Asad Bhopali (10 July 1921 – 9 June 1990) was an Indian Hindustani poet and

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. The ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema'', compiled by

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and Saibal Chatterjee, describes him as one of the "few names that stand out for their contribution to Hindi film lyrics".

Film career

Asad Bhopali was born in Bhopal, as Asadullah Khan. He was the eldest child of Munshi Ahmed Khan, a teacher of Arabian and Persian languages. In 1949, Asad Bhopali was spotted by the Fazli Brothers, a film producer duo of

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(now Mumbai). Following the partition of India, Aarzoo Lakhnavi, the lyricist of their film ''Duniya'', migrated to newly created Pakistan. By this time, only two of the film's songs had been written. Fazli Brothers were looking for new lyricists. Businessman Sugam Kapadia, who owned a few cinema theatres in Bhopal, told them that there were many good poets in Bhopal, and suggested that they attend a

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(meet of poets) there. The Fazli Brothers agreed, and Kapadia organized a mushaira at his Bhopal Talkies on 5 May 1949. Impressed by Asad Bhopali's performance, the producers invited him to Bombay. At the age of 28, Asad Bhopali traveled to Bombay on 18 May 1949, to become a lyricist in the Hindi film industry. Asad Bhopali wrote two songs for Fazli Brothers' ''Duniya'' (1949): ''Rona hai to chupke chupke'' (sung by

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) and ''Armaan lute, dil toot gaya'' (sung by Suraiyya). The next year, he wrote songs for a couple of films; these songs were sung by

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and

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. Bhopali's big break was

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's '' Afsana'' (1951), for which he wrote 5 songs. Bhopali went on to work with several noted music directors. He wrote the popular song ''Woh Jab Yaad Aaye, Bahut Yaad Aaye'' for

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's first released film '' Parasmani''. He wrote a large number of film songs composed by

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. From 1949 to 1990, he wrote about 400 songs for over a hundred films. However, he was not as successful as the top lyricists such as

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. Many of the films he wrote for were low-grade films, and he used to get only a few songs in high-end movies, unlike other established lyricists. Bhopali was one of the lyricists who wrote songs for the 1989 musical hit ''

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''. Shortly after, he suffered from a severe paralytic stroke. His family took him to Bhopal. In 1990, he received the

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for ''Dil Deewana'', but could not attend the award ceremony. Asad Bhopali died on 9 June 1990, in Bhopal. He wrote songs for ''Rang Bhoomi'', which was released after his death, in 1992. ''Roshni, Dhoop, Chandni'', a collection of his poetry, was published by the Urdu Akademi of Bhopal in 1995. Asad Bhopali married twice. He had two sons (Taj and Taabish) and six daughters from his first marriage, with Ayesha. Ghalib Asad Bhopali, his son from his second wife, also became a film writer and lyricist who wrote movies like ''

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Inc'' and '' Mumbai Mirror''. and Asad Bhopali's younger brother Qamar Jamaali also became an Urdu poet.

Filmography

Notable songs

* Dil-e-nadaan zamaane me (''Mast Qalandar'') * Aay mere dil-e-nadaan (''Tower House'') * Hum tum se juda ho ke (Ek Sapera Ek Lutera) * Ye rang bhare baadal (Tu Nahin Aur Sahi) * Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye (''Parasmani'') * Haasta hua noorani chehra (''Parasmani'') * Ajnabee tum jane pehchaane (''Hum Sab Ustaad Hai'') * Kya teri zulfein hai (''Hum Sab Ustaad Hai'') * Sau baar janam lenge (''Ustaadon Ke Ustaad'') * Raaz-e-dil un se chhupaaya na gaya (''Apna Banaa Ke Dekho'') * Dil ki baatein dil hi jaane (''Roop Tera Mastana'') * Haseen dilruba kareeb aa zara (''Roop Tera Mastana'') * Dil ka soona saaz taraana dhoondega (''Ek Naari Do Roop'') * Dost ban ke aaye ho (Bin Phere Hum Tere) * Chand apna safar khatm karta raha (''Shama'') * Dil diwaana bin sajna ke (''

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Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The awards were first given in 1954; however, the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1959. List of winners 1 ...

35th Filmfare Awards The 35th Filmfare Awards were held in 1990. ''Maine Pyaar Kiya'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by '' Chandni'' with 10 nominations, and '' Ram Lakhan'' with 9 nominations. Sooraj Barjatya's ''Maine Pyaar Kiya'' won 6 awards, ...

(1990) for the song ''Dil Deewana'' from ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhopali, Asad Indian male poets Urdu-language poets from India Indian lyricists 20th-century Indian Muslims 1990 deaths 1921 births Writers from Bhopal 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Madhya Pradesh 20th-century Indian male writers Filmfare Awards winners