He won the Filmfare award for Best Lyricist thrice. Shailendra had best of his association with Shankar-Jaikishan, but shared a equally pleasant rappot with musical giants of those days, like Salil Chowdhary (Madhumati), S. ‘Barsaat’ is one of the musical hit of the last century. But due to some domestic reasons and responsibilities, Shailendra approached Raj Kapoor and agreed to his terms. Shailendra, the young patriot blood refused to do so. Raj Kapoor saw an emerging star for Indian history and expressed his desire to buy the poems Shailendra has written for his new production. His poem ‘Jalta hai Punjab’ was a highlight and when reading out aloud during a public meeting, Raj Kapoor caught eye of him. He used to write verses and fiery poems, which would ignite the masses. Shailendra decided to take part in the Freedom struggle in his own style. His Incharge always used to complain about his working habits and was the cause of general resentment. He spent more of his duty hours writing poetry than toiling in the workshop. The stereotype and technical aspect of his job was totally out of line with is artistic nature. His job in Indian Railways brought him to the city of Bombay in 1947, when the Indian freedom struggle was at its best. Shailendra started his career with the orthodox method of joining the government organization and lead his secure life. During his childhood days his family moved to Mathura for good but the accidental death of his mother after the shift caused a deep pain for Shailendra, which almost turned him an atheist. Profession: Poet, Bollywood Film song Lyricistsīorn in Rawalpindi on 30th August 1923 as Shankardas Kesrilal Shailendra, Shailendra was the eldest of the four sons of Parvati Devi and Sri Kesrilal.
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