Ibrahim Khan Ghauri (20 July 1951 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian

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and

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poet, journalist, actor and film

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. He wrote under the pen name Ashk. He is popular for his lyrics in Hritik Roshan's debut film, ''Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai''. Ashk is well known as a lyricist, and script writer of some well-known films and TV serials. He wrote more than 700 ghazals that were sung by various popular ghazal singers such as Talat Aziz, Jagjit Singh, Chandan Das, Pankaj Udhas, Penaz Masani, Anuradha Paudhwal, Bhupinder Mitali and others in the 80s and 90s.

Early life and education

Ibrahim Ashk was born on July 20, 1951, at

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. Ashk's early education was at

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, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. He received his B.A. from

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in 1973, and his M.A. in

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from Indore University in 1974.

Career

A journalist, poet and film writer, he worked for four years with the ''Daily Indore Samachar'', six with ''Shama'' and ''Shushma'' magazines, and two with '' Sarita'', a Hindi monthly magazine. Ashk penned the lyrics for a number of songs used in

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films, including " Kaho Naa Pyar Hai", "

Koi Mil Gaya ''Koi... Mil Gaya'' ( ) is a 2003 Indian science fiction action drama film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta and Rekha. In addition to writing the story, Rakesh Roshan also wrote the screenplay wi ...

", "

Janasheen ''Janasheen'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film co-written, edited, produced and directed by Feroz Khan who stars along with his son, Fardeen Khan, and Celina Jaitly in her film debut. It was partly shot in Afgh ...

", "Eitbaar", "

Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel. Upon release, it was a critical and commercial faliure, receiving overwhelmingly negative r ...

", "

Krrish ''Krrish'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language superhero action thriller film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Hrithik Roshan in a dual role, alongside Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Rekha, Sharat Saxena and Man ...

", " Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche", and " Dhund". He also acted in a serial penned by himself. Amidst his busy schedule, he took little time out to share his experience and guide the upcoming talent in the Bollywood industry. He organised monthly Lyrics Writing Workshops in Mumbai.

Death

Ashk died of complications from

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in Mumbai on 16 January 2022, at the age of 70.

Literary contributions

*Ilham – 1991 *Aagahi – 1996 (Collection of Poems) *Karbala – 1998 (Historical Elegy) *Andaz-e-Bayan Aur – 2001 (Critical appreciation and explanation of Mirza Asad-ullah Khan `Ghalib’) *Tanqidi Shaoor – 2004 (Work on Bedil, Hafiz, Ghalib, Iqbal, Firaq Gorakhpuri and different literary subjects)

Awards and accolades

* U.P. Urdu Academy Award – 1991 * All India Benzer Award – 1992 * Maharashtra Hindi Patrakar Sangh Award – 2000 (for Best Lyrics) * Tata Group of Magazine AV Max Award – 2000 (for Best Lyrics of the year 2000) * Ujjain's Sahitya Seva Samman – 2001 (Presented by Shri Shiv Mangal Singh Suman, Ex-Vice Chancellor of Vikram University, Ujjain) *

Ghalib Award Mirza Ghalib Award, commonly known as Ghalib Award, is a literary award and an honor in India presented annually in the month of December by Ghalib Academy (Ghalib Institute). It was established and named after a greatest Indian poet Ghalib. T ...

– 2003 (of the Journal `Intesaab’ Sirong, M.P.) * Kalidas Samman – 2003 (of M.P. Sadbhawana Manch) * Kabir Samman – 2003 (of Gunjan Kala Sadan, Jabalpur, M.P.) * Majrooh Award – 2004 (of Majrooh Academy, Mumbai) * Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Academy Award – 2004 (Lucknow, U.P.) * Star Dust Award for Best Lyrics – 2004 (Presented by World Fame Artist Shri M.F.Hussain)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashk, Ibrahim 1951 births 2022 deaths Hindi-language poets Hindi-language writers from India People from Ujjain district Recipients of Ghalib Award Urdu-language poets from India Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya alumni