Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 December 1966 | (aged 43)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1949–1966 |
Spouse | Shakuntala |
Children | 5 ( including Shailey Shailendra ) |
Shailendra (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966) was a popular Indian Hindi-Urdu poet, lyricist and film producer.[1] He is regarded as one of the greatest and most celebrated lyricists of the Indian film industry.[2][3][4][5][6] 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.[7]