About Shailendra (lyricist)
Shailendra was an Indian Hindi-Urdu poet, lyricist and film producer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most celebrated lyricists of the Indian film industry. Known for his association with filmmaker Raj Kapoor, singer Mukesh, and composer duo Shankar–Jaikishan, he wrote lyrics for several successful Hindi film songs in the 1950s and 1960s. He has also written songs in the Bhojpuri language for early Bhojpuri movies as his mother tongue was Bhojpuri. The song 'Awara Hoon' from the 1951 film Awaara, written by Shailendra, became the most appreciated Indian film song outside India at the time. Avijit Ghosh mentions in his book, Cinema Bhojpuri, that Shailendra penned songs for Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (the first Bhojpuri film), Ganga, Mitwa and Vidhana Naach Nachave. The film is today regarded as a cult classic and won the National Film Award For the Best Film.
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