1. Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli, known as Nida Fazli, was a prominent Indian Urdu and Hindi poet, lyricist and dialogue writer.
23 Facts About Nida Fazli
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Nida Fazli was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 by the government of India for his contribution to literature.
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Nida Fazli's father was a very well known Urdu poet.
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The poetic beauty of the Pad, relating to the close rapport and bonding between human beings, inspired Nida Fazli to begin writing poems.
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Nida Fazli absorbed the essence of Mir and Ghalib to express what he intended.
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Nida Fazli was fascinated by the lyrical mood of Meera and Kabir and widened his knowledge of poetry by studying T S Eliot, Gogol and Anton Chekhov.
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Nida Fazli moved to Mumbai in search of a job in 1964.
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Nida Fazli was often invited to Mushairas, the prestigious recitation sessions of one's own poetry.
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Nida Fazli became known among readers and ghazal singers for his elegant presentation and exclusive use of colloquial language for ghazals, dohaas and nazms, while avoiding ornate Persian imagery and compound words to simplify his poetry.
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Nida Fazli wrote the famous couplet: 'Duniya jise kehte hain jaadu kaa Khilona hai Mil jaaye to mitti hai kho jaaye to sona hai'.
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Nida Fazli wrote essays critical of contemporary poets of the sixties in his book Mulaqatein which outraged poets including Sahir Ludhianvi, Ali Sardar Jafri and Kaifi Azmi.
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Nida Fazli's career improved when Kamal Amrohi, a filmmaker, approached him.
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Nida Fazli wrote the final two songs and attracted other Hindi filmmakers.
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Nida Fazli's celebrated lyrics were used in Aap to aise na the, Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin and Gudiya.
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Nida Fazli wrote the title song of TV serials like Sailaab, Neem ka Ped, Jaane Kya Baat Hui and Jyoti.
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Nida Fazli teamed up with Jagjit Singh in 1994 to bring an album named Insight, which got appreciation for its soulful poetry and music.
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Nida Fazli is a poet of various moods and to him the creative sentiment and inner urge are the sources of poetry.
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Nida Fazli thinks that the feeling of a poet is similar to an artist: like a painter or a musician.
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Nida Fazli published his first collection of Urdu poetry in 1969.
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Nida Fazli disagreed with the partition of India and has spoken out against the communal riots, politicians and fundamentalism.
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Nida Fazli was honoured with the National Harmony Award for writing on communal harmony.
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Nida Fazli received the Mir Taqi Mir award for his autobiographical novel Deewaron Ke Bich from the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
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Nida Fazli's death occurred on the 75th birth anniversary of the Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, with whom he worked for many songs.