Anwar Farrukhabadi | |
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Born | [1] | July 19, 1928
Died | June 29, 2011[1] | (aged 82)
Pen name | Fana |
Occupation | Sufi poet |
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.
He also wrote Marsiya (مرثیہ ) and Mashhoor Daastan Hai Shahadat Hussain Ki (مشہور داساتاں ہے شہادت حسینؑ کی ), sung by Shamshad Begum and Yusuf Ad.[citation needed] His ghazal Yeh jo halka halka saroor hai[3] has been renditioned by various artists including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Farhan Saeed and featured in the Hindi movie Fanney Khan.
Farrukhabadi died in Farrukhabad on June 29, 2011.[4]
Year[5] | Title | Credited as |
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1982 | Dil Hi Dil Mein | Lyricist |
1963 | Holiday in Bombay | Lyricist |
1961 | Room No.17 | Lyricist |
1959 | Bank Manager | Lyricist |