Cinemaazi remembers Madhulal Damodar Master on his death anniversary

Music director Madhulal Damodar Master passed away this day, 18 June in 1990. Born in 1903, he had joined the film industry to become a comedian. Instead, he found employment as assistant sound recordist, followed by assistant music director. He made his solo debut as music director for Krishna Tone Film Company’s Navchetan (1932). Over 21 years he composed music for 34 Hindi films, as well as a few Gujarati films and documentaries. He scored music for approximately 267 Hindi songs in the course of his career. His last film was Jungle Ka Jawahir (1952). Post retirement from films, he pursued his hobby of puppetry, which grew into a flourishing business. He became known internationally in the field of puppetry, becoming the only Indian member to be honoured by the International Puppetiers’ Organization. Interestingly, it was his joker puppet that was used in Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker (1970). Madholal Master had been found murdered in his Shivaji Park, Dadar home. Neither was the culprit identified nor the motive established.