Nida Fazli

Readers and Ghazal singers

Readers and Ghazal singers

He became known among readers and ghazal singers for his elegant presentation and exclusive use of colloquial language for ghazals, dohaas and nazms, while avoiding ornate Persian imagery and compound words to simplify his poetry. He wrote the famous couplet: 'Duniya jise kehte hain jaadu kaa Khilona hai Mil jaaye to mitti hai kho jaaye to sona hai'. Some of his famous film songs include Aa bhi jaa (Sur), Tu is tarah se meri zindagi mein (Aap To Aise Na The) and Hosh waalon ko khabar Kya (Sarfarosh). He recently wrote columns for BBC Hindi website on various contemporary issues and literature. Mirza Ghalib's works often get mentioned by him. He has also been awarded with Sahitya Academy Award in 1998 & Padamshree by Government of India in 2013.