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Monday, August 9, 2021

Birthday Wishes to lyricist-director-producer Saawan Kumar


Saawan Kumar Tak (born 9 August 1936) is an Indian film director, producer, and lyricist. He has directed many Hindi films, including Gomti Ke Kinare, Souten, Souten Ki Beti, Sanam Bewafa, and Bewaffa Se Waffa. He is credited with giving break to actors such as Sanjeev Kumar and Junior Mehmood.

Saawan Kumar began his career as the producer of the 1967 Sanjeev Kumar starer film Naunihal. The film received the Presidential mention at the National Awards. His directorial debut was with the film Gomti Ke Kinare (1972), which was Meena Kumari's last film, and released posthumously.[citation needed] He is 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 from 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 song of his own movie such as "Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai" Souten, "Hum Bhool Gaye" Souten Ki Beti, "Yeh Dil Bewafa Se Wafa" Bewaffa Se Waffa all sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Filmography
2006 Saawan... The Love Season
2003 Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa
1999 Mother
1997 Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya
1995 Sanam Harjai
1994 Chaand Kaa Tukdaa
1993 Khal-Naaikaa
1992 Bewaffa Se Waffa
1991 Sanam Bewafa
1989 Souten Ki Beti
1987 Pyaar Ki Jeet
1986 Preeti
1984 Laila
1983 Souten
1981 Saajan Ki Saheli
1980 Oh Bewafa
1978 Saajan Bina Suhagan
1977 Ab Kya Hoga
1974 Hawas
1972 Gomti Ke Kinare

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