Veteran lyricist Yogesh passes away

Veteran lyricist Yogesh Gaur, known for his famous songs like 'Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaaye' and 'Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli' in 'Anand', passed away yesterday. He was 77. Known by his first name in film circles, Yogesh was a prominent lyricist in '70s Hindi cinema and gave some of his best songs in the middle-of-the-road films of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu



Chatterjee.

 

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  'Jaaneman Jaaneman Tere Do Nayan' from 'Chhoti Si Baat'.