Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri | |
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British India | |
Died | 24 May 2000[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | poet, lyricist, film songwriter[2] |
Years active | 1946–2000 |
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Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian
He was one of the dominating musical forces in
In his career spanning six decades, he worked with many music directors. He won the
He also wrote for Jatin-Lalit films like
Early life
Majrooh Sultanpuri was born as Asrar ul Hassan Khan in a
He was a struggling Hakim when he happened to recite one of his ghazals at a mushaira in Sultanpur. The ghazal was a hit with the audience and Majrooh decided to drop his fledgling medical practice and began writing poetry seriously. Soon he was a 'regular' at mushairas and a "shagird" i.e. disciple of the then top name in Urdu Mushairas viz Jigar Moradabadi.[3][1] While Majrooh is popular as a film lyricist and is widely known in that capacity, be it known that he also created one of the best-known verses of Urdu poetry:
"Main akela hee chala tha janibe manzil magar, log saath aate gaye aur carvan banta gaya!" (I set off alone towards the destination but people joined in and soon it became a caravan!)
Films
In 1945, Majrooh visited
Majrooh subsequently did films like Naatak (1947), Doli (1947) and Anjuman (1948) but his major breakthrough came with Mehboob Khan's Andaz (1949).
He was sentenced to two years imprisonment due to his politically-charged poems in 1949. Having to start his film career afresh, Majrooh finally broke through again with the Guru Dutt films Baaz (1953).[10]
Majrooh Sultanpuri worked with many music directors like
His last film as a lyricist was One 2 Ka 4, which was released after his death in 2001.
Political leanings
Film Shah Jehan (1946) was followed by S. Fazil's Mehndi, Doli (1947), Mehboob's Andaz (1949) and Shaheed Latif's Arzoo. 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 jailed in 1949 along with other leftists like Balraj Sahni. Majrooh's arrest took place during a nationwide arrest of communists after the 2nd Congress of the Communist Party of India in 1948, in which the communists had decided to carry out a revolution against the Indian government.[12] Majrooh was asked to apologise, but he refused and was sentenced to two years in prison.[10]
Awards and recognitions
Majrooh went on to write lyrics for popular films throughout the 1950s. Along with
Majrooh won his only
Death
Majrooh Sultanpuri had been suffering from lung disease for some time and had a severe attack of pneumonia and died in Mumbai on 24 May 2000. He was aged 80 at the time of his death.[3][2]
Discography
Year | Film | Songs |
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1963 | Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram | All Songs (Bhojpuri Film) |
1986 | Ek Aur Sikander | All songs |
1987 | Watan Ke Rakhwale | All songs |
Inaam Dus Hazaar | All songs | |
1988 | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | All songs |
Janam Janam | "Barkha Rut Bhi Aaj" and "Kahe Dag Mag Teri" | |
Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani | "Dulhe Raja Ki Soorat Dekho", "Kisi Se Jab Pyar Hua", and "Dadi Maa Dadi Maa" | |
Zahreelay | All songs | |
1989 | Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka | All songs |
Phir Laharaya Lal Dupatta | All songs | |
1990 | Yaara Dildara | All songs |
Tum Mere Ho | All songs | |
Nyay Anyay | All songs | |
Shiva | All songs | |
Ghar Ho To Aisa | All songs | |
Daulat Ki Jung | All songs | |
Kanoon Ki Zanjeer | All songs | |
1991 | Aayee Milan Ki Raat | "Mat Ro Mere Dil" and "Dekhein Apni Kismat Mein" |
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | All songs | |
Love | All songs | |
Dastoor | All songs | |
Hai Meri Jaan | "Kahan Chali Ae Nazneen" and "Ghunghat Mera Jane Kya Hua" | |
Honeymoon | "Yun Na Dekho Tasvir Banke" and "Aadha Tera Dil Aadha Mera Dil" | |
Yaar Meri Zindagi | All songs | |
Humshakal | All songs | |
1992 | Gurudev | All songs except "Aaja Sunle Sada" |
Rishta Ho To Aisa | All songs | |
Ek Ladka Ek Ladki | All songs except "Chhoti Si Duniya Mohabbat Ki" and "Ande Se Aayee Murgi" | |
Badi Bahen | All songs | |
Dil Aashna Hai | All songs | |
Mr. Bond | "Jab Do Dil Milte Hain" | |
Nargis | All songs | |
1993 | Lootere | "Aa Ja Aanewale Aaja", "Oye Pape", and "Meri Barbaad Mohabbat Pukare" |
Apaatkaal | "All songs" | |
Laqshya | "Tere Bina O Mere", "Bekhudi Ke Nashe", and "Raftar Hai Zindagi Ki" | |
1994 | Andaz Apna Apna | All songs |
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | All songs | |
Baazi | All songs except "Na Jaane Kya Ho Gaya" | |
1995 | Akele Hum Akele Tum | All songs |
Guddu | All songs | |
Paandav | "Ye Haina Pyar Hi To Haina", "Pyar Ka Andaz Tum", and "Ye Chaman Jo Jal Gaya" | |
1996 | Khamoshi: The Musical | All songs |
Ghatak | All songs except "Koi Jaaye To Le Aaye" | |
Daraar | "Main Hi Main" | |
Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai... | "All songs" | |
Naam Kya Hai | "All songs" | |
1997 | Dil Ke Jharoke Main | All songs |
Yugpurush | All songs | |
Asha Bhosle's Jaanam Samjha Karo | All songs | |
1998 | Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! | All songs |
1999 | Kartoos | All songs |
Dahek | All songs | |
Jaanam Samjha Karo | All songs | |
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin | All songs | |
2000 | Hum To Mohabbat Karega | All songs |
Kya Kehna | All songs | |
Pukar | All songs except "Kay Sera Sera" | |
2001 | One 2 Ka 4 | All songs |
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao | All songs |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Majrooh Sultanpuri Profile". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Hindi film songwriter dies". BBC News. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
- ISBN 9780816645787.
- ISBN 978-0-415-44741-6.
- ISBN 0-19-547155-5.
- ^ Majrooh Sultanpuri Profile urdupoetry.com website, Retrieved 11 May 2018
- ^ ISBN 0-19-563849-2.
- ^ "K L saigal -shahjehan-1946-majrooh sultanpuri". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b "The Lyrical Leftist: Remembering Majrooh Sultanpuri at 100". The Wire.
- ^ R. D. Burman
- ^ Marshall Windmiller (2011). Communism in India. University of California Press. pp. 229, 270–274. GGKEY:NSY99CAKNFU.
- ^ "Film songs of Majrooh Sultanpuri". saregama.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
External links
- Majrooh Sultanpuri at IMDb
- Majrooh Sultanpuri Archived 3 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Kavita Kosh (in Hindi)
- Majrooh Sultanpuri at rekhta.org