Syed Saeed-ur-Rehman, also known by his
pen name Suroor Barabankvi, ( 30 January 1919 – 13 April 1980) was a Pakistani
Urdu poet
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and lyricist.
Life and career
Born Syed Saeed ur Rehman in Barabanki
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, Uttar Pradesh
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, British India
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in 1919, he wrote under the pseudonym ''Suroor'' (exhilaration). He started his poetry at the age of 18.[
He recited his poetry to Jigar Moradabadi, who appreciated his poetic talent. In 1951, Suroor participated in the Independence Day Mushaira at ]Dhaka
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, East Pakistan
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along with Jigar Moradabadi.
In 1952, he visited East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Myanmar, wi ...
where the noted Urdu scholar Abdul Haq ʻAbd al-Ḥaqq (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحقّ) is an Arabic male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥaqq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the ...
offered him the job of General Secretary in the ‘'Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu
Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu ( ur, ; ''Organisation for the Progress of Urdu'') was an organisation working for the promotion and dissemination of Urdu language, literature and culture in British India.
After the partition of India, the separated ...
’', in their Dhaka branch office and he started a magazine named ‘Filkaar’ there. He also directed three films, all in Urdu: ''Aakhri Station'' (1965) in East Pakistan,[''Tum Mere Ho'' (1968) and ''Aashna'' (1970) in West Pakistan.]
He also wrote some songs for ''Dhamaka'' film written by Ibn-e-Safi
Ibn-e-Safi (26 July 1928 – 26 July 1980) (also spelled as Ibne Safi) ( ur, ) was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad ( ur, ), a fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. The word Ibn-e-Safi is an Persian expression which litera ...
released in December 1974.
Selected film songs
Filmography
* Chanda (1962 film) (Suroor Barabankvi wrote its story, script and film songs)[
* Talash (1963 film)][
* Chand Aur Chandni (1966 film)][
* Kajal (1965)][
* Milan (1964)][
* Tum Meray Ho (1968 film) (based on writer ]Krishan Chander
Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated in English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections o ...
's short story, ''Anjaan'')[
* ''Aashna'' (1970 film)][
* '']Ehsaas
''Ehsaas - Kahani Ek Ghar Ki'' is a Hindi serial that was launched on DD National channel in India. It is the story of people who don’t believe in only " life, but also feeling" the life.
Plot
The family saga is the story of Parvati ( Bha ...
'' (1972)[
* ''Dhamaka'' (1974 film)
* Aina (1977)
* ]Nahin Abhi Nahin
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(1980)[
* Kiran Aur Kali (1981)
]
Death
In 1980, Suroor Barabankvi went to Dhaka
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to finalize arrangements for shooting a film where he had a heart attack and died on 13 April 1980. His body was brought to Karachi
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, Pakistan
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for burial.
See also
* Ghazal
* Khumar Barabankvi
References
Bibliography
*
External links
*
Suroor Barabankvi @ urdupoetry.com
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Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
Muhajir people
People from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
1919 births
1980 deaths
20th-century Pakistani poets
20th-century Indian poets
Poets from Uttar Pradesh
Pakistani male songwriters
Pakistani songwriters
Pakistani film directors