Aisa Pehli Baar Hua Hai
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (English: The Brave Hearted Will Take the Bride), also known as DDLJ, is a Hindi language film released on …
Category Archives: Urdu Poetry and Texts
Jab Tak Hai Jaan – Poem
The film titled Jab Tak hai Jaan is the last film Yash Chopra directed before he passed away due to …
Ek din jab savere savere…
The Yash Chopra directed film Veer-Zaara began with a beautiful, lyrical poem written by Javed Akhtar and recited by Yashji …
Yeh Kaha Aa Gaye Hum
The song Yeh kaha aa gaye hum…is from the film Silsila (meaning- chain) directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, …
Kaifi Azmi’s Tribute To Guru Dutt
Kaifi Azmi recited a ghazal as a tribute to Filmmaker/ Actor Guru Dutt who committed suicide in 1964. His recitation …
Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari
A powerful thought, one that resonates through the years and with every generation, ‘Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari’ is one of …
Hum Dekhenge
The cover story of the current edition of Time Out Magazine, Mumbai is “69 Songs That Changed The World”. Inspired …
Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam..
Kaagaz Ke Phool, a 1959 Hindi film was produced and directed by Guru Dutt, who also played the lead role …
Ek bosa
The Urdu word for a kiss, bosa at first seems to sound very incongruous as a lafz belonging to such …
Kaifi Azmi’s scarlet letter to Shaukat
Did You Know – the renowned Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi once wrote a letter dipped in his blood, to his …
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