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Verma Malik

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Verma Malik
Born
Barkatrai Malik

(1925-04-13)13 April 1925
Ferozepur, Punjab Province, British India
Died15 March 2009(2009-03-15) (aged 83)
Juhu, Mumbai, India
Occupation(s)Lyricist, poet
Years active1949 – 2001
SpouseKamla
Children1 son, 2 daughters
AwardsFilmfare Awards for 'Best Lyricist' in 1971 and 1973

Verma Malik (13 April 1925 – 15 March 2009) was a Bollywood film songs lyricist. He was an active freedom fighter during the British Raj. He wrote many patriotic songs and bhajans and recited them immediately prior to penning lyrics for Punjabi and Hindi films.[1][2]

Early life and career

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Born on 13 April 1925 in Ferozpur district, Punjab, British India[2] in a Punjabi Hindu family as Barkatrai Malik.[1] He took his professional name of Verma Malik on the advice of music director Hansraj Behl who helped him in the beginning of his career in the Indian film industry.[3]

In 1953, he married his wife Kamla. He has 1 son and two daughters. Son Rajesh Malik is also a film song writer. Verma Malik penned lyrics for the first time for a song in film Chakori (1949). Later, he wrote songs for other films including Posti (1950 Punjabi-language film), Jaggu (1952), Shree Nagad Narayan (1955), Mirza Sahiban (1957), CID 909 (1957), Taqdeer (1958) and Bhangra (1959 film), another Punjab-language film.[3][4]

He stayed away from the film industry for almost 7 years after 1961.[3] He then wrote songs for Dil Aur Mohobbat (1967).[5]

His first big break in Hindi-language films was in Yaadgaar (1970) by Manoj Kumar.[1] He is known for writing the song Ek Tara Bole.[2] In the same year, Pehchan (1970) got him much attention and he became a prominent film song lyricist for Bollywood. He wrote nearly 500 film songs during his career.[1][2][3]

The songs of Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974 film) were the biggest hits of his career.[1] Film song Baaki kuchh bacha tau mehngai maar gayi finished No. 1 in Binaca Geet Mala's 1975 annual ranking. The program's song no. 2 that year was Hai hai yeh majboori from the same film. Both were written by Varma Malik.[4]

Filmography

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Awards and recognition

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Death and legacy

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Verma Malik died on 15 March 2009 at Juhu, Mumbai, India at age 83.[1] He was a close friend of Pyarelal of the film music directors duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Pyarelal paid tributes to him by saying that he was a simple man and very proud of his work. He added that Verma Malik could blend traditional Punjabi folk songs into his film songs very well.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Verma Malik profile". Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Noted Bollywood Lyricist Verma Malik passes away". glamsham.com website. 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Meet Verma Malik, Lyricist Of Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai". News18 TV website. 19 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b Film songs of Verma Malik on hindigeetmala.net website Retrieved 10 September 2019
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Filmography of Verma Malik". Cinestaan.com website. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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