Aadesh Shrivastava is a popular Indian music director. He is the
husband of famous singer / actress Vijayata Pandit & is
brother-in-law of Jatin-Lalit Panditji and hence connected with Jasraj
Panditji also Aadesh's first big break came with the 1993 film
Kanyadaan. His greatest achievement was that he had Lata Mangeshkar to
sing for his very first song. The movie has not been released and the
songs did not see the light of day. But he bounced back with the film
Aao Pyaar Kare. One track, "Haathon mein aa gaya jo kal" almost rewrote
his fortunes.
His
success came in sporadic bursts. His chart topping number was "Kya ada
kya jalwe tere Paro". His 1998 film Angaarey had a noted score.
Subsequent chartbusters include "say shava shava" (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie
Gham), "chali chali phir chali chali" and "merii makhanaa merii soniye"
(Baghban). He has a surprising number of films to his credit that star
the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
Aadesh was one of the
judges in the musical talent show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005",
conducted by the popular Indian TV Channel Zee TV, where he adopted the
motto "jai ho, mangalmai ho" (victory and happiness). In 2007, he was
one of the five judges on Star Voice of India. He was also a contestant
on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa part 2 on Sony. He is now back on Zee TV and is a
mentor and judge on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009.