Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was a writer and a poet and a lyricist in the Hindi film industry.
Born in Karimabad (now in Pakistan) in 1928, his first film was "Do Bhai" (1946) with S. D. Burman songs like “Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya” and “Yaad Karoge Ik Din Humko” which went on to become hits.
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Raja Mehdi worked with many music directors - C. Ramachandra on "Patanga" (1949), Madan Mohan on "Madhosh" (1950), and O.P. Nayyar on "Ek Musafir Ek Hasina" (1962) to name a few. He is best remembered for his songs with Madan Mohan such as “Aap Ki Nazron” (“Anpadh”, 1962), “Aap Kyon Roye” (“Woh Kaun Thi”, 1964), “Aap Ko Pyaar Chupane Ka” (“Neela Akash”, 1965), “Aap Ne Apna Banaya” (“Dulhan Ek Raat Ki”, 1966) and “Jhumka Gira Re” (“Mera Saaya”,1966).
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