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{{infobox person<br />
| name = Gyan Dutt<br />
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| occupation = [[Music Director]]<br />
| years active = 1937-1965<br />
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'''Gyan Dutt''' was one of the most prominent music directors in [[Bollywood]] in the 1940s.<ref name="Anantharaman2008">{{cite book|last=Anantharaman|first=Ganesh|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA143|date=January 2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306340-7|page=143}}</ref><ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book|last=Ranade|first=Ashok Da.|title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA353|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-64-4|page=353}}</ref> He was music director for films such as ''[[Thokar]]'' (1939), ''[[Achhut]]'' (1940), ''[[Bhakta Surdas]]'' (1942), ''[[Sunehre Din]]'' (1949) and ''[[Ghayal (1951 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/films/id/22294|title=Gyan Dutt|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=28 November 2013}}</ref> Many of his songs were sung by [[K. L. Saigal]].<ref name="Nevile2004">{{cite book|last=Nevile|first=Pran|title=K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfZkAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 2004|publisher=Nevile Books|isbn=978-81-901166-1-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India International Centre Quarterly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1XtDAAAAYAAJ|year=2004|publisher=India International Centre.|page=82}}</ref> In 1948 he composed seven songs for a young [[Geeta Dutt]] in the films ''[[Chanda Ki Chandani]]'' and ''[[Hua Savera]]'', although their most notable collaboration was ''[[Dilruba (film)|Dilruba]]'' (1950) in which Dutt wrote eight songs, six of which were solos for Geeta Dutt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geetadutt.com/gyandutt.html|title=Gyan Dutt|publisher=Geetadutt.com|accessdate=28 November 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Notable songs==<br />
Notable songs written by Gyan Dutt include:<br />
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*"Chandanee Rat Aur Tare Khile Ho" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed, K L Saigal<br />
*"Din Se Dugunee Ho Jaye Ratiya Hay" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: K L Saigal<br />
*"Jholee Bhar Tare La De Re" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed<br />
*"Kadam Chale Aage Mann Pichhe Bhage" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: K L Saigal<br />
*"Madhur Madhur Ga Re Manawa" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed<br />
*"Meraa Kaha Hai Man Meraa" (''Gul-E-Bakaavali'') Sung by: Talat Mahmood, P G Krishnaveni<br />
*"More Mann Kee Nagariya Basayee Re" (''Kanchan'') Sung by: Leela Chitnis, Muzumdar<br />
*"Nain Hi Ko Rah Dikha Prabhu" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: K L Saigal<br />
*"Naina Re Dekhe Unake Nain" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed<br />
*"Nis Din Barsat Nain Hamare" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Mainder, K L Saigal<br />
*"Panchhi Bawara Chand Se Prit Lagaye" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed<br />
*"Sar Pe Kadam Kee Chainyya Muraliya Baje Ree" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: K L Saigal, Rajkumari<br />
*"Woh Gaye Nahee Hame Milke" (''Nurse'') Sung by: Rajkumari<br />
*"Yaad Teree Aayee Hai" (''Nadi Kinaare'') Sung by: Gyan Dutt<br />
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==Selected films==<br />
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*''[[Gorakh Aya]]'' (1938)<br />
*''[[Secretary (1938 film)|Secretary]]'' (1938)<br />
*''[[Aap Ki Marzi]]'' (1939)<br />
*''[[Thokar]]'' (1939)<br />
*''[[Sant Tulsidas]]'' (1939)<br />
*''[[Achhut]]'' (1940)<br />
*''[[Chingari (1940 film)|Chingari]]'' (1940)<br />
*''[[Sajani (1940 film)|Sajani]]'' (1940)<br />
*''[[Musafir (1940 film)|Musafir]]'' (1940)<br />
*''[[Beti (1941 film)|Beti]]'' (1941)<br />
*''[[Sasural (1941 film)|Sasural]]'' (1941)<br />
*''[[Bhakta Surdas]]'' (1942)<br />
*''[[Dhiraj]]''<br />
*''[[Anban (film)|Anban]]'' (1944)<br />
*''[[Manjhdhar (1947 film)|Manjhdhar]]'' (1947)<br />
*''[[Chanda Ki Chandani]]'' (1948)<br />
*''[[Hua Savera]]'' (1948)<br />
*''[[Sunehre Din]]'' (1949)<br />
*''[[Dilruba (film)|Dilruba]]'' (1950)<br />
*''[[Ghayal (1951 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1951)<br />
*''[[Gul-E-Bakavali]]'' (1956)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0244871}}<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5eMNPpwqFw Video]<br />
*[http://www.hindilyrics.net/lyrics/by-music-director-Gyan%20Dutt.html Songs and lyrics]<br />
*[http://www.geetadutt.com/gyandutt.html Geetadutt.com article]<br />
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