Gopaldas Neeraj

Poet and Author

Gopaldas Saxena 'Neeraj' is a poet and author of Hindi literature. He is also a famous poet of Hindi Kavi sammelan. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj". His style is considered easy to understand and has been compared with high quality Hindi literature. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1991, Padma Bhushan in 2007 and Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar has entitled Neeraj with the name 'Hindi ki Veena'. Neeraj has now became a synonym of hindi songs and poetry. Shri Gopaldas Neeraj has written numerous super hit tracks like "Likhe jo khat tujhe" from "kanyadan", "Ae bhai zara dekh ke chalo" from "Mera naam Joker", "Bas yahi apraadh me har baar karta hun, aadmi hun aadmi se pyaar karta hun" from "Pehchaan", "Rangeela Re" from "Prem pujari", "Phoolon ke rang se", "Sunday ko pyaar hua, monday ko iqraar" from "Kanyadan" and many others.