Jan nisar akhtar biography

Jan Nisar Akhtar

Urdu author (–)

Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February – 19 August ) was an Asiatic poet of Urdughazals and nazms, and a part of excellence Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood.[1]

He was the son of Muztar Khairabadi and great grandson be more or less Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, who were both Urdu poets. His career spanned four decades during which of course worked with music composers together with C. Ramchandra, O.P. Nayyar, Datta Naik also credited as Romantic. Datta and Khayyam and wrote songs. Notable among them were songs from his breakthrough ep, A.R. Kardar's Yasmin (), Aankhon hi Aankhon Mein in Lecturer Dutt's CID (), Yeh dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye in Prem Parbat () post Aaja re in Noorie () and his last song, Ae Dil-e-naadaan, in Kamal Amrohi's Razia Sultan ().[2]

His poetic works incorporate Nazr-e-Butaan, Salaasil, Javidaan, Pichali Pehar, Ghar Angan and Khaak-e-dil. Significance latter ("The Ashes of Heart") was a poetry collection courier which he was awarded honourableness Sahitya Akademi Award in Sanskrit by Sahitya Akademi, India's Public Academy of Letters.[3]

Early life

Jan Nisar passed his matriculation from Town Collegiate High School, Gwalior, stomach in joined Aligarh Muslim Doctrine, from where he gained top B.A. Honours and M.A. gradation. He started his doctoral crack, but had to return run into Gwalior due to family conditions.[4]

Career

In , he resigned from government job, moved to Bombay end up write lyrics for Urdu/Hindi films besides ghazals and nazms championing general publication. Once in Bombay, he came in touch strike up a deal other progressive writers, like Mulk Raj Anand, Krishan Chander, Rajinder Singh Bedi and Ismat Chugtai, who often met at Bombay's Silver Fish Restaurant, and afterwards came to be known trade in 'Bombay Group of Writers'.[5] Come off came his way quite shameful as a film lyricist, ridge then he was supported make wet his wife who had stayed back in Bhopal, though she died prematurely of cancer ton [6] Finally, he had on the rocks career breakthrough, with Yasmeen (), with music by C. Ramchandra. His association with Madan Mohan, the music director resulted suspend many memorable movie songs.[4] Thickskinned of his notable lyrics were, Meri Neendon Mein Tum in Naya Andaz () fail to notice Kishore Kumar and Shamshad Begum, Garib Jan Key Hamko Naa Tum Daga Dena sung hunk Mohammed Rafi in Chhoo Mantar, the hit Piya piya piya in Baap Re Baap () music by O.P. Nayyar, Aap Yun Faaslon Se timorous Lata Mangeshkar in Shankar Hussain ().[7]

His poetry was secular weather like many of the continuing writers of his generation talked of freedom, dignity, economic development and other issues gleaming pointer the leftist leanings.[8] Even her highness romanticism which was amply displayed in his ghazals, was full with references to household stall family life. His notable books include Nazr-e-Butaan, Salaasil, Javidaan, Ghar Angan and Khaak-e-Dil (all Sanskrit titles). One of his spend time at famous couplets is&#;:

Ashaar pond yuu.N to zamaane ke liye hai.n,
kuchh sher faqat unako sunaane ke liye hai.n

Although my rhyming are meant for the intact world,
There are some couplets planned just for the beloved

He wrote and produced a film, Bahu Begum (), starring Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari. During decency period of four-year to dominion death he published three collections of his works most carry some weight of them being, Khak-e-Dil (The Ashes of Heart"), which has his representative poems from curb , and which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award (Urdu) in [9] Jan Nisar was commissioned by the first Excellent Minister of India, Jawaharlal Statesman to collate the best Hindoostani poetry of last years, prep added to later the first edition magnetize the book titled Hindustan Hamara (Our Hindustan) in two volumes was released by Indira Solon. It contained Urdu verses overshadow a topics, ranging from attraction and praise for India pole its history, to festivals choose Holi and Diwali, on Amerind rivers like the Ganges, Yamuna and the Himalayas.[10]

He died restore Bombay on 19 August , while he was still mode of operation on Kamal Amrohi's film, Razia Sultan (). He was designated posthumously for Filmfare Best Lyrist Award for "Aaja Re Bare Dilbar" from the film, Noorie.

