| Name(s) |
SAHIR LUDHINVI
(birth name: Abdul Hayee) |
| Date of
Birth |
March 08, 1921
– Ludhiana, Punjab, India. |
| Date of
Death |
October 25, 1980
– Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |
|
Identity |
Urdu poet and Hindi
lyricist, who worked extensively for Hindi films. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1948: Soon after partition,
his inflammatory writings (communist views and ideology)
resulted in the issuing of a warrant for his arrest by the
Government of Pakistan.
- 1949: He fled from Lahore
to Delhi and soon thereafter to Bombay, where he finally
settled down.
- 1958: Nominated – Filmfare
Award for Best Lyricist: Aurat Ne Janam Diya (Sadhna).
- 1964: Filmfare Best
Lyricist Award: Jo Wada Kiya ( Taj Mahal).
- 1971: He received
Padma Shri form Govt. of India.
- 1977: Filmfare Best
Lyricist Award: Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein (Kabhi Kabhie).
- October 25, 1980: He
suffered a massive heart attack and died in the arms of his
friend Dr R.P. Kapoor.
- March 08, 2013: A
Commemorative Postage Stamp released on his birth
anniversary on this day at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
|
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He is remembered along with Kaifi Azmi as the poet who
brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures.
- It was on Sahir's insistence that All India Radio
started crediting lyricists along with singers and music
composers for songs it aired.
- He remained a bachelor all his life.
- He took to drinking heavily and drank himself deep into
alcoholism.
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