Rahi Masoom Raza
Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza (1 August 1927 – 15 March 1992), born in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India, was an Urdu and Hindi poet and writer and a Bollywood lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for the hit film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki in 1979, followed by Mili and Lamhe, which he won posthumously.
Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza | |
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Born | Ghazipur, United Provinces, British India | 1 August 1927
Died | 15 March 1992 64) Bombay, Maharashtra, India | (aged
Occupation | Novelist, Urdu poet |
Notable awards | 1979 Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki |
Years active | 1945–1992 |
Biography
Early life and education
Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza was born in a Muslim family in a village named Gangauli,[1] located in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in Northern India. Raza completed his early education in and around Ghazipur, from where he went to Aligarh Muslim University to complete higher studies. He completed a doctorate in Hindustani Literature and pursued a career in literature.[2]
Literary career
He wrote the script and dialogues for a TV serial, Mahabharat. The TV serial was based on the epic, the Mahabharata. The serial became one of the most popular TV serials of India, with a peak television rating of around 86%.[3]
Works
His works include:
- Novels
- Adha Gaon (The Divided Village)
- Dil Ek Saada Kaghaz
- Topi Shukla
- Os Ki Boond
- Katra Bi Arzoo
- Scene No. 75
- Poetry
- Mauz-e-ghul mauz-e-saba (Urdu)
- Ajnabee shahar ajnabee raste (Urdu)
- Main ek Feriwala (Hindi)
- Sheeshe ke Makaan Wale (Hindi)
- Autobiography
- Chotey aadmi ki badee kahaani ("Big Story of a Small Man")
- Movie and TV scripts
- Neem ka Ped## – novel and TV serial of the same name
- Kissi Se Na Kehna
- Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
- Disco Dancer (1982)
- Mahabharat (1988)
- Movie dialogues
- Alaap (1977)
- Gol Maal (1979)
- Karz (1980)
- Judaai (1980)
- Hum Paanch (1980)
- Anokha Rishta (1986)
- Baat Ban Jaye (1986)
- Naache Mayuri (1986)
- Awam (1987)
- Lamhe (1991)
- Parampara (1992)
- Aaina (1993)
- Movie Lyrics
- Alaap (1977)
- Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand (Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh)[4]
References
- Chishti, Seema (30 April 2007). "It's 1947 still in Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza's Aadha Gaon". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- Hasan, Mushirul (1997). Legacy of a Divided Nation: India's Muslims Since Independence. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-85065-304-2.
- Manwani, Akshay (1 April 2013). "The Show of Shows Producing India's greatest television show ever". Caravan. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Rahi Masoom Reza on IMDb
- A Village Divided ISBN 9780143029830