Kaif Bhopali was one of the most popular poets at Mushairas in recent years. He was a master of simple expression and novel turn of phrase. Kaif also wrote for films.
Kaifi also wrote for films is remembered for his brilliant lyrics for songs in Shola Aur Shabnam, Haqeeqat, Kagaz Ke Phool, Aakhri Khat and Heer Ranjha, among others.
A lawyer by profession, Fani tried his hand at legal practice, without success. It is said that the poet did not pursue the profession with the diligence it demanded.
The shair is self-explanatory. Through powerful use of figurative expressions, it alludes to a sense of alienation and a state of feeling dispossessed.
ftikhar Hussain, ‘Muztar’ Khairabadi, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar’s grandfather and poet Jan Nisar Akhthar’s father, was the grandson of the renowned poet and thinker, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi.
Jaleel Hasan, ‘Jaleel’ Manikpuri hailed from Lucknow and was mentored by the great Ameer Minai. He travelled to Hyderabad with Ameer and was eventually appointed by the sixth Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali...
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