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August 19, 1976 (62 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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Jan Nisar Akhtar
Jan Nisar Akhtar is an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and part of a movement of progressive writers who is also a lyricist for Bollywood. He is the son of Muztar Khairabadi and the great-grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi His career spanned four decades during which he worked with composers such as C. Ramchandra, OP Nayyar, N Dutta and Khayyam and wrote 151 songs. Among them are songs from his escape film, Yasmin from AR Kardar, Aankhon hi Aankhon Mein from CID by Guru Dutt, Yeh dil aur unai nigahon ke saaye from Prem Parbat and Aaja re from Noorie and the song. His last song, Ae Dil- e-naadaan, in Razia Sultan by Kamal Amrohi. His poetic works include Nazr-e-Butaan, Salaasil, Javidaan, Pichali Pehar, Ghar Angan, and Khaak-e-dil. Then there is a book of poems for which he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Prize in 1976 in Urdu by Sahitya Akademi, the National Academy of Literature of India.
BornFebruary 18, 1914, Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India
DiedAugust 19, 1976, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationPoet, lyricist
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
GenreGhazal
Literary movementProgressive Writers' Movement
Notable works"Khaak-e-dil" (The Ashes of Heart") (1973)
SpouseSafiya Siraj-ul Haq, Khadija Talat
ChildrenJaved Akhtar, Salman Akhtar
RelativesFazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (grandfather)

About Jan Nisar Akhtar

Poet Jan Nisar Akhtar was born on February 14, 1914 in India (He dies at the age of 62, on August 19, 1976).

He is an Indian poet and Bollywood lyricist best known for his Urdu nazms and ghazals. He is mainly known for writing the poetry"Khaak-e-dil" in 1973. (From the Ashes of the Heart).

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Jan Nisar Akhtar before becoming famous

Jan Nisar Akhtar was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1914 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

His alma mater was Aligarh Muslim University. In 1949, he moved to Bombay to work as a film lyricist.

Achievement of Jan Nisar Akhtar

Over 150 songs were co-written with Indian musical composers.

Jan Nisar Akhtar's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married Safiya Siraj-ul Haq and they had two sons. After his first wife died, he married Khadija Talat.

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He, like Poet Rabindranath Tagore, was an Indian novelist.

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