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Veteran Hindi film lyricist Dev Kohli passed away in Mumbai on Saturday morning. Kohli, who had written over 100 songs for several Hindi films, gained a lot of popularity for his work in Salman Khan and Bhagyashree’s Maine Pyar Kiya, which was directed by Sooraj Barjatya. He also wrote songs for Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Shilpa Shetty’s Baazigar, directed by Abbas–Mustan, and Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit’s Hum Aapke Hai Koun.
Kohli’s spokesperson, Pritam Sharma, confirmed his death. He told indianexpress.com, “Kohli ji was admitted at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital for the last few months, he was not keeping well and passed away in his sleep early, on Saturday morning.”
Kohli, 81, came to India with his family after the Partition, and made his debut with Gunda in 1969. However, people only took notice of his work much later, when his song “Geet Gaata Hoon Main” from Laal Patthar (1971) became a huge hit.
Kohli delivered a string of hit songs in the ’90s, and has also written tracks for recent films such as Varun Dhawan’s Judwaa 2, Musafir, Shootout At Lokhandwala, Taxi Number 911. In his career, he collaborated with music composers such as Anu Malik, Raam Laxman, Anand Raaj Aanad, Anand Milind, among others.
Kohli’s mortal remains will be brought to his house in Lokhandwala, Mumbai, on Saturday afternoon, and his funeral will be held in the evening at the Oshiwara Crematorium. His close associates Anand Raaj Anand, Anu Malik, Uttam Singh and others are expected to be there to pay their last respects.
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