1. Abdul Hayee, popularly known by his pen name Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi.
23 Facts About Sahir Ludhianvi
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Sahir Ludhianvi is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricist and poets of 20th century India.
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Sahir Ludhianvi's work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Hindi language films.
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Sahir Ludhianvi won a second Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for his work in Kabhie Kabhie.
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Sahir Ludhianvi was born on 8 March 1921, in a Gujjar family in Karimpura, Ludhiana, Punjab, British India.
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In 1934, Sahir Ludhianvi's father remarried and sued for custody of his son.
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Sahir Ludhianvi loved his mother, and he hated his father.
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Sahir Ludhianvi was educated at the Khalsa High School in Ludhiana.
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Sahir Ludhianvi edited Urdu magazines such as Adab-e-Lateef, Shahkaar, Prithlari, and Savera and became a member of the Progressive Writers' Association.
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In 1949, after partition, Sahir Ludhianvi fled from Lahore to Delhi.
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Sahir Ludhianvi later lived in Andheri, a suburb of Mumbai.
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Sahir Ludhianvi was a member of IPTA and the Progressive Writer's Association.
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Sahir Ludhianvi made his debut with four songs performed in the film Azadi Ki Raah Par.
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The last film Sahir Ludhianvi made with Burman was Pyaasa.
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Sahir Ludhianvi did work with other composers including Ravi, Roshan, Khayyam and Datta Naik.
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From about 1950 until his death, Sahir Ludhianvi collaborated with Baldev Raj Chopra, a film producer and director.
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In 1958, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the lyrics for Ramesh Saigal's film Phir Subah Hogi, which was based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment.
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Sahir Ludhianvi was a controversial figure in that he was artistically temperamental.
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Sahir Ludhianvi insisted that the film score should be composed for his lyrics and not the other way around.
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Sahir Ludhianvi insisted on being paid one rupee more than Lata Mangeshkar and this created a rift between them.
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Sahir Ludhianvi insisted that All India Radio credit film song lyricists in its broadcasts.
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On 25 October 1980, at the age of fifty-nine, Sahir Ludhianvi died of a sudden cardiac death.
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Sahir Ludhianvi's life has been chronicled by Sabir Dutt and by Chander Verma and Dr Salman Abid in "Main Sahir Ludhianvi Hoon".