Shamsul Huda Bihari (S. H. Bihari) (12 July 1920 – 25 February 1987) was an Indian lyricist, songwriter and poet whose work was widely recorded and used in

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movies during the latter half of the 20th century. Bihari was born in

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, Bihar, India. He lived at Madhupur, Deoghar dist. in Jharkhand. His ancestral villa still exists in Madhupur. He died in 1987.

Career

S.H.Bihari is best known for writing lyrics for films in

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and

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and was also fluent in

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. In 1985, along with the lyrics for the songs, Bihari also wrote the script for the film ''

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''. In a radio programme on the

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channel of

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(VBS- UJALE UNKI YAADON KE- DAASTANE O P NAYYAR- PART- 3) composer O.P.Nayyar said from his perspective, he regarded S.H.Bihari as "Shayar-e-azam" i.e. King or Emperor among poets. S.H.Bihari wrote songs in many movies for which O.P.Nayyar composed music. In 2006, poet, lyricist and screenwriter

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cited Bihari as a role-model, describing him as a "mindblowing ... poet whom no one remembers today".

Filmography

References

External links

shbihari.com
contains a more complete listing of his songs * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bihari, S. H. 1987 deaths People from Deoghar district Indian lyricists Hindi-language lyricists Indian male songwriters Indian songwriters Hindustani language Indian male poets 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Bihar Bengali-language writers 20th-century Indian male writers 1922 births