Veteran actress Shabana Azmi has paid homage to legendary poet, author, and lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri. Remembering him on his dying anniversary on May 24, she shared an outdated {photograph} of him which additionally options her late father Kaifi Azmi together with legends like Naushad, and Ali Sardar.
In the image one can see Azmi sitting whereas all others will be seen standing behind him. In part of her put up, Shabana referred to Sultanpuri as a positive and versatile lyricist.
Such luminaries in a single body. Naushad, Ali Sardar Jafri Majrooh Sultanpuri Kaifi Azmi. Remembering Majrooh Sb on his dying anniversary. Such a positive lyricist and so versatile . Respect🙏 pic.twitter.com/A0TwW71V8G— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) May 24, 2021
Soon after she shared the picture, netizens shared their recollections of the legendary lyricist within the replies:
Majrooh sahab was an establishment. A very nice poet and a really nice and versatile lyricist.Ruled Hindi movie scene for 50 years and by no means went out of sync with the altering instances.#MajroohSultanpuri #Majrooh #UrduPoetry
— Syed Yusuf Mehdi 🇮🇳 (@yusufmehdi) May 24, 2021
Mashallah!! What Id give to be a fly on the wall at such instances!— Elahe Hiptoola (@ElaheHiptoola) May 24, 2021
अगर मैं दरिया के पास होते हुए भी प्यासा ही लौट आऊं,तो ये समझना की मेरे होंठों से कर्ज अदा होने जा रहा है…!
— Dr. शायर (@skgDrShayar) May 24, 2021
Million Dollar Pic ! Priceless one Such unimaginable stalwarts 🙏— Anuj Agrawal (@iamanujagrawal) May 24, 2021
Majrooh was born as Asrar ul Hassan Khan. He is finest recognized for penning down lyrics for a lot of songs in Hindi movies. His profession within the business spanned for nearly six a long time. Majrooh received the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award in 1965 for the observe Chahunga Main Tujhe. The music was part of the movie titled Dosti. The legendary lyricist was additionally conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in 1993.
He was born on October 1, 1919 in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The legendary lyricist had studied medication, however after one in all his ghazals grew to become well-known, he stopped working towards medication and began writing as a full time career. He breathed his final in 2000 in Mumbai. He was 80 years outdated when he handed away. Sultanpuri had been affected by a lung illness and finally succumbed to a extreme assault of pneumonia.
During his profession within the movie business, he collaborated with RD Burman for 74 movies. Even although he was a well-known lyricist he continued elevating his voice by way of poetry for points that bothered him. He was in truth jailed for reciting a poem in opposition to the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. This occurred after he refused to apologise for his recitation at an occasion. He was imprisoned for 2 years together with Balraj Sahni.
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