Agha Hashar Kashmiri
Agha Hashar Kashmiri | |
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Dramatist, playwright, poet | |
Spouse | Mukhtar Begum |
Relatives | Farida Khanum (sister-in-law) |
Agha Hashar Kashmiri (born Muhammad Shah; 3 April 1879 – 1 April 1935) was an
Early life
Muhammad Shah (Agha Hashar Kashmiri was his professional name) was born in
Career
Agha Hashar Kashmiri's first play, Aftab-e-Muhabbat, was published in 1897. He started his professional career as a drama writer for the New Alfred Theatrical Company in
Yahudi Ki Ladki (The Daughter of a Jew), published in 1913, became his best known work. In the coming years, it became a classic in Parsi-Urdu theatre. It was adapted several times in the silent film and early talkies eras, notably Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933) by New Theatres, Yahudi Ki Ladki and by Bimal Roy, as Yahudi (1958) starring Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari and Sohrab Modi.[5][6]
His most popular plays are
Personal life
Agha was married to
His ghazals featured in film and television
- "Chori Kaheen Khule Na Naseem-e-Bahar Ki" Sung by Pakistan Televisionproduction- originally sung by Mukhtar Begum (Agha Hashar Kashmiri's wife) in 1938.
- "Ghair Ki Baaton Ka Aakhir Eitbaar Aa Hee Gaya" Sung by Pakistani film Kaneez
- Another popular ghazal by Agha Hashar Kashmiri is "Mein chaman mein khush nahin hoon, Mere aur hain iraday" that was recently paid a rich tribute by Ali Sethi.
Death and legacy
Kashmiri died on 1 April 1935 in Lahore, British India. He is mentioned in some detail in the literary memoirs of the late Hakim Ahmad Shuja,[10] with whom he collaborated on several dramatic projects.
His 70th death anniversary was observed in
Writings
Kashmiri's plays include:[11]
- Aankh ka Nasha
- Asir-e-Hirs
- Bhagirath Ganga
- Dil to Pyas
- Khwab-e-Hasti
- Madhur Murli
- Rustom O Sohrab
- Safed Khoon
- Said-e-Hawas
- Sita Banbas
- Turki Hur
- Yahudi Ki Ladki
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Agha Hashar Kashmiri article on Dawn (newspaper) Published 30 April 2005, Retrieved 11 February 2023
- ^ a b "Bilwa Mangal, a play by Agha Hashar Kashmiri". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Agha Hashar Kashmiri - Film director, writer". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Profile of Agha Hashar Kashmiri Retrieved 11 February 2023
- ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
- ISBN 978-93-5116-023-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-07-079169-5.
- ^ Gāragī, Balawanta (1962). Theatre in India. Theatre Arts Books. p. 156.
- ^ Suhayb Alavi (7 December 2018). "The power of the biopic". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Hakim A. Shuja, Lahore ka Chelsea , Lahore, 1969, pp 83-87
- ISBN 978-81-8220-191-0.