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Rajshekhar or राज शेखर or راج شیکھر is an Indian lyricist and poet and was born and brought up in Madhepura, Bihar. He made his debut in Bollywood in 2011, when the film Tanu Weds Manu was released as a lyricist.
Early life
Rajshekhar was born in a bihari family in Madhepura, Bihar. After that he majored in Hindi literature from Kirori Mal College, Delhi. Thereafter he gained his Masters from Delhi University. He continued his creative expressions through theatrical art often by acting, directing plays and writing scripts. Poetry has always been his constant passion which found place in all his creative endeavours.
Career
He made his debut in Bollywood with Hindi movie Tanu Weds Manu, a 2011 Hindi romantic Comedy film directed by Anand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh and stars R. Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut.He assisted Abbas Tyrewala in Jaane tu ya jaane na and Sujoy Ghosh in Home Delivery. He considers Lyrics to be a form of musical dialogue that sprouts from within the characters and must justify the context of a story. He is extremely sensitive to the objective of his lyrics and the intensity of a situation he is writing for.
He even appeared for small role in "ANWAR" movie and Ghanchakkar.
As lyricist
| Year | Song title | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mannu Bhaiya | Tanu Weds Manu | |
| 2011 | Jugni | Tanu Weds Manu | |
| 2011 | Yun Hi | Tanu Weds Manu | |
| 2011 | Piya | Tanu Weds Manu | |
| 2011 | Rangrez | Tanu Weds Manu | |
| 2015 | O sathi mere | Tanu Weds Manu returns | |
| 2015 | Ho gya hai pyaar | Tanu Weds Manu returns | |
| 2015 | Move on | Tanu Weds Manu returns | |
| 2015 | Mat jaa re | Tanu Weds Manu returns | |
| 2015 | Ghani bawari | Tanu Weds Manu returns |