Thursday 1 December 2016

Hit Songs of KAIFI AZMI



 Kaifi Azmi (January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He will always be remembered who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures.At the age eleven, Azmi wrote his first ghazal Itna To Zindagi Mein Kisi Ki Khalal Pade.Most of the people, including his father, thought he recited his elder brother's ghazal. When his elder brother denied it, his father and his clerk decided to test his poetic talent. They gave him one of the lines of a couplet and asked him to write a ghazal in the same meter and rhyme. Azmi accepted the challenge and completed a ghazal. This particular ghazal was to become a rage in undivided India and it was immortalised as it was sung by legendary ghazal singer, Begum Akhtar
Kaifi Azmi wrote his first lyrics for the film Buzdil, directed by Shaheed Latif and music by SD Burman, released in 1951.As a lyricist and songwriter, though he wrote for numerous films, he will always be remembered for Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat (1964), India's greatest war film. Some notables films for which he wrote lyrics include Kohra(1964), Anupama (1966), Uski Kahani (1966), Saat Hindustani (1969), Shola Aur ShabnamParwana (1971), Bawarchi (1972), Pakeezah (1972), Hanste Zakhm (1973), Arth (1982) and Razia Sultan (1983). For Naunihal (1967), he wrote the song "Meri Aawaz Suno Pyar ka Raaz Suno" (Hear my voice, hear the secret of love) sung by Mohammad Rafi. The song is picturised over the funeral procession of Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru
Meri Awaz Suno  from Naunihal 1967

Here I am Presenting some of my favourite songs of Kaifi Azmi
In 1961, 2 films SHAMA and Shola Aur Shabnam released with his songs
Dil Ghum Se Jal Raha Hai from Shama sung by Suman Kalyanpur



Jeet Hi Lenge Baazi  from Shola Aur Shabnam 1961




Jaane Kya Dhoondti Rehti Hai  from Shola Aur Shabnam 1961

His association with Chetan Anand from 1964 film Haqekat and later on his all films produced some great songs. His greatest feat as a writer was Chetan Anand's Heer Raanjha (1970) wherein the entire dialogue of the film was in verse. It was a tremendous achievement and one of the greatest feats of Hindi film writing.

Kar Chale Hum Fida  from Haqekat 1964




Zara Si Aahat Hoti Hai  from Haqekat 1964




Yeh Duniya Yeh Mehfil from Heer Ranjha 1970



Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho  from Hanste Zakham 1973



Betab Dil Ki Tamanna  from Hanste Zakham 1973

His association with Music Director Khayyam gave some of the immortal songs of Bollywood.earlier songs from Shola Aur Shabnam 1961,later Shagun 1964,Kabhie Kabhie 1976,Noorie 1979 are few of them



 Parbaton Ke pedon par from Shagun 1964




Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein  from Kabhi Kabhi1976



 from Noorie1979

His association with Hemant Kumar also gave us many Immortal songs.Remember the Songs of Kohra 1964 and  Anupama 1966



Yeh Nayan Dare Dare  from Kohra 1964




Dheere Dheere Machal  from Anupama 1966

In 1972 Released Pakeezah and Bawarchi and later Hanste Zakham,Arth and Razia Sultan gave beautiful songs




Chalte Chalte  from Pakezah 1972




Tum Bin Jeevan Kaisa from Bawarchi 1972



Ae Dile E Naadan  from Razia Sultan (1983)





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