Indeevar


Shyamalal Babu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s.

Early life

He was born in Dhamna Village of Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh and grew up in Barua Sagar in Jhansi District. He moved to Mumbai to pursue a professional career as a lyricist.

Career

He got recognition in Malhar in 1951, where he penned "Bade Armano Se Rakkha Hai Balam Teri Kasam" which was set to music by Roshan. He wrote over a thousand songs in over 300 films in a career spanning over four decades. Indivar also wrote songs for famous pop duo Nazia Hassan and Zohaib Hassan. Nazia Hassan's famous songs "Aap Jaisa Koi", "Boom Boom", "Meherbani", "Dil ki Lagi" & Zohaib Hassan's "Star" was written by Indeevar.

Major Hits

Bade aarmano se rakhha hai
Roshan tumhi se duniya
Paas baitho tabiyat
Hum ne tujhko pyar kiya hai
Jo pyar tu ne mujhko diya tha
Jis dil me basa tha pyar
Waqt karta jo wafa
Har Khushi ho wahan
Kasme waade pyar wafa
Phool tumhe bheja hai khat me
Chhod de saari duniya kisi ke liye
Chandan sa badan
Mahlon ka raja mila
Taal mile nadi ke jal me
Koi jab tumhara hriday tod de
Hai preet jahan ki reet sada
Darpan ko dekha tu ne
Yuhin tum mujhse baat karti ho
Meri pyaari baheniyan
Zindagi ka safar
Jeevan se bhari teri aankhen
Hum they jin ke sahaare
Nadiya chale chale re dhaara
Jo tum ko ho pasand
Tere hothon ke do phool
He re kanhaiya
Tum mile pyar se
Roop tera aaisa darpan me na
Savere ka suraj tumhare liye
Samjhauta ghamon se kar lo
Sab ke rahete lagta hai jaise
Dil aaisa kisi ne mera toda
Har koi chahta hai
Tere chehre me woh jadoo hai
Madhuban khushboo deta hai
Hum tumhe chahte hai aaise
Jeevan mitaana hai diwaanapan
Pyar hi jeene ki soorat hai
Hothon se chhoo lo tum
Dushman na kare dost ne
Tum Mile Dil Khile

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