Rahi Masoom Reza (September 1927 – 15 March 1992) was an Indian

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

poet and writer and a

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lyricist. He won the

Filmfare Best Dialogue Award The Filmfare Best Dialogue Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Here is a list of the award winners since 1958 and the films for which they won. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Gulzar – 4 * Rahi ...

for the hit film ''

Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' is a 1978 Indian drama film directed by Raj Khosla and Sudesh Issar. It is based on a Marathi novel titled ''Ashi Tujhi Preet'' by Chandrakant Kakodkar. The film won Nutan her 5th and final Filmfare Award in the ...

'' in 1979, followed by '' Mili'' and ''

Lamhe ''Lamhe'' (lit. ''Moments'') is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, along with Waheeda Rehman and Anupam Kher ...

''.

Biography

Early life and education

Reza was born in a Muslim family in a village named Gangauli, located in

Ghazipur Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur city is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ghazipur also constitu ...

district of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 195 ...

, one of the most populous state in Northern India. He was the younger brother of educationist Moonis Raza and scholar Mehdi Raza. Raza completed his early education in and around Ghazipur, from where he went to

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...

to complete higher studies. His studies and life revolved around Muslim theology. He completed a doctorate in Hindustani Literature and pursued a career in literature. He wrote novels under the pseudonym, Shahid Akhtar, for an Urdu magazine ''Rumani Duniya'' from Allahabad. He then went on to become a Lecturer in Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Bombay (now Mumbai).

Literary career

He wrote the script and dialogues for a TV serial, ''

Mahabharat The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...

''. The TV serial was based on the epic, the

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the K ...

. The serial became a popular TV serial in India, with a peak television rating of around 86%.

Works

His works include: *Novels ** ''Adha Gaon'' (''The Divided Village'') ** ''Dil Ek Saada Kaghaz'' ** ''Topi Shukla'' ** ''Os Ki Boond'' ** ''Katra Bi Arzoo'' ** ''Scene No. 75'' *Poetry ** ''Mauz-e-ghul mauz-e-saba'' (Urdu) ** ''Ajnabee shahar: ajnabee raste'' (Urdu) ** ''Main ek Feriwala'' (Hindi) ** ''Sheeshe ke Makaan Wale'' (Hindi) * Autobiography ** ''Chotey aadmi ki badee kahaani'' ("Big Story of a Small Man") *Movie and TV scripts ** '' Neem ka Ped## – novel and TV serial of the same name ** '' Kissi Se Na Kehna'' ** ''

'' ** '' Disco Dancer'' (1982) ** ''

'' (1988) *Movie dialogues ** ''

Alaap ''Alaap'' ( lit. Prelude) is a 1977 Indian musical drama film produced by Hrishikesh Mukerjee and N.C Sippy and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Om Prakash and Manmohan. The music ...

'' (1977) ** ''

Gol Maal ''Gol Maal'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Rahi Masoom Raza and Sachin Bhowmick. It was produced by N. C. Sippy, with music by R. D. Burman. The film won several awards and was ...

'' (1979) ** '' Karz'' (1980) ** '' Judaai'' (1980) ** '' Hum Paanch'' (1980) ** '' Anokha Rishta'' (1986) ** ''

Baat Ban Jaye ''Baat Ban Jaye'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bharat Rangachary, starring Sanjeev Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Utpal Dutt, Raj Babbar, Zeenat Aman, Amol Palekar, Aruna Irani and Shakti Kapoor. This film is Inspired from ...

'' (1986) ** ''

Naache Mayuri ''Naache Mayuri'' is a 1986 dance biographical Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao. It is a remake of the Telugu film, '' Mayuri'' (1984), about classical dancer-actress Sudha Chandran who stars as herself in both films. The film was shot at Me ...

'' (1986) ** '' Awam'' (1987) ** ''

'' (1991) ** '' Parampara'' (1992) ** '' Aaina'' (1993) *Movie Lyrics ** ''

'' (1977) ** ''Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand'' (

Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian cl ...

& Chitra Singh)

References

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A Village Divided
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