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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra
| background = non_performing_personnel
| image = Shailendra 2013 stamp of India.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| alt =
| caption = Shailendra on a 2013 stamp of India
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|8|30}}
| birth_place = [[Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab, British India]]<br/> (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1966|12|14|1923|8|30}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = Lyricist
| years_active = 1949–1966
}}
'''Shailendra''' (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966) was a popular Indian [[Hindi-Urdu]] Poet, lyricist and Film producer.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gopal |first1=Sangita |last2=Moorti |first2=Sujata |chapter=Introduction: Travels of Hindi Song and Dance |title=Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Song and Dance |date=2008 |publisher=[[University of Minnesota Press]] |isbn=978-0-8166-4578-7 |pages=1–62 (22) |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=19JBf6oDOy0C&pg=PA22}}</ref> Noted for his association with the filmmaker [[Raj Kapoor]], singer [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], and the composers [[Shankar-Jaikishan]], he wrote lyrics for several successful [[Music of Bollywood|Hindi film songs]] in the 1950s and the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lyricist Shailendra gets road named after him in Mathura |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Lyricist-Shailendra-gets-road-named-after-him-in-Mathura/articleshow/51338868.cms |date=10 March 2016 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Shailendra was born in [[Rawalpindi]] , [[Punjab Province (British India) |Punjab]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) in a [[Chamar]] Caste, a [[Dalit]] family and brought up in [[Mathura]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Ashis Nandy |title=The Secret Politics of Our Desires: Innocence, Culpability and Indian Popular Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5-mFd5pfgNsC&pg=PA102 |year=1998 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-85649-516-5 |page=102}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Fiza|date=2019-12-14|title=Shailendra — the Leftist poet and Dalit genius whose lyrics define beauty of simplicity|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/shailendra-the-leftist-poet-and-dalit-genius-whose-lyrics-define-beauty-of-simplicity/335262/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> His ancestors belonged to [[Bhojpur district, India|Akhtiyarpur, Ara district]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Teesri Kasam lands Bihar CM in trouble |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Teesri-Kasam-lands-Bihar-CM-in-trouble/articleshow/19736438.cms |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=9 May 2014 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

He came in contact with poet [[Indra Bahadur Khare]] at the Kishori Raman School. Both started composing poems, sitting on the rock located on the bank of a pond in between railway 27 quarters and railway line near to Mathura station. Afterwards Shailendra moved to Bombay for films and Indra Bahadur Khare got fame in Raashtreey Kavita.

===Career as a lyricist===

Shailendra started his career as an apprentice with [[Indian Railways]] in Matunga workshop, Bombay in 1947. He is considered as the all time evergreen Legend lyricist in the Indian film industry. He started writing poetry during these days.

The filmmaker [[Raj Kapoor]] noticed Shailendra, when the latter was reading out his poem ''Jalta hai Punjab'' at a [[mushaira]] (poetic symposium).<ref name="Dinesh_1996">{{cite book |title=The hundred luminaries of Hindi cinema |publisher=India Book House Publishers |year=1996 |isbn=978-81-7508-007-2 |page=68 |author1=Dinesh Raheja |author-link=Dinesh Raheja |author2=Jitendra Kothari}}</ref> Kapoor offered to buy the poem Jalta Hai Punjab written by Shailendra and for his movie ''[[Aag (1948 film)|Aag]]'' (1948). Shailendra, a member of the left wing [[Indian People's Theatre Association|IPTA]], was wary of mainstream [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]] and refused. However, after his wife became pregnant, Shailendra himself approached Raj Kapoor in need of money. At this time, Raj Kapoor was filming ''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1949), and two of the film songs had not yet been written. For {{INR}} 500, Shailendra wrote these two songs: ''Patli kamar hai'' and ''Barsaat mein''. The music for ''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]'' was composed by [[Shankar-Jaikishan]].

