Fayyaz Hashmi

Fayyaz Hashmi was a poet and dialogue writer who worked in the Indian and Pakistani film industries. He penned some memorable songs such as the famous ghazal Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo^[1] and Tasveer teri dil mera behela nah sake gi. The latter made the singer Talat Mahmood famous in India^[2] and was instrumental in introducing him to the Calcutta film industry.

Born in Calcutta in 1920, Fayyaz Hashmi was employed as the resident lyricist by the British-owned Gramophone Company of India from age 20.^[3] He wrote the first song that Talat Mahmood sang in 1941 (Sab din ek samaan nahin tha) and the runaway hit Tasveer teri dil mera behla na sakay gi. Soon after the Partition of India in 1947 he was transferred to Lahore to organise the music scene in Pakistan. There he promoted many talented artists including Farida Khanum, Saeen Marna, Saeen Akhtar and Saeen Budha.

He turned to writing of film songs in 1956. Kunwari Bewa was the first Pakistani film with his songs. He wrote more than 2000 songs for films and the Gramophone Recording Company. He also wrote stories, dialogues and scripts of many hit films, and received numerous awards during his career.^[4]

Fayyaz Hashmi composed many tunes for Lata Mangeshkar, Muhammad Rafi, Mukesh and Asha Bhonsle. Fayyaz Hashmi also composed many film songs with Pakistani poets, Prof Dr Mujeeb Zafar Anwaar Hameedi and Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Fayyaz Hashmi composed music with Sohail Rana, a famous musician for PTV.

References

External links

• All poems of Fayyaz Hashmi
• Fayyaz Hashmi at the Internet Movie Database