Jan Nisar Akhtar

Poet

Jan Nisar Akhtar was born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India on February 14th, 1914 and is the Poet. At the age of 62, Jan Nisar Akhtar biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

Date of Birth
February 14, 1914
Nationality
India
Place of Birth
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Death Date
Aug 19, 1976 (age 62)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Profession
Author, Lyricist, Poet, Songwriter, Writer
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Jan Nisar Akhtar Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
Aligarh Muslim University
Jan Nisar Akhtar Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Safiya Siraj-ul Haq, Khadija Talat
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Javed Akhtar, Salman Akhtar
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Parents
Muztar Khairabadi (father)
Siblings
Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (grandfather)
Jan Nisar Akhtar Life

Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was a twentieth-century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, as well as a member of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood. Nayyar, N Dutta, and Khayyam performed 151 songs.

Among them were songs from AR Kardar's Yasmin (1955), Aspersil, Javidaan, Pichali Pehar, Ghar Angan, and Khadye.

The latter ("The Ashes of Heart") was a poetry collection for which Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu was given in 1976 by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.

Early life

Jan Nisar completed his matriculation from Victoria Collegiate High School, Gwalior, and moved to Aligarh Muslim University in 1930, where he earned his B.A. Honours and M.A. Degrees. He began his medical practice, but he had to return to Gwalior due to family illness.

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Jan Nisar Akhtar Career

Career

He resigned from his career and moved to Bombay to write lyrics for Urdu/Hindi films other than ghazals and nazms for general publication in 1949. He met with other progressive writers, like Mulk Raj Anand, Krishan Chander, Rajinder Singh Bedi, and Ismat Chugtai, who often dined at Bombay's Silver Fish Restaurant and became known as the 'Bombay Group of Writers'. He came late as a film lyricist, but his wife, who had stayed back in Bhopal, was rescued by her husband, who died early of cancer in 1953. He finally had a career breakthrough, with Yasmeen (1955), with music by C. Ramchandra. Madan Mohan, the music director, resulted in several memorable film songs. Meri Neendon Mein Tum in Naya Andaz (1956) by Kishore Kumar, Shamshad Begum, Garib Jan Key Hamko Neendon Daga Dena sung by Mohd were among his famous songs. In Baap Re Baap (1955) music by O.P. Rafi in Chhoo Mantar, the hit Piya piya piya piya piya piya piya piya. Nayyar (Ayyar) is a city in Shankar Hussain (1977).

His poetry was secular, and he, like many of the leftist writers of his day, discussed liberty, honour, economic exploitation, and other topics. And his romanticism, which was abundantly displayed in his ghazals, was brimming with references to household and family life. His books include Nazr-e-Butaan, Salaasil, Javidaan, Ghar Angan, and Khaak-e-Dil (all Urdu titles).

One of his many famous couplets is :

Ashaar mere yuu n to zamaane ke liye hai.n. kuchh sher faqat sunaane ke liye hai.

Although my poems are meant for the whole world, there are a couplets that are exclusive to the beloved.

Bahu Begum (1967), starring Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari, was he wrote and produced a film. Khak-e-Dil (The Ashes of Heart) is one of his three collections of his poems, the best of which being Khak-e-Dil (The Ashes of Heart), which has his representative poems from 1935 to 1970 and which received the Sahitya Akademi Award (Urdu) in 1976. By Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, to compile the best Hindustani poetry of the last 300 years, Jan Nisar was commissioned, and Indira Gandhi published the first edition of the book titled Hindustan Hamara (Our Hindustan) in two volumes. It contained Urdu verses on a variety of topics ranging from love and praise for India and its history to festivals such as Holi and Diwali, as well as Indian rivers like the Ganges, Yamuna, and the Himalayas.

He died in Bombay on September 19, 1976, while still working on Kamal Amrohi's film, Razia Sultan (1983). He was nominated for the 1980 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for "Aaja Re Mere Dilbar" from the film Noorie.

In Hindi, his anthology, Hindustan Hamara, was revived in 2006.

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