Cinemaazi remembers Shanta Shelke on her death anniversary
6 Jun 2002
Poet, lyricist, and writer Shanta Shelke passed away this day, 6 June, 2002. Making a considerable contribution to Marathi literature via poems, stories, novels, character sketches, interviews, and critiques, she also penned songs for several films. She made her debut as a lyricist with the film Ram Ram Pavna (1950), which instantly won favour with audiences. She penned songs such as the laavni Reshmachya reghanni rendered by Asha Bhosle, Je ved majala lagale, and Pavner ga mayela karoo. Other memorable songs that she wrote lyrics for are Kaanta rute kunala, Kalyanche divas phulanchya raati, Aaj avelich kashi saanj zhaali, Mala vatate ga nava janma gheu, and Sampale swapna te shodhisi ka punha. Music composer Kaushal Inamdar composed an album of her songs titled Shubhra Kalya Moothbhar, which featured various singers such as Sadhana Sargam, Rishikesh Kamerkar, and others. She was awarded the Soor Singaar award for her song Mage ubha mangesh and an award from the Government of India for her lyrics for the film Bhujang (1982).
