Jan Nisar Akhtar

Jan Nisar Akhtar

1914-02-18
62 (1976-08-19)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood

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Bahu Begum 1967 (6)

On the day of her marriage, the bride goes missing. She ends up in a brothel, compelling her wealthy husband to pretend that all is well to keep the family's honor intact.
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Prem Parbat 1973

Tells a heart-rending saga of an orphan girl, whose body and soul are divided between her aged husband and a young forest officer she had fallen in love with. Being the wife of the old Choudhari has she any right to expect love from another man forms the crux of the story.
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Do Bhai 1961 (6)

DO BHAI-1961 was a totally family drama of the routine type where there is a sacrificing soul and a selfish soul. In such films the story writer and the directors try every trick in their bags to make the women audience weep. Vishram Bedekar, who was once a hit director was now in his waning times and could not do much to lift the film above average. Babu Vishwanath dies leaving a will to give all wealth to his elder son Gopinath(Abhi Bhatta.).Gopi’s step mother Vimla(Durga Khote) loves Gopi more than her own vagabond son Shibu(Anil Kumar). Shibu is a gone case. Gopi and his wife Rukmini(Sulochana) also love Shibu but he is instigated by his Mama (Rajan Haksar) Kashinath and Shibu starts hating Gopi.