Anand Bakshi, great lyricist of all time
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Anand Bakshi
Born On: July 21, 1920
Born In: Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan)
Died On: March 30, 2002
Occupation: Bollywood Lyricist
Nationality: Indian
The name, Anand Bakshi is familiar to Hindi film lovers both young and
old. In a career spanning several decades, Anand Bakshi penned some of
the most
memorable songs that has ever been produced by the Hindi film
industry. With dreams of becoming a singer, a young man landed in
Bombay to acquire a foothold
in Bollywood - little did he know then that destiny had different
plans for him. With over 600 films to his credit and having worked
with the best people
in the Hindi film industry, Anand Bakshi earned himself a reputation
of a respectable man in Bollywood. All actors wanted to be part of
films which had
lyrics penned by the legendary Anand Bakshi. And this factor came into
play when several actors opted to work with only Anand Bakshi when
they inaugurated
their respective production houses. Bollywood actors from Rajesh
Khanna and Jeetendra to Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, and music
directors from
Laxmikant Pyarelal to R D Burman loved and respected the powerhouse
called Anand Bakshi.
Early Life
Anand Bakshi was born on July 21, 1920 in the city of Rawalpindi now
situated in Pakistan. The lyricist�s forefathers were from the Kuri
village situated
close to Rawalpindi and some of them also lived in Kashmir. Anand
Bakshi�s mother Sumitra died when he was a mere five-year old kid.
Hence, it was under
the care of his father that Anand Bakshi completed his school and
college education. After completing his elementary schooling, Anand
Bakshi joined the
Cambridge College in Rawalpindi, only to leave his studies midway on
March 6 1943, when he was selected to join the Royal Indian Navy as a
post boy in
1944.
Anand Bakshi had aspired to become a singer since he was a child and
this was precisely why he boarded the H M I S Dilawar and H M I S
Bahadur Ship after
his appointment in the Indian Navy, thinking that the ship would halt
in Bombay, the land of his film ambitions. Unfortunately, the ship did
not reach
the Bombay docks, leaving Anand Bakshi to work with the Navy for two
years followed by a six year stint in the Indian Army before he could
finally fulfill
his dreams of penning Hindi film songs. On April 5, 1946, Anand Bakshi
was expelled from his position in the Indian Navy after he was caught
participating
in a naval mutiny against the British from the Bombay harbor.
Years Of Tryst
After being expelled from the Indian Navy, Bakshi joined the Indian
Army the following year. He served the Indian Army for a period of six
years, in between
which he went to Bombay to try his luck in Hindi films. Reports claim
that during his stay with the Army, Anand Bakshi used to entertain the
other soldiers
by singing to them his own composed songs. All his friends in the
Indian Army always encouraged Anand Bakshi to shift to Bombay and seek
employment as
a Hindi film writer, singer or actor. Meanwhile, after India got its
independence, the family left Rawalpindi and settled at Lucknow in the
October of
1947. Four years later, in the year 1951, Bakshi left the Corps of
Signals and arrived in Bombay for the first time looking for work. But
his efforts went
in vain forcing him to return to his home and his job with the Army
with the E.M.E. (The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers).
Meanwhile, Anand Bakshi settled down with Kamla Mohan, a girl who had
been his childhood neighbor in Rawalpindi, in the year 1954. Anand
Bakshi quit his
position in the Indian Army on August 27, 1956 and in the month of
October of the same year, traveled to Bombay again in the hope of
work. His luck did
not favor him the second time too, leaving Anand Bakshi jobless and
moneyless on the platforms of local Bombay stations. But not the one
to be disillusioned
or disheartened, he continued to pen songs, though by then, he already
had a collection of more than 60 songs all written by himself. His
first poem, which
Anand Bakshi had composed as a song, was published in the Sainik
Samachar magazine brought out by the Indian Army. This gave Bakshi the
impetus to go ahead
and try harder to bring to life his dreams.
Living The Dreams
The big break in Anand Bakshi�s life came towards the end of the year
1956. Though Anand Bakshi had planned to enter Bollywood as a singer
or a scriptwriter
for Hindi films, he was chosen to write the lyrics for the Hindi film
'Bhala Aadmi�. Anand Bakshi penned four songs for the Brij Mohan film
and his first
written song 'Dharti Ke Laal Na Kar Itna Malaal� was recorded on
November 9, 1956. Nine years later in the year 1965, Anand Bakshi was
an established lyricist
of Bollywood with films like 'Himalay Ki God Mein�, 'Jab Jab Phool
Khile� and 'Milan� in his kitty. The latter two endured that Anand
Bakshi would further
get work with only the best music composers and producers in the world
of Hindi cinema. But the first film that made Anand Bakshi popular
among the masses
was the 1972 Hindi film 'Mome Ki Gudiya�.
