# Dev Kohli
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{{Short description|Indian poet (1942–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Dev Kohli
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1942|11|02}}
| birth_place = [Rawalpindi](/source/Rawalpindi), [Punjab](/source/Punjab_Province_(British_India)), [British India](/source/British_India) (present-day [Punjab](/source/Punjab%2C_Pakistan), Pakistan)
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|08|26|1942|11|02}}
| death_place = [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), India
| other_names =
| occupation = [Poet](/source/Poet), [lyricist](/source/lyricist)
| years_active = 1971–2023
}}
'''Dev Kohli''' (2 November 1942 – 26 August 2023) was an Indian [Hindustani](/source/Hindustani_language) poet and [lyricist](/source/lyricist). He penned hundreds of songs in Bollywood films and wrote many hit songs such as ''Maaye Ni Maaye'', ''Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen'', ''Geet Gaata Hoon'',''O Saki Saki'' etc.[{{cite news|url=https://planetbollywood.com/wp/interviews/i-had-a-very-memorable-journey-in-the-hindi-film-industry-dev-kohli/|title=I had a memorable journey in the hindi film industry: Dev Kohli|accessdate=1 November 2021}}]
==Early life==
Dev Kohli was born in a Sikh family in [Rawalpindi](/source/Rawalpindi), British India (present day Pakistan). After [the partition of India](/source/Partition_of_India), his family moved to [Dehradun](/source/Dehradun), India, where he studied at Shri Guru Nanak Dev Guru Maharaj College. His father died in 1958.[
==Career==
Kohli moved to Mumbai in 1964 and began looking for work in films, beginning his career in 1969 with the film ''Gunda''. His breakthrough came with "Geet Gaata Hoon Main" in the film ''[Lal Patthar](/source/Lal_Patthar)'' (1971). The song became a huge success but did not advance his career.{{Why|date=August 2023}} He wrote lyrics for several films in the 1970s and 1980s, but remained unnoticed. He again drew attention with ''[Maine Pyaar Kiya](/source/Maine_Pyaar_Kiya)'' (1989) when songs like ''Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate'', ''Kabootar Ja Ja Ja'', ''Aaja Shaam Hone Aayee'', ''Maine Pyar Kiya,'' and ''Kahe Toh Se Sajna'' became hits. In the 1990s, He collaborated with [Anu Malik](/source/Anu_Malik), for whom he wrote songs such as "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen" in [Baazigar](/source/Baazigar) (1993) and "Dekho Dekho Jaanam Hum" in ''[Ishq](/source/Ishq_(1997_film))'' (1997).][ In November 1998, a former vice-president of the political party ''Bharatiya Janata Yava Morcha'' Rakesh Sethi filed a case against Kohli and singer Poornima for using vulgar language in the song "Ab Tak Hai Puri Azaadi" from the film ''[Kudrat](/source/Kudrat_(1998_film))'' (1998). A local court issued a non-bailable warrant against both on 1 April 2003.][{{cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/nbw-against-lyricist-dev-kohli-singer-purnima_89501.html|title=NBW against lyricist Dev Kohli and singer Poornima|website=zeenews.india.com|accessdate=1 April 2003}}]{{Update inline|date=August 2023}}
== Death ==
Dev Kohli died on 26 August 2023, at the age of 80.[{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Mrityunjay |title=Eminent lyricist Dev Kohli no more |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/veteran-lyricist-dev-kohli-passes-away-at-the-age-of-82-2661899 |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}]
==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ebf5ff;"
!Year
!Category
!Song/nomination
!Result
|- style="background:#bfd7ff;"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''[Filmfare Awards](/source/Filmfare_Awards)'''
|-
|'''1990'''
|Best Lyrics
|"Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate" – ''[Maine Pyaar Kiya](/source/Maine_Pyaar_Kiya)''
| {{nom}}
|-
|'''1994'''
| Best Lyrics
|"Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen" – ''[Baazigar](/source/Baazigar)''
| {{nom}}
|-
| '''1995'''
|Best Lyrics
|"Hum Aapke Hain Koun"– ''[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!](/source/Hum_Aapke_Hain_Koun..!)''
| {{nom}}
|- style="background:#bfd7ff;"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''[IIFA Awards](/source/IIFA_Awards)'''
|-
|'''2005'''
|Best Lyrics
|"Saaki Saaki" – ''[Musafir](/source/Musafir_(2004_film))''
| {{nom}}
|- style="background:#bfd7ff;"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''[Zee Cine Awards](/source/Zee_Cine_Awards)'''
|-
|'''2018'''
|Song of the Year
|"Chalti Hai Kya Nau Se Baara" – ''[Judwaa 2](/source/Judwaa_2)''
| {{nom}}
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0463313}}
* {{discogs artist|Dev Kohli}}
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Category:1942 births
Category:2023 deaths
Category:Indian male poets
Category:Indian lyricists
Category:Hindi-language lyricists
Category:Indian male songwriters
Category:Indian songwriters
Category:Punjabi Sikhs
Category:20th-century Indian poets
Category:Poets from Uttar Pradesh
Category:20th-century Indian male writers
Category:People from Rawalpindi
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