Urdu poet and lyricist Nida Fazli passes away

MUMBAI: Noted poet and lyricist Nida Fazli, 78, passed away in Mumbai following a heart attack.
Nida Fazli was born in Delhi to a Kashmiri family and he had attended school in Gwalior. His father was also an Urdu poet. During the partition, his parents migrated to Pakistan, but Fazli decided to stay in India.
He was known among fans and singers for his elegant presentation of ghazals, dohaas and nazms.
“Nida Fazli Sahab is no longer with us but his verses will live on & so will his contribution to writing & cinema,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
“My thoughts are with the admirers of Nida Fazli Sahab. His demise is indeed very saddening,” he added.
Nida Fazli wrote the title song of TV serials like ‘Sailaab’, ‘Neem ka Ped’, ‘Jaane Kya Baat Hui’ and ‘Jyoti’. The composition “Koi Akelaa Kahaan” is another popular composition sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy.
He also worked with late ghazal singer Jagjit Singh in 1994 and together they brought out an album ‘Insight’, which got appreciation for its soulful poetry and music.
He has also written famous ghazals ‘kabhie kisi ko mukamil jahan na milta’ (ahista ahista), ‘Aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa’ (Sur), ‘Tu Is Tarah Se Meri Zindagi Mein’ (Aap To Aise Na The), ‘Hosh Waalon Ko Khabar Kya’ (Sarfarosh). Fazli’s daughter confirmed the poet’s demise, a member of the organizing team of upcoming Urdu festival Jashn-e-Rekhta told IANS. Fazli was a key guest at the festival.
Filmmaker John Mathew Matthan, who directed “Sarfarosh” — the movie which featured “Hoshwalon ko khabar kya” penned by Fazli, told IANS: “It’s a great loss for this film industry. He was such a renowned poet.” On Twitter, a string of film celebrities condoled Fazli’s death and recounted some of his works.