Hasrat Jaipuri
Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15
April 1922 – 17 September 1999) was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and
Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he
won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist twice.
Early life
Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur,
where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim
(education) in Urdu and Persian from his maternal grandfather, the poet Fida
Husain 'Fida'. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years old.
Around the same time, he fell in love with a neighborhood girl name Radha.
Hasrat talked about a love letter he wrote to this girl, in an interview, later
in his life, that love knows no religion. Hasrat Jaipuri was quoted as saying,
"It is not at all necessary that a Muslim boy must fall in love only with
a Muslim girl. My love was silent, but I wrote a poem for her, 'Yeh mera prem
patra padh kar, ke tum naaraaz na hona." It is not known for sure whether
the love letter was actually delivered to Radha. But veteran film producer Raj
Kapoor liked it enough to include it in his Sangam (1964 Hindi film) and the
song ended up becoming a 'hit' song in India.
Career in Bollywood
In 1940, Jaipuri came to Bombay (now
Mumbai), and started working as a bus conductor, earning a monthly salary of
eleven rupees. He used to participate in mushairas. At a mushaira, Prithviraj
Kapoor noticed Jaipuri and recommended him to his son, Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor
was planning a musical love story, Barsaat (1949) with Shankar-Jaikishan.
Jaipuri wrote his first recorded song, Jiya Beqaraar Hai for the film. His
second song (and first duet) was Chhor Gaye Baalam.
Along with Shailendra, Jaipuri wrote
lyrics for all Raj Kapoor films till 1971. After the death of Jaikishan and
failures of Mera Naam Joker (1970) and Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971), however, Raj
Kapoor turned to other lyricists and music directors. Raj Kapoor initially
wanted to call him back for Prem Rog (1982), but later settled for another
lyricist, Amir Qazalbash. Kapoor finally asked him to write lyrics for the
film, Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985). Later, he also invited Hasrat to write three
songs for the movie Henna (1991). Jaipuri alleges that after Raj Kapoor's
death, the music composer Ravindra Jain "conspired" to
"scrap" his lyrics and replace them with his own lyrics.
When fellow lyricist Shailendra turned
producer with Teesri Kasam, he invited Jaipuri to write lyrics for the movie.
He also wrote screenplay for the movie Hulchul (1951). His last film as a
lyricist was Hatya: The Murder (2004).
Selected list of songs
|
Sl.No. |
Song
Title |
Film |
Notes |
|
1 |
Jiya
Beqaraar Hai |
Barsaat |
First recorded
song |
|
2 |
Chhod Gaye
Baalam |
Barsaat |
First duet
song |
|
3 |
Zindagi ek
safar hai suhana |
Andaz |
|
|
4 |
Teri pyari
pyari soorat ko |
Sasural |
specially
written for Chanda Jaipuri |
|
5 |
Pankh hote
to ud aati re |
Sehra |
|
|
6 |
Tere
khayalon meinhum |
Geet Gaya
Pattharon Ne |
|
|
7 |
Ehsan tera
hoga mujh par |
Junglee |
|
|
8 |
Tera Mera
Pyar Amar |
Asli Naqli |
|
|
9 |
Tum mujhe
yoon bhula na paaoge |
Pagla Kahin
Ka |
|
|
10 |
Aji Rooth
Kar Ab Kahan Jaiyega |
Arzoo |
Nomination
for Best Lyricist |
|
11 |
Sayonara
sayonara |
Love In
Tokyo |
|
|
12 |
Aao twist
karen |
Bhoot Bangla |
|
|
13 |
Ajhoon na
aaye baalma |
Sanjh Aur
Savera |
|
|
14 |
Duniya
bananewale |
Teesri
Kasam |
|
|
15 |
Sun Sahiba
Sun |
Ram Teri
Ganga Maili |
|
|
16 |
Unke Khayal
Aaye To |
Lal Patthar |
|
|
17 |
Badan Pe
Sitare Lapete Hue |
Prince |
Inspired to
write this song on seeing a woman dressed in a sari studded with glittering
stars in Paris |
|
18 |
Yeh Mera
Prem Patra Padh Kar |
Sangam |
Written
when he fell in love with a Hindu girl named Radha |
|
19 |
Main
Rangeela Pyar Ka Rahi |
Chhoti
Bahen (1959 Hindi film) |
Beautiful
heart touched lyrics |
|
20 |
Jhoome Re
Jhoome Re |
Parvarish |
|
Poetry
Jaipuri has written several books of
poetry, in Hindi and Urdu. He once said, "Hindi and Urdu are like two great
and inseparable sisters".
Abshaar-E-Ghazal (compilation of Hasrat
Jaipuri's poetry)
Personal life
Jaipuri invested his earnings in real
estate or rental property, on his wife's advice. Thanks to earnings from these
properties, his financial condition was sound, and therefore he could devote
his time as a lyricist. He was survived by two sons and a daughter who live in
Mumbai.
He has two sons & a daughter, Akhtar
Hasrat Jaipuri and Asif Hasrat Jaipuri & Kishwar Jaipuri. Aadil and Amaan
Jaipuri are his grandsons.
Awards
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - 1972 for
Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana (Andaz, 1971)
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - 1966 for
the song Baharo Phool Barsao, Suraj (1966) film
Josh Malihabadi Award, from Urdu
Conference
Dr. Ambedkar Award, for Jhanak Jhanak
Tori Baaje Payaliya [Mere Huzoor (1968) a Brajbhasha song
Jaipuri was also awarded a doctorate degree from the World University Round Table.
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