Vasant Deo (1929-1996) was an Indian writer, lyricist and screenwriter and a Hindi academic at Parle College in Mumbai. He worked in Hindi parallel cinema through the 1980s, working with directors like

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and

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. He is best known for "Saanjh Dhale Gagan Tale" sung by

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, and "Mann Kyun Behka", a Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle duet in '' Utsav'' (1984) directed by Girish Karnad. He wrote plays and poetry in Marathi, and Marathi to Hindi translator. At the 32nd National Film Awards, he won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for '' Saaransh'' (1984). Subsequently, at the 33rd Filmfare Awards, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for song, "Mann Kyun Behka" in '' Utsav''. In 1980s, for the television serial Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India), director Shyam Benegal asked Vasant Deo to translate Sanskrit hymns from Rigveda in Hindi. They were set to music by Vanraj Bhatia.

Filmography

Dialogue

* '' Umbartha'' (1982) * '' Ardh Satya'' (1983) * '' Party'' (1984, assistant dialogue) * '' Kamla'' (1984) * ''Nasoor'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Bharat Ek Khoj'' (TV series) (1988)

Lyricist

* '' Bhumika'' (1977) * '' Aakrosh'' (1980) * '' Saaransh'' (1984) * ''Giddh'' (1984) * '' Utsav'' (1984) * ''

'' (1985) * '' Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama'' (1992) Sanskrit songs

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dev, Vasant 1929 births 1996 deaths Indian male screenwriters Hindi-language writers 20th-century Indian poets Screenwriters from Mumbai University of Mumbai faculty Indian lyricists Marathi-language writers 20th-century Indian translators Translators to Hindi Filmfare Awards winners 20th-century Indian male writers Best Lyrics National Film Award winners 20th-century Indian screenwriters