They were Directors of Music   !

                        The film  industry is known for its cut throat competition. But yet there were some  who created men out of clay  , they encouraged their second-in-command to rise  and be equal to them  !

                        This is the story of Hindi musician Ravi , who was assistant to famous film musician Hemant Kumar. He was drawing monthly salary and was happy to  serve his master. In fact Ravi became famous as permanent Assistant to Hemant  Kumar.

                       Once Hemant Kumar  told him in a friendly spirit, “ yar,  tum achchhe sangitkar to ho hi,  lekin svatantra hokar apni imej banao.Mere sath hi rahoge, to sari jhindagi assistantke assistant hi rah jaoge.ab merese alag hokar tum svatantra sangitkarki hesiyatse kaam karma shuru karo. (   dost, you are truly a good musician, but you should create your image independenly of me.If you will continue with me, you will  remain my assistant for ever .Now you get separate from me and be a Music Director own your own. “  

        Ravi was shocked on hearing this , as his house-hold was running on the monthly salary received from Hemant   Kumar , and now he was asking him to be separate from him , that meant stoppage of the salary, how the house hold expenses could be met ?

        Hemant Kumar added, “ I am going to Kashmir for three months, so there would not be any musical activity for three months . You go to Shri Nadiyadvala and meet him “

       Ravi went to  producer Nadiyadavala and told him ,” Sir, I am working as assistant to Hemant Kumar, but now give me some independent job “ 

      Producer Nadiyadvala called his  Accountant and said, “   Get signatures of Ravi on contracts of three films, and pay him some advance money “

     That was done, it was Hemant Kumar who had arranged  the things with Nadiyadvala

and India got a first rate Music Director thereafter  ! And we got musical hits likeYeh Raste hai Pyarke, Do Badan, AAnkhe, Gumarah, and Aaj aur Kal  films