| Sameer |
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Sameer in 2006
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| Born | Shitala Pandey, nickname Rajan
24 February 1958 (age 56)
vill. Odaar, near Benaras, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Occupation | Lyricist |
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| Years active | 1984 – present |
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| Website |
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Sameer (born 24 February 1958
[1]) is an Indian lyricist, the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in
Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist,
Anjaan (Lalji Pandey). He has won three
Filmfare Awards.
[2] Recently, he announced his association with
Tumbhi where he would nurture & review artists and their artwork.(2010).
[3] [4]
Biography[edit]
Sameer, officially named Shitala Pandey, but commonly known by his nickname Rajan, was born near
Banaras, Uttar Pradesh. He earned a
Master of Commerce degree at the
Banaras Hindu University in
Varanasi, and started a new position as a
bank officer at the
Central Bank of India.
[2] However, a few days after joining, he left the job because, according to him, he "knew the bank was not my world".
[5] To pursue a career as a lyricist, he moved to
Mumbai in 1980.
[5]
Sameer started his career as a lyricist in 1983 with the film
Bekhabar (1983).
[1] The first film song he recorded was
Maar Ke Kataaree Mar Jaibe for the Bhojpuri film
Bairi Saawan (1984) sung by
Suresh Wadkar and
Preeti Sagar. In 1990, he came into prominence with hit songs in films such as
Dil and
Aashiqui. He won his first
Filmfare Award for the song
Nazar Ke Saamne in the latter. In the following decades he emerged as a leading lyricist in
Bollywood, writing the lyrics for over 500 Hindi films (4,000 songs).
[2][5][6]
According to Sameer, his inspirations have been lyricists
Majrooh Sultanpuri and
Anand Bakshi, and his father,
Anjaan, a leading lyricist. He has said on several occasions that, "Whatever I am today is only because of my father."
[5][6]
Sameer won two additional
Filmfare Awards in 1993 and 1994; one for the song "Teri Umeed Tera Intezaar" from the movie
Deewana, and second for the song "Ghunghat Ki Aad" from
Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke. In 1998, he won
Zee Cine Award for the "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" from
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Some of his most successful songs include songs in films like
Beta,
Saajan,
Raja Babu,
Coolie No. 1,
Raja Hindustani,
Anjaam,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,
Fiza,
Dhadkan,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham,
Devdas,
Raaz,
Dil Hai Tumhaara,
Ishq Vishk,
Tere Naam,
Asambhav,
Fida,
No Entry,
Aksar,
Dhoom 2,
Saawariya,
Race,
Damadamm!,
Housefull 2,
Rowdy Rathore,
Son of Sardaar,
Dabangg 2 and more.
The famous music composer duo
Nadeem-Shravan chose Sameer as their lyricist for most of their works. Sameer authored more than 950 under the music composition of famous music composer duo
Anand-Milind. Sameer has worked with other Music Director like
Rajesh Roshan,
Uttam Singh,
Jatin Lalit, Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen, Nikhil-Vinay,
Anu Malik,
Aadesh Shrivastava,
Anand Raj Anand,
A. R. Rahman,
Himesh Reshammiya,
Ismail Darbar,
Monty Sharma,
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy,
Sajid-Wajid,
Goutam Pareek Pritam &
Sachin - Jigar,
Personal[edit]
Sameer is married to Anita Pandey and the couple have three children: daughters Sanchita and Suchita, and son Siddhesh.
[1] His mother, Indira Pandey, lives with them.
[5]
Awards & Nominations[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Official website: http://www.sameerlyricist.com/html/images/awards2.pdf
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d Siddiqui, Rana (5 April 2007). "Writing it right". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- Jump up^ "Anurag Kashyap and team to make SIX short films for "Tumbhi"". India PR wire. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- Jump up^ "Anurag Kashyap launches 'Tum Bhi'". istream.in. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e Nadar, A Ganesh (21 March 2005). "Every song has a story". Rediff. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Kelkar, Reshma (24 February 2007). "Saregama's birthday gift to lyricist Sameer". indiaFM. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- Jump up^ Adarsh, Taran (19 October 2006). "Amitabh to release Sameer's biography". indiaFM. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
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