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- If you were to recall five popular Hindi Bollywood songs from the “Golden Era” of the 1950s and 60s, at least one of them, if not more, ought to be penned down by Shailendra. Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra, or more commonly referred to as Shailendra, wrote about 900 songs in his career that spanned over a period of 17 years**.**
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Aug 30, 2023 · ‘Sajan re’ was released in 1966. By then, in a career spanning 17 years and 900 songs, Shailendra had not only delved into issues like poverty, but also hope, love and irony. He did so with a linguistic simplicity and empathy that tugged at the hearts of the ordinary Indian.
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Shailendra had penned down plenty songs lyrics for Raj Kapoor's film. Shree 420 released in 1955 is one of them. All songs of this film were super hits and till date people sing in various occasions.
Jun 10, 2024 · Shailendra is fondly remembered by Gulzar as the greatest poet and a lyricist, though Gulzar himself is no less having penned many well-known film songs. Shailendra was spotted by Raj Kapoor when he was reading a poem in a mushaira in Mumbai.
Aug 30, 2023 · Shailendra went on to pen several memorable songs for Raj Kapoor, whether it was "Awara Hoon," the title song of "Aawara" (1951), "Mera Joota hai Japani" from "Shri 420" (1955), or "Pyaar hua ikrar hua" from the same film.
Sep 22, 2020 · Shailendra did a cameo as an actor in two films, both times in a song: Tedhi Tedhi Humse Phire Saari Duniya in the film Musafir, and Chali Kaun Sey Desh Gujariya in Boot Polish.
Feb 13, 2024 · February 13, 2024 | By Ratnottama Sengupta. Ratnottama Sengupta traces the journey of ‘Kaviraj’ Shailendra on the Indian screen through a few of the immortal songs he penned in his brief and brilliant life as a lyricist. Shailendra.
Sep 9, 2024 · The melancholic song about the vagaries of life was a fitting swansong, as the film was released four years after the lyricist passed away. Shailendra’s thought-provoking words illustrated why he was one of a kind and that is why his songs endure long after he left this world.
