Thursday, November 25, 2010

Question 898: His Name Is Not Khan

X is an Indian musical composer and teacher from the village of Majorda(in Goa, India) who, during the mid-1950s, attempted to merge the symphonies of his Goan heritage with the Hindustani melodies and rhythms in films of the day.

He taught R.D. Burman and Pyarelal Sharma(of Laxmikant-Pyarelal fame) and has worked with most of the legendary composers of the 1950s and 1960s.

How was X immortalized in Bollywood by his student Pyarelal Sharma in the year 1977?
X


Answer: Anthony Gonzalves, who was immortalized in the Amar Akbar Anthony movie with the song "My Name Is Anthony Gonzalves" composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

12 Answers:

Ameya said...

You See The Whole Country Of The System
Is Juxtaposition By The Hemoglobin In The Atmosphere
Because You Are Sophisticated Rhetorician
Intoxicated By The Exuberance Of Your Own Publicity


;)

Kapinjal Chowdhury said...

from the song, MY NAME IS ANTHONY GONSALVES..

Nikhil said...

My Name is Anthony Gonsalves

Unknown said...

'my name is antony gonsalves' song



-----------------v.chandrashekar

Anu M said...

Anthony Gonsalves of course.

Anonymous said...

Anthony gonsalves.. The famous song picturised on Amitabh Bachchan

indian said...

X - ANTHONY GONZALVES.
IN THE MOVIE AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY.

AttitudeMonger said...

Ha! This is Anthony Gonzalves, played by Bachchan in Amar Akbar Antony. Saw it many months ago in Wikipedia. Couldn't discern the relation of the question title with this question...

Unknown said...

Anthony Gonsalves

pritfloyd said...

the song "my name is Anthony Gonzalves" from d film amar akbar antony in 1977

akshay saxena said...

Anthony Gonsalves...Amar Akbar Anthony song immortalized him

Unknown said...

Anthony Gonsalves