O.P. (as I shall refer to him by the much-used acronym in music circles) broke all rules and traditions — and never was the worse for it! At a personal level, he even quit his home and family (some ...

O.P. Nayyar, one of the greatest names ever to anoint Hindi film music, would have been a 100 years old on January 16. On his centenary, here’s presenting some really interesting lesser-known trivia ...

(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated February 12, 2007) The world of music is infinitely poorer with his demise. Om Prasad Nayyar was not called the rhythm king ...