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| name = Jan Nisar Akhtar | | name = Jan Nisar Akhtar | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1914|02|18}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1914|02|18}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj|British India]] | | birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1976|08|19|1914|02|14}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1976|08|19|1914|02|14}} | ||
| death_place = [[ | | death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India | ||
| occupation = Poet, lyricist | |||
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| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]] | | alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]] | ||
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| genre = [[Ghazal]] | | genre = [[Ghazal]] | ||
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| movement = [[Progressive Writers' Movement]] | | movement = [[Progressive Writers' Movement]] | ||
| notableworks = "Khaak-e-dil" (The Ashes of Heart") (1973) | | notableworks = "Khaak-e-dil" (The Ashes of Heart") (1973) | ||
| spouse = {{ubl|Safiya Siraj-ul Haq|Khadija Talat}} | | spouse = {{ubl|Safiya Siraj-ul Haq|Khadija Talat}} | ||
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| parents = [[Muztar Khairabadi]] (father) | | parents = [[Muztar Khairabadi]] (father) | ||
| children = | | children = [[Javed Akhtar]], [[Salman Akhtar]] | ||
| relatives = [[Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi]] (grandfather) | | relatives = [[Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi]] (grandfather) | ||
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'''Jan Nisar Akhtar''' (18 February 1914 | '''Jan Nisar Akhtar''' (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an Indian poet of [[Urdu]] [[ghazals]] and [[nazm]]s, and a part of the [[Progressive Writers' Movement]], who was also a lyricist for [[Bollywood]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT320&dq=Jan+Nissar+Akhtar&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=Jan%20Nissar%20Akhtar&f=false Jan Nisar Akhtar] ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema'', by [[Gulzar]], [[Govind Nihalani]], Saibal Chatterjee (Encyclopædia Britannica, India). Popular Prakashan, 2003. {{ISBN|8179910660}}. ''p. 296''.</ref> | ||
He was son of [[Muztar Khairabadi]] and great grandson of [[Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi]] his career spanned four decades during which he worked with music composers including [[C. Ramchandra]], [[O.P. Nayyar]], [[Datta Naik]] also credited as N. Datta and [[Khayyam (composer)|Khayyam]] and wrote 151 songs. Notable among them were songs from his breakthrough film, AR Kardar's ''Yasmin'' (1955), ''Aankhon hi Aankhon Mein'' in [[Guru Dutt]]'s ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|CID]]'' (1956), ''Yeh dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye'' in [[Prem Parbat]] (1974) and ''Aaja re'' in ''[[Noorie]]'' (1979) and his last song, ''Ae Dil-e-naadaan'', in [[Kamal Amrohi]]'s ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' (1983).<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=13864 Gulzar to release Jan Nissar Akhtar's Nigahon Ke Saaye] [[Screen (magazine)|Screen]], 20 October 2006 | He was son of [[Muztar Khairabadi]] and great grandson of [[Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi]] his career spanned four decades during which he worked with music composers including [[C. Ramchandra]], [[O.P. Nayyar]], [[Datta Naik]] also credited as N. Datta and [[Khayyam (composer)|Khayyam]] and wrote 151 songs. Notable among them were songs from his breakthrough film, AR Kardar's ''Yasmin'' (1955), ''Aankhon hi Aankhon Mein'' in [[Guru Dutt]]'s ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|CID]]'' (1956), ''Yeh dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye'' in [[Prem Parbat]] (1974) and ''Aaja re'' in ''[[Noorie]]'' (1979) and his last song, ''Ae Dil-e-naadaan'', in [[Kamal Amrohi]]'s ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' (1983).<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=13864 Gulzar to release Jan Nissar Akhtar's Nigahon Ke Saaye] [[Screen (magazine)|Screen]], 20 October 2006.</ref> | ||
His poetry works include ''Nazr-e-Butaan'', ''Salaasil'', ''Javidaan'', ''Pichali Pehar'', ''Ghar Angan'' and ''Khaak-e-dil''. The latter ("The Ashes of Heart") was a poetry collection for which he was awarded the 1976 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in [[Urdu]] by [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters.<ref>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10322.htm#urdu Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916132928/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10322.htm |date=16 September 2009 }} [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] Official listings.</ref> | His poetry works include ''Nazr-e-Butaan'', ''Salaasil'', ''Javidaan'', ''Pichali Pehar'', ''Ghar Angan'' and ''Khaak-e-dil''. The latter ("The Ashes of Heart") was a poetry collection for which he was awarded the 1976 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in [[Urdu]] by [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters.<ref>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10322.htm#urdu Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916132928/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10322.htm |date=16 September 2009 }} [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] Official listings.</ref> | ||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Jan Nisar passed his matriculation from Victoria Collegiate High School, Gwalior, and in 1930 joined [[Aligarh Muslim University]], from where he gained his B.A. Honours and M.A. degrees. He started his doctoral work, but had to return to Gwalior due to family conditions.