Mushtaq Jalili (27 October 1927—14 October 2004) was an Indian

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He was born in

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, the son of

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poet Fasahat Jung Jaleel (Jaleel Manikpuri). He first worked with A.R. Kardar as an assistant story writer, then in 1955 as an assistant writer in the story department under P.N. Arora. Following that he worked as an assistant writer with Pandit Mukhram Sharma. In 1963 he wrote the films '' Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya'' and '' Begaana''. He wrote dialogue for K.C. Gulati's '' Mohabbat Zindagi Hai'' (1966), screenplay and dialogue for '' Dillagi'' (1966), screenplay for '' Ek Phool Do Mali'' (1969), and story and screenplay for '' Pyaar Ka Rishta'' (1973). Jalili also wrote the script for '' Dharkan'' (1972), '' Do Musafir'' (1978), and ''Mr. Phandebaaz'' (1995), and the dialogue for ''Bonny'' (1990), and ''

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'' (1999). Jalili died in the

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neighborhood of

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References

{{authority control Screenwriters from Hyderabad, India Indian male screenwriters