Prem Dhawan

Prem Dhawan (13 June 1923 – 7 May 2001) was an Indian lyricist, music composer, choreographer and actor of Bollywood known for his patriotic songs, especially for the lyrics and compositions for the 1965 Manoj Kumar starrer, Shaheed. He was the winner of the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1971 and was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.

Biography Prem Dhawan was born on 13 June 1923 at Ambala in the present day Haryana state of India and Mera Rang De Basanti Chola.

Dhawan, apart from his career as a lyricist and composer, acted in a few films such as Lajawab (1950) and Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959). He also worked as a choreographer for seven films (Vachan was the first film as choreographer), though not with much success. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1970. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1971 for the film, Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar.

As a choreographer

As an actor