Cinemaazi remembers Dilip Dholakia on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers the multifaceted musician Dilip Dholakia on his birth anniversary. Born in Junagadh, he was exposed to music since the young age of seven, when he accompanied his father and grandfather who sang Bhajans in temples and played the Pakhwaj. He was trained in Hindustani classical music. Often credited as D. Dilip or Diliprai in Hindi films, Dilip Dholakia remained all of a singer, music director, music arranger and at times a lyricist and an actor in his active career. Initially he assisted Chitragupt,S N Tripathi, and Laxmikant–Pyarelal before his first major breakthrough with the chorus he sang, Thukra rahi hai duniya hum hain ki so rahe hain withK.L Saigal in the lead for the film Bhanwara(1944). He is credited to have composed music for 8 Hindi films and 11 Gujarati films throughout his career working with eminent artists like Mohammad Rafi, Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar, lyricist Prem Dhawan among others. Some of his notable work in films include Bhakta Mahima (1960), Teen Ustad (1966), Saugandh (1961), Baghdad ki Raatein (1962).