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- Shankardas Kesarilal (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966), popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist. Noted for his association with the filmmaker Raj Kapoor and the composers Shankar-Jaikishan, he wrote lyrics for several successful Hindi film songs in the 1950s and the 1960s.
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Shailendra (lyricist) - Wikipedia. Shailendra (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966) was a popular Indian Hindi-Urdu Poet, lyricist and film producer. [1] . Noted for his association with the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, singer Mukesh, and the composers Shankar–Jaikishan, he wrote lyrics for several successful Hindi film songs in the 1950s and the 1960s. [2]
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**.** Born on August 30th, 1923, in a village in ****Rawalpindi, Punjab (in present day- Pakistan), Shailendra came from a humble background.
Sep 11, 2023 · But Shankardas Kesrilal alias Shailendra, the people’s poet and film lyricist, was well aware of the importance of not just a speaker but also the listener when he wrote, “Dil ka haal sune...
Sep 22, 2020 · Given his own hard life, Shailendra strongly identified with the plight of the poor and wrote a number of poems and songs in their support — including Har Zor-zulm Kee Takkar Mein Hartal Hamara...
- Early Life and Journey
- Career and Milestones
- Casteist Film Industry, Literary Fields, Media and Administration
- Failure and Death
Born Shankardas Kesarilal on August 30, 1921, in Rawalpindi (present-day Punjab state of Pakistan), in a Dalit (present-day Scheduled Castes) family belonging to the Dhuspur village in Bihar’s Arrah district, Shailendra had faced multitudinous challenges in life. At a young age, he had lost his mother and sister. The village mostly comprised agricu...
Shailendra had commenced writing in the tender years of his life. He had also gotten published in several magazines. Often, he would recite his poems at kavi sammelans in Bombay, where he would be applauded by all. During one such incident, after hearing him passionately perform “Jalta hai Punjab” at a mushaira in the 1940s, Raj Kapoor had approach...
Shailendra was conferred with the Filmfare Award thrice. However, born into a Dalit (present-day Scheduled Castes)family, his struggles weren’t recorded enough and his achievements weren’t lauded enough by the oppressor caste media and industry. Later, when Shailendra’s son Dinesh Shankar Shailendra had compiled a collection of Shailendra’s poems w...
Shailendra had produced a film titled Teesri Kasam(1966) despite friends and colleagues advising against it. The film was released without adequate publicity, didn’t do well and Shailendra was devastated. He came under huge debt, was shocked by the backstabbing of those whom he used to consider close, lost faith in people, turned down assignments b...
Shailendra, born as Shankardas Kesarilal, was a lyricist whose soul-stirring songs made an enduring impact on Hindi film music. Born on August 30, 1923, he possessed an innate ability to...
Aug 28, 2021 · Born Shankardas Kesarilal on August 30, 1923, Shailendra left an indelible stamp on Hindi film music in the 50s and the 60s.
