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Reza was born in a Muslim family in a village named Gangauli,<ref>{{cite news|last=Chishti|first=Seema|title=It's 1947 still in Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza's Aadha Gaon|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/it-s-1947-still-in-rahi-masoom-raza-s-aadha-gaon/29768/2|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=30 April 2007}}</ref> located in [[Ghazipur]] district of [[Uttar Pradesh]], the most populous state in Northern India. He was the younger brother of educationist [[Moonis Raza]] and scholar Mehdi Raza. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Noted Scholar Prof Mehdi Raza Dead|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/noted-scholar-prof-mehdi-raza-dead/878418|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]}}</ref>  
Reza was born in a Muslim family in a village named Gangauli,<ref>{{cite news|last=Chishti|first=Seema|title=It's 1947 still in Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza's Aadha Gaon|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/it-s-1947-still-in-rahi-masoom-raza-s-aadha-gaon/29768/2|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=30 April 2007}}</ref> located in [[Ghazipur]] district of [[Uttar Pradesh]], the most populous state in Northern India. He was the younger brother of educationist [[Moonis Raza]] and scholar Mehdi Raza. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Noted Scholar Prof Mehdi Raza Dead|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/noted-scholar-prof-mehdi-raza-dead/878418|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]}}</ref>  


Raza completed his early education in and around Ghazipur, from where he went to [[Aligarh Muslim University]] to complete higher studies. He completed a doctorate in Hindustani Literature and pursued a career in literature.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hasan |first=Mushirul |author-link=Mushirul Hasan |title=Legacy of a Divided Nation: India's Muslims Since Independence |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNKqYp-LTnkC&q=Ghazipur&pg=PA159 |date=1997 |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers |isbn=978-1-85065-304-2 |page=159}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He wrote novels under the pseudonym, Shahid Akhtar, for an Urdu magazine ''Rumani Duniya'' from Allahabad. He then went on to become a Lecturer in Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Bombay (now Mumbai). <ref>{{Cite web|title=Oh, For an Original Story : Review of Scene 75|url=https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/oh-for-an-original-story/|website=Book Review India}}</ref>
Raza completed his early education in and around Ghazipur, from where he went to [[Aligarh Muslim University]] to complete higher studies. His studies and life revolved around Muslim theology. He completed a doctorate in Hindustani Literature and pursued a career in literature.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hasan |first=Mushirul |author-link=Mushirul Hasan |title=Legacy of a Divided Nation: India's Muslims Since Independence |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNKqYp-LTnkC&q=Ghazipur&pg=PA159 |date=1997 |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers |isbn=978-1-85065-304-2 |page=159}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He wrote novels under the pseudonym, Shahid Akhtar, for an Urdu magazine ''Rumani Duniya'' from Allahabad. He then went on to become a Lecturer in Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Bombay (now Mumbai). <ref>{{Cite web|title=Oh, For an Original Story : Review of Scene 75|url=https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/oh-for-an-original-story/|website=Book Review India}}</ref>


===Literary career===
===Literary career===
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*Movie Lyrics
*Movie Lyrics
** ''[[Alaap]]'' (1977)
** ''[[Alaap]]'' (1977)
** ''Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand'' ([[Jagjit Singh]] & [[Chitra Singh]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/famous-writer-and-poet-rahi-masoom-raza-will-be-remembered-forever |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023926/http://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/famous-writer-and-poet-rahi-masoom-raza-will-be-remembered-forever |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** ''Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand'' ([[Jagjit Singh]] & [[Chitra Singh]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/famous-writer-and-poet-rahi-masoom-raza-will-be-remembered-forever |title=राही मासूम रज़ा : मेरे बिना किस हाल में होगा, कैसा होगा चाँद |access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023926/http://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/famous-writer-and-poet-rahi-masoom-raza-will-be-remembered-forever |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Rahi Masoom Reza
Born(1927-09-01)1 September 1927
Ghazipur, United Provinces, British India
Died15 March 1992(1992-03-15) (aged 64)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationNovelist, Urdu poet
Notable awards1979 Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Years active1945–1992

Rahi Masoom Reza (1 September 1927 – 15 March 1992), born in Gangauli, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India, was an Urdu and Hindi poet and writer and a Bollywood lyricist.[1] He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for the hit film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki in 1979, followed by Mili and Lamhe, which he won posthumously.

Biography[edit]

Early life and education[edit]

Reza was born in a Muslim family in a village named Gangauli,[2] located in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in Northern India. He was the younger brother of educationist Moonis Raza and scholar Mehdi Raza. [3]

Raza completed his early education in and around Ghazipur, from where he went to Aligarh Muslim University to complete higher studies. His studies and life revolved around Muslim theology. He completed a doctorate in Hindustani Literature and pursued a career in literature.[4][1] He wrote novels under the pseudonym, Shahid Akhtar, for an Urdu magazine Rumani Duniya from Allahabad. He then went on to become a Lecturer in Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Bombay (now Mumbai). [5]

Literary career[edit]

He wrote the script and dialogues for a TV serial, Mahabharat. The TV serial was based on the epic, the Mahabharata.[1] The serial became one of the most popular TV serials of India, with a peak television rating of around 86%.[6]

Works[edit]

His works include:

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "लेखक परिचय" (PDF). संचयन भाग 2 (in हिन्दी). New Delhi: NCERT. p. 47. ISBN 81-7450-665-9.
  2. ↑ Chishti, Seema (30 April 2007). "It's 1947 still in Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza's Aadha Gaon". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Noted Scholar Prof Mehdi Raza Dead". Outlook (Indian magazine).
  4. ↑ Hasan, Mushirul (1997). Legacy of a Divided Nation: India's Muslims Since Independence. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-85065-304-2.
  5. ↑ "Oh, For an Original Story : Review of Scene 75". Book Review India.
  6. ↑ Manwani, Akshay (1 April 2013). "The Show of Shows Producing India's greatest television show ever". Caravan. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "राही मासूम रज़ा : मेरे बिना किस हाल में होगा, कैसा होगा चाँद". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

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