Anand bakshi with laxmikant pyarelal biography
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Anand Bakshi: Born on July 21, , Anand Bakshi was a prolific Indian lyricist renowned for his contributions to Hindi cinema. Hailing from a Mohyal Brahmin family, his journey took him from Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan) to Delhi and various cities due to the Partition, finally he settled in Delhi. His remarkable career spanned over five decades, during which he penned over 6, film songs for more than films. Let&#;s gräva deeper into the life and legacy of this lyrical maestro.
Early Life: A Journey of Resilience
Anand Bakshi, born as Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid, discovered his love for writing poetry from a young age. Despite facing hardships during the Partition of India in , he persevered. After joining the Indian Navy, he continued to write poetry whenever time allowed, even using his songs and lyrics in local programs related to his troops. His passion for music and lyrics led him to Mumbai, where he aimed to make a name for himself in writing and singing.
Crafting Timeless Melod
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Glamour
By Vikas Datta
After an intense session between a music composer duo and a lyricist, the latter finally got up and said it was time for him to go.
When Laxmikant-Pyarelal asked him when they would meet again, Anand Bakshi, to their surprise, sat down again and started scribbling away furiously -- the result was the conversational, peppy song: "Achcha to ham chalte hain", featuring Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh.
That was the craft -- and spontaneity -- that Anand Bakshi brought to his lyrics, which can possibly account for why almost all the songs of every other top Hindi film, from the mids to the beginning of the 21st century, bear his imprint.
Not just prolific, with over 4, songs to his credit, arguably a global record for any songwriter, Bakshi, who was born on this day (July 21) in , was popular too.
With songs such as "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" ("Mr X in Bombay", ) to "Humko Humise Chura Lo" ("Mohabbatein", ), from "Hum Bane Tum Bane" ("Ek Duje Ke Liye", )
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Anand Bakshi was perhaps the only poet apart from Majrooh Sultanpuri, who enjoyed such a long and illustrious career as a film lyricist. He was still going strong after more than 43 years since he broke through in Hindi films at the time of his death.
Born in Rawalpindi on July 21, , Bakshi was an avid film buff. As his family finally settled in Delhi in post Independent India, he dreamt of coming to Bombay to join the film industry. Though he used to write poetry in his youth, Bakshi&#;s early dream was to become a successful playback singer and not a lyricist. So passionate was Bakshi about joining films that he ran away from home and joined the Navy with the hope of reaching Bombay. However, the Naval Mutiny in Karachi ended his career in the Navy. After the partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan in , Bakshi returned to his family. A short stint as a telephone operator followed but he was still determined to move to Bombay.
But he could make no headway in