Jan Nisar Akhtar

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Jan Nisar Akhtar was a renowned Indian Urdu poet and lyricist associated with the Progressive Writers' Movement and celebrated for his evocative ghazals and film songs.

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instanceOf Indian poet
Urdu poet
lyricist
person
awardReceived Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED
child Javed Akhtar NERFINISHED
Salman Akhtar NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship India
ethnicGroup Indian Muslim
familyName Akhtar NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Hindi cinema NERFINISHED
Urdu literature
fullName Jan Nisar Akhtar NERFINISHED
gender male
genre film song lyrics
ghazal
nazm
givenName Jan Nisar NERFINISHED
hasPart collections of ghazals
film song lyrics corpus
influenced Javed Akhtar NERFINISHED
later generations of Urdu poets
influencedBy Progressive Writers' Association ideals NERFINISHED
inLanguage Hindi NERFINISHED
Urdu NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Urdu NERFINISHED
memberOf Progressive Writers' Association NERFINISHED
movement Progressive Writers' Movement NERFINISHED
notableFor evocative ghazals
film lyrics in Hindi cinema
progressive themes in Urdu poetry
notableWork Film song lyrics for "Baiju Bawra"
Film song lyrics for "Chetan Anand" and other Hindi films
Ghazal anthology "Khaak-e-Dil" NERFINISHED
Khaak-e-Dil NERFINISHED
occupation lyricist
poet
professor
scriptwriter
relative Kaifi Azmi NERFINISHED
Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED
religion Islam
spouse Safia Akhtar NERFINISHED
workLocation Bombay (Mumbai) NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
writingStyle romantic ghazals
socially conscious poetry

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Javed Akhtar father Jan Nisar Akhtar