Badaun
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, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri, wanted him to have a successful career, thus he arranged
Arabic
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Persian
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, and
Hindi
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tuition for Shakeel at home. His inclination towards poetry was not hereditary like other . One of his distant relatives, Zia-ul-Qadiri Badayuni, was a religious . Shakeel Masoodi was influenced by him and the contemporary environment of Badayun led him to poetry.
When he joined
Aligarh Muslim University
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in 1936, he started participating in inter-college, inter-university ''
mushaira
''Mushaira'' ( ur, , Mušā'ira) is a poetic symposium. It is an event (called ''mehfil'', Mushairi) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the Hy ...
s'' and won frequently. In 1940, he married Salma, who was his distant relative and had been living in a common house with him since childhood, however, the ''
purdah
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'' system was vogue in their family and they were not close. After completing his BA, he moved to
Delhi
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as a supply officer, but continued participating in ''mushairas'', earning fame nationwide. Those were the days of who wrote about the downtrodden sections of society, their upliftment, the betterment of society and all. But Shakeel had an altogether different taste – his poetry was romantic and close to the heart. Shakeel used to say:
:''Main Shakeel Dil Ka Hoon Tarjuman''
:''Keh Mohabbaton Ka Hoon Raazdaan''
:''Mujhe Fakhr Hai Meri Shayari''
:''Meri Zindagi Se Juda Nahin''
During his Aligarh days, Badauni also started learning Urdu poetry formally from Hakim Abdul Waheed 'Ashk' Bijnori.
Career
Shakeel moved to
Bombay
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in 1944, to write songs for films. He met film producer, A.R. Kardar and music composer,
Naushad Ali
Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the ...
, who asked him to sum up his poetic skills in one line. Shakeel wrote, ''Hum Dard Ka Afsana Duniya Ko Suna Denge, Har Dil Main Mohabbat Ki Ek Aag Laga Dengey''. Naushad immediately retained him for Kardar's film, ''Dard'' (1947). The songs of ''Dard'' proved to be very successful, especially
Uma Devi
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Together, he and Naushad became one of the most sought after composer/lyricist duos in the industry. Among the scores they churned out together, are those of " Deedar" (1951), ''
Baiju Bawra
Baiju Bawra (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as Baijnath Mishra) was a dhrupad musician from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity. According to the most popular legends, he ...
'' (1952), ''
Mother India
''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village woma ...
'' (1957), and ''
Mughal-e-Azam
''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on ...
'' (1960), that stand out. Other films they scored together include '' Dulari'' (1949), '' Shabab'' (1954), ''
Ganga Jamuna
''Ganga Jamna'' ( ISO 15919: ''Gaṅgā Jamunā''), also transliterated as ''Ganga Jamuna'' or ''Gunga Jumna'', is a 1961 Indian crime drama film, written and produced by Dilip Kumar, and directed by Nitin Bose, with dialogues written by Wajahat ...
'' (1961), and ''
Mere Mehboob
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'' (1963). Although Shakeel Badayuni worked most extensively with Naushad, he also collaborated with Ravi and Hemant Kumar as well. His lyrics for the song ''Husnwale Tera Jawab Nahin'' and Ravi's music score both won
Filmfare Award
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s for the hit film ''
Gharana
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''. His other notable film with Ravi is ''
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language Muslim social film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. This film was a super-hit at box-office, and became one of the top-grossing films of 1960. A production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a ...
'' (1960), while ''
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' () is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film that was directed by Abrar Alvi and produced by Guru Dutt, who also co-stars in it alongside Meena Kumari, Rehman (actor), Rehman, and Waheeda ...
'' (1962) is his biggest hit with Hemant Kumar. The title song from ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'', rendered by
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...
, won Badayuni the
Filmfare Award
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for Best Lyricist in 1961.
Shakeel penned numbers for around 89 films. In addition, he wrote many popular ''ghazals'' sung by
Begum Akhtar
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazals), she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumr ...
