Sahir Ludhianvi - My favorite Lyricist

I am a great fan of Sahir Ludhianvi. What a greate Lyricist. Sahir, like his name, was a "magician" of words. He wove fascinating images in songs and ghazals, spellbinding his listeners and readers for decades. For about thirty years, he remained associated with the Hindi film industry. He composed hundreds of songs for Hindi/Urdu films. Most of his songs became hugely popular and are even today sung and hummed by people of all generations. Sahir`s most remarkable contribution is that through his lyrics, he catapulted the standards of Hindi film songs to a level that became the benchmark for quality poetry. His lyrics have immortalized many songs in the memory of Hindi film lovers.

You can read and see one of his beautiful songs I liked most.

Tum apna ranj o Gham apni pareshaani mujhe de do.
Tumhe Gham ki qasam is dil ki viraani mujhe de do.
Ye maanaa main kisii qaabil nahi hun in nigaahon men.
Bura kyaa hai agar ye dukh ye hairaani mujhe de do.
Main dekhun to sahi duniyaa tumhen kaise sataatii hai.
Koi din ke liye apanii nigahbaani mujhe de do.
Vo dil jo maine manga tha magar Ghairon ne paayaa.
Bari kaif hai agar usaki pashemaani mujhe de do.

(Film : Shaghun, Singer : Jagjit Kaur)

Watch Vedio : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxYifOdZjU

There are also some videos of Sahir's beautiful songs, you can see through this Links.

Song : Jane woh kaise log the Jiko payar ko Payar Mila

Film : Payasa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAs2wiCqQlI

Song: Main pal do pal ka shayar hun.

Film : Kabhi- Kabhi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdkOoKzg9T4

Happy Republic Day

Wish you all a very Happy Republic Day.

My cute cousins. Rehan, Baby Aapa, Gudiya and Rizwan. On Sundays, My father used to take me to my aunty home. I liked most to visit there.

Photo from my wife's album.

This is also a rare photograph. In this photograph my father-in-law Late Ayyub Ahmad Khan, My wife Shabana, Salman and Sonu are seen.

My Favorite (Old) Actress

Nutan was the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and director Kumarsen Samarth. She is related to many of the screen stars of the past fifty years She started her career as actress as a fourteen-year-old in Hamari Beti (1950). This film was produced by her mother, Shobhana. In 1952 she was the winner of Miss India.
Her first big break was Seema, for which she won a Filmfare Award. She followed her success with a romantic comedy, Paying Guest, in which she co-starred with Dev Anand. In 1959 she starred in two hit films, Anari (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (with Sunil Dutt). In the 1960s and 1970s she had many more successful films including Chhalia (1960), Bandini (1963), Saraswatichandra (1968), Devi (1970) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).
In the 1980s she played elderly mother roles in blockbuster films such as Meri Jung (1985), Naam (1986) and Karma (1986). Karma was notable for being the first time she was paired with actor Dilip Kumar. For Mere Jung she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her last film released while she was alive was Kanoon Apna Apna in 1989. She died in 1991 of cancer. Two of her films Naseebwala (1992) and Insaniyat (1994) were released after her death.

• This is another rare photograph from my mother's album. This is also at the time of my Parent's wedding. My Grandfather, Father and others are seen in this photograph.

I wish if I have my sister

My mother told me that my one my sister came in this world in late fifties. But she lived for just two years and died due to some illness. I will always miss her. She is in my mother's lap in this photograph.

Memories Always Alive.

This photographs is taken on the wedding day of my parent at Kachwan, Mirzapur in June 1946. I got this photograph from my Mother's Album. It was almost damaged. I scanned and got it edited. In this photograph most of them are my close relatives. Many are no more. But memories are still alive of those who are in this photograph. I gave this photo to many persons. But one my Uncle, Late Mohd. Zaheer Khan, liked this photograph very much. He managed this photo in beautiful frame and hanged in his room. He used to remember every person emotionally while seeing this photograph.

Mrs. & Mr. (Late) Iqbal Ahmad Khan

This is my Parent's photograph taken at Electeric Studio, Aminbad, Lucknow. Old photographs help us to recollect our past days.

I remember the day when some students of a batch gave a farewell party to faculties and staff. I was surprised to receive a Ideal Teacher Award from a batch to whom I tought only one week while their faculty was absent.