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Anand Bakshi did not dream of becoming a lyricist, his luck changed thanks to Raj Kapoor
Anand Bakshi: Anand Bakshi got 40 Filmfare nominations in his career, out of which he won the award only four times. He worked with many famous musicians, but his pairing with R.D. Burman was especially successful.
The name of Bollywood's great lyricist Anand Bakshi is still in the hearts of people. The songs he wrote in his life remain evergreen even today. But do you know that Anand Bakshi never wanted to become a lyricist? His dream was to become a singer, but fate gave him to Bollywood as a magician of words.
Anand Bakshi was born on July 21, 1930, in Rawalpindi (now Pakistan) in a Mohyal Brahmin family. His mother died when he was just five years old. At the time of partition, his family came to India and settled in Delhi. At the age of 14, he served in the 'Royal Indian Navy' in Karachi, but after being expelled from the Navy, he joined the Army. In 1950, he headed towards Mumbai with the dream of becoming a singer and lyricist.
After reaching Mumbai, Anand Bakshi met actor Bhagwan Dada, who gave him a chance to write songs in his film 'Bhala Aadmi'. Although he did not get any special recognition for this film, it proved to be the first step in his entry into Bollywood.
