Santosh Anand

Last updated

Santosh Anand
Born (1940-03-05) 5 March 1940 (age 84)
Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, United Provinces, British India
Alma mater Aligarh Muslim University
Occupation Lyricist

Santosh Anand (born 5 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist who attained success in the 1970s, earning the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist twice in 1975 and 1983. [1] He has also been awarded the Yash Bharti Award in 2016. He studied library science at Aligarh Muslim University [2] [3]

Contents

Career

Santosh Anand was born in the town of Sikandrabad District Bulandshahr (30 km from Ghaziabad on G T Road towards Buland shahar). He began his career in 1970 with the film Purab Aur Paschim . This film's soundtrack was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. He wrote his favorite song "Ek Pyar Ka Naghma Hai" in 1972 film Shor. It was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and sung by Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar. He provided lyrics for the 1974 film Roti Kapda Aur Makaan , also composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Its song included "Aur Nahin Bas Aur Nahin," sung by Mahendra Kapoor, and the duet "Main Na Bhoolunga," sung by Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar. Santosh obtained his first Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for that film. [1]

He penned the songs for the film Kranti (1981), the highest-grossing Hindi film of that year. The same year, he penned songs such as "Tera Saath Hai To" and "Megha Re Megha Re" in the film Pyaasa Sawan. In 1982, he penned the song "Mohabbat Hai Kya Cheez" under Laxmikant-Pyarelal in the film Prem Rog. He was awarded his second and last Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for this song. [1] He has penned a total of 109 songs in 26 films.

Collaborations

Santosh Anand started his career in the 1970 film Purab Aur Paschim under Kalyanji-Anandji. His soundtracks such as Shor, Roti Kapda Aur Makan, Kranti, Pyaasa Sawan and Prem Rog all had music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. His only collaboration with music directors is limited to L-P.

His songs "Ek Pyar Ka Naghma Hai", "Main Na Bhoolunga", "Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara", "Tera Saath Hai To", "Megha Re Megha Re" were all sung by the singer Lata Mangeshkar. Anuradha Paudwal also sung for him in movies like Junoon (1992) and Tahalka (1992). Among male singers, Mukesh, Mahendra Kapoor and Mohammed Aziz sang songs penned by him.

Selected discography

  1. Purab Aur Pachhim (1970)
  2. Shor (1972)
  3. Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)
  4. Patthar Se Takkar (1980)
  5. Kranti (1981)
  6. Pyaasa Sawan (1981)
  7. Prem Rog (1982)
  8. Mera Jawab (1985)
  9. Patthar Dil (1985)
  10. Love 86 (1986)
  11. Mazloom (1986)
  12. Bade Ghar Ki Beti (1989)
  13. Naag Nagin (1989)
  14. Santosh (1989)
  15. Suryaa: An Awakening (1989)
  16. Do Matwale (1991)
  17. Naag Mani (1991)
  18. Ranbhoomi (1991)
  19. Junoon (1992)
  20. Sangeet (1992)
  21. Tahalka (1992)
  22. Tirangaa (1993)
  23. Sangam Ho Ke Rahega (1994)
  24. Prem Aggan (1998)

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmSongResult
1973 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Shor Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma HainNominated
1975 Roti Kapda Aur Makaan Main Na BhooloongaWon
Aur Nahin Bas Aur NahinNominated
1982 Kranti Zindagi Ki Naa TooteNominated
1983 Prem Rog Mohabbat Hai Kya CheezWon
2016 Yash Bharti Award Songwriting—Won

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahendra Kapoor</span> Indian playback singer

Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono (Gumrah) and Neele Gagan ke tale (Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including Mere Desh Ki Dharti in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar. He considered Mohammad Rafi as his Guru. In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actor Manoj Kumar in most of his films and had a lengthy association with director-producer Baldev Raj Chopra. He also sang 2 English songs mahendra kapoor - yogi, please help me/ sally 1968. released on 45 RPM EP by the gramsphone company of india “His masters voice “

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kalyanji–Anandji</span> Indian composer duo

Kalyanji–Anandji were an Indian composer duo: Kalyanji Virji Shah and his brother Anandji Virji Shah. The duo are known for their work on Hindi film soundtracks, with many evergreen songs being composed by them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</span> Indian composer duo

Laxmikant–Pyarelal were an Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (1937–1998) and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 750 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers, including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Shakti Samanta, Manmohan Desai, Yash Chopra, K. Balanchander, Boney Kapoor, J. Om Prakash, Raj Khosla, L V Prasad, Subhash Ghai, Mahesh Bhatt, K Viswanath and Manoj Kumar.

The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anand Bakshi</span> Indian poet and lyricist (born 1930–2002)

Anand Bakshi was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist a total of 37 times, resulting in 4 wins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manoj Kumar</span> Indian actor and filmmaker

Manoj Kumar is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname Bharat Kumar. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, in varied categories. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1992 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2016 by the Government of India for his contribution to Indian cinema and arts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahir Ludhianvi</span> Indian poet (1921–1980)

Abdul Hayee, popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. He is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricist and poets of 20th century India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nitin Mukesh</span> Indian singer

Nitin Mukesh Mathur is an Indian playback singer known for his work as a playback singer in Hindi films as well as Bhajans. He has toured internationally, including to the United States in 1993, and a world tour in 2006 with his show Kal Ki Yaadein as a tribute to his father Mukesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamini Kaushal</span> Indian actress

Kamini Kaushal is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is noted for her roles in films such as Neecha Nagar (1946), which won the 1946 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival and Biraj Bahu (1954), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1956.

<i>Do Raaste</i> 1969 Indian film

Do Raaste is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Rajesh Khanna as the dutiful son and Mumtaz as his love interest. Balraj Sahni and Kamini Kaushal play the eldest son and his wife. Prem Chopra plays the wayward son with Bindu as his wife who creates disputes.

<i>Shor</i> (film) 1972 Indian film

Shor is a 1972 Indian Hindi movie written, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, who also plays the lead role in the film. The film was remade in Tamil as Osai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suresh Wadkar</span> Indian singer (born 1955)

Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vinod Rathod</span> Indian singer

Vinod Rathod is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi language films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod.

Shabbir Kumar is an Indian playback singer, notable for his work in Bollywood. Known for his sweet and resonant voice, Shabbir Kumar is an ardent fan of Mohammed Rafi. Artists with whom he has worked include Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Govinda, and Chunky Pandey.

Verma Malik was a Bollywood film songs lyricist. He was an active freedom fighter during the British Raj. He wrote many patriotic songs and bhajans and recited them immediately prior to penning lyrics for films.

The 22nd Filmfare Awards were held in 1975.

The 18th Filmfare Awards were held on April 18, 1971, honouring the best in Hindi Cinema in the year 1970.

The 15th Filmfare Awards were held in 1968, celebrating the best in Hindi cinema in 1967.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Santosh-Anand | Music lyricist | Santosh-Anand songs | Santosh-Anand biography". www.planetradiocity.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lyricist Santosh Anand Awarded The Dada Saheb Phalke Jayanti Will – गीतकार संतोष आनंद दादा साहब फाल्के जयंती पर होंगे सम्मानित, Ghaziabad News In Hindi". amar Ujala. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Arunav Sinha (23 October 2016). "Samajwadi Party government declares its last list of Yash Bharati awardees". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

Santosh Anand Songs

Santosh Anand Pic and Introduction

Santosh Anand Poems and Songs

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.