‘Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye’ lyricist Yogesh Gaur passes away

May 29: Eminent lyricist Yogesh Gaur, who wrote the famous ‘Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaaye‘ and ‘Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli’ in “Anand”, passed away on Friday at his house in Mumbai’s Goregaon. He was 77. Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar mourned Yogesh’s death on Twitter and offered her condolences. Imbued with a sense of longing and nostalgia, his lyrics have survived the test of time by staying fresh in the memory of music lovers.

Mujhe abhi pata chala ki dil ko chunewale geet likhnewale kavi Yogesh ji ka aaj swargwas hua. Ye sunke mujhe bahut dukh hua.Yogesh ji ke likhe kai geet maine gaaye. Yogesh ji bahut shaant aur madhur swabhav ke insan the. Main unko vinamra shraddhanjali arpan karti hun.

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) May 29, 2020

Some of his evergreen hits are “Badi Sooni Sooni Hai”, “Maine Kaha Phoolon Se’ from Mukherjee’s “Mili”; “Rajinigandha Phool Tumhare”, “Kai Baar Yunhi Dekha Hai” from from “Rajinigandha” and “Na Jaane Kyon Hota Hia Yeh Zindagi Ke Saath” and the quirky “Jaaneman Jaaneman Tere Do Nayan” from “Ek Chhoti Si Baat”. He worked with many prominent names including Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee.

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Gems one after the other..
Pedestrian so often finds more resonance with the Pop Culture that we end up ignoring class or don't recognise it the way it should have been.. #SongWriter#RareGenius#LostLegend pic.twitter.com/8J0ptUFdvr

— Nikhil Dwivedi (@Nikhil_Dwivedi) May 29, 2020