The team of Raj Kapoor, Shailendra and Shankar-Jaikishan went on to produce many other hit songs. The song "[[Awara Hoon]]" from the 1951 film ''[[Awaara]]'', written by Shailendra, became the most appreciated Hindustani film song outside India at the time.<ref name="Ashraf_2003">{{Citation |title=Light of the universe: essays on Hindustani film music |author=Ashraf Aziz |publisher=Three Essays Collective, 2003 |chapter=Shailendra |year=2003 |pages=37–76 |isbn=9788188789078}}</ref> Shailendra had penned down plenty songs lyrics for Raj Kapoor's film. ''[[Shree 420]] released in 1955 is one of them. All songs of this film were super hits and till date people sing in various occasions. One can easily understand the power and magic of Shailendra's lyrics from the song "Pyaar hua iqaraar hua hai, Pyaar se phir kyo darta hai dil", is till date evergreen golden classic song of Bollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-12|title=Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua लिरिक्स - Shree 420|url=https://www.lyricshindisong.in/cinema/1955/shree-420-329/pyar-hua-iqrar-hua-lyrics|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Gana Lyrics|language=en}}</ref>

In the days when composers would recommend lyricists to producers, Shankar-Jaikishan once promised Shailendra that they would recommend him around, but didn't keep their promise. Shailendra sent them a note with the lines, ''Chhoti Si Yeh Duniya, Pehchaane Raaste Hain. Kahin To Miloge, toh Poochhenge Haal'' ("The world is small, the roads are familiar. We'll meet sometime, and ask 'How do you do?'"). [[Shankar-Jaikishan]] realised what the message meant and having said sorry, turned the lines into a popular song. The song, sung by [[Kishore Kumar]], was featured in the film ''Rangoli'' (1962), for which the producer [[Rajendra Singh Bedi]] wanted to sign up [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] as the lyricist. However, Shankar-Jaikishan insisted on Shailendra and the producer had to oblige.<ref name="Madan1973">{{cite book |author=Madan Gaur |title=Other side of the coin: an intimate study of [[Indian film industry]] |page=69 |year=1973 |publisher=Trimurti Prakashan}}</ref>

Apart from [[Shankar-Jaikishan]], Shailendra also shared a rapport with composers such as [[Salil Chowdhary]] (''[[Madhumati]]''), [[Sachin Dev Burman]] (''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'', [[Bandini (1963 film)|''Bandini'']], ''[[Kala Bazar]]''), and [[Ravi Shankar]] (''[[Anuradha (1960 film)|Anuradha]]''). Apart from Raj Kapoor, he shared a rapport with filmmakers such as [[Bimal Roy]] (''[[Do Bigha Zameen]]'', ''Madhumati'', ''Bandini'') and [[Dev Anand]] (''Guide'' and ''Kala Bazar'').

Shailendra also wrote lyrics for several Bhojpuri films.

== Last years ==

In 1961 Shailendra invested heavily in the production of the movie ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'' (1966), directed by [[Basu Bhattacharya]] and starring [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Waheeda Rehman]]. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]. However, the film was a commercial failure.<ref name="EncyHind2003">{{cite book |editor=Gulzar, Govind Nihalani |editor2=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT556 |access-date=9 May 2012 |year=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=556}}</ref>

== Legacy ==

Shailendra's son Shaily Shailendra also became a lyricist. At the age of 17, Raj Kapoor asked him to complete his father's song ''Jeena yahan, marna yahan'' for the film ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]''. Shaily Shailendra completed the "mukhra" (lit. "face," or chorus) of the song whereas Shailendra completed the "antara" (verses) only before his demise. Lyricist, writer, and director [[Gulzar]] has stated on many occasions that Shailendra was the best lyricist produced by the Hindi film industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gulzar on Shailendra in Naya Gyanodaya |year=2011 |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/58301564/Gulzar-on-Shailendra-in-Naya-Gyanodaya}}</ref>

