Pandit Narendra Sharma (28 February 1913 – 12 February 1989) was an Indian writer, poet and lyricist in

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language. He also wrote some songs for Indian Hindi cinema, like the title song for ''

Satyam Shivam Sundaram ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain, starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. It talks about the differences between physical and ...

'' (1979), for which he also received a

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nomination for Best Lyricist.

Life and career

Pandit Narendra Sharma was born in Jahangirpur near Proposed International Airport Jewer, Greater Noida, District Gautam Buddh Nagar

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in the National Capital Region. He did his undergraduate program and M.A in English Literature at

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Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

the singer used to address him as her father while she was addressed as his 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. His first Hindi film was Hamari Baat (1943). He was founder of ''Vividh Bharati Seva'' of All India Radio. He is best known for composing the title track to

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (; born as Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influen ...

's Satyam Shivam Sundaram. The philosophical lyrics weave a message about beauty, truth, and their divinity. He received his first

nomination for the popularity and complexity of this song. Sharma wrote for more than hundred films and worked with almost all major music directors and singers. He was also the conceptual adviser of the popular TV Series

Mahabharat The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, a war of succes ...

, for which too he wrote songs. This was his last work, and on 12 February 1989, four months after the show went on-air, he died aged 76, 16 days before his 77th birthday.

Bibliography

The following are the poems written by Narendra Sharma * Kahani Kehte Kehte * Paniharin * Rathwan * Swagatham

Filmography

* Subah (1982) *

Prem Rog ''Prem Rog'' () is a 1982 Hindi-language Musical film, musical Romance film, romantic Drama (film and television), drama directed and produced by Raj Kapoor, with screenplay written by Jainendra K. Jain (screenwriter), Jainendra Jain and Kamna C ...

(1982) * ''

'' (1978) * Phir Bhi (1971) *''

Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan is a 1961 Hindi-language drama film directed by Sadashiv J. Row Kavi, starring Meena Kumari and Balraj Sahni. It is a remake of the 1953 Marathi film ''Vahinichya Bangdya''. Plot Geeta (Meena Kumari) is married to Shyam (Balr ...

'' (1961) *''Radha Krishna'' (1954) * '' Aandhiyan'' (1952) *'' Malti Madhav'' (1951) *''Sagar'' (1951) * Afsar (1950) *''

Narasinha Avatar ''Narasinha Avatar'' (The Incarnation of Narsinha) is a List of Bollywood films of 1949, 1949 Hindi mythological film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner, it had music composed by Vasant Desai with lyric ...

'' (1949) * '' Matwala Shair'' (1947) * '' Jwar Bhata'' (1944) *'' Hamari Baat (1943)''

References

External links

Pandit Narendra Sharma
on

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Narendra Sharma's songs in Hindi Films
at anubhuti-hindi.org
Pandit Narendra Sharma, Life

and works, at study (Hindi)
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