Saawan Kumar Tak (9 August 1936 – 25 August 2022) was an Indian film director, producer, and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income de ...

. He directed many

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, including successful films like ''

Saajan Bina Suhagan ''Saajan Bina Suhagan'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Saawan Kumar Tak. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Nutan, Vinod Mehra, Padmini Kohlapure and Shreeram Lagoo, the film's music is by Usha Khanna. It has ...

'', '' Souten'', ''

Souten Ki Beti '' Souten Ki Beti '' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced & directed by Saawan Kumar. Starring Jeetendra, Rekha and Jaya Prada with music composed by Vedpal. This movie was the debut movie of Dipinti, who only worked for on ...

'', ''

Sanam Bewafa ''Sanam Bewafa'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, it stars Salman Khan, Chandni, Pran, Danny Denzongpa. It is a remake of the Pakistani film ''Haque Meher''. Plot The film is based on two P ...

'', ''

Bewaffa Se Waffa ''Bewaffa Se Waffa'' (lit: ''Loyalty to the disloyal'') is a 1992 Hindi film starring Juhi Chawla , Nagma and Vivek Mushran in lead roles directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak. The film was released on 4 September 1992. Plot Aslam (Vivek M ...

''. He is credited with giving break to actors such as

Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor. He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrill ...

and Mehmood Junior. His most famous directorial venture was

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starrer '' Souten'', which was the first Indian film to be shot in Mauritius and was a platinum jubilee hit. Saawan Kumar began his career as the producer of the 1967

starrer film '' Naunihal''. He was the one who gave the name Sanjeev to actor Haribhai Jariwala. The film received the Presidential mention at the National Awards. His directorial debut was with the film '' Gomti Ke Kinare'' (1972), which was

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's last film, and released posthumously. He was also a prolific lyricist and has written songs for most of his produced and directed films. Apart from this, he has written the lyrics of songs for movies produced and directed by other film-makers. Among these are "Sabak", the 1973 movie starring Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam and featuring the popular song "Barkha Rani Zara Jamke Barso". He penned some songs from the film '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' and all the songs from the 2004 film ''

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''. He has also written lyrics of some very popular songs of his own movies such as "Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai" '' Souten'', "Hum Bhool Gaye" ''

'', "Yeh Dil Bewafa Se Wafa" ''

'' all sung by

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...

. He was married to music director

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Filmography

as Director *''2006 Saawan'' *''2003 Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa'' *''1999

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'' *''1997 Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya'' *''1995 Sanam Harjai'' *''1994 Chaand Kaa Tukdaa'' *''1993

Khal-Naaikaa '' Khal-Naaikaa'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced and directed by Saawan Kumar under the Saawan Kumar Productions banner. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Anu Aggarwal and music composed by Mahesh - Kishore. It ...

'' *''1992

'' *''1991

'' *''1989

'' *''1987 Pyar Ki Jeet'' *''1986 Preeti'' *''1984

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'' *''1983 Souten'' *''1981 Saajan Ki Saheli'' *''1980 Oh Bewafa'' *''1978

'' *''1977

Ab Kya Hoga ''Ab Kya Hoga'' () is a supernatural-thriller 1977 Hindi movie, produced, directed and written by Sawan Kumar Tak. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha, Neetu Singh, Asrani, Bindu, Moushumi Chatterjee and Ranjeet. The film's music is by Tak's wif ...

'' *''1974 Hawas'' *''1972 Gomti Ke Kinare''

References

External links

Saawan Kumar's Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tak, Saawan Kumar 1936 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Indian film directors Artists from Jaipur Hindi-language film directors Film producers from Rajasthan Indian lyricists Hindi film producers Film directors from Rajasthan