shaam ho jaa.e The 2015 film Masaan contains various examples of poetry and shaayari by Basheer Badr, along with works by Akbar Allahabadi, Chakbast, Mirza Ghalib and Dushyant Kumar. Explaining this as a conscious tribute, the film's lyrics writer 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 millennial and generation x youngsters in Northern India, especially when in love, but this aspect is rarely shown in Hindi films. References External links Official website Bashir Badr at Rekhta Writers from Bhopal People from Faizabad People from Ayodhya Urdu-language poets from India Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu 1935 births Living people Aligarh Muslim University alumni 20th-century Indian poets Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education