Template:Infobox writer Kaif Bhopali was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist. He was a poet in the Urdu mushaira circles, and is known as the writer of songs like Chalo Dildar Chalo, sung by Mohd. Rafi in Kamal Amrohi's 1972 classic, Pakeezah.[1][2]
Career
Kaif Bhoopali wrote lyrics for many Bollywood films like Pakeezah (1972), where he wrote songs like Teer-E-Nazar and Chalo dildar chalo chand ke paar chalo.[3]
He also wrote some ghazals like "तेरा चेहरा कितना सुहाना लगता है", Jhoom ke jab rindon ne pila de, sung by Jagjit Singh. One of his couplets is Template:Transl, also sung by Jagjit Singh.[4] Another song was Aye Khuda Shukr Tera in the 1983 film Razia Sultan, written and directed by Kamal Amrohi.Apne aap raaton mein, sung by Lata Mangeshkar is a gem from 1977 film Shankar Hussain.Kaif Bhopali's daughter, Parveen Kaif, is a poet who participates in mushairas.
Filmography
- Pakeezah (1972)
- Shankar Hussain (1977)
- Raziya Sultan (1983)
References
- ↑ Let's Enjoy. Sify.com Movies(6 October 2004). Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ↑ Matchless magic lingers(31 July 2002). Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ↑ Lyrics by Kaif Bhopali
- ↑ Down memory lane with Jagjit Singh. Indian Express(9 November 1998).