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{{Infobox person
| name = Asad Bhopali
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Asadullah Khan
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1921|07|10}}
| birth_place = [[Bhopal]], [[Bhopal State]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1990|06|09|1921|07|10}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names =
| occupation = [[Poet]], [[Lyricist]]
| years active = 1949-1990
}}
'''Asad Bhopali''' (10 July 1921 – 9 June 1990) was an Indian [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] poet and [[lyricist]]. The ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema'', compiled by [[Gulzar]] and Saibal Chatterjee, describes him as one of the "few names that stand out for their contribution to Hindi film lyrics".<ref>{{cite book |author1=Gulzar |author2=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT323 |year=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=323 }}</ref>

== Film career ==

Asad Bhopali was born in Bhopal, as Asadullah Khan. He was the eldest child of Munshi Ahmed Khan, a teacher of Arabian and Persian languages.

In 1949, Asad Bhopali was spotted by the Fazli Brothers, a film producer duo of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai). Following the [[partition of India]], Aarzoo Lakhnavi, the lyricist of their film ''Duniya'', migrated to newly created Pakistan. By this time, only two of the film's songs had been written. Fazli Brothers were looking for new lyricists. Businessman Sugam Kapadia, who owned a few cinema theatres in Bhopal, told them that there were many good poets in Bhopal, and suggested that they attend a [[mushaira]] (meet of poets) there. The Fazli Brothers agreed, and Kapadia organized a mushaira at his Bhopal Talkies on 5 May 1949. Impressed by Asad Bhopali's performance, the producers invited him to Bombay. At the age of 28, Asad Bhopali traveled to Bombay on 18 May 1949, to become a lyricist in the [[Hindi film industry]].

Asad Bhopali wrote two songs for Fazli Brothers' ''Duniya'' (1949): ''Rona hai to chupke chupke'' (sung by [[Mohammad Rafi]]) and ''Armaan lute, dil toot gaya'' (sung by Suraiyya). The next year, he wrote songs for a couple of films; these songs were sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Shamshad Begum]]. Bhopali's big break was [[BR Chopra]]'s ''[[Afsana (film)|Afsana]]'' (1951), for which he wrote 5 songs.

Bhopali went on to work with several noted music directors. He wrote the popular song ''Woh Jab Yaad Aaye, Bahut Yaad Aaye'' for [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]'s first released film ''[[Parasmani]]''.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ganesh Anantharaman |title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA250 |date=January 2008 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-306340-7 |pages=250 }}</ref> He wrote a large number of film songs composed by [[Usha Khanna]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Pankaj Rag |author2=Gita Subherwal |title=Bhopal, 50 years as capital |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jF1uAAAAMAAJ |year=2005 |publisher=Madhya Pradesh Madhyam |page=30 }}</ref> From 1949 to 1990, he wrote about 400 songs for over a hundred films. However, he was not as successful as the top lyricists such as [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], [[Jan Nisar Akhtar]] and [[Rajendra Krishan]]. Many of the films he wrote for were low-grade films, and he used to get only a few songs in high-end movies, unlike other established lyricists.<ref>[http://faculty.ist.unomaha.edu/pdasgupta/personal/radioprogs/AajKeFankaar-AsadBhopali.htm Aaj ke Fankaar] programme on Asad Bhopali. [[Vividh Bharati]], 8 June 2003.</ref>

Bhopali was one of the lyricists who wrote songs for the 1989 musical hit ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]''.<ref>{{cite book |author=Jayson Beaster-Jones |title=Bollywood Sounds: The Cosmopolitan Mediations of Hindi Film Song |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gf1zBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA185 |date=8 September 2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-999347-5 |pages=185–}}</ref> Shortly after, he suffered from a severe paralytic stroke. His family took him to Bhopal. In 1990, he received the [[35th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]] for ''Dil Deewana'', but could not attend the award ceremony.

