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Sahir Ludhianvi

1921 - 1980

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Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. He is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricists and poets of 20th century India. His work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Hindi language films. Sahir won a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for Taj Mahal (1963). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sahir Ludhianvi is the 6,447th most popular writer (down from 4,935th in 2019), the 968th most popular biography from India (down from 624th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 6,447 out of 7,302. Before him are Raif Badawi, Rick Falkvinge, Walter Lord, Shirley Ann Grau, Mieko Kawakami, and Ellen Willis. After him are Masha Gessen, Brian Friel, Paul Klebnikov, DBC Pierre, Janet Evanovich, and Michael Chabon.

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Among people born in 1921, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 445. Before him are Wilbur Thompson, Horace Gould, Chen Muhua, Yevgeni Babich, Terence Cooke, and R. K. Laxman. After him are Joan Greenwood, Marie Maynard Daly, Vivian Blaine, Juanita M. Kreps, Monty Hall, and Hazel McCallion. Among people deceased in 1980, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 297. Before him are Pietro Genovesi, George Tobias, Barbara Pym, Peter Broeker, Lillian Randolph, and Herbert Flam. After him are Erle C. Kenton, Carmel Myers, Duke Pearson, William O. Douglas, Virginia Brown Faire, and Milburn Stone.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 968 out of 1,861. Before him are Medha Patkar (1954), Alka Yagnik (1966), G. N. Ramachandran (1922), Aasif Mandvi (1966), Teejan Bai (1956), and Leslie Claudius (1927). After him are Amol Palekar (1944), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Vasundhara Raje (1953), Joseph Galibardy (1915), Boman Irani (1959), and Nirmala Deshpande (1929).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 122. Before him are Ruskin Bond (1934), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), Vikram Seth (1952), Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938), and Rohinton Mistry (1952). After him are Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Kaifi Azmi (1919), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Geetanjali Shree (1957), and Toru Dutt (1856).

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