Datta Naik (12 December 1927 – 30 December 1987), also credited as N. Datta, is a Hindi film music director. Born in the then Portuguese colony of Goa, Naik, started his career as an assistant to the legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman in films like Bahar, Sazaa and Ek Nazar (1951), Jaal (1952), Jeevan Jyoti (1953) and Angarey (1954). His partnership with songwriter Sahir Ludhianvi was popular and successful. He died on 30 December 1987.
Datta Naik alias N. Datta was born in 1927 in Aroba (Near Colvale), a small village in Goa. At the age of 12, he ran away from his family and came to Mumbai. There he learnt classical music and later worked as an assistant to Ghulam Haider. He was a close friend of Chandrakant Bhosle who was playing rhythm with Shankar Jaikishan's orchestra. He also used to participate in street music programs, where Sachin Dev Burman spotted his talent. The maestro employed him as his assistant and while working there, N. Datta also developed a notable career as an independent composer. His compositions showed a fine sense of melody and orchestration. His close association with lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi who was also his close friend ensured that his songs were always blessed by meaningful poetic lyrics. N. Datta also worked very closely with noted lyricists Majrooh Sultanpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar and others.
Noted Marathi writer and music aficionado P.L. Deshpande had once famously written that whenever he listened to Lata’s emotional Dhool Ka Phool title song ‘Too Mere Pyaar Kaa Phool Hai’ (composed by N. Datta), he got the impression that each word, each note was rendered as if a tender flower petal was gently placed in flowing water! Lata and Mahendra Kapoor’s qawwali ‘Tere Pyaar Ka Aasraa Chaahataa Hoon’ from the same soundtrack was a huge hit and has remained popular till date. In Naach Ghar, Lata’s silken rendition of N. Datta’s waltz based club song ‘Aye Dil Zubaan Naa Khol’ subtly exposed this materialist world’s duplicity in Sahir’s sarcastic socialist lingo.
N. Datta’s later years were spent fighting ill health and commercial failure. The 1980 film Chehre Pe Chehra was his last Hindi film and on December 30, 1987 he breathed his last.
Filmography
Marine Drive (1955)
Milaap (1955) – debut film with Raj Khosla
Chandrakanta (1956)
Dashehra (1956)
Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (1957)
Mohini (1957)
Mr. X (1957)
Light House (1958)
Miss 1958 (1958)
Saadhna (1958)
Bhai Bahan (1959)
Black Cat (1959)
Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
Jaalsaaz (1959)
Mr. John (1959)
Naach Ghar (1959)
Didi (1959)
Dr. Shaitaan (1959)
Rickshawala (1960)
Dharamputra (1960)
Do Bhai (1961)
Dilli Ka Dada (1962)
Gyara Hazar Ladkian (1962)
Kala Samundar (1962)
Sachche Moti (1962)
Aawara Abdullah (1963)
Akela (1963)
Holiday in Bombay (1963)
Mere Armaan Mere Sapne (1963)
Rustam-e-Baghdad (1963)
Baadshah (1964)
Chandi Ki Deewar (1964)
Herculis (1964)
Gopal Krishna (1965)
Khaakan (1965)
Bahadur Daaku (1966)
Dilaawar (1966)
Jawan Mard (1966)
Albela Mastaana (1967)
Raju (1967)
Apna Ghar Apni Kahani (1968)
Ek Masoom (1969)
Patthar Ka Khwab (1969)
Ustaad 420 (1970)
Inspector (1970)
Naya Raasta (1971)
Aag Aur Daag (1970)
Badnaam Farishtey (1972
Return of Johnny (1974)
Do Juaari (1974)
Ganga (1974)
Aag Aur Toofan (1975)
Phanda (1975)
Miss Toofan Mail (1980)
Chehre Pe Chehra (1980)
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