MarvinGrenier8 at 04:28, 3 January 2026

2026-01-03T04:28:16Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian poet and lyricist (1922–1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hasrat Jaipuri
| image = Hasrat Jaipuri.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Iqbal Hussain
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|4|15}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Jaipur State]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1999|9|17|1922|4|15}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Film song lyricist
| years_active = 1949 – 1999
| relatives = [[Sardar Malik]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Anu Malik]] (nephew)<br>[[Daboo Malik]] (nephew)
| awards = [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] in 1967 and 1972
}}

'''Hasrat Jaipuri,''' born '''Iqbal Hussain''' (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999), was an [[Indian people|Indian]] poet, who wrote in the [[Hindustani language|Hindi and Urdu]] languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in [[Hindi films]], where he won the [[Filmfare Awards]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] twice – in 1966 and 1972.<ref name=HT>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/on-hasrat-jaipuri-s-birthday-know-the-man-behind-bollywood-s-most-loved-songs/story-5MzrypgJ7GxMCw9epUDGRN.html |title=On Hasrat Jaipuri's birthday, know the man behind Bollywood's most loved songs|newspaper=Hindustan Times (newspaper)|date=15 April 2018|access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref><ref name=MySwar>[http://myswar.co/artist/hasrat-jaipuri?l=e Profile of Hasrat Jaipuri] MySwar.com website, Retrieved 14 November 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.rekhta.org/poets/hasrat-jaipuri/all Profile of Hasrat Jaipuri on Rekhta.org website] Retrieved 14 November 2022</ref>

==Early life==
Jaipuri was born '''Iqbal Husain''' in [[Jaipur]],<ref name=HT/> where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his ''taalim'' (education) in [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] from his maternal grandfather, the poet Fida Husain 'Fida'.<ref name="urdupoetry">{{cite web
|title=Hasrat Jaipuri profile on urdupoetry.com website
|url=http://www.urdupoetry.com/profile/hjaipuri.html
|date=13 October 2001
|access-date=29 August 2018
}}</ref> He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years old. Around the same time, he fell in love with a neighborhood girl name Radha. Hasrat talked about a love letter he wrote to this girl, in an interview, later in his life, that love knows no religion. Hasrat Jaipuri was quoted as saying, "It is not at all necessary that a Muslim boy must fall in love only with a Muslim girl. My love was silent, but I wrote a poem for her, 'Yeh mera prem patra padh kar, ke tum naaraaz na hona." It is not known for sure whether the love letter was actually delivered to Radha. But veteran film producer [[Raj Kapoor]] liked it enough to include it in his [[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)]] and the song ended up becoming a 'hit' song in India.<ref name="urdupoetry"/>

==Career in Bollywood==
In 1940, Jaipuri came to Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]), and started working as a [[conductor (transportation)|bus conductor]], earning a monthly salary of eleven rupees.<ref name=MySwar/> He used to participate in [[mushaira]]s, or poetry recitation symposiums. At a ''mushaira'', [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] noticed Jaipuri and recommended him to his son, [[Raj Kapoor]]. Raj Kapoor was planning a musical love story, ''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1949) with [[Shankar–Jaikishan]]. Jaipuri wrote his first recorded song, ''Jiya Beqaraar Hai'' for the film. His second song (and first duet) was ''Chhor Gaye Baalam''.<ref name=HT/><ref name=MySwar/><ref name="urdupoetry"/>

Along with [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]], Jaipuri wrote lyrics for all Raj Kapoor films till 1971. After the death of Jaikishan and failures of ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (1970) and ''[[Kal Aaj Aur Kal]]'' (1971), however, Raj Kapoor turned to other lyricists and music directors. Raj Kapoor initially wanted to call him back for ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982), but later settled for another lyricist, [[Amir Qazalbash]]. Kapoor finally asked him to write lyrics for the film, ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985). Later, he also invited Hasrat to write three songs for the movie ''[[Henna (film)|Henna]]'' (1991). Jaipuri alleges that after Raj Kapoor's death, the music composer [[Ravindra Jain]] "conspired" to "scrap" his lyrics and replace them with his own lyrics.<ref name="urdupoetry"/>

When fellow lyricist [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] turned producer with ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'', he invited Jaipuri to write lyrics for the movie. He also wrote screenplay for the movie ''Hulchul'' (1951). His last film as a lyricist was ''Hatya: The Murder'' (2004).

