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Birth Details –

Place – Badaun, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India

Date of Birth – 3 August 1916

Zodiac Sign – Leo

Marital Status – Married

Nationality – Indian

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Shakeel Badayuni Biography in English

Physical Appearance –

Eye Color – Black

Hair Color – Black

Family –

Father  – Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri

Wife – Salma

Son – Javed

Daughter – Najma, Tariq

Education – BA

Early life –

Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri, wanted him to have a successful career, thus he arranged Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and Hindi tuition for Shakeel at home.

In 1940, he married Salma, who was his distant relative and had been living in a common house with him since childhood, however, the purdah system was vogue in their family and they were not close.

Personal life –

Shakeel Badayuni succumbed to diabetes complications at the age of fifty-three, on 20 April 1970, at Bombay Hospital leaving behind his wife, two sons and two daughters. One daughter, Najma, died soon afterwards, while still a college student.

His elder son Javed and grandson Zeeshan work in the travel and tourism industry. His other son’s name is Tariq.

Shakeel loved to play badminton, go on picnics and hunting trips and fly kites with his friends from the industry, Naushad and Mohammed Rafi.

Sometimes Johnny Walker would join them in kite-flying competitions.

Career –

Shakeel moved to Bombay in 1944, to write songs for films. He met film producer, A.R. Kardar and music composer, Naushad Ali, who asked him to sum up his poetic skills in one line.

Shakeel wrote, Hum Dard Ka Afsana Duniya Ko Suna Denge, Har Dil Main Mohabbat Ki Ek Aag Laga Dengey.
Naushad immediately retained him for Kardar’s film, Dard (1947).

The songs of Dard proved to be very successful, especially Uma Devi (Tun Tun)’s Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon.

Among the scores they churned out together, are those of -Deedar (1951)

• Baiju Bawra (1952)
• Mother India (1957)
• Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
• Dulari (1949)
• Shabab (1954)
• Ganga Jamuna (1961)
• Mere Mehboob (1963)

Shakeel penned numbers for around 89 films. In addition, he wrote many popular ghazals sung by Begum Akhtar, and which are still sung by vocalists like Pankaj Udhas and others.

Association with Naushad –

Shakeel shared a close friendship with Naushad, Ravi and Naushad’s former assistant, Ghulam Mohammed, with whom he enjoyed his life to the fullest.

Naushad used Shakeel as the lyricist for his tunes for most of his films for a period of 24 years.

Baiju Bawra, which was a milestone in both of their careers, was supposed to go to Kavi Pradeep.

When Shakeel Badayuni was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he was put up in a sanatorium in Panchgani for treatment.

Naushad knowing that his financial condition was not well, took 3 films to him, getting the lyrics written in the sanatorium, and got him a payment of nearly 10 times more than his normal fees.

Association with Ravi –

Shakeel also wrote a substantial chunk of his songs for music director Ravi Sharma.Prominent amongst those were –

• Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
• Gharana (1961)
• Ghunghat (1963)
• Grahasti (1963)
• Nartaki (1963)
• Phool Aur Patthar and Do Badan (1966)

Association with Hemant Kumar-

Shakeel wrote for Hemant Kumar for movies like –

• Bees Saal Baad (1962)
• Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
• Bin Badal Barsaat.(1962)

Association with S.D. Burman

• Shakeel penned lyrics for the tunes of S.D. Burman for movies Kaise Kahoon & Benazir.

Others

C.Ramachandra –

• Zindagi Aur Maut
• Wahan Ke Log

Roshan –

• Bedaag
• Noorjahan

Awards –

• 1961 – Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song Chaudvin ka chand ho in the film Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
• 1962 –  Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song husnwale tera jawab nahin in the film Gharana (1961)
• 1963  – Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song Kahin Deep Jale in the film Bees Saal Baad (1962)

Shakeel Badayuni Famous Songs –

• Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki (Dulari)
• Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj (Baiju Bawra)
• Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Baiju Bawra)
• Madhuban Me Radhika Naache Re (Kohinoor)
• Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya? (Mughal- E- Azam)
• Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho (Chaudvin Ka Chand)
• Dil Laga Kar Hum Ye Samjhe (Zindagi Aur Maut)
• Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri (Mere Mehboob) (1963)
• Jane Bahaar Husn Tera Bemisaal Hai (Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya)
• Ek Shahenshah Ne Banwa Ke Haseen Taj Mahal (Leader)
• Koi Saagar Dil Ko (Dil Diya Dard Liya)
• Beqarar Kar Ke Hume (Bees Saal Baad)
• Lo Aa Gai Unki Yaad (Do Badan)
• Na Jao Saiyaan (Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulaam)
• Meri Baat Rahi Mere Man Me (Sahi Bibi Aur Ghulam)
• Aaj Puraani Raahon Se (Aadmi)
• Jab Dil Se Dil Takrata Hai (Sunghursh)
• Ek Baar Zara Phir Kahe Do (Bin Baadal Barsaat)
• Tumhe Paa Ke Hum Ne (Gehra Daag)
• Zindagi Tu Jhoom Le Zara (Kaise Kahoon)

Other Information  –

• Death – 20 April 1970
• Place – Bombay, Maharashtra, India

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