<ref name=sat>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1796&lpg=PA1796&dq=Jan+Nissar+Akhtar&source=bl&ots=OA1Y0Z_s-S&sig=v0NwgvZRqTLlF9GD5gGQflhsV1I&hl=en&ei=wtjVSvahGoTQtgPs38jlAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBkQ6AEwBTgo#v=onepage&q=&f=false Jan Nisar Akhtar Biography] ''The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (D -J). by Amaresh Datta. [[Sahitya Akademi]], 2006. {{ISBN|81-260-1194-7}}. ''p. 1796-97''.</ref> | Jan Nisar passed his matriculation from Victoria Collegiate High School, Gwalior, and in 1930 joined [[Aligarh Muslim University]], from where he gained his B.A. Honours and M.A. degrees. He started his doctoral work, but had to return to Gwalior due to family conditions.<ref name=sat>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1796&lpg=PA1796&dq=Jan+Nissar+Akhtar&source=bl&ots=OA1Y0Z_s-S&sig=v0NwgvZRqTLlF9GD5gGQflhsV1I&hl=en&ei=wtjVSvahGoTQtgPs38jlAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBkQ6AEwBTgo#v=onepage&q=&f=false Jan Nisar Akhtar Biography] ''The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (D -J)''. by Amaresh Datta. [[Sahitya Akademi]], 2006. {{ISBN|81-260-1194-7}}. ''p. 1796-97''.</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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''There are some couplets meant just for the beloved'' | ''There are some couplets meant just for the beloved'' | ||
He wrote and produced a film, ''[[Bahu Begum]]'' (1967), starring [[Pradeep Kumar]] and [[Meena Kumari]]. During the period of four-year to his death he published three collections of his works most important of them being, ''Khak-e-Dil'' (The Ashes of Heart"), which has his representative poems from 1935 to 1970, and which won him the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (Urdu) in 1976.<ref>''Indian publishing in the seventies. by Vijaya Kumar Das. National Book Trust, India, 1978. ''p 96 ''.</ref> Jan Nisar was commissioned by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru to collate the best Hindustani poetry of last 300 years, and later the first edition of the book titled ''Hindustan Hamara'' (Our Hindustan) in two volumes was released by Indira Gandhi. It contained Urdu verses on a topics, ranging from love and praise for India and its history, to festivals like Holi and Diwali, on Indian rivers like the Ganges, Yamuna and the Himalayas.<ref>[http://getahead.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/21hh.htm Javed Akhtar re-releases Hindustan Humara] [[Rediff.com]], 21 August 2006.</ref> | He wrote and produced a film, ''[[Bahu Begum]]'' (1967), starring [[Pradeep Kumar]] and [[Meena Kumari]]. During the period of four-year to his death he published three collections of his works most important of them being, ''Khak-e-Dil'' (The Ashes of Heart"), which has his representative poems from 1935 to 1970, and which won him the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (Urdu) in 1976.<ref>''Indian publishing in the seventies''. by Vijaya Kumar Das. National Book Trust, India, 1978. ''p 96''.</ref> Jan Nisar was commissioned by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru to collate the best Hindustani poetry of last 300 years, and later the first edition of the book titled ''Hindustan Hamara'' (Our Hindustan) in two volumes was released by Indira Gandhi. It contained Urdu verses on a topics, ranging from love and praise for India and its history, to festivals like Holi and Diwali, on Indian rivers like the Ganges, Yamuna and the Himalayas.<ref>[http://getahead.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/21hh.htm Javed Akhtar re-releases Hindustan Humara] [[Rediff.com]], 21 August 2006.</ref> | ||
He died in Bombay on 19 August 1976, while he was still working on [[Kamal Amrohi]]'s film, ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' (1983). He was nominated posthumously for 1980 [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for "Aaja Re Mere Dilbar" from the film, ''[[Noorie]]''. | He died in Bombay on 19 August 1976, while he was still working on [[Kamal Amrohi]]'s film, ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' (1983). He was nominated posthumously for 1980 [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for "Aaja Re Mere Dilbar" from the film, ''[[Noorie]]''. | ||
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==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Lyricist=== | ===Lyricist=== | ||
* ''[[Baap Re Baap]]'' (1955)<ref name="Bose2012">{{cite book|author=Derek Bose|title=Kishore Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bL6bAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT88|access-date=31 March 2015|date=15 December 2012|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-81-291-2658-0|pages=88–}}</ref> | * ''[[Baap Re Baap (1955 film)|Baap Re Baap]]'' (1955)<ref name="Bose2012">{{cite book |author=Derek Bose |title=Kishore Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bL6bAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT88 |access-date=31 March 2015 |date=15 December 2012 |publisher=Rupa Publications |isbn=978-81-291-2658-0 |pages=88–}}</ref> | ||
* ''[[Yasmin (1955 film)|Yasmin]]'' (1955)<ref>[http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/856/movie-lyrics.html Yasmin (1955) songs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221062441/http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/856/movie-lyrics.html |date=21 December 2008 }}</ref> | * ''[[Yasmin (1955 film)|Yasmin]]'' (1955)<ref>[http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/856/movie-lyrics.html Yasmin (1955) songs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221062441/http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/856/movie-lyrics.html |date=21 December 2008 }}</ref> | ||
* ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|CID]]'' (1956) | * ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|CID]]'' (1956) | ||