| Names |
KAIFI AZMI |
| Date of
Birth |
January 14, 1919 |
| Date of
Death |
May 10, 2002 |
| Identity |
He was
an Urdu Poet, Lyricist and songwriter.
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| Special
Achievements / Events |
-
His birthname
was Sayyid Akhtar Hussein Rizvi.
- Many consider that he brought Urdu to
Indian motion pictures.
- He participated in he most memorable Mushairas
of the 20th century.
- He was born into a Muslim family in Azamgarh,
Uttar Pradesh, India.
- His daughter, Shabana Azmi, is an
actress in films, television and theatre.
- His son, Baba Azmi, is an Indian
cinematographer.
- In 1943, he joined Indian politics by becoming a member
of the Communist Party of India.
- His first collection of poems, Jhankar,
was published in 1943.
- His best revered poems are Aurat, Makaan,
Daaera, Saanp, and Bahuroopni.
- He wrote his first lyrics for the film
Buzdil, directed by Saheed Latif and music by SD Burman,
released in 1951.
- He is most remembered for Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke
Phool (1959) and Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat
(1964), India's greatest war film.
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| Awards
and Accolades |
- The awards and accolades earned by him include:
- Padma Shri,
- Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Award,
- Soviet Land Nehru Award,
- Lotus Award from the Afro-Asian Writers Association,
- President's Award for the National
Integration,
- Sahitya Akademi Feloowship for Lifetime
Achievement.
- He has also been honoured with a Doctorate Degree from
Vishva Bharati University, Shantiniketan.
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