Yogesh Gaur was 77 years old. (Image courtesy: cinesanjeev )
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- Yogesh Gaur died on Friday
- He was famous as Yogesh in the film industry
- He was best known for writing the song Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye
New Delhi:
Veteran lyricist Yogesh Gaur, best known for writing songs like Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye and Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli, died on Friday. He was 77 years old. Yogesh Gaur, famous as Yogesh in the film industry, gave Bollywood several hit songs in the 60s and 70s. Singer Lata Mangeshkar, who has worked with the lyricist in the past, paid tribute to him on Twitter and l described as a very calm and calm man. She wrote: “Mujhe abhi pata chala ki dil ko chunewale geet likhnewale kavi Yogesh ji ka aaj swargwas hua. Ye sunke mujhe bahut dukh hua. Yogesh ji ke likhe kai geet maine gaaye. Yogesh ji bahut shaant aur madhur swabhav ke insan the. Principal unko vinamra shraddhanjali arpan karti hun (I have just learned of the death of Yogesh Ji and I am deeply saddened. He wrote so many comforting songs. I sang many songs written by him. He was a very calm and composed man. I pay tribute to him).”
Mujhe abhi pata chala ki dil ko chunewale geet likhnewale kavi Yogesh ji ka aaj swargwas hua. Ye sunke mujhe bahut dukh hua.Yogesh ji ke likhe kai geet maine gaaye. Yogesh ji bahut shaant aur madhur swabhav ke insan the. Principal unko vinamra shraddhanjali arpan karti hun.
– Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) May 29, 2020
In a separate tweet, Lata Mangeshkar recalled the time when Yogesh was honored with the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar award. This award is given in honor of Deenanath Mangeshkar, father of Lata Mangeshkar. She shared a photo of him receiving the award from the Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari in 2018.
2018 mein humne Deenanath Puraskar se Yogesh ji ko sammanit kiya tha. pic.twitter.com/CgXCO9JCec
– Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) May 29, 2020
The singer also shared a song written by Yogesh Gaur in a separate tweet. Looked:
Yogesh ji ka likha ye geet jiska sangeet Salil da ka hai, mujhe bahut pasand hai. https://t.co/yEq2gk7PIL
– Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) May 29, 2020
Yogesh got his first break as a lyricist with the 1962 film Sakhi Robin, for which he wrote six songs. He also wrote the evergreen titles Zindagi Kaise Yeh Paheli and Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaaye for the 1971 film by Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna Anand. Some of his memorable songs are Rajinigandha Phool Tumhare and Kayi Baar Yun Hi Dekha Hai of Rajinigandha; Jaaneman Jaaneman and Na Jaane Kyun of Chhoti Si Baat; Badi Sooni Sooni Hai of Mili; Rimjhim Giray Saawan of Manzil and Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuchh Kaha of Baton Baton Mein.
