Archive for Lyricists
Shailendra
While the constant composition of songs based on the fragile conundrums of love reduced most lyricists to retail merchants of words, Shailendra’s songs always dazzled with their lyrical lustre. In more than 170 films, he wrote warm souled poetry. Like the straight-from-the-heart `Aaja re pardesi … main toh kab se …
Kaifi Azmi
Amongst the greatest Urdu poets of the 20th century, Kaifi Azmi also penned lyrics and scripts for some of Hindi cinema’s masterworks. His cinematic work, though not voluminous, is regarded as timeless for its touching simplicity, eternal optimism, and lyrical grace. Azmi was born Athar Husain Rizvi in Mijwan, a …
Sahir Ludhianvi
When Sahir Ludhianvi spotted his estranged lady love, Sudha Malhotra, at a party, emotion drove him to spontaneously vent his feelings into words: ‘Chalo ek baar phir se ajnabee ban jaaye hum dono’. The plaint was immortalized by B R Chopra in his film, Gumraah (’63). Born Abdul Hayee, this …
Pradeep
Best remembered for his inspirational and patriotic songs, lyricist Kavi Pradeep, as he was commonly known, wrote over 1,500 songs for films. He was born Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi in Badnagar, Madhya Pradesh. A graduate from Lucknow University, Pradeep aimed to be a schoolteacher rather than a professional poet. However, he …
Recent Comments
Arghya Dutta commented on Statistics on Hindi Films and Playback Singers (1931 – 2010)Kaleem saab, a small correction. I dont think Rafi sahib outsang Kishore saihb in the 70s. Rafi sahib sang around }
armeen commented on Naheed Niaziassalam u alaikum .....:)
MUjHy Madam Naheed niazi ka aik show ata tha kaliyon ki mala...us main aik poem thi jungle }
- Moti Lalwani commented on Shamshad Begum’s Song List (1971 – 1981)Thanks for informative article on one of our living legends Shamshad Begum. I understand she has sung 33 songs under }
Shahriar Molla commented on MalaI remember her as a great singer, and not only for "Arman." }
jignesh kotadia commented on Lata Mangeshkar’s Song List – 1955i think 2 songs r missing....
1. Shikayat kya karu dono taraf gham ka fasana hai (kundan)
2. Tere liye hai pyar }
Alleem commented on Noor JehanAccording to film journalist/writer Ali Sufiyan Affaqi when Noor Jahan developed a crush/fixation on much younger promising star Ijaz Durrani }
jignesh kotadia commented on Lata Mangeshkar – Anil Biswas Collaborationanilda ko mere shat shat vandan }
- jignesh kotadia commented on Lata Mangeshkar – Anil Biswas CollaborationAnilda ko mere dhero salaam,,, unhone hume melodious geeto ka anmol khazana diya hai,,,aur lataji ko apni career ke behtarin }
sikder maleque commented on Legends – Shamshad Begumwant to listen shamshad begum songs }
- anwar.suhail commented on Noor JehanBeautiful website. Well done.
Noorjahan was an outstanding singer who enriched our lives, and Subcontinent's music with her expressive voice }