Naqsh Lyallpuri was least recognised poetic genius: Bhansali
Mumbai
23 Jan, 2017
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Urdu poet and lyricist Jaswant Rai Sharma,
known to the world by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri, was the least recognised
poetic genius among all the great poets who wrote during the golden era of film
music.
The poet died on January 22.
Remembering Lyallpuri, Bhansali said: 'Among all the great
poets who wrote during the golden era of film music when Rafi Saab, Kishore
Kumar, Manna Dey, Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar sang, Naqsh Lyallpuri was the least
recognised poetic genius.'
The filmmaker says it's only after the poet's death that he
got to know that he had composed some of his favourite ghazals like 'Kabhi
kisi ko muqammal jahan' sung by Asha Bhosle and 'Main toh har mod
par tujhko dhund na sakaa' sung by Mukesh.
'In fact, I rank 'Rasm-e-ulfat' sung by Lata Mangeshkar
as one of the greatest ghazals of all times. Naqsh ji's words were taken to
sublime heights by Lata ji's singing. It is time we celebrated the artistry
of this amazing wordsmith. We should have done it while he was still alive.'
But such artistes never die, Bhansali believes.
'And it's never too late to acknowledge the genius of
a poet so skilled and accomplished. He could express the deepest thoughts in
the most clear concise and poetic words. I'd have loved to work with him.'
Lyallpuri was 89. He had been ailing for some time and breathed
his last at his Andheri home in Mumbai.
Mumbai
23 Jan, 2017
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Urdu poet and lyricist Jaswant Rai Sharma,
known to the world by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri, was the least recognised
poetic genius among all the great poets who wrote during the golden era of film
music.
The poet died on January 22.
Remembering Lyallpuri, Bhansali said: 'Among all the great
poets who wrote during the golden era of film music when Rafi Saab, Kishore
Kumar, Manna Dey, Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar sang, Naqsh Lyallpuri was the least
recognised poetic genius.'
The filmmaker says it's only after the poet's death that he
got to know that he had composed some of his favourite ghazals like 'Kabhi
kisi ko muqammal jahan' sung by Asha Bhosle and 'Main toh har mod
par tujhko dhund na sakaa' sung by Mukesh.
'In fact, I rank 'Rasm-e-ulfat' sung by Lata Mangeshkar
as one of the greatest ghazals of all times. Naqsh ji's words were taken to
sublime heights by Lata ji's singing. It is time we celebrated the artistry
of this amazing wordsmith. We should have done it while he was still alive.'
But such artistes never die, Bhansali believes.
'And it's never too late to acknowledge the genius of
a poet so skilled and accomplished. He could express the deepest thoughts in
the most clear concise and poetic words. I'd have loved to work with him.'
Lyallpuri was 89. He had been ailing for some time and breathed
his last at his Andheri home in Mumbai.
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