Rajendra Krishan Duggal (June 6, 1919 Jalalpur Jattan - Mumbai -1988), also credited as Rajinder Krishan/Kishan Duggal, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter.
Rajendra Krishan was born in Jalalpur Jattan, district Gujarat (in present day Pakistan). He moved to Shimla in search of employment; his eldest brother Madholal Duggal was already employed there. He was attracted towards poetry during his school days. After completing his education, he worked as a clerk in the municipal office till 1942. He used to participate in the poetry contests organized by newspapers.
In the mid-1940s, Krishan shifted to Mumbai to become a screenwriter. His first screenplay was Janta (1947). His first film as a lyricist was Zanjeer (1947). He was first noted for the script and lyrics of the Motilal-Suraiya starrer Aaj Ki Rat (1948).After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, Krishan wrote a song Suno Suno Aye Duniyawalon, Bapu Ki Yeh Amar Kahani. The song was sung by Mohammed Rafi and composed by Husnlal Bhagatram, and was a great hit. He also tasted success as a lyricist with the films Badi Bahen (1949) and Lahore (1949).
Rajendra Krishan knew Tamil language and wrote 18 scripts for AVM Studios films. Rajendra Krishna is known for his association with the composer C. Ramchandra. He worked with several other music directors including Shankar-Jaikishan, Madan Mohan, Hemant Kumar, Sajjad Hussain, Sachin Dev Burman, S Mohinder, Chitragupt, Salil Chowdhury, and Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
After his death, HMV brought out an LP containing 12 of his songs.
Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest writer in Hindi cinema. The reason was that he had won a jackpot worth Rs.46,00,000 in horse racing. The sum was considered a huge amount during the late seventies.
AWARDS
Rajendra Krishan won Filmfare Award for best lyricist for the movie Khandan (1965) for the song "Tumhi mere mandir, tumhi meri pooja".
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