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Urdu poetry and Hindi film music · 1950s–1990s
Kaifi Azmi
Urdu poet and Hindi film lyricist.
- Born
- 14 January 1919, Mijwan, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Died
- 10 May 2002, Mumbai, India
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Kaifi Azmi wrote in Urdu both as a poet and as a film lyricist. This archive currently documents his lyrics for Parwana (1971), composed by Madan Mohan, including "Simti Si Sharmaayi Si" sung by Kishore Kumar.
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