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Renowned Urdu poet Nida fazali passed away in Mumbai following cardiac attack today. He was 77. Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli known as Nida Fazli was born on 12 October 1938 in Delhi, into a Kashmiri family and attended school in Gwalior.
His father was an Urdu poet. During the partition of India, his parents migrated to Pakistan, but Fazli decided to stay in India.
He wrote the title song of TV serials like “Sailaab”, “Neem ka Ped”, “Jaane Kya Baat Hui” and “Jyoti”. The composition “Koi Akelaa Kahaan” is another popular composition sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy. His ghazals and other compositions are sung by notable artists of the day. He teamed up with Jagjit Singh in 1994 to bring an album named Insight, which got appreciation for its soulful poetry and music.
He wrote essays critical of contemporary poets of the sixties in his book Mulaqatein which outraged poets including Sahir Ludhianvi, Ali Sardar Jafri and Kaifi Azmi. As a result, he was boycotted in some poetic sessions.
His career improved when Kamal Amrohi, a filmmaker, approached him. The original song writer Jan Nisar Akhtar working on the film Razia Sultan (1983) had died before completing the project. Nida wrote the final two songs and attracted other Hindi filmmakers.
His celebrated lyrics were also used in Aap to aise na the, Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) and Gudiya.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolence over the demise of noted Urdu poet and lyricist Nida Fazli. In a tweet, Mr. Modi said Fazli’s verses will live on and so will his contribution to writing and cinema. He said the death is very saddening and his thoughts are with the admirers of the lyricist.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of noted poet Nida Fazli. In a condolences message, Mr. Jaitley said his death is a loss to Hindi and Urdu poetry.