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Kaif Bhopali
Kaif Bhopali (20 February 1920 – 24 July 1991) 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''. 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''. 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 , also sung by Jagjit Singh. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhopal
Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is the 16th largest city in India and 131st in the world. After the formation of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal was part of the Sehore district. It was bifurcated in 1972 and a new district, Bhopal, was formed. Flourishing around 1707, the city was the capital of the former Bhopal State, a princely state of the British ruled by the Nawabs of Bhopal. Numerous heritage structures from this period include the Taj-ul-Masajid and Taj Mahal palace. In 1984, the city was struck by the Bhopal disaster, one of the worst industrial disasters in history. Bhopal has a strong economic base with numerous large and medium industries operating in and around the city. Bhopal is considered as one of the important f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
