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Google Pays Tribute to Legendary Urdu Poet and Lyricist Kaifi Azmi, on His Birthday

Urdu Poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi brought upon a new wave to Indian film scripts and songs. Brilliant veteran actress Shabana Azmi is his daughter, know more. Thanks to Google Doodle!

Google Pays Tribute to Legendary Urdu Poet and Lyricist Kaifi Azmi, on His Birthday

Google remembers legendary Urdu Poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi on his birthday. The late verse-maker is and will be known for his immortal ghazals and his unparalleled contribution to Indian cinema.

 

This is how Google Doodle paid a tribute:

 

Born in the year 1919, Azmi began his journey with ghazals. His first ghazal was created, when he was only 11. The nation’s most glorious name in ghazal singers, the most esteemed Begum Akhtar also lent her voice to one of his ghazals, later in life.

 

Kaifi Azmi’s destiny brought me into films. It was an era, when neo directors like Bimal Roy, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas were putting their blood and sweat in building the foundations of ‘New Cinema’, Azmi came forward to help this fresh notion reach the altitudes of success, providing it with a whole new lingo.

 

Kaifi Azmi is considered to be the pioneering lyricist who brought the beauty and romanticism of Urdu verse to the Indian film industry. Chetan Anand’s ‘Heer Ranjha’ released in 1970 exhibited dialogues in verse and that too in mainstream cinema could be a huge success in reality. Azmi wrote down the entire dialogue in verse, and its songs are still mass favourites.

 

Azmi’s contribution as a screenwriter and/or lyricist to Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat (1964), Kohra (1964), Anupama (1966), Uski Kahani (1966), Saat Hindustani (1969), Shola Aur Shabnam, Parwana (1971), Bawarchi (1972), Pakeezah (1972), Hanste Zakhm (1973), Arth will forever be remembered.

 

Veteran theatre & film actress and national award winner Shabana Azmi, daughter to the eminent poet, is a true successor in every manner. Kaifi Azmi passed away on 10 May, 2002, at the age of 83.