Cinemaazi remembers the death anniversary of Tanvir Naqvi

A reputed poet who wrote over 200 songs for films, Tanvir Naqvi passed away on this day in 1972. Born in 1919, he learnt Urdu and Persian when he was residing in Persia with his father. He was already participating in mushairas by the age of 14 and had published a book called Sapne Suhane. The book came to A R Kardar's notice and he asked Naqvi to write the lyrics forSwami (1941). The first song sung by Suraiyafor Nai Duniya (1942) was written by him. Songs from Anmol Ghadi(1946) and Jugnu(1947) attained great popularity. He migrated to Pakistan in 1949. It is reported that he was invited by K Asif in 1954 to write the lyrics for Mughal-e-Azam (1960). But this did not pan out as Naushadrefused to work with him. He shifted back to Pakistan for good in 1959. He wrote songs for several Pakistani and Punjabi films as well. He had marrried Eidan Bai, the elder sister of Noor Jehan.