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Shailendra (lyricist)
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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]
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Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra | |
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![]() Shailendra on a 2013 stamp of India | |
Background information | |
Born | (1923-08-30)30 August 1923 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
Died | 14 December 1966(1966-12-14) (aged 43) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation(s) | Lyricist |
Years active | 1949–1966 |
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