Kaif Bhopali (20 February 1920 – 24 July 1991) was an Indian

Urdu poet Urdu poetry ( ur, ) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghali ...

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

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Kamal Amrohi Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi (17 January 1918 – 11 February 1993), popularly known as Kamal Amrohi, was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He was also an Urdu and Hindi poet. His Hindi films include '' Mahal'' (1949), ''Pakeezah'' (1 ...

's 1972 classic, ''

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''.

Career

Kaif Bhoopali wrote lyrics for many Bollywood films like ''

'' (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

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. 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

.''Apne aap raaton mein'', sung by

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is a gem from 1977 film '' Shankar Hussain''.Kaif Bhopali's daughter, Parveen Kaif, is a poet who participates in

mushaira ''Mushaira'' ( ur, , Mušā'ira) is a poetic symposium. It is an event (called '' mehfil'', Mushairi) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the ...

Filmography

* ''

'' (1972) * '' Shankar Hussain'' (1977) * '' Raziya Sultan'' (1983)

References

External links

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Works of Kaif Bhopali
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhopali, Kaif Urdu-language lyricists Indian male composers 20th-century Indian Muslims Writers from Bhopal Urdu-language poets from India 20th-century Indian composers Poets from Madhya Pradesh Musicians from Madhya Pradesh Indian lyricists 20th-century male musicians 1917 births 1991 deaths