Hasrat Jaipuri (April 15, 1922 – September 17, 1999) was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.
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Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain.[1] He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years old. Around same time, he fell in love with a Hindu girl named Radha. He wrote a poem for her, Yeh mera prem patra padh kar, ke tum naaraaz na hona. Later, the poem was used as a song in Raj Kapoor's film, Sangam (1964).[1]
In 1940, Jaipuri came to Bombay (now Mumbai), and bus conductor, earning a monthly salary of eleven rupees.[2] 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 Chhod 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 and Kal Aaj Aur Kal, however, Raj Kapoor turned to other lyricists and music directors. Kapoor initially wanted to call him back for Prem Rog, but later settled for another lyricist, Amir Qazalbash. Kapoor finally asked him to write lyrics for the film, Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Later, he also invited him to write three songs for the movie Henna. 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.[1]
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).
| Song Title | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jiya Beqaraar Hai | Barsaat | First recorded song |
| Chhod Gaye Baalam | Barsaat | First duet song |
| Zindagi ek safar hai suhana | Andaz | |
| Teri pyari pyari soorat ko | Sasural | specially written for Chanda Jaipuri |
| Pankh hote to ud aati re | Sehra | |
| Tere khayalon meinhum | Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne | |
| Ehsan tera hoga mujh par | Junglee | |
| Tum mujhe yoon bhula na paaoge | Pagla Kahin Ka | |
| Sayonara sayonara | Love In Tokyo | |
| Aao twist karen | Bhoot Bangla | |
| Ajhoon na aaye baalma | Sanjh Aur Savera | |
| Duniya bananewale | Teesri Kasam | |
| Sun Sahiba Sun | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | |
| Unke Khayal Aaye To | Lal Patthar | |
| 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 |
| Yeh mera prem patra padh kar | Sangam | Written when he fell in love with a Hindu girl named Radha |
Jaipuri has written several books of poetry, in Hindi and Urdu. He once said, "Hindi and Urdu are like two great and inseparable sisters".[1]
Jaipuri invested his earnings in property, on his wife's advice. Thanks to earnings from these properties, his financial condition was sound, and therefore he was not much active as a lyricist.[1] He was survived by two sons and a daughter.
In the year 1985 during the month of February he made a visit with his wife to Hyderabad to meet Arun and Sanjay Deshpande and for sightseeing. While sitting beside Sanjay Deshpande and watching chitrahar on TV the song,"Hum ko to jaan se pyari hai tumhari ankhee...." from the film NAINA happened to be telecast and he was delighted and exclaimed "Are yeh to mera gana hai"(this happens to be my song). He made a visit to the Nizam Charitable Trust and the staff were thrilled on seeing him. He also made a visit to Sajjad Kishore (a singer who sang kishore numbers in orchestra) in king koti.To his disappointment, however, he was not at home but he did wait for him. The next day when Sajjad Kishore was informed about his visit he immediately visited him and touched his feet in apology.
While returning to Mumbai by minar express a person appeared to recognize him at the secundrabad train station. He exclaimed that Jaipuri was a famous person but was unable to guess his name. On further interrogation he was jubilant on recognizing him. He touched his feet in respect and asked him,"Sir you are a very famous lyricist you should be traveling by plane?" to which Jaipuri replied "Am I not a human that I cannot travel by train?" (he was travelling by second class).
Jaipuri was also awarded a doctorate from the World University Round Table.
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