Saawan Kumar Tak (9 August 1936 – 25 August 2022) was an Indian film director, producer, and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

. He directed many

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, including successful films like ''

Saajan Bina Suhagan ''Saajan Bina Suhagan'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Saawan Kumar Tak. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Nutan, Vinod Mehra, Padmini Kohlapure and Shreeram Lagoo, the film's music is by Usha Khanna. It has ...

'', ''

Souten ''Souten'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra and Pran. It was written by Kamleshwar, with music by Usha Khanna. The song "Shayad Mer ...

'', '' Souten Ki Beti'', ''

Sanam Bewafa ''Sanam Bewafa'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, it stars Salman Khan, Chandni, Pran, Danny Denzongpa. It is a remake of the Pakistani film '' Haque Meher''. Plot The film is based on two ...

'', ''

Bewaffa Se Waffa ''Bewaffa Se Waffa'' (lit: ''Loyalty to the disloyal'') is a 1992 Hindi film starring Juhi Chawla , Nagma and Vivek Mushran in lead roles directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak. The film was released on 4 September 1992. Plot Aslam (Vivek M ...

''. He is credited with giving break to actors such as

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and

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. His most famous directorial venture was

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starrer ''

'', which was the first Indian film to be shot in Mauritius and was a platinum jubilee hit. Saawan Kumar began his career as the producer of the 1967

starrer film ''

Naunihal Naunihal is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Raj Marbros starring Sanjeev Kumar, Balraj Sahni and Indrani Mukherjee in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Madan Mohan, with lyrics by Kaifi Azmi, including the song "Me ...

''. He was the one who gave the name Sanjeev to actor Haribhai Jariwala. The film received the Presidential mention at the National Awards. His directorial debut was with the film ''

Gomti Ke Kinare ''Gomti Ke Kinare'' is a 1972 Bollywood drama film, directed by Saawan Kumar Tak in his directorial debut. The film stars Meena Kumari and Mumtaz. It was the last release of Meena Kumari, and was released posthumously on 22 November 1972, 8 mo ...

'' (1972), which was

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's last film, and released posthumously. He was also a prolific lyricist and has written songs for most of his produced and directed films. Apart from this, he has written the lyrics of songs for movies produced and directed by other film-makers. Among these are "Sabak", the 1973 movie starring Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam and featuring the popular song "Barkha Rani Zara Jamke Barso". He penned some songs from the film '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' and all the songs from the 2004 film '' Dev''. He has also written lyrics of some very popular songs of his own movies such as "Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai" ''

'', "Hum Bhool Gaye" '' Souten Ki Beti'', "Yeh Dil Bewafa Se Wafa" ''

'' all sung by

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. He was married to music director

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Filmography

as Director *''2006

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'' *''2003

Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa ''Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa'' (My Heart Became a Stranger) is a 2003 Indian Hindi language romantic drama movie directed by Saawan Kumar Tak. Cast * Kapil Jhaveri as Salman 'Sunny' * Saloni Aswani as Ruksar Khan * Amrish Puri as Brig. Sarfaroz Kha ...

'' *''1999

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'' *''1997 Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya'' *''1995 Sanam Harjai'' *''1994

Chaand Kaa Tukdaa ''Chaand Kaa Tukdaa'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by Saawan Kumar Tak starring Sridevi, Salman Khan and Shatrughan Sinha. Plot Shyam lives a wealthy lifestyle in London, England, and is considered one of the t ...

'' *''1993

Khal-Naaikaa '' Khal-Naaikaa'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced and directed by Saawan Kumar under the Saawan Kumar Productions banner. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Anu Aggarwal and music composed by Mahesh - Kishore. It is b ...

'' *''1992

'' *''1991

'' *''1989 Souten Ki Beti'' *''1987 Pyar Ki Jeet'' *''1986 Preeti'' *''1984 Laila'' *''1983

'' *''1981 Saajan Ki Saheli'' *''1980 Oh Bewafa'' *''1978

'' *''1977

Ab Kya Hoga ''Ab Kya Hoga'' () is a supernatural-thriller 1977 Hindi movie, produced, directed and written by Sawan Kumar Tak. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha, Neetu Singh, Asrani, Bindu, Moushumi Chatterjee and Ranjeet. The film's music is by Tak's wif ...

'' *''1974 Hawas'' *''1972

References

External links

Saawan Kumar's Official Website
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