Yogesh (lyricist)


Yogesh Gaur, commonly credited as Yogesh,, was an Indian writer and lyricist. He was known for his contributions to Bollywood, and possibly his best known works came from the film Anand, songs including Kahin Door Jab Din Dal Jaaye and Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli, and also Rajnigandha phool tumhare from the movie Rajnigandha.

Life

Yogesh was born on 19 March 1943 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.. He moved to Bombay at the age of 16 looking for work and sought the help of his cousin Yogendra Gaur, who was a screenplay writer. His first break was in 1962, when he wrote six songs for the Bollywood movie Sakhi Robin, including the song "Tum jo aa jao”, which was sung by Manna Dey. The song launched his career in Bollywood.
He worked with some of India's finest directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee. He famous Hindi songs included Kahin Door Jab Din Dal Jaaye, Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli, Rimjhim gire Saawan, Kai baar yunhi dekha hai from Rajnigandha and Na bole tum na maine kuch kaha from Baaton Baaton Mein. Yogesh also worked in television serials as a writer.

Death

Yogesh Gaur died in Mumbai on 29 May 2020.

Filmography(Partial)