He has said on several occasions, "Whatever I am today is only because of my father." Īccording to Sameer, his inspirations have been lyricists Majrooh Sultanpuri and Anand Bakshi, and his father, Anjaan. In the following decades he emerged as a leading lyricist in Hindi films, writing the lyrics for over 500 films (4,000 songs). He won his first Filmfare Award for the song "Nazar Ke Saamne" in the latter. In 1990, he came into prominence with songs in films such as Dil and Aashiqui. The first film song he recorded was "Maar Ke Kataaree Mar Jaibe" for the Bhojpuri film Bairi Saawan (1984) sung by Suresh Wadkar and Preeti Sagar. Sameer started his career as a lyricist in 1983 with the film Bekhabar (1983). To pursue a career as a lyricist, he moved to Mumbai in 1980. However, a few days after joining, he left the job because he "knew the bank was not my world". He earned a Master of Commerce degree at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, and started a new position as a bank officer at the Central Bank of India. Sameer, officially named Sheetal Pandey, but commonly known by his nickname Rajan, was born near Banaras, Uttar Pradesh.
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