with works by Akbar Allahabadi, Basheer Badr, Chakbast, and Dushyant Kumar. Explaining this as a conscious tribute, the film's lyricist Varun Grover explained that he wanted to show the character of Shaalu (played by Shweta Tripathi) as a person whose hobby is to read Hindi poetry and shaayari, as this is a common hobby of young people in Northern India, especially when in love, but this aspect is rarely shown in Hindi films. Google Doodle Ghalib was commemorated on his 220th birth anniversary by Search Engine Google which showed a special doodle on its Indian home page for him on 27 December 2017. Statue in Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi A statue of Ghalib was inaugurated in early 2000 in Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi. The status depicts Mirza Ghalib as a great Urdu poet. It is located inside the gate number seven of the university campus. Wall mural in Mumbai, India A wall mural (or relief) was inaugurated on 21 January 2019 at the Mirza Ghalib Road (formerly known as Clare Road) in the Nagpada Locality of Mumbai. The mural measuring 10 ft. x 42 ft. depicts Ghalibs life and his works. It also depicts the impact that Ghalib had on poetry and art in India. The mural is located outside a Municipal Garden near the Madanpura Area of Mumbai, which was once a hub for art, literature, writers and poets. See also Ghalib Study Centre, Ibn Sina Academy Ghalib Academy, New Delhi Mirza Ghalib College, Gaya Ghalib Museum, New Delhi List of Persian poets and authors Persian language in the Indian subcontinent List of Urdu language poets Urdu poetry Mirza Ghalib poetry References Further reading Urdu letters of Mirza Asaduʼllāh Khan Galib, tr. by Daud Rahbar. SUNY Press, 1987. . External links 19th-century Indian poets Mughal Empire people Urdu-language poets 1797 births 1869 deaths 19th-century Indian Muslims Indian people of Turkic descent Persian-language poets People from Agra People from Delhi