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Raghvendra Singh
Raghvendra Singh
Raghvendra Singh at Zee TV Press Conference
Born30 August 1966
TajGanj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Lyricist, Screenwriter, Director
Years active1994 – present
ParentNarendra Singh Verma(father) (Film and Television Institute of India Pune-1st Batch Film Director)

Raghvendra Singh (born 30 August 1966) is an Indian lyricist, writer and chief assistant director. He has penned lyrics in popular serials including Dadi Amma Dadi Amma Maan Jaao, Piyaa Albela, Ek Shringaar Swabhimaan, Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali, Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga, and Suron Ka Kaarwan on ATN channel in 1997. He also penned lyrics in a feature film Jaydev starring Jeetendra.

Songs including "Jogiya", "Malanga", "O Kanha", "Rab ne kaisa khel rachaaya", "Teej aayi hariyaali" and "Tu pyar hai Tu hi Tabahi" got recognition. Well-known singers who rendered their voices to his lyrics include Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Vinod Rathod, Shaan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Harshdeep Kaur, Palak Muchhal, Krishna Beaura, Richa Sharma, Pamela Jain Udbhav Ojha, Aditi Paul and Aakanksha Sharma.

He was one of the story writers of Vivah, and contributed as a chief assistant director in this feature film.

He was a creative writer in many TV series including Woh Rahne Waali Mahlon Ki, Main Teri Parchayin Hoon, Do Hanson Ka Jodaa, Yahan main ghar ghar kheli, Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hogaa, Mere rang mein rangne waali, Ek shringaar Swabhimaan and Piya Albela.

He started his career as an assistant director with director Sooraj R. Barjatya in Hum Saath Saath Hain.

Early and personal life

Raghvedra Singh's native place Dhandhupura is situated 2 km from the Taj Mahal in Agra. He worked with his father Narendra Singh Verma in the documentary Visit India Discover Agra as a chief assistant director in 1985. His father passed out from Film And Television Institute, Pune in 1st batch of direction and screenplay writing in 1964. At that time, Shatrughn Sinha, Subhash Ghai, Firoz Chinoy, P. Kumar Vasudev were his father's batchmates in film institute.

Minister in Uttar-pradesh government Chaudhary Udai Bhan Singh is his uncle . His great grand father Babu Pyare Lal fought first Member of Legislative Assambly election in Agra with Bhartiya Jan Sangh party in 1951. Babu Pyare Lal Ka Nagla one km away from Taj Mahal, this residential area name was kept in respect of his great grand father who was close friend of Yug Purush & former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

After graduation, he completed LL.B from Agra College, Agra in 1989.

To make his dreams true, he came to Mumbai in 1991, and joined Dalal Street Investment Journal, a share market magazine as a correspondent.

His first song was recorded at Film Centre for film Jaydev starring Jeetendra in 1994 , but it was released in 2001.

Discography

Award functions

His song "Jogiya"[1] and MalangaRe[2] were performed in Zee Rishtey Awards Awards in 2017.

As a lyricist

Year Film Music Composer Singer Ref.
2001 Jaydev Kishor Sharma Udit Narayan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2567820/
Year Serial Music Composer Singer Channel Ref.
1997 Suron Ka Karwaan Udbhav Ojha Udbhav Ojha ATN
2012 Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga Navin Manish Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Mahalakshmi Iyer Sahara One
2015 Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali Navin Manish, Akash Vihaan Shaan, Palak Muchhal, Richa Sharma, Vinod Rathod, Dev Negi Life OK, Hotstar
2016 Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman Udbhav Dony Harshdeep Kaur, Pamela Jain, Udbhav Ojha Colors TV, Voot
2017 Piyaa Albela Tyson Paul Krishna Beura, Aakansha Sharma Zee TV, ZEE5, Big Ganga
2020 Dadi Amma... Dadi Amma Maan Jaao! Udbhav Ojha Udbhav Ojha, Krishna Beura, Aakansha Sharma Star Plus, Hotstar

Music Videos

Year Song Music Composer Singer Ref.
2018 "Dil Boley Shukriyaa" Parikshit Sharma Aditi Paul
2020 "Kinna Kinna Sona Sona" Vishal Bharat Rani Indrani Sharma https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=McJnrkGlIzg , https://www.newsnationtv.com/entertainment/bollywood/punjabi-song-kinna-kinna-sona-sona-sung-by-rani-indrani-sharma-written-by-raghvendra-singh-171795.html

Filmography/serials

As a story writer(Story Inputs) and Chief Assistant Director

Year Film Director Ref.
2006 Vivah Sooraj Barjatya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivah

As a creative writer

Year Serial Channel Ref.
2005 Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki Sahara One
2008 Main Teri Parchhain Hoon NDTV Imagine
2009 Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Zee TV, Zee5
2010 Do Hanson Ka Jodaa NDTV Imagine
2012 Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga Sahara One
2012 Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara Star Plus, Hotstar
2015 Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali Life OK, Hotstar
2016 Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman Colors TV, Voot
2017 Piyaa Albela Zee TV, ZEE5, Big Ganga

As a chief assistant director

Year Film Director Artist Ref.
2006 Vivah Sooraj Barjatya Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao
Year Documentary Director Ref.
1985 Visit India Discover Agra Narendra Singh Verma

As an assistant director

Year Film Director Star Cast Ref.
1999 Hum Saath-Saath Hain Sooraj Barjatya Salman Khan, Mohnish Behl, Saif Ali Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, Tabu, Neelam Kothari

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Serial Category Result Note
2013 Indian Television Academy Awards Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga For Best Lyricist Nominated
2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman For Best Lyricist Nominated

References

  1. ^ zeetv (24 March 2017). Jogiya Song - Piyaa Albela. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ zeetv (24 March 2017). Malanga Song - Piyaa Albela. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via YouTube.