Saawan Kumar Tak

Saawan Kumar Tak

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Saawan Kumar Tak Biography

Saawan Kumar Tak is a noted filmmaker of Bollywood, also known as a lyricist. Gomti Ke Kinare, Hawas, Chaand Kaa Tukdaa, Sanam Bewafa, and Saawan... The Love Season are ome of his directorial ventures. He gave the break to famous actor Sanjeev Kumar through his maiden production venture, Naunihal. It was Saawan who changed his name Haribhai Jariwala to Sanjeev Kumar. Junior Mehmood was also introduced to film world by Saawan.

 

He came to Mumbai in 1965 to become an actor. After trying in two-three studios he asked his sister to lend some money to produce a film. Though his sister disagreed his brother-i-law gave him 25000 rupees as he requested. The movie was “Naunihal”. Though the film was a commercial failure, it got the Presidential mention at the National Awards. The movie was directed by Raj Marbros. This movie marked the debut of the legendary actor - Sanjeev Kumar. He met Sanjeev Kumar for the first time in a theatre production where he was filling in for an established actor, where Saawan promised him to give a role.

 

As a director he marked his debut with Gomti Ke Kinare (1972). Unfortunately it was Meena Kumari’s last film and released posthumously. After six days of shooting, Meena fell seriously sick and shooting was stopped. However she insisted on completing the movie as she didn’t want to jeopardise his career who was just to begin a career in Bollywood and she really wanted Gomti Ke Kinare to be her last film. It was followed by Hawas, the debut movie of Neethu Singh as heroine. A bold theme, the movie was a box office hit. There was no turning back after that.

 

Saawan delivered numerous hits and wrote lyrics for his movies as well. “Teri Galiyon Mein Na Rakhenge Qadam” was one of his earliest hit songs as a lyrist and it started his long association with Usha Khanna who was a composer.  Saajan Bina Suhagan – belongs to this combination and was Saawan’s first golden jubilee hit. It was followed by Souten.

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Updated: December 26, 2015

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