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Mushir Kazmi

Mushir Kazmi

Film songs lyricist from Pakistan and India (!915 - 1975)

Mushir Kazmi (1915 – 8 December 1975) was a film songs lyricist and a poet from Pakistan and India.

Early life and career

Mushir Kazmi was born in Banur, Punjab, British India in 1915.[1][2] Breakthrough film song of his career has a fascinating story behind it – Chandani Raatein of Dopatta (1952 film). He was hired by the film producer Sibtain Fazli to write the film songs. He tried and wrote many songs but they failed to get his approval. Finally he was given one more day to come up with a film song or be fired from his job. Dejected and feeling down, he went to the roof top of a Lahore building in the evening and laid down on a bed to stare at the night sky above him. At that moment, the words of this highly popular film song were born.[3]

Mushir Kazmi ended up writing 97 film songs later for more than 50 films during his career.[4]

Death

Mushir Kazmi died on 8 December 1975 in Lahore and was buried at Mominpura Graveyard, Lahore, Pakistan.[1][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Profile of Mushir Kazmi". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    (Agha Iqrar Haroon) Mushir Kazmi and Naseem Begum became eternal through "Aye Rah-e-Haq Ke Shaheedo" DND.com website, Published 5 September 2019, Retrieved 4 October 2022
  3. [3]
    Farhan Shah (10 December 2019). "The story behind Noor Jehan's classic 'Chandni Raatein'". Geo TV News website. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Film songs of Mushir Kazmi". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. [5]
    Amjad Parvez (18 June 2020). "Sudhir - the first action-hero of Lollywood". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Dopatta (1952 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.


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