Asad Bhopali died on 9 June 1990, in Bhopal. He wrote songs for ''Rang Bhoomi'', which was released after his death, in 1992. ''Roshni, Dhoop, Chandni'', a collection of his poetry, was published by the Urdu Akademi of Bhopal in 1995.<ref>[http://nationallibrary.gov.in/showdetails.php?id=381603 Bibliographic Detail], National Library, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.</ref>

Asad Bhopali married twice. He had two sons (Taj and Taabish) and six daughters from his first marriage, with Ayesha. Ghalib Asad Bhopali, his son from his second wife, also became a film writer and lyricist who wrote movies like ''[[Bhindi Bazaar (film)|Bhindi Bazaar]] Inc'' and ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]''. and Asad Bhopali's younger brother Qamar Jamaali also became an Urdu poet.

== Filmography ==

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* ''[[Superman (1993 film)|Superman]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ranbhoomo]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Police Public]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Ladaaku]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Bin Phere Hum Tere]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Dada (1979 film)|Dada]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Sone Ke Dil Lohe Ka Haath]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Badnaam (1976 film)|Badnaam]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Do Khiladi]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Gumrah (1976 film)|Gumrah]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Mazdoor Zindabad]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Playboy (1976 film)|Playboy]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Vandana (1975 film)|Vandana]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Hum Sab Chor Hain (1973 film)|Hum Sab Chor Hain]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Nirdosh (1973 film)|Nirdosh]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Pyar Diwana]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Ek Paheli]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Ilzaam (1970 film)|Ilzaam]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Sasta Mehanga Pyaar]]'' (1970)
* ''Aag'' (1967)
* ''[[Chhaila Babu]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Johar In Bombay]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Insaaf (1966 film)|Insaaf]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Main Wohi Hoon]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Naag Mandir]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Shera Daku]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Smuggler (1966 film)|Smuggler]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Boxer (1965 film)|Boxer]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Ek Sapera Ek Lutera]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Hum Sab Ustad Hai]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Lootera (1965 film)|Lootera]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Shreeman Funtoosh]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Aaya Toofan (1964 film)|Aaya Toofan]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Khush Nasib]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Mr. X in Bombay]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaye]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Mayal Mahal]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Parasmani]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Ustadon Ke Ustad (1963 film)|Ustadon Ke Ustad]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Girls Hostel]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Pyar Ka Sagar]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Razia Sultan (1961 film)|Razia Sultan]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Tu Nahin Aur Sahi]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Zara Bachke]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Trolly Driver]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Insaaf (1956 film)|Insaaf]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Rajdhani (film)|Rajdhani]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Moti Mahal (1952 film)|Moti Mahal]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Afsana (film)|Afsana]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Aadhi Raat]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Duniya (1949 film)|Duniya]]'' (1949)
}}

== Notable songs ==

* Dil-e-nadaan zamaane me (''Mast Qalandar'')
* Aay mere dil-e-nadaan (''Tower House'')
* Hum tum se juda ho ke (Ek Sapera Ek Lutera)
* Ye rang bhare baadal (Tu Nahin Aur Sahi)
* Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye (''Parasmani'')
* Haasta hua noorani chehra (''Parasmani'')
* Ajnabee tum jane pehchaane (''Hum Sab Ustaad Hai'')
* Kya teri zulfein hai (''Hum Sab Ustaad Hai'')
* Sau baar janam lenge (''Ustaadon Ke Ustaad'')
* Raaz-e-dil un se chhupaaya na gaya (''Apna Banaa Ke Dekho'')
* Dil ki baatein dil hi jaane (''Roop Tera Mastana'')
* Haseen dilruba kareeb aa zara (''Roop Tera Mastana'')
* Dil ka soona saaz taraana dhoondega (''Ek Naari Do Roop'')
* Dost ban ke aaye ho (Bin Phere Hum Tere)
* Chand apna safar khatm karta raha (''Shama'')
* Dil diwaana bin sajna ke (''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'')

== Awards ==

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist]], [[35th Filmfare Awards]] (1990) for the song ''Dil Deewana'' from ''[[Maine Pyaar Kiya]]'' (1989)<ref>[http://www.starjoint.com/awards/4/1990 35th Filmfare Awards (1990)]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0080418}}

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