favourite son!". Darjeeling Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "आशाले सोधिन्-नेपालका मान्छेले मलाई किन यति चाँडो बोलाए?". Setopati (in Nepali). 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ पौडेल, राजाराम (4 March 2018). "रन्जित गजमेर पोखरामा अभिनन्दित". Saptahik (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.