Pandit Narendra Sharma (28 February 1913 – 12 February 1989) was an Indian writer, poet and lyricist in

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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

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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

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in the

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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 , head_label ...

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 Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...

's Satyam Shivam Sundaram. The philosophical lyrics weave a message about beauty, truth, and their divinity. He received his first

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 The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...

, 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) A Subah was the term for a province (state) in the Mughal Empire. The term was also used by other polities of the Indian subcontinent. The word is derived from Arabic and Persian. The governor/ruler of a ''Subah'' was known as a '' subahdar'' (som ...

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) * ''

'' (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) *''

(1943)''

References

External links

Pandit Narendra Sharma
on

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Narendra Sharma's songs in Hindi Films
at anubhuti-hindi.org
Pandit Narendra Sharma, Life

and works, at study (Hindi)
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