'Mome Ki Gudiya� was also the beginning of the success story between
lyricist Anand Bakshi and music director Laxmikant Pyarelal. They went
on to work
together in a number of films later on, making some of the best songs
that Bollywood has ever heard. 1972 also saw the release of popular
Hindi film track
'Dum Maro Dum� from the film 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna�, a track which
brought to light the versatility of Anand Bakshi as a lyricist. While
he had already
made a mark as a Bollywood lyricist, Anand Bakshi got his first
opportunity to sing for a Bollywood production in a duet with Lata
Mangeshkar. The song
'Baaghon Mein Bahaar Aayee� was accepted well and Anand Bakshi went on
to sing other songs for films like Sholay, Maha Chor, Charas and
Balika Badhu. Anand
Bakshi loved quawwalis and he wrote as well as sang a number of
quawwalis during this part of his career.
His Work
In the span of a very successful career, Anand Bakshi worked in at
least 300 films with Laxmikant Pyarelal, almost a 100 films with R D
Burman, more than
30 films with Kalyanji & Anandji and a couple of films with new age
music composers Anu Malik and Rajesh Roshan.
Trivia
list of 5 items
� Anand Bakshi was the lyricist of the first recorded songs of popular
Bollywood singers Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krisnamurthy, Udit Narayan and
Shailendra Singh.
� Anand Bakshi worked with such composers who were the sons of popular
erstwhile musicians with whom he had also worked. The most popular
pairs are S D
& R D Burman and Roshan & Rajesh Roshan. In addition, Anand Bakshi
also worked with father - son duo film directors Yash Chopra & Aditya
Chopra and Manmohan
Desai & Ketan Desai.
� Such was the popularity of Anand Bakshi that Rajesh Khanna,
Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Shashi Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan and
also Sunny Deol, Ajay
Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan chose him as their first production�s lyricist.
� Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics for the debut films of several
Bollywood actors like Rishi Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Amrita
Singh, Shah Rukh Khan
and Akshay Kumar.
� Anand Bakshi�s lyrics have been used and reused in Bollywood and
Hollywood. For instance, the song 'Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai� was
used by Mira Nair
for her 2001 Hollywood production 'Monsoon Wedding�. Similarly, the
Bollywood hit 'Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai� was used in the 2009 release
'Slumdog Millionaire�.
list end
Awards
Anand Bakshi received a record breaking 40 nominations for lyrics
written for Hindi films. He has a total of four Filmfare Awards for
the best lyricist
to his name:
list of 4 items
� 'Aadmi Musafir Hai� for Apnapan in the year 1977
� 'Tere Mere Beech� for Ek Duuje Ke Liye in 1981
� 'Tujhe Dekha� for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in the year 1995
� 'Ishq Bina� for Taal in 1999
list end
In addition to Filmfare Awards, Anand Bakshi also won the best
lyricist awards at different events like the Screen and Zee Awards,
the Stardust Hero Honda
Awards, the Ruby Film Awards, the Aashirwad Film Awards and the Sushma
Shama Awards.
Death
Anand Bakshi was a patient of heart and lung ailments in the later
stages of life. He was a smoker throughout his life and this had an
ill effect on his
system. He underwent a heart surgery at Nanavati Hospital in Bombay
after being admitted under a condition of bacterial infection in 2001.
Anand Bakshi
succumbed to multiple organ failure and breathed his last on March 30,
2002 in the same hospital. Anand Bakshi was 81 years of age at the
time of his death.
Posthumously
Anand Bakshi�s lyrics continued to be used in films released after his
death. His last writing was for the film 'Mehbooba� released in the
year 2008.
Timeline
1920: Anand Bakshi was born on July 21.
1925: His mother Sumitra died.
1943: Left college to join the Indian Navy on March 6.
1944: Joined the Indian Navy on July 12.
1946: Was expelled from the Navy for taking part in a mutiny against
the British Empire on April 5.
1947: Joined the Indian Army on April 12.
1947: Migrated from Rawalpindi to Lucknow after independence on October 2.
1951: Came to Bombay in search of work in Bollywood.
1954: Married kamla Mohan on October 2.
1956: Quit his position with the Indian Army on August 27.
1956: Came to Bombay the second time in the month of October to look
for work as singer and writer in Bollywood.
1956: Recorded his first song for Bollywood on November 9.
1962: Wrote his first quawwali for 'Kaala Samundar�.
1972: Sung his first song for a film with Lata Mangeshkar.
1977: Received the first Filmfare Award for best lyricist for the film
'Apnapan�.
1981: Received the second Filmfare Award for 'Ek Duje Ke Liye�.
1995: Won his third Filmfare Award for 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge�.
1999: Won his final Filmfare Award for 'Taal.
2001: Was hospitalized with bacterial infection.
2002: Died in hospital on March 30.
2008: His last movie as lyricist 'Mehbooba� was released.
