Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri  was an Indian Urdu poet, known for his work as an Urdu poet, and as a lyricist and songwriter in the Hindi language Bollywood film industry.

He was one of the dominating musical forces in Indian cinema in the 1950s and early 1960s and was an important figure in the Progressive Writers' Movement.

He is considered one of the finest avant-garde Urdu poets of 20th century literature. In his career spanning six decades, he worked with music directors, from Naushad, Madan Mohan, S.D.Burman, Roshan, Ravi, N. Datta, Shankar-Jaikishan, O.P.Nayyar, Usha Khanna, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Anu Malik, R.D.Burman, Rajesh Roshan, Anand-Milindand Jatin-Lalit, to Leslie Lezz Lewis and A.R.Rahman. Majrooh Sultanpuri had been suffering from lung disease for some time and had a severe attack of pneumonia and died in Bombay on 24 May 2000.