Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Indian poet, known for his work as an Urdu poet, and as a lyricist and songwriter in the Hindi language Bollywood film industry. He was one of the dominating musical forces in Indian cinema in the 1950s and early 1960s and was an important figure in the Progressive Writers Movement. and is considered one of the finest avantgarde Urdu poets of 20th century literature
Majrooh Sultanpuri was born as Asrar ul Hassan Khan in a Tarin Pashtun family, in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where his father was posted in the Police Department. in either 1919 or 1920. His father, though, a police officer, was not too keen on his son receiving English education and Majrooh was therefore sent for traditional Madrasa education which led to his obtaining the qualification first of DarseNizami a seven year course which concentrated on religious affairs along with proficiency in Arabic and Persian and then the certificate of Alim. He thereafter joined Lucknows TakmeelutTib College of Unani. 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. While Majrooh is popular as a
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