Barabankvi Majrooh was considered the most notable ghazal writer. Majrooh won his only Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song "Chahunga Mein Tujhe Saanj Savere" from Dosti. He was also awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1993 and became the first lyricist to win the prestigious award. Association with Nasir Hussain Majrooh and Nasir Hussain first collaborated on the 1957 film Paying Guest, which Nasir wrote. After Nasir turned director and later producer they went on to collaborate in several films, all of which had huge hits and are some of Majrooh's best remembered works: Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) Dil Deke Dekho (1959) Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963) Teesri Manzil (1966) Baharon Ke Sapne (1967) Pyar Ka Mausam (1969) Caravan (1971) (includes the song "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja") Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977) Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981) Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992) Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995) Majrooh also was instrumental in introducing R.D. Burman to Nasir Hussain for Teesri Manzil. The trio worked in seven of the above-mentioned films from 1966 to 1981. Burman went on to work in two more films subsequent to Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai. Death Majrooh Sultanpuri had been suffering from lung disease for some time and had a severe attack of pneumonia and died in Mumbai on 24 May 2000. He was aged 80 at the time of his death. The Municipal Corporation of Sultanpur built a garden "Majrooh Sultanpuri Udyaan" in his memory near diwani chauraha. His son, Andaleb Sultanpuri, directed the 1999 film Jaanam Samjha Karo Discography References External links Majrooh Sultanpuri at Kavita Kosh Majrooh Sultanpuri at rekhta.org 1919 births 2000 deaths Urdu-language poets from India Indian lyricists Indian male songwriters People from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh Filmfare Awards winners Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients 20th-century Indian Muslims 20th-century Indian poets Indian male poets Poets from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian male writers