Who pens: Today we are going to tell you about a lyricist of Hindi cinema who struggled a lot to earn name in the industry. The lyricist started his career with a radio channel in Allahabad. At that time he was getting a salary of Rs 135 per month.
Came to Mumbai with Rs 700
After this he came to Mumbai to fulfill his dreams. At that time he had only Rs 700 in his pocket. Here he met musician Anoop Jalota. Anup gave him the job of writing bhajans, for which he got Rs 300.
Got recognition from Amitabh’s show
However, even after this the lyricist’s days of struggle were not over and he was spending his nights on the footpath. His struggle was still going on when one day his fate rang and he got a big project.
Today he is a famous lyricist
This is the story of the year 2005 when the lyricist got a chance to write for Amitabh Bachchan’s TV reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. After this, he also worked for many TV reality shows like Diaz’s Got Talent, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Indian Idol Junior.
Songs written for many big celebs
Let us tell you that here we are talking about famous Bollywood lyricist Manoj Muntashir. Today on 27th February he celebrates his birthday. Manoj Muntashir is a big name in the industry. He has written many superhit songs like ‘Teri Mitti Mein Mil Jawaan’, ‘Teri Galiyan’, ‘Kaun Tujhe Yun Pyar Karega’. Manoj has shown the magic of his pen in ‘Baahubali’ also. He had written powerful dialogues for the film.
Let us tell you that the lyricist was fond of writing since childhood, but due to not knowing Urdu, he could not understand the books of poets. Then one day Manoj decided to learn Urdu and he bought an Urdu book worth Rs 2 from the mosque. He learned complete Urdu from this book worth Rs 2.
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