శైలేంద్ర
శైలేంద్ర కలం పేరుతో ప్రసిద్ధిచెందిన శంకర్‌దాస్ కేసరీలాల్ (1923 ఆగస్టు 30 – 1966 డిసెంబరు 14) ప్రముఖ హిందీ గీత రచయిత. ఇతడు ప్రముఖ చిత్రనిర్మాత రాజ్ కపూర్ మరియు సంగీతదర్శకులు శంకర్-జైకిషన్ లతో కలిసి ఎన్నో మరపురాని సినిమా గీతాల్ని అందించారు.
Shailendra hailed from Ara district of Bihar and the film "Teesri Kasam" was shot in the state as well.
Shailendra started his career as a welder with Indian Railways. His job brought him to Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1947. 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). Kapoor offered to buy poems written by Shailendra and use them for his movie "Aag" (1948). Shailendra, a member of the left wing IPTA, was wary of mainstream 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), and two of the film songs had not been written yet. For 500, Shailendra wrote these two songs: "Patli kamar hai" and "Barsaat mein". The music for "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.
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, Phir Poochhenge Haal" ("The world is small, the roads are known. We'll meet sometime, and ask 'How do you do?'"). Shankar-Jaikishan realized what the message meant and having said sorry, turned the lines into a popular song. The song was featured in the film "Rangoli" (1962), for which the producer Rajendra Singh Bedi wanted to sign up Majrooh Sultanpuri as the lyricst. However, Shankar-Jaikishen insisted on Shailendra and the producer had to oblige.
Apart from Shankar-Jaikishan, Shailendra also shared a rapport with composers such as Salil Chowdhary ("Madhumati"), Sachin Dev Burman ("Guide", "Bandini", "Kala Bazar"), and Ravi Shankar ("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").
In the mid-1960s, Shailendra invested heavily in the production of the movie "Teesri Kasam" (1966), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. However, the film was a commercial failure. The falling health resulting from tensions associated with film production and anxiety due to financial loss, coupled with alcohol abuse, ultimately led to his death.
శ్hailendra's son Shaily Shailendra also became a lyricist. The contemporary lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri stated once in a TV-interview that Shailendra was the best lyricist the Indian film industry ever had.
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