Bashir Ahmad (9 April 1926 – 19 March 1991), known as Hazin Qadri, was a Punjabi film song lyricist and film

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Early life

Qadri was born Bashir Ahmad in a small village 'Raja Tamoli' near

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, British India on 9 April 1926. He could not complete his education beyond the elementary or primary school due to poverty. As a young man, he was eager to get an opportunity to try his luck in the then newly established

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after 1947. After two years of struggle, he was given a chance to write his first film song by the veteran film producer and director

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for his upcoming film

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(1950). The film turned out to be a 'hit film'.

Career

Qadri's second film was ''Nath'' (1952) in which he wrote all the film songs, film script, story and dialogue. This film did not have any commercial success. Then his breakthrough first hit film song came in ''Pattan'' (1955 film): * ''Saada Sajra Pyar, Kahay Baar Baar, Keetay Hoey Qarar Bhul Jaen Na'' Sung by

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and

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, music composed by G.A. Chishti In the same year, Qadri had two more big hit films namely

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(1955) and ''Pattay Khan'' (1955). After that, he had many commercially successful films such as

Nooran ''Nooran'' ( pa, نوراں), also spelled ''Nooraan'', is a 1957 Pakistani Punjabi-language musical romance film directed and produced by J.C. Anand and starring Noor Jehan and Sudhir in lead roles. Hazeen Qadri weote the film, songs lyrics a ...

(1957), ''Daachi'' (1964), ''Hath Jori'' (1964) and many more hit films followed them.

Popular film songs

Death

Qadri died on 19 March 1991.

References

External links

*
Hazeen Qadri on Discogs.com website
1926 births 1991 deaths People from Gujranwala Pakistani male songwriters Pakistani songwriters Pakistani screenwriters Punjabi-language writers Pakistani poets {{Pakistan-film-bio-stub