Yogesh Gaur, or Gaud commonly credited as Yogesh, (March 19, 1943 – May 29, 2020), was an Indian writer and lyricist. He was known for his contributions to Bollywood, and possibly his best known works came from the film '' Anand'', songs including ''Kahin Door Jab Din Dal Jaaye'' and ''Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli'' (1971), and also ''Rajnigandha phool tumhare'' from the movie ''Rajnigandha'' (1974).
Life
Yogesh was born on 19 March 1943 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He moved to Bombay at the age of 16 looking for work and sought the help of his cousin Yogendra Gaur, who was a screenplay writer. His first break was in 1962, when he wrote six songs for the Bollywood movie Sakhi Robi including the song "Tum jo aa jao", which was sung by
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He worked with some of India's finest directors like
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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and
Basu Chatterjee
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. He famous Hindi songs included ''Kahin Door Jab Din Dal Jaaye'', ''Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli'', ''Rimjhim gire Saawan'', ''Kai baar yunhi dekha hai'' from
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. Yogesh also worked in television serials as a writer.
Death
Yogesh Gaur died in
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