Renowned Hindi poet-lyricist-singer Maya R. Govind passed away on April 7, 2022 at her Juhu home in Mumbai. She was 82. The news of her death was shared by a family friend, reported IANS.
Govind, who is known for penning many memorable songs for Bollywood films, breathed her last at around 9.30 am after battling brain and kidney related issues for over two months. Her funeral was performed at the Vile Parle Crematorium in Mumbai on April 7 afternoon.
Among the handful of women lyricists - who made it big in the domain of males - Govind wrote songs for around 350-plus films, ranging from romantic to off-beat, soft to sensuous numbers, working with leading music directors and film producers of her era. She also penned title songs for tele-serials and authored several books.
Born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Govind, who was married to poet-author-lyricist Ram Govind, worked as a teacher and with the All India Radio before moving to Mumbai in the early 1970s to try her luck in Bollywood.
From 1970s-2000s, she penned many memorable songs for films. Some of her hit songs include 'Gutur, Gutur' and 'Na Unnees Se Kam Ho' (Dalaal), 'Darwaza Khula Chhod Aayi' (Najayaz), 'Aankhon Me Base Ho Tum' (Takkar), among others.
As a stage performer in her younger days, she bagged the coveted Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Best Actress in 1970 for her performance in Vijay Tendulkar's play, "Khamosh! Adalat Jari Hai!", besides other honours for her Bollywood songs.
(With inputs from IANS)
