Anwar Farrukhabadi

Anwar Farrukhabadi
Born(1928-07-19)19 July 1928[1]
Died29 June 2011(2011-06-29) (aged 82)[1]
OccupationSufi poet
Writing career
Pen nameFana

Anwar Farrukhabadi (Urdu: انور فرخ آبادی; Hindi: अनवर फर्रुखाबाद), also known as "Fana (فنا)", was a Sufi poet from Farrukhabad district in India.[2] He is known as a lyricist of Ghazal, songs, poems and Qawaali.

Work

He also wrote Marsiya (مرثیہ) and Mashhoor Daastan Hai Shahadat Hussain Ki (مشہور داستاں ہے شہادت حسینؑ کی ), sung by Shamshad Begum and Yusuf Ad.

Farrukhabadi died in Farrukhabad on 29 June 2011.[3]

Filmography

Filmography
Year[4]TitleCredited as
1959Bank ManagerLyricist
1961Room No.17Lyricist
1963Holiday in BombayLyricist
1982Dil Hi Dil MeinLyricist

References

  1. 1 2 "Yesteryear lyricist Anwar Farrukhabadi is dead".
  2. ↑ "MODERN". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yesteryear lyricist Anwar Farrukhabadi is dead". news.rediff.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Anwar Farrukhabadi". IMDb.