Anand Bakshi
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Anand Bakshi | |
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British India | |
Died | 30 March 2002 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 71)
Occupation | Lyricist |
Years active | 1945–2002 |
Relatives | Aditya Datt (grandson)[1] |
Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist a total of 37 times (most nomination), resulting in 4 wins.
Early life
Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid) was born in
Bakshi was fond of writing poetry since his youth, but he did this mostly as a private hobby.[citation needed] In a 1983 interview with Doordarshan,[3] Bakshi recounted that after his initial studies, he joined the Indian Navy, where due to a paucity of time, he could only write occasionally.[3] He continued to write poetry whenever time permitted, and used his songs and lyrics in local programmes related to his troop.[3] He worked in the Navy for many years and simultaneously tried to market his songs in the Mumbai film world.[3]
Career
Bakshi came to
After writing for a few movies from 1956 onwards, he first found success in 1962 with Mehendi Lagi Mere Haath, which was produced by (LimeLight), Music Kalyanji & Anandji, Music Pub-HMV/Saregama. Bakshi later made another mark for himself writing a quawwali for the 1962 film Kala Samundar, the song was "Meri Tasveer Lekar Kya Karoge Tum" composed by N. Datta. He got his real big breakthroughs in 1965 with Himalay Ki God Mein, and a huge breakthrough again in 1965 with the super-hit film Jab Jab Phool Khile, starring Shashi Kapoor and both composed by Kalyanji–Anandji; and yet again in 1967 with the super-hit movie Milan (starring Sunil Dutt). These six hit films within a decade of his entry into films cemented his status as a lyrics writer of immense calibre.[citation needed]
Bakshi was preferred lyricist by Rajesh Khanna for films with Rajesh Khanna in lead. He went on to work as a lyricist of over 4000 songs and 638 films in his career.[5](See Filmography below for films reference, names of the films and their year of censorship.)[citation needed]
He got his first break as singer in a film directed by Mohan Kumar –
He also sang songs in four other films: Sholay (1975), where he sang the qawwali "Chand Sa Koi Chehera" along with Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey and Bhupinder, (the song was released on vinyl, but not in the feature film); Maha Chor (1976); Charas (1976) Song : Aaja Teri Yaad Aayi; and Balika Badhu (1976).
Bakshi was widely associated with music composers such as
He wrote the first recorded songs of many first time male and female leads who went on to become stars, and also of singers such as
After this, he wrote memorable lyrics in many movies including
Personal life
Bakshi was married to Kamla Mohan Bakshi. The couple had two daughters, Suman Datt and Kavita Bali, and two sons Rajesh Bakshi and Rakesh Bakshi.[6]
Death
Late in his life, he suffered from heart and lung diseases. In March 2002, he caught a bacterial infection at
Filmography
References
- ^ Taran Adarsh (26 May 2005). "Anand Bakshi's grand-son turns director". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Anand Bakshi on TOTAL RECALL Part 1 (@Times Now)". YouTube. Retrieved 29 January 2012.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ a b c d Tabassum. "Interview with Anand Bakshi – Phool khile hain gulshan gulshan". You Tube. Doordarshan. Retrieved 5 July 2016.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Rakesh Anand Bakshi (24 September 2011). "Anand Bakshi Singing his 1st song from 1st film BHALA AADMI, Ameen Sayani radio show". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Writing more than 4000 songs for Bollywood, Anand Bakshi is still alive in hearts of his fellows". newstracklive.com. 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Rakesh Bakshi remembers father Anand Bakshi". filmfare.com. 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Lyricist Anand Bakshi passes away". The Times of India. 30 March 2002.
External links
- Anand Bakshi at IMDb