Jan Nisar Akhtar

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Jan Nisar Akhtar was a renowned Indian Urdu poet and lyricist associated with the Progressive Writers' Movement and celebrated for his evocative ghazals and film songs.

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Jan Nisar Akhtar canonical 5

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instanceOf Indian poet
Urdu poet
lyricist
person
awardReceived Sahitya Akademi Award
child Javed Akhtar
Salman Akhtar
countryOfCitizenship India
ethnicGroup Indian Muslim
familyName Akhtar
fieldOfWork Hindi cinema
linked to: Bollywood cinema

Urdu literature
fullName Jan Nisar Akhtar
gender male
genre film song lyrics
ghazal
nazm
givenName Jan Nisar
hasPart collections of ghazals
film song lyrics corpus
influenced Javed Akhtar
later generations of Urdu poets
influencedBy Progressive Writers' Association ideals
inLanguage Hindi
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
languageOfWorkOrName Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
memberOf Progressive Writers' Association
movement Progressive Writers' Movement
notableFor evocative ghazals
film lyrics in Hindi cinema
progressive themes in Urdu poetry
notableWork Film song lyrics for "Baiju Bawra"
Film song lyrics for "Chetan Anand" and other Hindi films
Ghazal anthology "Khaak-e-Dil"
Khaak-e-Dil
occupation lyricist
poet
professor
scriptwriter
relative Kaifi Azmi
Shabana Azmi
religion Islam
spouse Safia Akhtar
workLocation Bombay (Mumbai)
linked to: Mumbai

India
writingStyle romantic ghazals
socially conscious poetry

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Javed Akhtar father Jan Nisar Akhtar
Progressive Urdu poetry notablePoet Jan Nisar Akhtar
Safia Akhtar spouse Jan Nisar Akhtar
Safia Akhtar notableFamilyMember Jan Nisar Akhtar
Jan Nisar Akhtar fullName Jan Nisar Akhtar