Anwar Farrukhabadi (Urdu: انور فرخ آبادی; Hindi: अनवर फर्रुखाबाद), also known as "Fana (فنا)", was a Sufi poet from Farrukhabad district in India.[2] He is known as a lyricist of Ghazal, songs, poems and Qawaali.
Anwar Farrukhabadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1928[1] |
| Died | 29 June 2011 (aged 82)[1] |
| Pen name | Fana |
| Occupation | Sufi poet |
Work
editHe also wrote Marsiya (مرثیہ ) and Mashhoor Daastan Hai Shahadat Hussain Ki (مشہور داساتاں ہے شہادت حسینؑ کی ), sung by Shamshad Begum and Yusuf Ad.[citation needed] His ghazal Yeh jo halka halka saroor hai[3] has been renditioned by various artists including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Farhan Saeed and featured in the Hindi movie Fanney Khan.
Farrukhabadi died in Farrukhabad on 29 June 2011.[4]
Filmography
edit| Year[5] | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dil Hi Dil Mein | Lyricist |
| 1963 | Holiday in Bombay | Lyricist |
| 1961 | Room No.17 | Lyricist |
| 1959 | Bank Manager | Lyricist |
References
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- ^ a b "Yesteryear lyricist Anwar Farrukhabadi is dead".
- ^ "MODERN". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Chaturvedi, Vinita (17 February 2018). "Tejaswini Pandit has become a shayara". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
These lines do remind you of Sufi poet Anwar Farrukhabadi's famous ghazal… 'Yeh jo halka halka suroor hai, sab teri nazar ka kusoor hai ..
- ^ "Yesteryear lyricist Anwar Farrukhabadi is dead". news.rediff.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Anwar Farrukhabadi". IMDb.
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