, and which are still sung by vocalists like
Pankaj Udhas
Pankaj Udhas (born 17 May 1951) is an Indian ghazal and playback singer. He started his career with a release of a ghazal album titled ''Aahat'' in 1980 and subsequently recorded many hits like ''Mukarar'' in 1981, ''Tarrannum'' in 1982, ''Mehf ...
and others.
The Indian government had honoured him with the title ''Geet Kar-e-Azam''.
;Association with Naushad
Shakeel shared a close friendship with Naushad, Ravi and Naushad's former assistant, Ghulam Mohammed, with whom he enjoyed his life to the fullest. Naushad used Shakeel as the lyricist for his tunes for most of his films for a period of 24 years.
Baiju Bawra
Baiju Bawra (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as Baijnath Mishra) was a dhrupad musician from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity. According to the most popular legends, he ...
, which was a milestone in both of their careers, was supposed to go to Kavi
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Notable people with the name include:
Pradeep Dahal* Pradeep (actor)
* Kavi Pradeep
* Vidya Pradeep
* Pradeep Kumar
* ...
.
Vijay Bhatt
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, the director of the movie was insistent on using Kavi Pradeep as lyricist, since the film was supposed to have many devotional songs. Naushad requested Vijay Bhatt to hear the lyrics written by Shakeel. Vijay Bhatt agreed.
When Shakeel Badayuni was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he was put up in a sanatorium in Panchgani for treatment.
Naushad
Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the ...
knowing that his financial condition was not well, took 3 films to him, getting the lyrics written in the sanatorium, and got him a payment of nearly 10 times more than his normal fees.
;Association with Ravi
Shakeel also wrote a substantial chunk of his songs for music director
Ravi Sharma
Ravi Shankar Sharma (3 March 1926 – 7 March 2012), often referred to mononymously as Ravi, was an Indian music director, who had composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films. After a successful career in Hindi cinema, he took a brea ...
. Prominent amongst those were Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960),
Gharana
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(1961), Ghunghat, ''
Grahasti
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Synopsis
''Grihasti'' is based upon the Khurana family. After ...
Phool Aur Patthar
''Phool Aur Patthar'' () is a 1966 Indian film, directed and produced by O. P. Ralhan and written by Ralhan with Akhtar ul Iman and Ahsan Rizvi. It starred Meena Kumari and Dharmendra as contrasting characters who come together; he played a t ...
and
Do Badan
Do Badan (English: Two Bodies) is a 1966 Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla, and starring Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Simi Garewal and Pran (actor), Pran. The music is by Ravi (music director), Ravi. The film became a big hit at the box office.
Th ...
(both released in 1966).
;Association with Hemant Kumar
Shakeel wrote for
Hemant Kumar
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for movies like Bees Saal Baad (1962), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Bin Badal Barsaat.
;Association with S.D. Burman
Shakeel penned lyrics for the tunes of S.D. Burman for movies Kaise Kahoon & Benazir.
;Others
C.Ramachandra – Zindagi Aur Maut, Wahan Ke Log.
Roshan – Bedaag, Noorjahan.
Personal life
Shakeel Badayuni succumbed to
diabetes complications
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at the age of fifty-three, on 20 April 1970, at Bombay Hospital leaving behind his wife, two sons and two daughters. One daughter, Najma, died soon afterwards, while still a college student. His elder son Javed and grandson Zeeshan work in the travel and tourism industry. His other son's name is Tariq. Shakeel's friends Ahmed Zakaria and Rangoonwala formed a trust called ''Yaad-e-Shakeel'' after his death and this trust became the source of some income to his bereaved family.
Shakeel loved to play badminton, go on picnics and hunting trips and fly kites with his friends from the industry,
Naushad
Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the ...
and
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...
. Sometimes Johnny Walker would join them in kite-flying competitions.
Dilip Kumar
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, writers
Wajahat Mirza
Wajahat Hussain Mirza Changezi ( hi, वजाहत मिर्ज़ा; 20 April 1908 – 4 August 1990) was an Indian screenwriter and film director who penned the dialogues of some of the most successful films in India during the 1950s ...