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Anand Bakshi
Born On: July 21, 1920
Born In: Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan)
Died On: March 30, 2002
Occupation: Bollywood Lyricist
Nationality: Indian
The name, Anand Bakshi is familiar to Hindi film lovers both young and
old. In a career spanning several decades, Anand Bakshi penned some of
the most
memorable songs that has ever been produced by the Hindi film
industry. With dreams of becoming a singer, a young man landed in
Bombay to acquire a foothold
in Bollywood - little did he know then that destiny had different
plans for him. With over 600 films to his credit and having worked
with the best people
in the Hindi film industry, Anand Bakshi earned himself a reputation
of a respectable man in Bollywood. All actors wanted to be part of
films which had
lyrics penned by the legendary Anand Bakshi. And this factor came into
play when several actors opted to work with only Anand Bakshi when
they inaugurated
their respective production houses. Bollywood actors from Rajesh
Khanna and Jeetendra to Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, and music
directors from
Laxmikant Pyarelal to R D Burman loved and respected the powerhouse
called Anand Bakshi.
Early Life
Anand Bakshi was born on July 21, 1920 in the city of Rawalpindi now
situated in Pakistan. The lyricist�s forefathers were from the Kuri
village situated
close to Rawalpindi and some of them also lived in Kashmir. Anand
Bakshi�s mother Sumitra died when he was a mere five-year old kid.
Hence, it was under
the care of his father that Anand Bakshi completed his school and
college education. After completing his elementary schooling, Anand
Bakshi joined the
Cambridge College in Rawalpindi, only to leave his studies midway on
March 6 1943, when he was selected to join the Royal Indian Navy as a
post boy in
1944.
Anand Bakshi had aspired to become a singer since he was a child and
this was precisely why he boarded the H M I S Dilawar and H M I S
Bahadur Ship after
his appointment in the Indian Navy, thinking that the ship would halt
in Bombay, the land of his film ambitions. Unfortunately, the ship did
not reach
the Bombay docks, leaving Anand Bakshi to work with the Navy for two
years followed by a six year stint in the Indian Army before he could
finally fulfill
his dreams of penning Hindi film songs. On April 5, 1946, Anand Bakshi
was expelled from his position in the Indian Navy after he was caught
participating
in a naval mutiny against the British from the Bombay harbor.
Years Of Tryst
After being expelled from the Indian Navy, Bakshi joined the Indian
Army the following year. He served the Indian Army for a period of six
years, in between
which he went to Bombay to try his luck in Hindi films. Reports claim
that during his stay with the Army, Anand Bakshi used to entertain the
other soldiers
by singing to them his own composed songs. All his friends in the
Indian Army always encouraged Anand Bakshi to shift to Bombay and seek
employment as
a Hindi film writer, singer or actor. Meanwhile, after India got its
independence, the family left Rawalpindi and settled at Lucknow in the
October of
1947. Four years later, in the year 1951, Bakshi left the Corps of
Signals and arrived in Bombay for the first time looking for work. But
his efforts went
in vain forcing him to return to his home and his job with the Army
with the E.M.E. (The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers).
Meanwhile, Anand Bakshi settled down with Kamla Mohan, a girl who had
been his childhood neighbor in Rawalpindi, in the year 1954. Anand
Bakshi quit his
position in the Indian Army on August 27, 1956 and in the month of
October of the same year, traveled to Bombay again in the hope of
work. His luck did
not favor him the second time too, leaving Anand Bakshi jobless and
moneyless on the platforms of local Bombay stations. But not the one
to be disillusioned
or disheartened, he continued to pen songs, though by then, he already
had a collection of more than 60 songs all written by himself. His
first poem, which
Anand Bakshi had composed as a song, was published in the Sainik
Samachar magazine brought out by the Indian Army. This gave Bakshi the
impetus to go ahead
and try harder to bring to life his dreams.
Living The Dreams
The big break in Anand Bakshi�s life came towards the end of the year
1956. Though Anand Bakshi had planned to enter Bollywood as a singer
or a scriptwriter
for Hindi films, he was chosen to write the lyrics for the Hindi film
'Bhala Aadmi�. Anand Bakshi penned four songs for the Brij Mohan film
and his first
written song 'Dharti Ke Laal Na Kar Itna Malaal� was recorded on
November 9, 1956. Nine years later in the year 1965, Anand Bakshi was
an established lyricist
of Bollywood with films like 'Himalay Ki God Mein�, 'Jab Jab Phool
Khile� and 'Milan� in his kitty. The latter two endured that Anand
Bakshi would further
get work with only the best music composers and producers in the world
of Hindi cinema. But the first film that made Anand Bakshi popular
among the masses
was the 1972 Hindi film 'Mome Ki Gudiya�.
