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Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913 - 12 February 1989) was an Indian writer, poet and lyricist in Hindi language. He also wrote some songs for the Bollywood movies, like the title song for Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1979), for which he also received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Lyricist.
Life and career
Pandit Narendra Sharma was born in Jahangirpur near Khurja (now in Gautam Buddha Nagar district) Uttar Pradesh. He did his undergraduate program and M.A in English Literature at Allahabad University. Lata Mangeshkar the singer used to call him as father while she was called as daughter. In a documentary on Lata Mangeshkar produced and directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir for Britain's Channel 4 the singer has confessed that she learned a lot from pandithji and could negotiate many difficulties of life based on his advice.
He published Abyudhay newspaper in 1934. He wrote songs for the movie, Aandhiyan. He was founder of Vividh Bharati Seva of All India Radio.
Filmography
- Hamari Baat (1943)
- Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)
- Aandhiyan (1952)
- Darmiyan
- Narasinha Avatar (1949)
- Matwala Shair (1947)
- Bhabhi ki chudiyan (1961)
- Malti Madhav
- Jwar Bhata (1944)
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