Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Shailendra_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg) Shailendra on a 2013 stamp of India | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 30 August 1923 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 14 December 1966 (aged 43) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Lyricist |
| Years active | 1949–1966 |
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]
- ^ Gopal, Sangita; Moorti, Sujata (2008). "Introduction: Travels of Hindi Song and Dance". Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Song and Dance. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 1–62 (22). ISBN 978-0-8166-4578-7.
- ^ "Lyricist Shailendra gets road named after him in Mathura". The Times of India. 10 March 2016.