Poet Bashir Badr Bollywood Connection: The world of Bollywood is incomplete without literature. Indian film industry is the only industry in the world where conditional songs are made. Many songs are included in a film. In such a situation, many lyricists, writers and poets have contributed in making the Bollywood film industry more literary and musical. One name in this was Bashir Badr. The deceased poet was not only the pride of literary gatherings and tents, his writings were also widely used in the film industry.
directly so Bashir Badr He has not written for Bollywood but any of his compositions have ever been included or his couplets have also been made a part of the dialogues. The most special thing about Bashir Badr was that he was the master of Saral Jawan and through his words, he was known to present the subtlest matters in a soft manner to the listeners and readers. His simplicity made him so popular that even Bollywood could not remain without being impressed by the magic of his pen. Now at the age of 91, this magical merchant of pens has left us and gone somewhere else. In such a situation, as a tribute to Bashir Badr, let us get acquainted with his Bollywood connections.
come into my eyes sometime
Famous ghazal singer Jagjit Singh had released an album by the name of Sham-e-Ghazal, in which he included this song written by Bashir Saheb in his album and gave his perfect voice to its lyrics. He also gave its music. This ghazal of Bashir Badr also became very popular.
Neither watched to my heart’s content nor talked about anything.
“There was no news for many years, where did I spend my day and where did I spend my night, neither saw nor talked to my heart’s content, I had a great desire to meet.” This ghazal was sung by Chandan Das and included in his album Kitne Hi Rang Mein. Even after years, people listen to this song a lot on YouTube and get lost in the world of peace.
Listen to Bashir Badr’s Ghazal in the voice of Jagjit Singh-
People say you are a stranger
Talking about this ghazal, it was included in the famous album Aabshaar-e-Ghazal of Asha Bhosle and Hariharan. There were a total of 8 ghazals in it and this ghazal written by Bashir Badr was the most popular. Even today, this ghazal remains the choice of singers for presentation in gatherings and concerts.
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Bashir Badr’s ghazals were heard in many films
Bashir Badr’s Sher was used in Vicky Kaushal’s film Masaan released in 2015. Its lyrics were- “Let the light of your memories remain with us, who knows in which street the evening of life may happen.” Apart from this, there is also a very old memory related to this lion. In fact, when Bashir Sahab’s son Nusrat Badr had gone to take the autograph of superstar Dilip Kumar, he had written this favorite couplet of Bashir Sahab in the autograph.
Apart from this, when filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj made the film Dedh Ishqiya, he also included Bashir Badr’s writings at many places in the film. Naseeruddin Shah’s character in the film was also poetic and there was abundance of Urdu language dialogues. Apart from this, Bashir Badr’s couplets were also given place in films like Dil Hi Toh Hai, Saransh and Bazaar. Despite his not being directly active in Bollywood, the inclusion of his works in the industry shows how clean, clear and simple his writing was that even the Bollywood industry could not live without using it. Today, in his absence, people are remembering his works which will remain as a great legacy in the world of literature.
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