Masroor Anwar

Masroor Anwar (8 December 1944 – 1 April 1996) was a ghazal poet, film song lyricist and a screenwriter. He wrote the lyrics for 'Ko Ko Korina', South Asia's first pop song, and working alongside Sohail Rana, film director Pervez Malik and film producer and actor Waheed Murad in the 1960s, was part of the country's golden age of cinema helping establish Karachi as a major hub for film production.[1][2][3][4]

Masroor Anwar
Born(1944-12-08)8 December 1944
Shimla, Punjab, British India
Died1 April 1996(1996-04-01) (aged 51)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationUrdu poet, journalist, Film Songs writer
NationalityPakistani
GenreGhazal, film music
Notable awardsNigar Awards in 1968 and 1970
Pride of Performance Award (1997)

Early life and career

He was born in 1944 in Shimla, Punjab, British India and following the partition, moved to Karachi, Pakistan.[5] In Karrachi, he grew up to be a chubby and baby-faced young man. After finishing his basic education from Government Islamia Science College, Karachi, he worked for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for a short period and later for Radio Pakistan as a staff artist because of his deep interest in poetry and literature. At Radio Pakistan, he was helped by the film actor Ibrahim Nafees who introduced him to the film producer Iqbal Shehzad. He was hired by Iqbal Shehzad to write his first film song for his film Banjaran (1962). Then he became part of a group of four people in Karachi – Waheed Murad, Pervez Malik, Sohail Rana and Masroor Anwar that made many big hit films together in the 1960s and 1970s.[3][5]

SongSingerMusic directorFilm or Television notes
Master Jee Hamein Sabaq Parha DoNahid NiaziDeebo BhattacharyaBanjaran (1962 film)[5]
Masroor Anwar's first film song[5]
Chanda Se Milne Chali Hai ChakoriMalaSohail RanaJab Se Dekha Hai Tumhein (1962 film)
Apni Jaan Nazar Karoon, Apni Wafa Pesh Karoon[3]Mehdi HassanA Radio Pakistan production (1965)
Mujhe Ik Larki Se Pyaar Ho GayaSalim Shehzad and ShaziaSohail RanaHeera Aur Pathar (1964 film)[3][5]
Akelay Na Jaana Hamein Chhorr Kar TumMala and Ahmed RushdiSohail RanaArmaan[3]
Ko Ko KorinaAhmed RushdiSohail RanaArmaan (1966 film)[5]
Bade Be-Murrawwat Hain Yeh Husn Waalay, Kahin Dil Lagaanay Ki Koshish Na KarnaSuraiya MultanikarDeebo BhattacharyaBadnaam (1966 film)[5]
This one was a huge 'mujra' song hit
Mujhe Tum Nazar Se Gira Tau Rahe HoMehdi HassanSohail RanaDoraha[5]
Ik Sitam Aur Meri Jann, Abhi Jaan Baqi Hai[3]Mehdi HassanNisar BazmiSaiqa (1968)[3][5]
Dil Dharke Mein Tum Se Yeh Kaise Kahoon, Kehti Hai Meri Nazar Shukriya[3]Runa LailaNisar BazmiAnjuman[3]
Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhay Qadam Qadam Aabad TujheShahnaz BegumSohail RanaA Pakistani television production
Ae Dil Apna Dard Chhupaa Kar, Geet Khushi Ke Gaaey Ja[3]Akhlaq AhmedNisar BazmiPehchan (1975 film)[3][5]
Pyar Ki Yaad Nigahon Mein Sajai RakhnaSalim ShehzadNisar BazmiTalash (1976 film)

Death and legacy

He died in Lahore on 1 April 1996 at age 51. In the history of Pakistani cinema, Masroor Anwar was considered one of the best film song writers. Besides film songs, he also wrote some touching popular patriotic songs.[5][3][6]

Awards and recognition

References
  1. Asher, Saira (25 October 2018). "Battle over 'massacre' of a nation's favourite song". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. Paracha, Nadeem F. (23 October 2018). "Pakistani Pop Music: A Visual History". Naya Daur. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. Profile of Masroor Anwar on cineplot.com website Published 8 November 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2020
  4. Veer, Peter van der (2015). Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century. University of California Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-520-28122-6.
  5. Sajjad Parvez (1 April 2018). "The golden words of Masroor Anwar". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. "Watch: Rekha singing a Mehdi Hassan ghazal from 1983 takes social media users back in time". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. Nigar Award in 1968 for Masroor Anwar on cineplot.com website Published 13 May 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2020
  8. Two Nigar Awards in 1970 for Masroor Anwar on cineplot.com website Published 13 May 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2020


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