Gopaldas Neeraj | |
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| Born | Gopaldas Saxena (1925-01-04)4 January 1925 Puravali,United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 19 July 2018(2018-07-19) (aged 93) Delhi, India |
| Occupations | poet, songwriter |
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| Children | Milan Prabhat Gunjan[1][2] |
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Gopaldas Saxena (known by hisnom-de-plume,Neeraj; 4 January 1925[3] – 19 July 2018[4]) was anIndian poet and author ofHindi literature. He was also a poet of Hindi Kavi sammelan (Poets Meet). He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj".[5]
Gopaldas Saxena was born on 4 January 1925. in the village of Puravali, nearMahewa inEtawah district ofUttar Pradesh, India. Besides writing, he earned his living teaching in a college and was a Professor of Hindi Literature in Dharma Samaj College, Aligarh.[6][7]
Several poems and songs written by Neeraj have been used in Hindi movies. He wrote songs for several Hindi films and was proficient in bothHindi andUrdu. In a television interview, Neeraj called himself an unlucky poet who had to concentrate on the poetry form instead of writing songs for films.[citation needed] His career as a film lyricist ended when he became depressed by the deaths of some of the film music directors with whom he had worked.[8] He noted in particular the deaths of Jaikishan of the music duoShankar–Jaikishan, andS. D. Burman, for both of whom he had written highly popular film songs.[6]
He was awarded thePadma Shri in 1991[9] andPadma Bhushan in 2007.[10]
His poems collection is named as Kavyanjali, which was published in 2014.
Neeraj died, aged 93, on 19 July 2018 in New Delhi. He had been admitted to hospital with a lung infection.[11]
Some of the popular film songs written by Neeraj include:
| Song | Film |
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| Subah na aai sham na aai | Cha Cha Cha[citation needed] |
| Sapne jhare phool se | Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal |
| Likhe jo khat tujhe | Kanyadaan |
| Kaal ka paahiya ghoome bhaiya | Chanda Aur Bijli |
| Ae bhai zara dekh ke chalo | Mera Naam Joker |
| Aap yahan aaye kis liye | Kal Aaj Aur Kal |
| Phoolon ke rang se | Prem Pujaari |
| Rangila re tere rang me | |
| Khilte hai gul yahan | Sharmilee |
| Megha chhaye aadhi raat | |
| Aaj madhosh hua jaaye re | |
| Kaise kahe hum | |
| Dil aaj shayar hai | Gambler |
| Mera man tera pyaasa | |
| Chudi nahin ye mera dil hai | |
| Re man sur ma ga | Lal Paththar |
| Jeevan ki baagiyan | Tere Mere Sapne |
| Jaise Radha ne mala japi | |
| Ek maine kasam li, ek tune kasam li | |
| Jhoom ke ga yuhn aaj mere dil | Patanga |
| Tum kitni khubsoorat ho | Jangal Mein Mangal |
| Ek Musafir Hoon Main, Ek Musafir Hai Tu | Gunaah (1993) |
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