Gopal Singh Nepali

Gopal Singh Nepali is a lyricist in Hindi cinema, credited on Talwar Ka Dhani (1956).

Gopal Singh Nepali (born Gopal Bahadur Singh; 11 August 1911 – 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. He was the son of Rel Bahadur Singh and Saraswati. He was born on 11 August 1911, on the birthday of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtami), which got him his name. His association with Bollywood spanned around two decades, beginning in 1944 and ended with his death in 1963, penning songs for around 51 films, he had a successful collaboration with music director Chitragupta Srivastava for whom he wrote songs the maximum in his career.

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