Composers' Enduring Quotient - Longest Peak-Times

HERE ARE THE 15 COMPOSERS WHO HAD THE LONGEST PEAK-TIMES IN TERMS OF CREATIVITY & POPULARITY TOGETHER.

SENIOR COMPOSERS ARE LISTED FIRST WHEN SPANS ARE EQUAL. ALL OTHER COMPOSERS HAVE HAD SPANS OF LESS THAN 10 PEAK YEARS.

AMONG CURRENT NAMES WE FIND THAT SHANKAR-EHSAAN-LOY (1999-) ARE IN THEIR 8TH YEAR (2001-), HIMESH RESHAMMIYA (1998/2000 AS SOLO) IN HIS 7TH YEAR (2002-), VISHAL-SHEKHAR (1999 / 2002 AS SOLO) IN THEIR 6TH YEAR (2003- ), PRITAM (2001 AS JEET-PRITAM, 2003 SOLO) IN HIS 5TH YEAR (2004-) ,SAJID-WAJID (1998/ 2000 AS SOLO)IN THEIR 2ND YEAR (2007-) AND SALIM-SULAIMAN (1999/2005 AS SOLO) IN THEIR 2ND YEAR (2007- )AT PEAK.

TOP FIFTEEN COMPOSERS:

#1. S.D.BURMAN CAREER 1946 TO 1975 LAST RELEASE 1977 FILMS: ABOUT 70
PEAK: 1951-1975 (25 years)


#2. KALYANJI-ANANDJI CAREER 1958-2001 FILMS: ABOUT 250
PEAK: 1965-1989 (25 years)

#3. LAXMIKANT-PYARELAL CAREER 1963-1999 LAST RELEASE 2004 FILMS: ABOUT 490
PEAK: 1969-1993 (25 years)

#4. NAUSHAD CAREER 1940-2005 FILMS: ABOUT 70
PEAK: 1944-1967 (24 years)

#5. SHANKAR JAIKISHAN CAREER 1949-1987 FILMS: ABOUT 150
PEAK: 1950-1972 (23 years)

#6. ANU MALIK CAREER 1978- FILMS: ABOUT 250
PEAK: 1983-1987 / 1993-2005 (18 years)

#7. R.D.BURMAN CAREER 1961-1994 LAST RELEASE 2000 FILMS: ABOUT 300
PEAK: 1971-1985 (15 years)

#8. RAJESH ROSHAN CAREER 1974- FILMS: ABOUT 150
PEAK: 1975-1987 / 1995-1996 (15 years)

#9. ANIL BISWAS 1935-1965 FILMS: ABOUT 60
PEAK: 1938-1951 (14 years)

#10. C.RAMACHANDRA 1942-1971 FILMS: ABOUT 100
PEAK: 1950-1963 (14 years)

#11. RAVI CAREER 1954- FILMS: ABOUT 70 (HINDI ONLY)
PEAK: 1959-1972 (14 years)

#12. O.P.NAYYAR CAREER 1952-1994 FILMS: ABOUT 50
PEAK: 1956-1967 (12 years)

#13. BAPPI LAHIRI CAREER 1973- FILMS: ABOUT 350
PEAK: 1982-1993 (12 years)

#14. NADEEM-SHRAVAN 1981- FILMS: ABOUT 100
PEAK: 1990-1997 / 2000-2003 (12 years)

#15. A.R.RAHMAN CAREER 1993- FILMS: ABOUT 50 (HINDI ONLY)
PEAK: 1999- (10 years)