Legendary
music
composer
Anthony
Gonsalves
died
at
a
hospital
in
Goa
after
a
bout
of
pneumonia,
family
sources
said
today.
The
end
came
last
night
at
the
Goa
Medical
College
and
Hospital,
where
he
was
admitted
and
undergoing
treatment.
He
was
84.
Anthony
Gonsalves,
who
orchestrated
music
for
several
Hindi
songs
during
the
50s
and
60s
contributed
to
hit
films
like
Mahal,
Naya
Daur
and
Dillagi
among
others.
The
veteran
musician
was
named
as
one
of
India's
finest
violinists
in
his
time
and
worked
with
legends
like
SD
Burman
and
Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
He
left
for
Mumbai
in
1943
as
a
child,
when
he
played
violin
at
the
church
in
his
village.
Gonsalves
later
made
a
name
for
himself
after
he
orchestrated
music
for
songs
like
'Jyoti
Kalash
Zhalke'.
His
musical
arrangements
in
'Hum
aapki
aankhon
mein'
in
Pyaasa
and
'Ayega
aaane
wala'
in
Mahal
are
considered
among
his
best
works.
Gonsalves
became
a
household
name
after
the
1977
film
Amar
Akbar
Anthony,
which
featured
Amitabh
Bachchan
singing
"My
name
is
Anthony
Gonsalves",
a
song
dedicated
by
Pyarelal
to
his
real
life
'guru'.
The
music
composer
returned
to
his
native
place
in
Majorda
in
South
Goa
in
1983
and
lived
a
life
away
from
glory.
His
last
rites
would
be
conducted
today
as
the
family
is
awaiting
the
arrival
of
his
son
based
in
UK.
He
is
survived
by
his
daughter
Laxmi,
who
is
a
painter
by
profession.