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			{{Short description\|Indian writer and academic}}
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	'''Vasant Deo''' (~~1929-1996~~) was an Indian writer, lyricist and screenwriter and a Hindi academic at [[Parle College]] in Mumbai.<ref name="32ndaward"/> He worked in Hindi [[parallel cinema]] through the 1980s, working with directors like [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Govind Nihalani]] and [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. He is best known for "Saanjh Dhale Gagan Tale" sung by [[Suresh Wadkar]], and "Mann Kyun Behka", a [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]] duet in ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984) directed by [[Girish Karnad]]. He wrote plays and poetry in Marathi, and Marathi to Hindi translator.		'''Vasant Deo''' (1929–1996) was an Indian writer, lyricist and screenwriter and a Hindi academic at Parle College in Mumbai.<ref name="32ndaward"/> He worked in Hindi [[parallel cinema]] through the 1980s, working with directors like [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Govind Nihalani]] and [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. He is best known for "Saanjh Dhale Gagan Tale" sung by [[Suresh Wadkar]], and "Mann Kyun Behka", a [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]] duet in ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984) directed by [[Girish Karnad]]. He wrote plays and poetry in Marathi, and Marathi to Hindi translator.

	At the [[32nd National Film Awards]], he won the [[National Film Award (India)\|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics\|Best Lyrics]] for ''[[Saaransh]]'' (1984).<ref name="32ndaward">{{cite web \|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx \|title=32nd National Film Awards \|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] \|access-date=12 May 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx \|archive-date=26 September 2013 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Subsequently, at the [[33rd Filmfare Awards]], he won the [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist\|Best Lyricist]] for song, "Mann Kyun Behka" in ''[[Utsav]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Best Lyricist (Popular) \|publisher=Filmfare Awards Official wlistings, [[Indiatimes]] \|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002 \|access-date=2014-05-12 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518160558/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002 \|archive-date=18 May 2011 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{Sfn\|Pauwels\|2007\|p=83}} In 1980s, for the television serial Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India), director Shyam Benegal asked Vasant Deo to translate Sanskrit hymns from Rigveda in Hindi. They were set to music by Vanraj Bhatia.		At the [[32nd National Film Awards]], he won the [[National Film Award (India)\|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics\|Best Lyrics]] for ''[[Saaransh]]'' (1984).<ref name="32ndaward">{{cite web \|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx \|title=32nd National Film Awards \|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] \|access-date=12 May 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx \|archive-date=26 September 2013 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Subsequently, at the [[33rd Filmfare Awards]], he won the [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist\|Best Lyricist]] for song, "Mann Kyun Behka" in ''[[Utsav]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Best Lyricist (Popular) \|publisher=Filmfare Awards Official wlistings, [[Indiatimes]] \|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002 \|access-date=2014-05-12 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518160558/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002 \|archive-date=18 May 2011 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{Sfn\|Pauwels\|2007\|p=83}} In 1980s, for the television serial Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India), director Shyam Benegal asked Vasant Deo to translate Sanskrit hymns from Rigveda in Hindi. They were set to music by Vanraj Bhatia.
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{{distinguish|text=Vasanth Dev, cinematographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
'''Vasant Deo''' (1929-1996) was an Indian writer, lyricist and screenwriter and a Hindi academic at [[Parle College]] in Mumbai.<ref name="32ndaward"/> He worked in Hindi [[parallel cinema]] through the 1980s, working with directors like [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Govind Nihalani]] and [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. He is best known for "Saanjh Dhale Gagan Tale" sung by [[Suresh Wadkar]], and "Mann Kyun Behka", a [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]] duet in ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984) directed by [[Girish Karnad]]. He wrote plays and poetry in Marathi, and Marathi to Hindi translator.

At the [[32nd National Film Awards]], he won the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]] for ''[[Saaransh]]'' (1984).<ref name="32ndaward">{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx |title=32nd National Film Awards |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Subsequently, at the [[33rd Filmfare Awards]], he won the [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] for song, "Mann Kyun Behka" in ''[[Utsav]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Lyricist (Popular) |publisher=Filmfare Awards Official wlistings, [[Indiatimes]] |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002 |access-date=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518160558/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002 |archive-date=18 May 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{Sfn|Pauwels|2007|p=83}} In 1980s, for the television serial Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India), director Shyam Benegal asked Vasant Deo to translate Sanskrit hymns from Rigveda in Hindi. They were set to music by Vanraj Bhatia.

==Filmography==

===Dialogue===

* ''[[Umbartha]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Party (1984 film)|Party]]'' (1984, assistant dialogue)
* ''[[Kamla (film)|Kamla]]'' (1984)
* ''Nasoor'' (1985)
* ''[[Sur Sangham]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Andha Yudh]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]'' (TV series) (1988)

===Lyricist===
* ''[[Bhumika (film)|Bhumika]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Saaransh]]'' (1984)
* ''Giddh'' (1984) <ref>{{Bollywood Hungama person|vasant-dev}}</ref>
* ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Sur Sangham]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama]]'' (1992) Sanskrit songs

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book |last=Pauwels |first=Heidi R.M. |title=Indian Literature and Popular Cinema: Recasting Classics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OAI0scTDAjIC&pg=PA83 |year=2007 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-06255-3}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0222147}}

{{National Film Award Best Lyrics}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestLyricist}}

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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Hindi-language writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Mumbai]]
[[Category:University of Mumbai faculty]]
[[Category:Indian lyricists]]
[[Category:Marathi-language writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian translators]]
[[Category:Translators to Hindi]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]
[[Category:Best Lyrics National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian screenwriters]]

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Stuee.Singh: slightly adjusted citations after review additionally and updated info

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