'Mome Ki Gudiya� was also the beginning of the success story between
lyricist Anand Bakshi and music director Laxmikant Pyarelal. They went
on to work
together in a number of films later on, making some of the best songs
that Bollywood has ever heard. 1972 also saw the release of popular
Hindi film track
'Dum Maro Dum� from the film 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna�, a track which
brought to light the versatility of Anand Bakshi as a lyricist. While
he had already
made a mark as a Bollywood lyricist, Anand Bakshi got his first
opportunity to sing for a Bollywood production in a duet with Lata
Mangeshkar. The song
'Baaghon Mein Bahaar Aayee� was accepted well and Anand Bakshi went on
to sing other songs for films like Sholay, Maha Chor, Charas and
Balika Badhu. Anand
Bakshi loved quawwalis and he wrote as well as sang a number of
quawwalis during this part of his career.
His Work
In the span of a very successful career, Anand Bakshi worked in at
least 300 films with Laxmikant Pyarelal, almost a 100 films with R D
Burman, more than
30 films with Kalyanji & Anandji and a couple of films with new age
music composers Anu Malik and Rajesh Roshan.
Trivia
list of 5 items
� Anand Bakshi was the lyricist of the first recorded songs of popular
Bollywood singers Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krisnamurthy, Udit Narayan and
Shailendra Singh.
� Anand Bakshi worked with such composers who were the sons of popular
erstwhile musicians with whom he had also worked. The most popular
pairs are S D
& R D Burman and Roshan & Rajesh Roshan. In addition, Anand Bakshi
also worked with father - son duo film directors Yash Chopra & Aditya
Chopra and Manmohan
Desai & Ketan Desai.
� Such was the popularity of Anand Bakshi that Rajesh Khanna,
Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Shashi Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan and
also Sunny Deol, Ajay
Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan chose him as their first production�s lyricist.
� Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics for the debut films of several
Bollywood actors like Rishi Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Amrita
Singh, Shah Rukh Khan
and Akshay Kumar.
� Anand Bakshi�s lyrics have been used and reused in Bollywood and
Hollywood. For instance, the song 'Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai� was
used by Mira Nair
for her 2001 Hollywood production 'Monsoon Wedding�. Similarly, the
Bollywood hit 'Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai� was used in the 2009 release
'Slumdog Millionaire�.
list end
Awards
Anand Bakshi received a record breaking 40 nominations for lyrics
written for Hindi films. He has a total of four Filmfare Awards for
the best lyricist
to his name:
list of 4 items
� 'Aadmi Musafir Hai� for Apnapan in the year 1977
� 'Tere Mere Beech� for Ek Duuje Ke Liye in 1981
� 'Tujhe Dekha� for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in the year 1995
� 'Ishq Bina� for Taal in 1999
list end
In addition to Filmfare Awards, Anand Bakshi also won the best
lyricist awards at different events like the Screen and Zee Awards,
the Stardust Hero Honda
Awards, the Ruby Film Awards, the Aashirwad Film Awards and the Sushma
Shama Awards.
Death
Anand Bakshi was a patient of heart and lung ailments in the later
stages of life. He was a smoker throughout his life and this had an
ill effect on his
system. He underwent a heart surgery at Nanavati Hospital in Bombay
after being admitted under a condition of bacterial infection in 2001.
Anand Bakshi
succumbed to multiple organ failure and breathed his last on March 30,
2002 in the same hospital. Anand Bakshi was 81 years of age at the
time of his death.
Posthumously
Anand Bakshi�s lyrics continued to be used in films released after his
death. His last writing was for the film 'Mehbooba� released in the
year 2008.
Timeline
1920: Anand Bakshi was born on July 21.
1925: His mother Sumitra died.
1943: Left college to join the Indian Navy on March 6.
1944: Joined the Indian Navy on July 12.
1946: Was expelled from the Navy for taking part in a mutiny against
the British Empire on April 5.
1947: Joined the Indian Army on April 12.
1947: Migrated from Rawalpindi to Lucknow after independence on October 2.
1951: Came to Bombay in search of work in Bollywood.
1954: Married kamla Mohan on October 2.
1956: Quit his position with the Indian Army on August 27.
1956: Came to Bombay the second time in the month of October to look
for work as singer and writer in Bollywood.
1956: Recorded his first song for Bollywood on November 9.
1962: Wrote his first quawwali for 'Kaala Samundar�.
1972: Sung his first song for a film with Lata Mangeshkar.
1977: Received the first Filmfare Award for best lyricist for the film
'Apnapan�.
1981: Received the second Filmfare Award for 'Ek Duje Ke Liye�.
1995: Won his third Filmfare Award for 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge�.
1999: Won his final Filmfare Award for 'Taal.
2001: Was hospitalized with bacterial infection.
2002: Died in hospital on March 30.
2008: His last movie as lyricist 'Mehbooba� was released.
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Oct 2013. The registration will be opened soon.
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