His anthology, Hindustan Hamara was re-released in Hindi in [11]

Family

In , he married Safia, baby of the poet Majaz. Safia worked as a school schoolteacher at an Urdu-medium madarsa (Muslim school). She was meeting orderly practical necessity, to work hard to find her home, because Jan Nisar's income was at best lightly cooked, and it was necessary accompaniment her to work to clients her children. Thus, when Jan Nisar moved to Mumbai forget about try his luck at appeal a living as a hide lyricist, Safia stayed back cattle Gwalior with their children, last wrote her absent husband smart series of letters in Sanskrit. A collection of these longhand, written between 1 October academic 29 December penned, were chief published in in two volumes under the title, "Harf-e-Aashna" stomach "Zer-e-Lab." Professor Asghar Wajahat, preceding Head of the Hindi Agency, Jamia Millia Islamia, translated these letters into Hindi and that was published under the designation "Tumhare Naam" in [12]

Safia Akhtar died of cancer on 17 January , less than decade years after her wedding, turf left behind two sons.[citation needed] Jan Nisar left the breed in the care of family while he pursued his hobbies of writing poetry and hobnobbing with various luminaries and socialites in Mumbai. Three years fend for Safia's death, Jan Nisar got married again on 17 Sept , to Khadija Talat.

Filmography

Lyricist

Producer

Works

  • Khamosh Awaz
  • Khak-e-dil, Publisher: Nagara Tabaat,
  • Hindustan Hamara, Volume 1 & 2. ,
  • Pichhle Peher.
  • GHAR AANGAN.
  • Harf-e-ashna: Khatut (Letters)
  • Ja-Nisar Akhxtar ki Shai'iri: Sanskrit Hindi me yakja, tr. unhelpful Amar Dihlavi. Publisher Star,
  • Kuliyat-e-Jan Nisar Akhtar. Publisher: Al-Muslim,
  • Hamara Hindustan (anthology), Rajkamal Publications,
  • Nigahon Constitution Saaye, ed. Vijay Akela, Rajkamal Publications, ISBN&#;

Further reading

References

  1. ^Jan Nisar AkhtarEncyclopaedia of Hindi cinema, by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (Encyclopædia Britannica, India). Popular Prakashan, ISBN&#; p. .
  2. ^Gulzar to release Jan Nissar Akhtar's Nigahon Ke Saaye[dead link&#;]Screen, 20 October
  3. ^Sahitya Akademi Award in UrduArchived 16 Sept at the Wayback MachineSahitya Akademi Award Official listings.
  4. ^ abJan Nisar Akhtar BiographyThe Encyclopaedia of Amerindic Literature (Volume Two) (D -J). by Amaresh Datta. Sahitya Akademi, ISBN&#; p. .
  5. ^Literary radicalism hostage India: gender, nation and dignity transition to independence, by Priyamvada Gopal. Routledge, ISBN&#;, p. .
  6. ^"Lyricist Abhilash passes on after hostilities cancer". The Times of India. 29 September ISSN&#; Retrieved 24 September
  7. ^Jan Nisar Akhtar LyricsArchived 8 January at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^History of Indian Literature: –, struggle for freedom: triumph topmost tragedy, by Sisir Kumar Das. Sahitya Akademi, ISBN&#; p. .
  9. ^Indian publishing in the seventies. by Vijaya Kumar Das. Formal Book Trust, India, p 96.
  10. ^Javed Akhtar re-releases Hindustan , 21 August
  11. ^Well versed: Revisiting year-old Urdu poetry with Jan Nisar Akhtar[dead link&#;]Indian Express, 20 Venerable
  12. ^Tumhare Naam, with loveThe Asiatic, 8 January
  13. ^Derek Bose (15 December ). Kishore Kumar. Rupa Publications. pp.&#;88–. ISBN&#;. Retrieved 31 March
  14. ^Yasmin () songsArchived 21 December at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^"Jan Nisar Akhtar film songs". Archived from the original on 3 October Retrieved 14 October

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