Sameer

Sameer is an Indian lyricist, mainly writing lyrics for songs in Hindi films. He is the son of noted Hindi lyricist, Anjaan (Lalji Pandey). Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23 regional films, including Bhojpuri and Marathi language films. He has won three Filmfare Awards.

Sameer, officially named Shitala Pandey, but commonly known by his nickname Rajan, was born near Benaras, Uttar Pradesh. He earned a Master of Commerce degree at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, and started working as a bank officer at the Central Bank of India.

However, a few days after joining, he left the job because according to him, he "knew the bank was not my world". In order to pursue a career as a lyricist, he moved to Mumbai in...