Asad Bhopali | |
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| Born | Asadullah Khan (1921-07-10)10 July 1921 |
| Died | 9 June 1990(1990-06-09) (aged 68) |
| Occupations | Poet,Lyricist |
| Years active | 1949–1990 |
Asad Bhopali (10 July 1921 – 9 June 1990) was an IndianHindustani poet andlyricist. TheEncyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema, compiled byGulzar andSaibal Chatterjee, describes him as one of the "few names that stand out for their contribution to Hindi film lyrics".[1]
Asad Bhopali was born on 10 July 1921 inBhopal, as Asadullah Khan.[2] He was the eldest child of Munshi Ahmed Khan, a teacher of Arabian and Persian languages.
In 1949, Asad Bhopali was spotted by the Fazli Brothers, a film producer duo ofBombay (now Mumbai). Following thepartition of India, Aarzoo Lakhnavi, the lyricist of their filmDuniya, migrated to newly created Pakistan. By this time, only two of the film's songs had been written. Fazli Brothers were looking for new lyricists. Businessman Sugam Kapadia, who owned a few cinema theatres in Bhopal, told them that there were many good poets in Bhopal, and suggested that they attend amushaira (meet of poets) there. The Fazli Brothers agreed, and Kapadia organized a mushaira at his Bhopal Talkies on 5 May 1949. Impressed by Asad Bhopali's performance, the producers invited him to Bombay. At the age of 28, Asad Bhopali traveled to Bombay on 18 May 1949, to become a lyricist in theHindi film industry.
Asad Bhopali wrote two songs for Fazli Brothers'Duniya (1949):Rona hai to chupke chupke (sung byMohammad Rafi) andArmaan lute, dil toot gaya (sung by Suraiyya). The next year, he wrote songs for a couple of films; these songs were sung byLata Mangeshkar andShamshad Begum. Bhopali's big break wasBR Chopra'sAfsana (1951), for which he wrote 5 songs.
Bhopali went on to work with several noted music directors. He wrote the popular songWoh Jab Yaad Aaye, Bahut Yaad Aaye forLaxmikant–Pyarelal's first released filmParasmani.[3] He wrote a large number of film songs composed byUsha Khanna.[4] From 1949 to 1990, he wrote about 400 songs for over a hundred films. However, he was not as successful as the top lyricists such asMajrooh Sultanpuri,Sahir Ludhianvi,Jan Nisar Akhtar andRajendra Krishan. Many of the films he wrote for were low-grade films, and he used to get only a few songs in high-end movies, unlike other established lyricists.[5]Bhopali was one of the lyricists who wrote songs for the 1989 musical hitMaine Pyar Kiya.[6] Shortly after, he suffered from a severe paralytic stroke. His family took him to Bhopal. In 1990, he received theFilmfare Award forDil Deewana, but could not attend the award ceremony.
Asad Bhopali died on 9 June 1990, in Bhopal. He wrote songs forRang Bhoomi, which was released after his death, in 1992.Roshni, Dhoop, Chandni, a collection of his poetry, was published by the Urdu Akademi of Bhopal in 1995.[7]
Asad Bhopali married twice. He had two sons (Taj and Taabish) and six daughters from his first marriage, with Ayesha. Ghalib Asad Bhopali, his son from his second wife, also became a film writer and lyricist who wrote movies likeBhindi Bazaar Inc andMumbai Mirror. and Asad Bhopali's younger brother Qamar Jamaali also became an Urdu poet.
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