Shamsul Huda Bihari (S. H. Bihari) (1920–1987) was an Indian lyricist, songwriter and poet whose work was widely recorded and used in
Bollywood
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movies during the latter half of the 20th century.
Bihari was born in
Arrah
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, Bihar, India. He lived at Madhupur, Deoghar dist. in Jharkhand. His ancestral villa still exists in Madhupur. He died in 1987.
Career
S.H.Bihari is best known for writing lyrics for films in
Hindi
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. In 1985, along with the lyrics for the songs, Bihari also wrote the script for the film ''
Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
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''.
In a radio programme on the
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channel of
All India Radio
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(VBS- UJALE UNKI YAADON KE- DAASTANE O P NAYYAR- PART- 3) composer O.P.Nayyar said from his perspective, he regarded S.H.Bihari as "Shayar-e-azam" i.e. King or Emperor among poets. S.H.Bihari wrote songs in many movies for which O.P.Nayyar composed music. In 2006, poet, lyricist and screenwriter
Javed Akhtar
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cited Bihari as a role-model, describing him as a "mindblowing … poet whom no one remembers today".