Film Career of Majrooh Sultanpuri In 1945, Majrooh Sultanpuri went to Mumbaiand attended a mushaira at the Saboo Siddique Institute. Here his ghazals and poetry were highly commended by the audience and critics as well. Film producer A.R. Kardar was one of the impressed listeners and he contacted Jigar Muradabadi who helped him to meet Majrooh Sultanpuri. However, he initially refused to write for films but later agreed to the proposal. Sultanpuri met music composer Naushad who put the young writer to a test. He gave Majrooh Sultanpuri a tune and asked him to write something in the same meter, and he wrote Jab Usne Kesu Bikhraye, Badal Aaye Jhoom Ke.... Naushad was over whelmed with what he wrote and Majrooh Sultanpuri was signed on as the lyricist of the film Shah Jahan (1946). Sultanpuri was next jailed for his provocative writings during the partition. After his release he wrote for other hit movies like, Andaz, Daayra, Paying Guest, Nau Do Gyaarah, Kala Paani, to mention a few. Sultanpuri has to his credit of working with almost the popular music directors of his time like Khaiyaam, Kishore Kumar, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Naushad, O.P.Nayyar, R.D.Burman, S.D.Burman, and Salil Choudhury. He has also worked with Bappi Lahiri, Basu Chakravarty, Ghulam Mohd., Hemant Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Husnlal-Bhagatram, Kalyanji Anandji, Shanker-Jaikishan, and many others. Sultanpuru has also written poems which have been compiled and named 'Ghazal' which contained 33 ghazals created in the period from 1944 to 1953. The anthology was published in 1959. Majrooh Sultanpuri had a severe attack of pneumonia and died in Mumbai on 24 May 2000. Awards and Honours of Majrooh Sultanpuri Majrooh Sultanpuri was considered the most notable ghazal writer and he won his only Filmfare Award for the song "Chahunga mein tujhe sham savere" in Dosti. He was also awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1993. Majrooh Sultanpuri was the first lyricist to win the prestigious award named after Dadasaheb Phalke. List of Majrooh Sultanpuri's Masterpieces Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon Teesri Manzil Baharon Ke Sapne Pyar Ka Mausam Caravan Yaadon Ki Baraat Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander Akele Hum Akele Tum |