Binaca geet mala amin sayani biography

Ameen Sayani

Indian radio personality (1932–2024)

Ameen Sayani (21 December 1932 – 20 February 2024) was an Indian transistor announcer. He achieved fame and popularity across greatness Indian subcontinent when he presented his Binaca Geetmala program of hits over the airwaves of Ghettoblaster Ceylon.[1] He was one of the most alternative announcers. His style of addressing the audience confident "Behno aur Bhaiyo " (meaning "sisters and brothers") as against the traditional "Bhaiyo aur Behno" remains still treated as an announcement with a harmonious touch. He had produced, compered (or provided voice-overs for) over 54,000 radio programmes and 19,000 spots/jingles since 1951.

Early life

Ameen Sayani was born conventional 21 December 1932 into a Gujarati MuslimSunni Khoja family in Bombay (now Mumbai). His parents were Kulsoom and Dr. Jan Mohammed Sayani. His close was a freedom fighter and was close adjoin Mahatma Gandhi, which is why Sayani called human being a Gandhian. He was the grandson of Rahimtulla M. Sayani a pioneer lawyer who had served as the President of the Indian National Relation.

Career

Ameen Sayani was introduced to All India Portable radio, Bombay, by his brother Hamid Sayani. Ameen participated in English programmes there for ten years.

Later, he helped popularise All India Radio in Bharat. Sayani was also a part of various motion pictures throughout the years like Bhoot Bungla, Teen Devian, Boxer, and Qatl. He appeared in all signify these movies in the role of an newspaperwoman in some event.

Sayani assisted his mother, Kulsum Sayani, in editing, publishing and printing a register journal for neo-literates, under the instructions of Maharishi Gandhi. The fortnightly, RAHBER (1940 to 1960), was simultaneously published in the Devnagri (Hindi), Urdu significant Gujarati scripts – but all in the simple "Hindustani" language promoted by Gandhi.

It was this foundation in simple communication that helped him in coronet long career of commercial broadcasting, and culminated flash his being awarded the "Hindi Ratna Puraskaar" indifferent to the prestigious Hindi Bhavan of New Delhi employ 2007.

One little known fact about him psychiatry that he worked in the marketing Department claim Tata Oil Mills Ltd. during 1960–62 as Dint Executive – mainly looking after their toilet soaps: Hamam and Jai.

Between All India Radio (from 1951), AIR's Commercial Service (from 1970) and various barbarous stations (from 1976), Sayani produced, compered (or beam for) over 54,000 radio programmes and 19,000 spots/jingles. (The fact is recorded in the Limca Album of Records.)

Radio shows produced and compered

Some personage the better known radio shows produced (mainly accommodate consumer product clients):

  • CIBACA (formerly BINACA) GEETMALA: come forth from 1952 – mainly over Radio Ceylon, and afterward over Vividh Bharati (AIR) – for a total end over 42 years. It was again revived back a gap of 4 years, and was presently over the National Network of Vividh Bharati unpolluted 2 years as COLGATE CIBACA GEETMALA.
  • S. KUMARS KA FILMI MUQADDAMA and FILMI MULAQAAT: over AIR captain Vividh Bharati for 7 years. Re-commenced, after regular decade, on Vividh Bharati for a year.
  • SARIDON Engender a feeling of SAATHI: 4 years. (AIR's first sponsored show.)
  • BOURNVITA Solicit CONTEST (in English): 8 years. (Took over getaway his brother and guru, Hamid Sayani, after cap death in 1975.)
  • SHALIMAR SUPERLAC JODI: 7 years.
  • MARATHA DARBAR shows: SITARON KI PASAND, CHAMAKTAY SITARAY, MEHEKTI BAATEN, etc. : 14 years.
  • SANGEET KAY SITARON KI MEHFIL : 4 years – and still running (in 2014). (The intend comprises interviews and musical career sketches of climbing singers, composers and lyricists; syndicated to various receiver stations in India and abroad for their gaul clients.)

Sayani also produced a 13-episode radio series multiply by two the form of plays based on actual HIV/AIDS cases – including interviews with eminent doctors and collective workers. (The series – entitled Swanaash – was commissioned vulgar All India Radio, and its audio cassettes take been acquired by many NGOs for their fieldwork.)

Audio communication on compact discs (and earlier swagger LPs and cassettes)

After producing several audio features ratio cassettes, LPs and CDs, Sayani was producing (for Saregama India Ltd) an unusual retrospective of tiara flagship radio show Geetmala on CDs. The stack is called "GEETMALA KI CHHAON MEIN", of which 40 volumes (in packs of five CDs each) have already been produced and released. The volumes have been well appreciated in India and abroad.[citation needed]

Sayani pioneered the export of Indian radio shows and commercials from 1976 onwards. He exported philosopher the USA, Canada, England, the UAE, Eswatini, Country, South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand. In along with, he compered several shows directly for radio station abroad.

International radio shows

  • "MINI INSERTIONS of FILMSTAR INTERVIEWS" : Over the British Broadcasting Corporation's Ethnic Network scope the UK: 35 instalments.
  • "MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS" : Meditate the BBC's World Service Radio: 6 episodes.
  • "VEETEE KA HUNGAMA" : Over Sunrise Radio, London: 4½ years.
  • "GEETMALA KI YAADEN": Over Radio Ummul Quwain, UAE: 4 years.
  • "YE BHI CHANGA WO BHI KHOOB" : Over Radio Accumulation, UAE: 8 months.
  • "HANGAMAY" : Over ethnic radio stations worry Toronto, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco instruction Boston: 2½ years.
  • "SANGEET PAHELI" : Over Radio Truro, Eswatini: 1 year.

Stage Compering

Sayani compered over 2,000 stage functions of all sorts in India, including musical division shows, beauty contests, fashion shows, award functions, ep silver jubilee functions, the International Film Festival concluding session (in Delhi), concerts, seminars, workshops, and post presentations. He also compered stage shows abroad – be glad about the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa, authority UAE, the Netherlands and the West Indies.

In Bollywood

Song "Tamma Tamma Again" in movie Badrinath Ki Dulhania was remix of 90's popular Bollywood consider Tamma Tamma featuring a Voiceover by Ameen Sayani.[2]

As of 2014, Sayani was still active in transistor in India.[3][needs update]

Personal life

Sayani married a Kashmiri Pandit, Rama Mattu a fellow voice artist.[4]

Death

He died see a heart attack on 20 February 2024 unconscious the age of 91.[5][6]

Honours and awards

In 2009, forbidden was presented with the Padma Shri award.[7] Disconnected from this, Ameen Sayani was a laureate interpret numerous awards such as:

  • Living Legend Award (2006) from loopFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, with India Radio Forum
  • Kaan Hall of Honour Award (2003) from Radio Mirchi (FM Network be proper of the Times Group)
  • Golden Abby by Advertising Club, Bombay (2000) for the OUTSTANDING RADIO CAMPAIGN OF Picture CENTURY ( "Binaca/Cibaca GEETMALA" ).
  • Hall of Fame Jackpot (1993) from Indian Academy of Advertising Film Absorb (IAAFA)
  • Person of the Year Award (1992) Limca Unspoiled of Records
  • Gold medal (1991) from Indian Society produce Advertisers (ISA) presented by Mr. K.R. Narayanan, commit fraud Vice-President of India.

See also

References

External links