Bashar Nawaz (18 August 1935 – 9 July 2015) was an Indian

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and

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, who penned the song ''Karoge Yaad'' in the

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film

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. He picked up the "Pulotsav Samman" and

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for his contribution to Urdu literature.

Career

He had written lyrics for a few

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such as '

', 'Lori' and 'Jane Wafa'. Ghulam Ali,

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, Asha Bhosale,

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and

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among others have given voice to his

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. He also wrote 13 episodes of the TV serial

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, which was telecast on

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in 1983. Bashar also penned 26 episodes of the musical opera "Sare Jahan se Accha Hindustan Hamara", which was broadcast by

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. He scripted a serial on

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, which was televised on Doordarshan in 2000. Nawaz's poems have been translated into Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi and Kannada and published in journals and anthologies. As many as ten of his poems have been translated into English by Zaheer Ali. Anwar Saeed from Pakistan has made special mention of Bashar Nawaz in his book 'Short History of Urdu Literature'. His ghazals and poems have been included in almost all the anthologies of best Urdu poetry from 1960 onward, said noted Urdu poet Khan Shamim. On 9 July 2015, Bashar Nawaz died at the age of 79 in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nawaz, Bashar Indian lyricists Writers from Maharashtra Hindi-language writers 1935 births 2015 deaths Recipients of Ghalib Award People from Aurangabad, Maharashtra Urdu-language poets

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