Veteran Bollywood Lyricist Yogesh Passes Away At 77; Lata Mangeshkar Pays Respect

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Some of Yogesh’s best lyrics were in the films of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee. He wrote classics such as “Zindagi kaise yeh paheli” and “Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye” in “Anand”. His memorable numbers include “Rajinigandha phool tumhare” and “Kayi baar yun hi dekha hai” in “Rajinigandha”; “Badi sooni sooni hai” in “Mili”; “Jaaneman jaaneman” and “Na jaane kyun” in “Chhoti Si Baat”; ”Rimjhim giray saawan” in “Manzil”; and ”Na bole tum na maine kuchh kaha” in “Baton Baton Mein”, among numerous others.

Born in Lucknow in 1943, Yogesh arrived in Bombay of the sixties to be a poet and also a lyricist in films. His first Bollywood break was as a lyricist in the film Sakhi Robin (1962). He penned six songs for the film directed by BJ Patel and starring Rajan Kapoor, Nilofar and Babu Raje.

Yogesh continued working into his late seventies. In fact, his last work is in the 2018 release, “Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain”, which featured Sanjay Mishra, Anshuman Jha and Shivani Raghivanshi. Yogesh wrote two songs for the film’s soundtrack that were composed by Pravin Kunwar.

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