Legendary radio personality “Ameen Sayani” sahab passed away due to a heart attack late on Tuesday, his son “Rajil Sayani” confirmed on Wednesday. He was 91.
Perhaps the most recognised voice of last century which brings joy in life of ordinary people belongs to Ameen Sayani, the son of freedom fighter, social reformer, and author, Kulsum Sayani, and Dr. Jaan Mohamad Sayani, himself a freedom fighter and a physician, who treated poor patients for free, often paying for their medicines.
when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type area specimen book It has survived not only five centuries.but also the leap introduce electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
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Interestingly Ameen saab who redefine the Hindi radio experience himself educated in English from St. Xavier’s College and have to work on his Hindi.
With a perfectly cool demeanour at the microphone and his trademark gentle and melodious tone, Ameen Sayani responsible for what could be the most soothing announcement in broadcast history hosted over 54,000 radio programs with over 19,000 jingles, and spots.
Binaca Geetmala on Radio Ceylon, The hugely popular show become synonym with Ameen Saab, showcased the top choices of listeners in Hindi film songs, attracting countless households to tune in every Wednesday evening.
Starting in 1952 as a precursor to the ultimate countdown for Hindi film songs based on popularity, Binaca Geetmala became the sensation of Radio Ceylon. By the late ’70s, it had an estimated weekly listenership of around 21 crores. The show received an overwhelming response, with letters pouring in by the gunny bagful—reaching a staggering 65,000 per week. It featured the most idolized radio station host any channel could hope for. Geetmala transitioned to Vividh Bharati on All India Radio (AIR) from 1989 to the 1993.
I as a little kid have witnessed the last few episode of Geetmala, which were renamed “Cibaka Geetmala” in 1993, which still fresh in my mind after so many years.
