{"id":1345,"date":"2016-03-08T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2019-03-08T14:38:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T09:08:56","slug":"sahir-ludhianvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/sahir-ludhianvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Voh Kahaan Hain: Songs of Sahir"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sahir Ludhianvi and Madan Mohan
Pic: Madanmohan.in<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

It seems to be a thing of some mystical era when emotions were weaved into words to form songs, when lyricists were much more than song-writers and when songs were much more than a string of words.<\/p>\n

We look back to the Golden Era of Bollywood, graced by some exceptional talents and songsmiths, including Shailendra, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Shakeel Badayuni, Hasrat Jaipuri, Gulzar, Anand Bakshi, and Sahir Ludhianvi who struck chords and touched hearts with not just every song they crafted but with every word they weaved.<\/p>\n

One of the legendary lyricists and magical poets stood apart from the rest in this Golden Era of Bollywood was Sahir Ludhianvi. He created poetry that spoke of the anguish, agony, confusion and dejection of the present day generation, struggling to find its feet in a fast-changing social scenario, and yet sparked a ray of hope amid the pervading gloom. <\/p>\n

Sahir was a victim of troubled childhood due to his parents\u2019 divorce which pushed him to poverty and struggle when he was just 13. \u00a0The early experiences with conflict and adversity made him express his angst in\u00a0ghazals<\/em> and nazms<\/em>\u00a0which made him quite popular, right from his school and college days.<\/p>\n

Sahir published his first Urdu work, Talkhiyaan<\/em> (Bitterness), in 1945 which established him as a notable Urdu poet. He debuted in Bollywood as a lyricist with Azadi Ki Raah Par<\/em> (1949). He wrote four songs for the film with \u2018Badal rahi hai zindagii\u2019<\/em> being his first song.<\/p>\n

He was one of those rare talents who not only maintained the vulnerability of Urdu in his lyrics but also perfectly captured the essence of the situation.<\/p>\n

Sahir gained recognition with Naujawaan<\/em> (1951) for which S. D. Burman composed the music. The lilting Lata Mangeshkar number \u201cThandi hawayein<\/em>\u201d became a trend-setting composition.<\/p>\n

Thandi Hawayein Lehra Ke Aaye (Naujawan,<\/strong><\/em>1951)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n