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Majrooh Sultanpuri (October 1, 1919 - May 24, 2000), was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised He ruled Indian Cinema in the 1950s and early 1960s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

Majrooh Sultanpuri was born as Asrar ul Hassan Khan in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh on October 1, 1919. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sultanpur ( Hindi: सुल्तानपुर Urdu: سلطان پور) is a city Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Since his father was a police sub-inspector, he couldn't afford the expensive English education for his son. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Majrooh instead completed the seven year course of Dars-e-Nizami in Arabic and Persian and went on to take the degree of becoming an Alim. Dars-i-Nizami is a study curriculum used in a large portion of Madrasahs (Islamic religious school in South Asia. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Ulema ( ar علماء,, singular ar عالِم,, "scholar" refers to the educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several He then joined Lucknow's Takmeel-ut-Tib College of the Unani System of Medicine. Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh He was an established Hakim when he happened to recite one of his ghazals at a mushaira in Sultanpur. Mushaira (مشاعره mušā’ira) is a term in Urdu used to describe an event (called mehfil, ur محفل where poets gather to perform their works The ghazal became famous with the audience and Majrooh saw his calling. He dropped his prosperous medical practice and began writing poetry seriously. Soon he became a fixture at mushairas and became great friends with the renowned Urdu poet, Jigar Moradabadi. Ali Sikandar Jigar Moradabadi (1890–1960 ( Urdu: جگر مراد آبادی) born "Ali Sikandar" was a poet who hailed from Moradabad,

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Films

In 1945, Majrooh visited Bombay to attend a mushaira at the Saboo Siddique Institute. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Here his ghazals and poetry was highly appreciated by the audience. Once of the impressed listeners was film producer A. R. Kardar. He contacted Jigar Muradabadi who helped him to meet Majrooh. However, Majrooh refused to write for films because he didn't think very highly of them. But Jigar Muradabadi persuaded him, saying that films would pay well and would help Majrooh to support his family. Kardar then took him to music composer Naushad who put the young writer to test. He gave Majrooh a tune and asked him to write something in the same metre, and Majrooh wrote Jab Usne Gesu Bikhraye, Badal Aaye Jhoom Ke. . . . Naushad liked what he wrote and Majrooh was signed on as the lyricist of the film Shah Jehan (1946). The songs of the film became so immensely popular that K.L. Saigal wanted Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya to be played at his funeral. Kundan Lal ( KL) Saigal ( April 11, 1904 &ndash January 18, 1947) was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the But before he could react to the large-scale appeal created by these lines, he fell ill. The harsh Bombay weather made him leave the city and return to his hometown in the North.

The Left connection

Shah Jehan was followed by S. Fazil's Mehndi, Mehboob's Andaaz (1949), and Shahid Latif's Aarzoo. Mehboob Khan (1907 – 28 May 1964) was one of the many pioneers of Indian cinema. Just as Majrooh was establishing himself as a lyricist and songwriter of repute, his leftist leanings got him into trouble. The government wasn't amused by his anti-establishment poems and he was put behind bars in 1949 along with other leftists like Balraj Sahni. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Balraj Sahni ( May 1, 1913 &ndash April 13, 1973) was a famous Hindi film actor Majrooh was asked to apologise to save his skin, but he refused and was sentenced to two years in prison. While he was in prison, his eldest daughter was born. Those were the financially tough days for his family and there was no one to help them. It was Raj Kapoor who came forward to help but he knew Majrooh would not accept money like what Kapoor wanted to give him. Ranbirraj Kapoor 'The Show-man' ( Hindi: राज कपूर Rāj Kapūr December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was an Indian So he asked Majrooh to write a song. Majrooh wrote Ek Din Bike Jayega Maati Ke Mol and Kapoor gave him Rs. 1000 for that.

The leftist connection further manifested itself in the marriage of his second daughter to the son of the legendary Urdu writer and socialist Prof. Zoe Ansari. Toward the end both Majrooh and Zoe Ansari were disenchanted with the direction socialism had taken in the Soviet Union and China. Their desire to better the lives of the masses found an outlet in their writings.

Awards

Majrooh went on to write lyrics for popular films throughout the 1950s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Along with Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Majrooh was considered the most notable ghazal writer. Faiz Ahmed Faiz ( فيض احمد فيض) (1984 - 1911 was a Pakistani poet considered to be one of the most famous modern Urdu poets It was Majrooh's versatility that industry folk swore by, for Majrooh could enthrall listeners with his every work. Majrooh won his only Filmfare Award for Dosti, which rankled the maestro a lot. The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. He couldn't digest the fact that lesser writers walked away with many awards. He has written nearly 4000 songs and his success rate in terms of popularity of songs was 95%. So he couldn't understand what the criteria was for selecting winners.

He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1993. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. He was the first lyricist to win the prestigious award named after Dadasaheb Phalke. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke (Marathi दादासाहेब फाळके ( April 30, 1870 - February 16

Association with Nasir Hussain

Majrooh and Nasir Hussain first combined on the film Paying Guest, which Nasir wrote. Nasir Hussain (Born Feb 3 1931 Bhopal - Died March 13 2002 Mumbai) was an Indian film producer and director Nasir Hussain (Born Feb 3 1931 Bhopal - Died March 13 2002 Mumbai) was an Indian film producer and director Paying Guest is a 1957 Bollywood film directed by Subodh Mukherjee. After Nasir turned director and later producer they went on to combine in several films, all of which had huge hits and are some of Majrooh's best remembered works:

Majrooh also was instrumental in introducing R.D. Burman to Nasir for Teesri Manzil, the trio worked in 7 of the above mentioned films. Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon is a 1963 Indian Bollywood film The film became a superhit at the box office Teesri Manzil ("Third Floor" is a 1966 Bollywood film by Nasir Hussain films Baharon Ke Sapne is a 1967 movie under Nasir Hussain films banner Pyar Ka Mausam is a 1969 movie under Nasir Hussain films banner Caravan is a 1971 movie under Nasir Hussain films banner Nasir Hussain and Sachin Bhowmick wrote the screenplay Yaadon Ki Baraat was a 1973 Bollywood film directed by Nasir Hussain. This article is about the 1977 movie There is another 2002 Hindi movie with the same title Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai is a 1981 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, sometimes called QSQT and released in 1988, is a Bollywood film written by veteran producer/director Nasir Hussain and Akele Hum Akele Tum was a Hindi musical Drama released in 1995. Rahul Dev Burman (राहुल देव बर्मन ( June 27, 1939 &ndash January 4, 1994) commonly known as R RD went on to work in 2 more films subsequent to Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai

Death

Majrooh Sultanpuri had a severe attack of pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital on May 16, 2000. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He died a few days later.

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