Naqsh Lyallpuri wrote one of my most memorable ghazals: Lata Mangeshkar
Mumbai
23 Jan , 2017
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar remembers renowned Urdu poet
and lyricist Jaswant Rai Sharma, known to the world by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri,
and says that he wrote one of her most memorable ghazals 'Rasm-e-Ulfat Ko Nibhayen'.
'I was not as close to Naqsh Saab as I was to Majrooh Sultanpuri Saab. But I
would meet him at many of my recordings. He wrote some of my most beautiful
songs including three of my personal favourites, Sapan-Jagmohan's 'Ulfat mein
zamanein ki harr rasm ko thukrao'(Call Girl), Jaidev's 'Tumhe dekhti hoon toh
lagta hai aise ke jaise yugon se tumhe jaanti hoon'(from Basu Chatterjee's Tumhare
Liye) and Madan Mohan's 'Rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhayen toh nibhayen kaise'(from B
R Ishara's Dil Ki Raahen).
'I vividly remember these recordings because the poetry was
so heartstopping in its beauty. The lyrics were beautifully romantic. The words
were simple and eloquent. Over the years I must have sung dozens of Naqsh Saab's
lyrics. I remember him sitting quietly at the recordings just listening to my
singing,' said Lata.
The melody queen also says that the song was one of the biggest
challenges for her as a singer.
'It was a very difficult number to put across. What a composition
and what lyrics! I'd say I contributed very little to its overall beauty. I
can't remember the last time I sang one of Naqsh Saab's songs. But I remember
his quiet attentive unobtrusive presence at every recording,' she said.
Lyallpuri was 89. He had been ailing for some time and breathed
his last at his Andheri home on January 22.
Born in Lyallpur in the part of Punjab now in Pakistan, Lyallpuri
came to Mumbai in the late 1940s to make a career in Hindi cinema. Though he
got his first break in 1952 as a song writer, real success eluded him till the
early 1970s.
He also worked with the postal department for some time to
make ends meet during his early struggling days in Mumbai.
Mumbai
23 Jan , 2017
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar remembers renowned Urdu poet
and lyricist Jaswant Rai Sharma, known to the world by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri,
and says that he wrote one of her most memorable ghazals 'Rasm-e-Ulfat Ko Nibhayen'.
'I was not as close to Naqsh Saab as I was to Majrooh Sultanpuri Saab. But I
would meet him at many of my recordings. He wrote some of my most beautiful
songs including three of my personal favourites, Sapan-Jagmohan's 'Ulfat mein
zamanein ki harr rasm ko thukrao'(Call Girl), Jaidev's 'Tumhe dekhti hoon toh
lagta hai aise ke jaise yugon se tumhe jaanti hoon'(from Basu Chatterjee's Tumhare
Liye) and Madan Mohan's 'Rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhayen toh nibhayen kaise'(from B
R Ishara's Dil Ki Raahen).
'I vividly remember these recordings because the poetry was
so heartstopping in its beauty. The lyrics were beautifully romantic. The words
were simple and eloquent. Over the years I must have sung dozens of Naqsh Saab's
lyrics. I remember him sitting quietly at the recordings just listening to my
singing,' said Lata.
The melody queen also says that the song was one of the biggest
challenges for her as a singer.
'It was a very difficult number to put across. What a composition
and what lyrics! I'd say I contributed very little to its overall beauty. I
can't remember the last time I sang one of Naqsh Saab's songs. But I remember
his quiet attentive unobtrusive presence at every recording,' she said.
Lyallpuri was 89. He had been ailing for some time and breathed
his last at his Andheri home on January 22.
Born in Lyallpur in the part of Punjab now in Pakistan, Lyallpuri
came to Mumbai in the late 1940s to make a career in Hindi cinema. Though he
got his first break in 1952 as a song writer, real success eluded him till the
early 1970s.
He also worked with the postal department for some time to
make ends meet during his early struggling days in Mumbai.
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