Rahi Masoom Raza

Rahi Masoom Reza (1 August 1927 – 15 March 1992), born in Gangauli, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India, was an Urdu and Hindi poet and writer and a Bollywood lyricist.[1] He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for the hit film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki in 1979, followed by Mili and Lamhe, which he won posthumously.

Rahi Masoom Reza
Born(1927-08-01)1 August 1927
Ghazipur, United Provinces, British India
Died15 March 1992(1992-03-15) (aged 64)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationNovelist, Urdu poet
Notable awards1979 Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Years active1945–1992

Biography

Early life and education

Reza was born in a Muslim family in a village named Gangauli,[2] located in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in Northern India. He was the younger brother of educationist Moonis Raza and scholar Mehdi Raza. [3]

Raza completed his early education in and around Ghazipur, from where he went to Aligarh Muslim University to complete higher studies. He completed a doctorate in Hindustani Literature and pursued a career in literature.[4][1] He wrote novels under the pseudonym, Shahid Akhtar, for an Urdu magazine Rumani Duniya from Allahabad. He then went on to become a Lecturer in Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Bombay (now Mumbai). [5]

Literary career

He wrote the script and dialogues for a TV serial, Mahabharat. The TV serial was based on the epic, the Mahabharata.[1] The serial became one of the most popular TV serials of India, with a peak television rating of around 86%.[6]

Works

His works include:

References
  1. "लेखक परिचय" (PDF). संचयन भाग 2 (in Hindi). New Delhi: NCERT. p. 47. ISBN 81-7450-665-9.
  2. Chishti, Seema (30 April 2007). "It's 1947 still in Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza's Aadha Gaon". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. "Noted Scholar Prof Mehdi Raza Dead". Outlook (Indian magazine).
  4. Hasan, Mushirul (1997). Legacy of a Divided Nation: India's Muslims Since Independence. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-85065-304-2.
  5. "Oh, For an Original Story : Review of Scene 75". Book Review India.
  6. Manwani, Akshay (1 April 2013). "The Show of Shows Producing India's greatest television show ever". Caravan. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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