Santosh Anand ,a lyricist

How did the extinguished fire once again flare-up ? Unbelievably fact it is.The legendary lyricist and poet life story is almost the same. Like the dousing flame, his life remained but a spark once again made the flame live.

What happened, in reality, that made him again popular. Yes, the cause is beautiful and a bit surprising .

The song Pyaar ka nagma hai from the movie shor released in 1972 has served  dual functions - one made Ranu Mandal popular on internet and another drew the attention of the nation towards the lyricist Santosh Anand  who penned this song in real.

Santosh Anand is a poet , lyricist who started his career in 1975 in the movie purab Aur Paschim.In the days of yore,making career in the film industry was unexpectedly difficult.Initially like others he also struggled but that didn't last longer and soon got a break in the film of actor Manoj kumar .

 

Thereafter ,he never turned back and went on giving hits one after the other.

 It is said that behind his success only one name is there i.e actor Manoj Kumar .The actor was the one who gave him the first opportunity and almost in all his movies he gave him chance .

In his entire life ,he penned more than a hundred songs.He was also awarded two filmfare awards for the best lyricist,Roti kapada Aur Makam in 1974 for the song Main Naa Bhoolunga and premrog in 1983 for the song Muhabbat Hai Kya Cheez.With his heart-touching songs, he acquired a place in the heart of millions.

He knows to create magic with words.He penned different flavours of songs .Some of his hits are ,Ye Galiya Ye Chaubara and Mai hu prem rogi from the movie preg rog and Zindagi Ki Na Tute Lari from the movie Kranti .These songs still remain on the lips of many even after long back of their release.His happy life was badly shaken when his own son and daughter-in-law committed suicide.Presently ,he lives in Delhi with his only granddaughter.