===Selected list of songs===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Song title !!Film !!Notes
|-
|''Jiya Beqaraar Hai''<ref name=MySwar/><ref name=HT/>
|[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]
|First recorded song
|-
|''Chhod Gaye Baalam''
|[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]
|First duet song
|-
|''Ichak Dana Bichak Dana''<ref name=HT/>
|[[Shree 420|Shree 420 (1955 film)]]
|-
|''Zindagi ek safar hai suhana''<ref name=MySwar/><ref name=HT/>
|[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]
|
|-
|''Teri pyari pyari soorat ko''<ref name=MySwar/><ref name=HT/>
|[[Sasural (1961 film)|Sasural]]
|specially written for Chanda Jaipuri
|-
|''Pankh hote to ud aati re''<ref name=MySwar/>
|[[Sehra (film)|Sehra]]
|
|-
|''Tere khayalon mein hum''
|[[Geet Gaya Patharon Ne|Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne]]
|
|-
|''Ehsan tera hoga mujh par''<ref name=MySwar/><ref name=HT/>
|[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]
|
|-
|''Tum mujhe yoon bhula na paaoge''<ref name=MySwar/>
|[[Pagla Kahin Ka]]
|
|-
|Aji Rooth Kar Ab Kahan Jaiyega
|[[Arzoo (1965 film)|Arzoo]]
|Nomination for Best Lyricist
|-
|''Sayonara sayonara''
|[[Love In Tokyo]]
|
|-
|''Aao twist karen''<ref name=MySwar/>
|[[Bhoot Bungla|Bhoot Bangla]]
|
|-
|''Ajhoon na aaye baalma''
|Sanjh Aur Savera
|
|-
|''Duniya bananewale''
|[[Teesri Kasam]]
|
|-
|''Sun Sahiba Sun''<ref name=HT/>
|[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]
|
|-
|''Unke Khayal Aaye To''
|[[Lal Patthar]]
|
|-
|''Badan Pe Sitare Lapete Hue''
|[[Prince (1969 film)|Prince]]
|Inspired to write this song on seeing a woman dressed in a sari studded with glittering stars in Paris
|-
|''Yeh Mera Prem Patra Padh Kar''<ref name=HT/>
|[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]
|Written when he fell in love with a Hindu girl named Radha
|-
|''Main Rangeela Pyar Ka Rahi''
|Chhoti Bahen (1959 Hindi film)
|Beautiful heart touched lyrics
|-
|''Jhoome Re Jhoome Re''
|[[Parvarish (1958 film)|Parvarish]]
|
|}

==Poetry==
Jaipuri wrote several books of poetry, in Hindi and Urdu. He once said, "Hindi and Urdu are like two great and inseparable sisters."<ref name="urdupoetry"/>
* ''Abshaar-E-Ghazal'' (compilation of Hasrat Jaipuri's poetry){{cn|date=June 2025}}

==Personal life==
Jaipuri invested his earnings in real estate or rental property, on his wife's advice. Thanks to earnings from these properties, his financial condition was sound, and therefore he could devote his time as a lyricist. He was survived by two sons and a daughter who live in Mumbai.<ref name="urdupoetry"/> His sister Bilqis Malik was married to music director [[Sardar Malik]] and is the mother of composer [[Anu Malik]].

He has two sons and a daughter, Akhtar Hasrat Jaipuri, Asif Hasrat Jaipuri and Kishwar Jaipuri. Aadil, Amaan, Aamir and Faiz Jaipuri are his grandsons.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

==Awards==
* [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] - 1972 for ''[[Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana]]'' (''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'', (1971)<ref name=MySwar/><ref name=Filmfare>[https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners Filmfare Awards list - all years] Filmfare.com website, Retrieved 14 November 2022</ref>
* [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] - 1967 for the song ''Baharo Phool Barsao'' [''[[Suraj (1966 film)]]'']<ref name=MySwar/><ref name="urdupoetry"/><ref name=Filmfare/>
* [[Josh Malihabadi]] Award, from Urdu Conference
* [[B. R. Ambedkar|Dr. Ambedkar]] Award, for ''Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Payaliya'' [''[[Mere Huzoor]]'' (1968)], a [[Brajbhasha]] song<ref name=MySwar/>
* Jaipuri was also awarded a doctorate degree from the World University Round Table.

==See also==
* [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
* [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
* [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]
* [[Gulzar]]
* [[Indeevar]]
* [[Javed Akhtar]]
* [[Sahir Ludhianvi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name | id=0415848 | name = Hasrat Jaipuri }}
* [http://www.urdupoetry.com/hjaipuri.html Ghazals and nazms by Hasrat Jaipuri]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120528012731/http://www.hindisahitya.org/category/hasrat-jaipuri/ Complete list of works of Hasrat Jaipuri] '''(Hindi)'''

{{FilmfareAwardBestLyricist}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaipuri, Hasrat}}
[[Category:Indian male songwriters]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian songwriters]]
[[Category:Urdu-language Indian poets]]
[[Category:Hindi-language poets]]
[[Category:Hindi-language Indian writers]]
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Writers from Jaipur]]
[[Category:Indian lyricists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male musicians]]

Hasrat Jaipuri - Revision history

MarvinGrenier8 at 04:28, 3 January 2026