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Shankar—Jaikishan also known as S-J , was an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, working together from to They are widely considered to be one of the greatest-ever music composers of the Hindi film industry. 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.

Their best work was noted for being "raga-based and having both lilt and sonority". 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 legendary composer Khawaja Khurshid Anwar , in whose orchestra he performed. Shankar started his career with a theater group run by Satyanarayan and Hemawati, before shifting to Prithvi Theatre where he played tabla and performed some minor roles in plays.

It was at Prithvi Theatre that he learned to play and mastered several other instruments like Sitar, Accordion Piano, etc.

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Besides his work at Prithvi Theatre, he also started working as an assistant to the leading composer duo of Husnlal Bhagatram and nurtured the ambition of becoming an independent music director. As a child, he lived in Bansda Vansada , a town in the present-day state of Gujarat. Jaikishan was adept at playing the harmonium.

After moving to Mumbai , he became a disciple of Vinayak Tambe. Shankar-Jaikishan Biography Shankar—Jaikishan also known as S-J , was an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, working together from to Known for.