Veteran lyricist and poet Dev Kohli passed away on August 26. He was 81. The artist was not keeping well for a long time and was admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. He passed away in his sleep.
The funeral of the deceased artist will be held today at 2 pm onwards at his home at Jupiter Apartment, Mumbai and the last rites will be performed at Oshiwara Crematorium, Jogeshwari West by 6 pm, India TV reported. His close aides Anu Malik, Anand Raaj Anand, Uttam Singh, and other Bollywood artists will pay respect this evening.
Dev Kohli's contribution to Bollywood
Born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Dev Kohli wrote around a hundred songs for Bollywood films. He gave some of the hit Hindi songs including Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein, Maaye Ni Maaye, and Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate, among several others. He wrote songs for more than 100 hit films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Bazigar, Judwa 2, Musafir, Shoot Out At Lokhandwala, and Taxi No. 911 and worked with music directors like Anand Milind, Anu Malik, Ram Laxman, and others. He began his career in 1969 with the film Gunda.
