The association of Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan dates back to 1973 when they met each other at a function. Their first film assignment was
Dangal, a Bhojpuri movie in 1973 (released in 1977) which featured the popular Bhojpuri song "Kashi hile, Patna hile" sung by
Manna Dey. Their first Hindi movie assignment was
Maine Jeena Seekh Liya in 1981 sung by Amit Kumar. In 1985, the duo composed music for a commercial project called
Star Ten. Ten Hindi actors (Mithun, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Sachin, Danny, Vijendra, Sulakshana Pandit, etc.) sang some songs with lyrics by Anwar Saagar.
Early success Their breakthrough film,
Aashiqui (1990), which brought them into the limelight, was gifted to them by none other than
Gulshan Kumar.
Aashiqui has been rated the 4th best soundtrack ever by PlanetBollywood.com on their "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks". The soundtrack album sold 20 million units, making it the best-selling
Bollywood soundtrack album of all time. and Music of Indian classical. When
Pardes soundtrack was released, the tracks had different varieties of songs; songs ("I Love My India" and "Meri Mehbooba"), love songs ("Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain") and qawwali ("Nahin Hona Tha") pop ("My first day in America"), pain ("Ye Dil Deewana"). PlanetBollywood.com started the review by saying, "The music for Pardes is Nadeem-Shravan's best ever." They have worked with lyricists like
Sameer,
Anand Bakshi, Faaiz Anwar,
Hasrat Jaipuri, Rani Malik and many others. When they arrived on the music scene,
Laxmikant–Pyarelal and
Anand–Milind were at the top. But subsequently their hard work paid off and they had various hits in a row. The police also accused Nadeem Saifi of having paid for the murder due to a personal dispute and fled the country after the murder. According to the police, Nadeem hatched the conspiracy in Dubai in May with Anees Ibrahim Kaskar, the brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and Dawood's associates Abu Salem and Kayyum. Crime branch sources said Nadeem has been out of Bombay since Gulshan Kumar died. During the interrogation of the arrested gangsters, the police reportedly learned that Nadeem had organized a "secret" music function in June for Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar in Dubai. Many well-known Bollywood personalities, the police claim, were present. After the police's allegations against him, Nadeem Saifi was alleged to have fled to the United Kingdom (though he had claimed that he had been in the UK for a month at the time the incident took place). In 2001, the case was taken to the
London High Court, which rejected the
Indian government's request for
extradition on the grounds that there was no
prima facie case against Saifi. In August 2001, the prosecution's main witness, Mohammed Ali Hussain Shaikh, who had earlier claimed Saifi participated in the murder, eventually revealed that he didn't know Saifi and had never seen him. Abu Salem also denied Nadeem's involvement on Indian national television. Saifi was also
exonerated by four courts, including the
House of Lords in the United Kingdom and the sessions court in
Mumbai. Saifi eventually acquired British citizenship, and later moved to
Dubai, where he runs a successful
perfumery business.
Later years Despite long-distance collaboration from London, they continued producing hits into the early 2000s
Dhadkan (2000),
Kasoor (2001),
Ek Rishtaa (2001),
Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa (2002),
Raaz (2002),
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002),
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002),
Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002),
Dil Ka Rishta (2003),
Andaaz (2003),
Qayamat (2003),
Tumsa Nahin Dekha (2004),
Bewafaa (2005),
Barsaat (2005), and
Dosti (2005). The duo split in 2005 but briefly reunited for
Do Knot Disturb (2009). Hospitalised in critical condition at the
Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai after being diagnosed with
COVID-19. He died on 23 April. His son and wife were admitted to another medical facility in the city. ==Filmography==