Agha Jani Kashmiri

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Aghajani Kashmeri
Urdu poet
Years active1938 – 1976
SpouseKhursheed Kashmeri (née Kazi)
ChildrenZuhair Kashmeri and Sarwar Kashmeri

Syed Wajid Hussain Rizvi (

Urdu poet.[1]

He worked in

colloquial style in the 1970s.[2]

Early life and acting career

Agha Jani Kashmiri was born on 16 October 1908, in

Calcutta, did some small roles and a few lead roles, two of them opposite Begum Akhtar. Three of the movies he acted in were Miss Manorama and Anokhi Ada and Bhabhi - all three films in the 1930s.[5][4]

Screenwriting

Given his literary upbringing in Urdu – he was a pupil of the famous Urdu poet Arzoo Lackhnavi and was schooled in Urdu literature – Kashmeri joined the film studio

Himansu Rai, and wrote his first movie in the early 1930s. It was directed by German director Franz Osten, who worked in Bombay Talkies at the time. The movie, named Vachan (1938), proved successful and Kashmeri went on to write more than 50 movies.[4]

Personal life

In Bombay (now Mumbai) he and his wife lived with their sons Zuhair Kashmeri and Sarwar Kashmeri.[citation needed] He wrote for Bollywood producer-directors including Subodh Mukherjee, Sashadhar Mukherjee, Sunil Dutt, Mehboob Khan, Himanshu Rai of Bombay Talkies, Franz Osten, Pramod Chakravorty; and actors Ashok Kumar, Veena, Devika Rani, Noor Jehan, Suraiya, Sadhana, Saira Banu, Joy Mukherjee, Shammi Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Nimmi.[1]

Death and legacy

Agha Jani Kashmiri died on 27 March 1998.[1] His son Zuhair Kashmeri is a journalist in Canada.[6]

Filmography

The following is a partial filmography:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Sukhpreet Kahlon (28 March 2018). "Remembering the maestro of words, Agha Jani Kashmiri – death anniversary special". Cinestaan.com website. Retrieved 9 July 2020.[dead link]
  2. ISBN 9789384544850
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  3. ^ a b c d e f Agha Jani Kashmiri profile and filmography on Cinestaan.com website Retrieved 10 July 2020
  4. ^ a b c d Agha Jani Kashmiri's filmography on MuVyz.com website Retrieved 10 July 2020
  5. ^ Bhabhi (1938 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 9 July 2020
  6. ^ Ron Csillag (16 January 2019). "Journalist Zuhair Kashmeri wrote extensively about the Air India bombing". The Globe And Mail (Canada newspaper). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ Vasan, S. S. (director) (1948). Chandralekha (motion picture). India: Gemini Studios. Event occurs at 1:11.
  8. ^ "Film review of Anmol Ghadi (1946)". University of Iowa website. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ^ Patel, Baburao (February 1945). "Lal Haveli – Crude But Entertaining! – a film review". Filmindia. 2 (2): 19. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

External links

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