News Maker of the Year 2024: Imagine if only the story is shown in Indian films, how incomplete would they seem if there are no songs in them? And when the song writer is a lyricist like Javed Akhtar, then what more can be said. To take Hindi songs to where lyricists like Javed Akhtar and Sahir Ludhianvi have taken them, it is necessary that there be ‘someone’ to continue their tradition.
Because if there is no ‘someone’, then the headless songs will only make one dance to the beat, but people will have nothing to think and understand. That ‘someone’ has now come to Bollywood. That ‘Koi’ is none other than Raj Shekhar, the best lyricist of Hindi songs, who has been awarded the ‘Lyricist of the Year’ award by ABP News in its ‘News Maker of the Year’ awards for his contribution.
Raj Shekhar needs no introduction. The story of Tanu Weds Manu which had reached UP, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana till Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Raj Shekhar had written the songs in the film in the same context. Raj Shekhar is the one who wrote ‘Pehle Bhi Main’ of Animal and filled the story of the film with emotions just with his lyrics.
Raj Shekhar is not only a lyricist but also a litterateur.
Raj Shekhar is even ahead of this, he wrote songs showing the lightheartedness of pure desi romance. Raj Shekhar is also the one who wrote the song ‘Tumbbad Bhogna Hai Tumhe’. The special thing about this song is that the essence of the entire film is told in just a few minutes of song. That too, not like any contemporary writer, but like a poet who left his indelible mark centuries ago. Raj Shekhar, who has worked to enhance the dignity of the film by giving such great meaning to small lines, is actually not only a Bollywood lyricist but also a serious litterateur. His creativity creates compositions, not songs.
Despite being from Bihar, he wants to absorb the knowledge of almost every small and big language. He had also told ABP News that whether he has its own grammar or not, he gives equal respect to every language as he does to his mother tongue. An example of this is that Rajashekhar, who grew up speaking Maithili language, has written songs in Malayalam as well as Punjabi.
When did Raj Shekhar start his career?
Raj Shekhar started his career as a lyricist with the 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu. After this, he gave his songs in many films like Uri The Surgical Strike, Shuddh Desi Romance, Animal and Veere Di Wedding. Raj Shekhar has received the Gold Award for Best Lyricist for the song ‘Pehle Bhi Main’ from the film ‘Animal’ at IIFA Awards 2024.
