The legendary radio host Ameen Sayani 바카라 who ruled the airwaves and lorded over the hearts of millions of 바카라Behno aur Bhaiyon바카라 in the Indian subcontinent and neighbouring countries 바카라 fell silent forever following a cardiac arrest at the age of 91.
The legendary radio host Ameen Sayani 바카라 who ruled the airwaves and lorded over the hearts of millions of 바카라Behno aur Bhaiyon바카라 in the Indian subcontinent and neighbouring countries 바카라 fell silent forever following a cardiac arrest at the age of 91.
Ameen Sayani is survived by his son Rajil and several grandchildren.
Sayani suffered a heart attack late on Tuesday and was rushed to the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Nana Chowk where he breathed his last.
바카라His mortal remains shall be kept for people to pay their last respects at Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi followed by the funeral,바카라 said Rajil Sayani in a statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other bigwigs from the political and entertainment fraternity paid tributes and offered condolences to Sayani바카라s family.
The country's first celebrity Radio Jockey바카라s iconic lines 바카라Namaskar Behno aur Bhaiyon! Main aapka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon..!바카라 became embedded in the hearts of millions, spanning several generations, and remain an unparalleled radio greeting even today.
Sayani became a household name with the country바카라s first popular countdown show of top Bollywood songs on Radio Ceylon (now Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) and then on All India Radio (AIR).
바카라One of the greatest radio presenters, Ameen Sayani has passed away. He was the iconic presenter of the popular radio show 바카라Binaca Geetmala바카라,바카라 the AkashvaniAIR said in a tribute to renowned radio presenter on Wednesday.
An acclaimed communicator, a voiceover artiste par excellence and an unmatched storyteller, Sayani also had a great sense of humour, and over the decades, his voice became synonymous with the golden era of Indian radio.
This was long before the airwaves were unshackled and a young breed of RJs grabbed the studio microphones.
Born on December 21, 1932 in Mumbai, he was educated at St. Xavier's College, and started working for Radio Ceylon from 1951. Sayani went on to create a mammoth record of presenting-hosting over 54,000 radio programmes, and more than 19,000 spots or jingles, and appearing as himself in several Hindi films.
Initially, he would help his mother Kulsum Sayani edit a fortnightly multilingual journal 바카라Rahber바카라 initiated by Mahatma Gandhi, while his elder brother Hamid Sayani was an equally famed English broadcaster.
Starting with the 바카라Binaca Geetmala바카라 (later 바카라Cibaca Geetmala바카라, 바카라Hit Parade바카라 and revived as 바카라Colgate Cibaca Geetmala바카라), the programme ruled the roost for 42 years from 1952-1994.
There, in his mesmerising voice, Sayani presented the week바카라s top Bollywood songs, in a countdown, with the grand finale to the top song (바카라Aur pehle paidaan par hai바카라!바카라) for which his enthralled audiences laid bets, screamed and celebrated when they were proved right.
Sayani also contributed to many English programmes at AIR for a decade before concentrating fully on Hindi programming and carved a permanent niche in the hearts of his audiences, despite the measly payments of that era.
Through the 바카라Geetmala바카라 series, Sayani also helped popularise Hindi film music among the masses through the humble 바카라family radio바카라, especially for those who couldn바카라t afford the expensive gramophone players and the record discs.
Later, Sayani presented popular shows like 바카라S Kumar ka Filmi Muqaddama바카라 and 바카라Filmi Mulaqaat바카라 on AIR and Vivid Bharati, and also the 바카라Bournvita Quiz Contest바카라 which he took over from his brother, after his demise in 1975, and a 13-episode public awareness radio-serial in the format of plays based on actual HIV/AIDS cases.
Other major shows included: 바카라Sangeet Ke Sitaron Ki Mehfil바카라, 바카라Shalimar Superlac Jodi바카라, 바카라Saridon Ke Saathi바카라, and later several volumes of the 바카라Geetmala바카라 programmes series like 바카라Geetmala Ki Chhaon Mein바카라, which proved to be equally popular.
He also did radio series for the BBC바카라s ethnic network in the United Kingdom, Sunrise Radio in London, UAE바카라s Radio Asia and Radio Ummal Quwain, several radio networks in Canada, USA, Africa and others.
With his popularity transcending national boundaries, Sayani went onto host more than 2000 live stage shows and events like beauty pageants, international film festivals, fashion shows or others, in India and around the world, where the audiences hung on to each word he uttered.
Sayani was conferred the Padma Shri (2009), the Hindi Ratna Puraskar (2007), IAAFA바카라s Hall of Fame Award, besides many other awards and honours.