Shailendra's song ''Mera Joota Hai Japani'' was featured in the 2016 English-language movie ''Deadpool''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-shailendras-mera-joota-hai-japani-went-global-thanks-to-deadpool/articleshow/55974967.cms |title=When Shailendra's 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' went global, thanks to 'Deadpool' |author=Avijit Ghosh |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

Shailendra's five children are Late Shailey Shailendra, Manoj Shailendra, Mrs.Amla Mazumdar, Late Mrs. Gopa Chandra and Dinesh Shailendra. Shaily Shailendra further left behind his wife, Geetanjali Shailendra and daughters, Priyanka & Rhythima Shailendra, of which Priyanka continues to step into the shoes of her father and grandfather in the film industry.

==Awards==
Shailendra won the [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] three times.
* 1958: "Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai" (''[[Yahudi]]'')
* 1959: "[[Sab Kuch Seekha Humne]]" (''[[Anari]]'')
* 1968: "Main Gaoon Tum So Jao" (''[[Brahmachari (Hindi film)|Brahmchari]]'')

== Popular songs ==

Some of the popular songs written by Shailendra include: {{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* "Suhana Safar Aur Yeh" – "[[Madhumati]]"
* "Chalat Musafir Moh Liya Re" – "[[Teesri Kasam]]"
* "Yeh Mera Diwanapan Hai" – "[[Yahudi]]"
* "Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala" – "[[Shri 420]]"
* "Tu Pyar Ka Saagar Hai" – "[[Seema (1955 film)|Seema]]"
* "Yeh Raat Bhigi Bhigi" – "[[Chori Chori]]"
* "Paan Khaye Saiya Hamaro" – "[[Teesri Kasam]]"
* "O Sajana, Barkha Bahar Aai" – "[[Parakh (1960 film)]]"
* "Aaja Aai Bahaar" - "[[Rajkumar (1964 film)|Rajkumar]]"
* "Ruk Ja Raat, Thahar Ja Re Chanda" – "[[Dil Ek Mandir]]"
* "Yaad Na Jaye Bite Dino Ki" – "[[Dil Ek Mandir]]"
* "Chadh Gayo Paapi Bichhua" – "[[Madhumati]]"
* "[[Awara Hoon]]" – ''[[Awaara]]''
* "Ramaiya Vastavaiya" – ''[[Shri 420]]''
* "Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh" – ''[[Shri 420]]''
* "Mera Joota Hai Japani" – ''[[Shri 420]]''
* "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki" – ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]''
* "Gata Rahe Mera Dil" – ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]''
* "Piya Tose Naina Laage Re" – ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]''
* "Kya Se Kya Ho Gaya" – ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]''
* "Din Dhal Jaaye Haye" – ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]''
* "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega" – ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]''
* "Dost Dost Na Raha" – ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]''
* "Sab Kuchh Seekha" – ''[[Anari]]''
* "Kisi Ki Muskurahaton Pe" – ''[[Anari]]''
* "Dil Ki Nazar Se" – ''[[Anari]]''
* "Khoya Khoya Chand" – ''[[Kala Bazar]]''
* "Pyaar Hua Ikraar Hua" – ''[[Shri 420]]''
* "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" – [[Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi]]
* "Jhoomti Chali Hawa" – [[Sangeet Samrat Tansen]]
* "Jeena yahan marna yahan" – [[Mera Naam Joker]]
* "Nache Man Mora Magan" – "[[Meri Surat Teri Ankhen]]"
* "Sajan Re Jhooth Mat Bolo" – "[[Teesri Kasam]]"
* "Raat Ke Hamsafar, Thak Ke Ghar Ko Chale" – "[[An Evening in Paris]]"
* "[[Tu Zinda Hai]] To Zindagi Kay Jeet Par Yakeen Kar"
{{div col end}}

==See also==

* [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
* [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0787589}}

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[[Category:People from Mathura]]
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[[Category:People from Rawalpindi District]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
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[[Category:Producers who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award]]

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