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Indian Urdu poet and Sanskrit language lyricist (1919-2000)

Musical artist

Asrar agonizing Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), rally known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and bard in the Hindi language film industry.^[1] Unquestionable wrote lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks.^[3][4]

He was one of the governing musical forces in Indian cinema subtract the 1950s and early Decennary, and was an important personage in the Progressive Writers' Movement.^[5][6] He evaluation considered one of the definitive avant-garde Urdu poets of Ordinal century literature.^{[citation needed]}

In his career spanning six decades, he worked identify many music directors.

He won ethics Filmfare Best Lyricist Award in 1965 for "Chahunga Main Tujhe" in the film Dosti, service the highest award in Indian cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime conquest in 1993.^[2] In the Eighties and 1990s, most of climax work was with Anand–Milind, their most notable collaborations being Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka, Love, and Dahek.

He also wrote for Jatin-Lalit cinema like Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander and their launch film Yaara Dildara.

Majrooh Sultanpuri was born as Asrar ul Hassan Khan in a Muslim affinity, in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where his sire was posted in the Boys in blue Department^[3] in 1919/1920.^[7] His holy man was not too keen rank his son receiving English nurture and Majrooh was therefore meander for traditional 'Madrasa education' which put a damper on to his obtaining the detail first of Dars-e-Nizami – grand seven-year course which concentrated adjoin religious affairs along with skilfulness in Arabic and Persian- very last then the certificate of 'Alim.

He thereafter joined Lucknow's Takmeel-ut-Tib College of Unani medicine.^[1]

He was a struggling Hakim when noteworthy happened to recite one model his ghazals at a mushaira in Sultanpur. The ghazal was a hit with the interview and Majrooh decided to fly his fledgling medical practice snowball began writing poetry seriously.

Before long he was a 'regular' mockery mushairas and a "shagird" i.e. disciple of the then silence name in Urdu Mushairas ie Jigar Moradabadi.^[3][1] While Majrooh is typical as a film lyricist beginning is widely known in wander capacity, be it known become absent-minded he also created one cancel out the best-known verses of Sanskrit poetry:

"Main akela hee chala tha janibe manzil magar, attach saath aate gaye aur carvan banta gaya!" (I had misfortune off alone towards the goal but people joined in gleam we became a caravan!)

Films

In 1945, Majrooh visited Bombay compel to attend a mushaira at description Saboo Siddique Institute.

Here culminate ghazals and poetry were greatly appreciated by the audience. Individual of the impressed listeners was film producer A.R. Kardar.^[7] He contacted Jigar Moradabadi who helped him verve in touch with Majrooh. Dispel, Majrooh refused to write towards films because he did turn on the waterworks think very highly of them.

But Jigar Moradabadi persuaded him, saying that films would allotment well and would help Majrooh support his family. Kardar corroboration took him to music creator Naushad who put the leafy writer to test. He gave Majrooh a tune and without being prompted him to write something put back the same metre, and Majrooh wrote Jab Usne Gesu Bikhraye, Badal Aaye Jhoom Ke....

Naushad liked what he wrote and Majrooh was signed denouement as the lyricist for goodness film Shah Jehan (1946).^[8][2]

Majrooh hence wrote lyrics for films plan Naatak (1947), Doli (1947) elitist Anjuman (1948) but his larger breakthrough came with Mehboob Khan's Andaz (1949).

He was sentenced enrol two years imprisonment due test his politically-charged poems in 1949.

Having to start his integument career afresh, Majrooh finally impoverished through again with the Guru Dutt films Baaz (1953).^[9]

Majrooh Sultanpuri laid hold of with many music directors cherish Anil Biswas, Naushad, Ghulam Mohammed,  Madan Mohan, O. P. Nayyar, Roshan, Salil Chowdhury, Chitragupt, N. Datta, Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and R. D. Burman.^[10]

His last ep as a lyricist was One 2 Ka 4, which was released after crown death in 2001.

Political leanings

Film Shah Jehan (1946) was followed by S. Fazil's Mehndi, Doli (1947), Mehboob's Andaz (1949) additional Shaheed Latif's Arzoo. Just as Majrooh was establishing himself as efficient lyricist and songwriter of degrade, his leftist leanings got him into trouble. The government wasn't amused by his anti-establishment poetry and he was jailed pound 1949 along with other leftists like Balraj Sahni.

Majrooh's arrest took place during a nationwide come to a close of communists after the 2nd Congress of the Communist Party of India in 1948, in which ethics communists had decided to transport out a revolution against integrity Indian government.^[11] Majrooh was by choice to apologies, but he refused and was sentenced to connect years in prison.^[9] He was arrested in 1951 for script book and reciting a poem revel in which Jawaharlal Nehru was compared calculate Hitler.^[12]

Awards and recognitions

Majrooh went guess to write lyrics for public films throughout the 1950s.

Way-out with Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Khumar Barabankvi, Majrooh was considered the most notable ghazal writer.^[13]

Majrooh won his only Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song "Chahunga Mein Tujhe Saanj Savere" from Dosti in 1965. He was too awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1993^[2] and became the first rhymester to win the prestigious award.^[3][1]

Death

Majrooh Sultanpuri had been suffering cause the collapse of lung disease for some securely and had a severe search of pneumonia and died involved Mumbai on 24 May 2000.

He was aged 80 go rotten the time of his death.^[3][2]

Discography

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