Pandit Narendra Sharma (28 February 1913 – 12 February 1989) was an Indian writer, poet and lyricist in
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
language. He also wrote some songs for Indian Hindi cinema, like the title song for ''
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain, starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. The film's original soundtrack was composed by Laxmika ...
'' (1979), for which he also received a
Filmfare Award
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nomination for
Best Lyricist.
Life and career
Pandit Narendra Sharma was born in
Jahangirpur near
Proposed International Airport Jewer, Greater Noida,
District Gautam Buddh Nagar Uttar Pradesh
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in the
National Capital Region
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. He did his undergraduate program and M.A in English Literature at
Allahabad University
, mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees"
, established =
, type = Public
, chancellor = Ashish Chauhan
, vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava
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.
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her cont ...
the singer used to address him as her father while she was addressed as his daughter. In a documentary on Lata Mangeshkar produced and directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir for Britain's Channel 4 the singer has confessed that she learned a lot from pandithji and could negotiate many difficulties of life based on his advice.
He published Abyudhay newspaper in 1934. His first Hindi film was
Hamari Baat
''Hamari Baat'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.
Cast
*Devika Rani
*Suraiya
Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), popularly known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback singer in India' ...
(1943). He was founder of
''Vividh Bharati Seva'' of All India Radio.
He is best known for composing the title track to
Raj Kapoor
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's Satyam Shivam Sundaram. The philosophical lyrics weave a message about beauty, truth, and their divinity. He received his first
Filmfare Award
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nomination for the popularity and complexity of this song.
Sharma wrote for more than hundred films and worked with almost all major music directors and singers. He was also the conceptual adviser of the popular TV Series
Mahabharat
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, for which too he wrote songs. This was his last work, and on 12 February 1989, four months after the show went on-air, he died aged 76.
Bibliography
The following are the poems written by Narendra Sharma
* Kahani Kehte Kehte
* Paniharin
* Rathwan
* Swagatham
Filmography
*
Subah (1982)
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*
Prem Rog
''Prem Rog'' () is a 1982 Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Raj Kapoor, with screenplay written by Jainendra Jain and Kamna Chandra. The film tells the story of a man's (Rishi Kapoor) love towards a woman, who is a higher stat ...
(1982)
* ''
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain, starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. The film's original soundtrack was composed by Laxmika ...
'' (1978)
*
Phir Bhi
''Phir Bhi'' () is a 1971 Bollywood drama film directed by Shivendra Sinha. The film stars Partap Sharma and Urmila Bhatt. Partap Sharma won the 1971 National Award for the lead role in this feature film which also won the National Film Award ...
(1971)
*''
Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan
Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan is a 1961 Hindi film, a family drama directed by Sadashiv J. Row Kavi with Meena Kumari and Balraj Sahni in the lead roles. It is a remake of 1953 Marathi film ''Vahinichya Bangdya'', which was also remade in Telugu as ''Vadin ...
'' (1961)
*''Radha Krishna'' (1954)
* ''
Aandhiyan
Aandhiyan (English: Storms) is a 1990 Hindi film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Shatrughan Sinha, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Madhushree and Mumtaz in her comeback role after 13 years. The film marked Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee's Hindi fi ...
'' (1952)
*''
Malti Madhav
Bhavabhūti (Devanagari: भवभूति) was an 8th-century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered the equal of the works of Kalidasa. Bhavabhuti was born in Padmapura, Vidarbha, in Gond ...
'' (1951)
*''Sagar'' (1951)
*
Afsar (1950)
*''
Narasinha Avatar
''Narasinha Avatar'' (The Incarnation of Narsinha) is a 1949 Hindi mythological film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi.
Made under the Minerva Movietone banner, it had music composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Narendra Sharma. The story ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Matwala Shair'' (1947)
* ''
Jwar Bhata'' (1944)
*''
Hamari Baat
''Hamari Baat'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.
Cast
*Devika Rani
*Suraiya
Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), popularly known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback singer in India' ...
(1943)''
References
External links
Pandit Narendra Sharmaon
IMDb
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Narendra Sharma's songs in Hindi Filmsat anubhuti-hindi.org
Pandit Narendra Sharma, Lifeand works, at study (Hindi)
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Indian male poets
1913 births
1989 deaths
People from Bulandshahr district
Indian lyricists
Hindi-language poets
University of Allahabad alumni
20th-century Indian poets
Poets from Uttar Pradesh
20th-century Indian male writers