Mumbai, July 14 -- 'Woh bhuli dastaan lo phir yaad aa gayee nazar ke saamne ghataa si chhaa gayee'. When was Madan Mohan ever a Bhuli hui dastaan? Born for greatness, destined for immortality and constantly driven to attain perfection in his creative endeavours, Madan Mohan Kohli was truly one of the most inspired and inspiring music composers of the twentieth century.
His meteoric melody content was unparalleled. Exactly 50 years after his death on July 14, 1975, listening to the composer's best songs as they spread themselves out in a winged web of wonderment, one can only marvel at the compositions --- each an architectural monument - and wonder, "How did he do it?".
It's hard to believe that Madan Mohan had no formal training in musi...