, Khumar Barabankvi and Azm Bazidpuri were among Shakeel's other close friends within the industry.
His 20 best songs
Badayuni penned several memorable songs in his career. Some of his popular works include the musical ''
Baiju Bawra
Baiju Bawra (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as Baijnath Mishra) was a dhrupad musician from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity. According to the most popular legends, he ...
'' (1952), historical epic ''
Mughal-e-Azam
''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on ...
'' (1960) and social ''
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' () is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film that was directed by Abrar Alvi and produced by Guru Dutt, who also co-stars in it alongside Meena Kumari, Rehman (actor), Rehman, and Waheeda ...
'' (1962)''.''
#Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki ('' Dulari'')
#Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj (''
Baiju Bawra
Baiju Bawra (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as Baijnath Mishra) was a dhrupad musician from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity. According to the most popular legends, he ...
'')
#O Duniya Ke Rakhwale (''
Baiju Bawra
Baiju Bawra (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as Baijnath Mishra) was a dhrupad musician from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity. According to the most popular legends, he ...
'')
#Madhuban Me Radhika Naache Re (''
Kohinoor
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Mere Mehboob
''Mere Mehboob'' ("My Lover") is a 1963 Indian film directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and starring Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Nimmi, Pran, Johnny Walker and Ameeta. The film became a blockbuster and took the number one position at th ...
'') (1963)
#Jane Bahaar Husn Tera Bemisaal Hai (''
Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya
"Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya" () is a song from the famous Indian movie ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960), which is directed by K. Asif. The song is composed by Naushad Ali, Naushad, written by Shakeel Badayuni, and sung by Lata Mangeshkar with a Choir, choru ...
'')
#Ek Shahenshah Ne Banwa Ke Haseen Taj Mahal (''
Leader
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'')
#Koi Saagar Dil Ko (''
Dil Diya Dard Liya
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'')
#Beqarar Kar Ke Hume ('' Bees Saal Baad'')
#Lo Aa Gai Unki Yaad (''
Do Badan
Do Badan (English: Two Bodies) is a 1966 Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla, and starring Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Simi Garewal and Pran (actor), Pran. The music is by Ravi (music director), Ravi. The film became a big hit at the box office.
Th ...
Sunghursh
''Sunghursh'' is a 1968 Indian Hindi film directed and produced by Harnam Singh Rawail. It is based on a short story ''Layli Asmaner Ayna'' in Bengali language by Jnanpith Award-winning writer Mahasweta Devi, which presents a fictionalised accou ...
'')
#Ek Baar Zara Phir Kahe Do ('' Bin Baadal Barsaat'')
#Tumhe Paa Ke Hum Ne (''
Gehra Daag
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'')
#Zindagi Tu Jhoom Le Zara (''Kaise Kahoon'')
Awards
* 1961
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
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 ...
for the song ''Chaudvin ka chand ho'' in the film ''
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language Muslim social film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. This film was a super-hit at box-office, and became one of the top-grossing films of 1960. A production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a ...
'' (1960)
* 1962
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
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 ...
for the song ''husnwale tera jawab nahin'' in the film ''
Gharana
In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a ''gharānā'' is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular mus ...
'' (1961)
* 1963
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
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 ...
for the song ''
Kahin Deep Jale
''Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil'' is an Indian song from the Bollywood film '' Bees Saal Baad'' (1962). The lyrics of the song were written by Shakeel Badayuni, the music was composed by Hemanta Mukherjee and Lata Mangeshkar was the playback singer. ...
A postage stamp, bearing his face, was released by
India Post
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Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya
"Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya" () is a song from the famous Indian movie ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960), which is directed by K. Asif. The song is composed by Naushad Ali, Naushad, written by Shakeel Badayuni, and sung by Lata Mangeshkar with a Choir, choru ...
'', a song by Shakeel Badayuni
* '' Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe'', song by Shakkel Badayuni