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Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. [2] Together with Pirzada Qasim , Jaun Elia and others he participated in many memorable Mushaira gatherings of the twentieth century.
Kaifi Azmi collection of poetry, ghazal, Nazm in Urdu, Hindi & English. Read more about Kaifi Azmi and access their famous audio, video, and ebooks.” Font by Mehr Nastaliq Web. aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair . jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere . CANCEL DOWNLOAD SHER. Kaifi Azmi. 1918 - 2002 | Mumbai, India. Follow. One of prominent progressive poets with popular appeal. Also film lyricist famous for his lyrics in films like Heer Ranjha, Kaghaz ke Phool etc.
Life Sketch of the Legend. K aifi Azmi’s real name is Athar Husain Rizvi. Born in a Zamindar family in Mijwan, Azamgarh, Kaifi Azmi wrote his first ghazal ‘Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal pade’ at the age of eleven.. He joined the Communist Party at the age of 19, and started writing for the party’s paper, ‘Qaumi Jung’ and moved to Bombay.
May 10, 2002 · Kaifi Azmi was a famous Hindi and Urdu poet and lyricist of Hindi film. He was born on Januray 14, 1919 in a landlord family of Mejwan, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Azmi abandoned his studies of Persian and Urdu during the Quit India agitations in 1942 and shortly thereafter became a full-time Marxist.
Kaifi Azmi (born c. 1919, Mizwan, Azamgarh, United Provinces, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]—died May 10, 2002, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) was one of the most renowned Indian poets of the 20th century, who sought to inspire social change through his passionate Urdu-language verse. He was also a noted lyricist for some of Bollywood’s best-known films.
“Kaifi Azmi, along with Sahir Ludhianvi, Ali Sardar Jafri and Majrooh Sultanpuri, infused the lyrics of the popular Hindi cinema of the 1950s and 1960s with the passionate linguistic energy of Urdu, rich in emotional nuance and compelling imagery. He also brought his political commitment to the Leftist vision of a just, humane, equitable society to bear on his work for cinema. His great achievement was that he never gave way to populism, which is an occupational hazard of the popular arts.
Feb 24, 2019 · “Kaifi Azmi, along with Sahir Ludhianvi, Ali Sardar Jafri and Majrooh Sultanpuri, infused the lyrics of the popular Hindi cinema of the 1950s and 1960s with the passionate linguistic energy of Urdu, rich in emotional nuance and compelling imagery. He also brought his political commitment to the Leftist vision of a just, humane, equitable society to bear on his work for cinema. His great achievement was that he never gave way to populism, which is an occupational hazard of the popular arts.
Jan 14, 2022 · Kaifi Azmi wrote the tracks for Buzdil, and pretty much worked throughout his life as a songwriter till the late 90s. He passed away in 2002. Born into a family of artistes, nearly all of Kaifi Azmi’s family members are active in the field. His three brothers were also shayars; he was married to a film and theatre actress, Shaukat Azmi. His daughter Shabana Azmi is an actor, son Baba Azmi is a director-cinematographer, while son-in-law Javed Akhtar is a well-known Hindi film lyricist.
Oct 5, 2002 · Kaifi Azmi wrote his first film lyric ‘Rote Rote Guzar Gayi Raat’ for Shahid Lateef’s ‘Buzdil’ in 1951 and thereby hangs a tale. The famous Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai was a prominent member of the Progressive Writers Association and a sympathizer of the Communist Party of India. The young Kaifi, quite the star at many mushairas was wholly committed to the Communist Party and wrote for their paper Qaumi Jung apart from also working at the grassroots with mazdoor kisan unions.
May 24, 2002 · Kaifi Azmi, 1919-2002. THE last of the titans of progressive Urdu poetry has fallen. Kaifi Azmi, who died on May 10, 2002 at the age of 83, belonged to the pantheon of socially and politically committed shayirs that rose in the mid-1930s and consisted of the now legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Majaz, Sahir Ludhiyanvi, Makhdoom Muhiuddin, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Josh Malihabadi, Majrooh Sultanpuri and Ali Sardar Jafri.
