{"id":2259,"date":"2015-10-01T00:38:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T19:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2020-10-01T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T07:36:00","slug":"majrooh-sultanpuri-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/majrooh-sultanpuri-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Bade Achchhe Din Thhe, Bade Pyare Saathi, Aur Guni Bhi’ – In Conversation with Majrooh Sultanpuri"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Majrooh Sultanpuri
(Pic courtesy: Majrooh Sultanpuri Facebook Community<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

I met Majrooh Sultanpuri in Bangalore at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall when he had been invited for the felicitation ceremony a few months after receiving the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award in 1993.<\/p>\n

I was also an invitee and was attending it along with my friend, philosopher and guide in music, VAK Ranga Rao*. We had travelled from Madras to attend the show. There were other music personalities being honored that evening as well, one of them being Shri Bala Murli Krishna. In an official capacity, my other close friend and one of those persons I respect the most, Chiranjeev Singh was also present.<\/p>\n

At the half time break, I walked up to Majrooh and introduced myself as the founder secretary of Vintage Hindi Music Lovers Association that had recently organised a tribute to Anil Biswas in Bangalore. He said, \u201cYes, I have heard about it. Anil Da told me.\u201d He held my hand with both his hands and asked me to sit with him. On a thought, he asked if I would like to have coffee and I was happy to accept. As we both started walking out to the theatre hall canteen, we were joined by some volunteers who organised our seating and reminded Majrooh Sahab that we had just 15 minutes for the break. I bought coffee and we sat down to chat.<\/p>\n

The entire talk in those 20-25 minutes that followed was in Urdu and Hindi.\u00a0 As a tribute to the legendary poet-lyricist on his birth anniversary today, I present that conversation translated into English.<\/p>\n

To read this conversation in its original Hindi-Urdu language, please click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Working with two generations of music makers: Majrooh Sultanpuri (2nd from right) with RD Burman, and SD Burman at a recording. Pic courtesy: Pancham Unmixed<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Peeyush Sharma:<\/strong> Majrooh Sahab, I was among those people who ran a signature campaign \u00a0in 1986-87, recommending your name for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.<\/em><\/p>\n

Majrooh Sultanpuri: \u00a0<\/strong>All this is the result of the good wishes of people like you who appreciate. He took my hand again in both his hands.<\/p>\n

Peeyush Sharma:<\/strong> In case you do not approve of any question, please feel free not to respond.<\/em><\/p>\n

Majrooh Sultanpuri: <\/strong>No, that\u2019s all right. Please go ahead. What do you want to know?<\/p>\n

Peeyush Sharma:<\/strong> You are perhaps the only poet lyricist who has worked with two generations (of music composers) and that too very successfully.<\/em><\/p>\n

Majrooh Sultanpuri: <\/strong>Yes, I had worked with father-son music directors. For example, Burman Dada and Pancham, Roshan Sahab and his son (Rajesh Roshan), Chitragupt and his sons Anand and Milind. Although I began my career with the senior music directors such as Anil Da, Naushad Sahab and other and now I am working with the new generation as well.<\/p>\n

Peeyush Sharma:<\/strong> And you\u00a0perhaps the only\u00a0artist who has been equally successful with all of them.<\/em><\/p>\n

Majrooh Sultanpuri: <\/strong>It is the blessings of the Almighty.<\/p>\n

Jab dil hi toot gaya<\/strong><\/em> (Shahjahan<\/em>, 1946) – Naushad \/ Majrooh \/ K L Saigal<\/span><\/p>\n