Maya Govind

Maya Govind
Birth name	Maya Govind
Born	17 January 1940 British India
Died	6 April 2022(2022-04-06) (aged 82) [1]
Genres	Classical music
Occupation	lyricist
Instrument	vocals
Years active	1974–2001

Maya Govind (17 January 1940 – 6 April 2022) was an Indian lyricist who wrote songs for many Bollywood films. She has written popular songs such as "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya", " Gale Mein Laal Tai", "Maine Paayal Hai Chhankayi", " Main Khiladi Tu Anari", "Aankhon Mein Base Ho Tum" ^[2][3] etc. She wrote lyrics in films like Aarop (1974), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Takkar (1995), Yaarana (1995), Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2001) etc. She has written over 800 songs.^[4]

Career

Maya was married to late director Ram Govind. She started her career after marriage, with a song in Aarop (1974), starring Vinod Khanna. The music was composed by Bhupen Hazarika and was rendered by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. At a time of Urdu-poets' prominence and male domination in the songwriting industry, she established herself with her songs.^[5] She has written songs for such composers as Kalyanji-Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, Khayyam, Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen and Anu Malik. Anu Malik was her most frequent collaborator, with whom she worked in commercially successful films including, Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Takkar (1995), and Yaarana^{[citation needed]} (1995).

Apart from films, she wrote title songs in numerous television series such as Maayka, Phulwa, Mahabharat (1987), etc. She also penned Falguni Pathak's 2000 Indie-pop song "Maine Paayal Hai Chhankayi", which emerged as a nationwide rage.^[4]

Death

She died on 6 April 2022 following a heart attack, at the age of 82.^[2]

References

1. Maya Govind passes away at age 82
2. Veteran Lyricist Maya Govind Passes Away After Heart Attack
3. Maya Govind dies of Heart Attack
4. Maya Govind dies at age 82
5. "A Tribute To Maya Govind". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2022.