N Dutta- From Prabhat Pheri to Bollywood
Dutta Naik (12 December 1927 – 30 December 1987) , popularly known as N Dutta is a forgotten composer. It's true that he worked in less no of films but he gave quality music. Starting his career as devotional songs singer in Goa. later moved to Mumbai and assisted a Marathi Singer and composer. Later also joined Bollywood composer Ghulam Haider for some time. He actively participated in Prabhat Pheris and other local festivals and it was during one of these festivals Bollywood composer SD Burman happened to hear Naik sing. When it turned out that the young man had also composed the tune, S D Burman asked Naik to come and meet him. He was one of the music assistants in Bahar(1951), Sazaa(1951), Bazi(1951) and Ek Nazar (1951), Jaal (1952), Jeevan Jyoti (1953) and Angarey (1954). It was during the making of Guru Dutt’s Baazi (1951), Naik met Raj Khosla who was then assisting Dutt. When Khosla made hi...