# Anil Mohile

Anil Mohile (1940 - 2012) was an Indian music composer and music arranger.

## Early life

He was born in Mumbai, grew up in a musically rich environment. His grandfather, Pandharinath Mohile, played the harmonium, while his father was skilled in the bulbul tarang and flute. Anil started playing various instruments at the age of seven and performed tabla on All India Radio's Gammat-Jammat. He began formal training in violin under Mangesh Tendulkar at 12 and mastered the South Indian violin style under Vishnushastri Pandit. Anil passed the Sangeet Visharad exam with distinction and, in 1959, won the All India Radio competition, joining as a staff artist. During this period, he collaborated with music directors like Shrinivas Khale, Sudhir Phadke, Khayyam, and S.D. Burman, while also conducting orchestras and composing Marathi bhavgeet records.

## Music career

After a decade at AIR, Anil left to pursue a career as a full-time composer, debuting with Chal Re Laxya Mumbai La (1987). He composed music for iconic Marathi films like Thartharat, Hamaal De Dhamaal, Zapatlela, and Maherchi Sadi, among others. An integral part of Lata Mangeshkar's concerts, he teamed up with Arun Paudwal to form the celebrated “Anil-Arun” duo. Appointed as the first director of Mumbai University's "Music Direction and Arrangement" course, Anil Mohile left a lasting legacy in Marathi music and cinema.
Mohile composed music for several movies including Marathi and Hindi Films. He had worked closely with Lata Mangeshkar for many years. He arranged music for 85 films, including Amitabh Bachchan starrers Sharaabi and Don.
He also composed music with Arun Paudwal as a duo 'Anil-Arun'. Anuradha Paudwal had sung many songs under the composition of this music composer pair.
He died on Wednesday, 1 February 2012 morning, at his residence in Andheri, after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 71-year-old and is survived by his wife, daughter and son, Amar.

## Discography (as a music arranger)

| Year | Film | Director | Language |
| 1978 | Don | Chandra Barot | Hindi |
| 1980 | Thodisi Bewafaii | Esmayeel Shroff | Hindi |
| 1984 | Sharaabi | Prakash Mehra | Hindi |
| 1987 | De Danadan | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi |
| 1988 | Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi | Sachin | Marathi |
| 1988 | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | Mansoor Khan | Hindi |
| 1989 | Thartharat | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi |
| 1990 | Dhadakebaaz | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi |
| 1991 | Maherchi Sadi | Vijay Kondke | Marathi |
| 1991 | Lekin... | Gulzar | Hindi |
| 1991 | Jeevlaga | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi |
| 1993 | Zapatlela | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi |
| 2004 | Pachhadlela | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi |
| 2006 | Shubh Mangal Savdhan | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi |

## Discography (as a composer)

| Year | Film | Director | Language | Notes |
| 1976 | Aaj Ka Ye Ghar | Surendra Shailaj | Hindi | |
| 1976 | Bhagwan Samaye Sansar Mein | Satish Kumar | Hindi | |
| 1977 | Naav Motha Lakshan Khota | Murlidhar Kapdi | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1979 | Ashtavinayak | Rajdutt | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1981 | Are Sansar Sansar | Rajdutt | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1982 | Maai Baap | Sachin Pilgaonkar | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1983 | Gupchup Gupchup | V. K. Naik | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1984 | Navri Mile Navryala | Sachin Pilgaonkar | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1985 | Dhum Dhadaka | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1985 | Vahinichi Maya | Kumar Sohoni | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1986 | Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi | Rajdutt | Marathi | As duo Anil-Arun |
| 1987 | Khatyal Sasu Nathal Soon | N. S. Vaidya | Marathi | |
| 1987 | De Danadan | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 1987 | Chal Re Laxya Mumbaila | Satish Randive | Marathi | |
| 1989 | Pheka Pheki | Bipin Varti | Marathi | |
| 1989 | Thartharat | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 1989 | De Dhadak Be Dhadak | Rajiv Barve | Marathi | |
| 1989 | Chambu Gabale | Shivdas | Marathi | |
| 1990 | Dhadakebaaz | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 1991 | Jeevlaga | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 1991 | Maherchi Sadi | Vijay Kondke | Marathi | |
| 1991 | Balidan | Raam Shetty | Marathi | |
| 1991 | Bandhan | Anant Mane | Marathi | |
| 1991 | Shame To Shame | Purushottam Berde | Marathi | |
| 1992 | Shubh Mangal Savdhan | M. S. Salvi | Marathi | |
| 1993 | Aye Meri Bekhudi | Chanchal Kumar | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Waqt Humara Hain | Bharat Rangachary | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Zapatlela | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 1994 | Majha Chakula | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 1995 | Senani Sane Guruji | Ramesh Deo | Marathi | |
| 1995 | Raghuveer | K. Pappu | Marathi | |
| 1998 | Dhangad Dhinga | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 2004 | Tuzhyach Sathi | Shraddha Kumar | Marathi | |
| 2004 | He Aapla Asach Chalaycha | V. K. Naik | Marathi | |
| 2004 | Pachhadlela | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 2006 | Shubh Mangal Savdhan | Mahesh Kothare | Marathi | |
| 2009 | Mata Ekveera Navsala Pauli | Dinanath Redkar | Marathi | |
| 2009 | Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak | Yashwant Ingawale | Marathi | |
| 2009 | Chal Love Kar | A. Radhaswamy | Marathi | |