LATA JI WHO INTRODUCED JAVAED AKHTAR AS A LYRICIST IN HINDI FILMS

                                         

               ( Lata ji And Javed Akhtar )

 .            (Sahir reading a poem )

 (Actor Amitabh And Rekha in Silsilay)

IT   WAS LATA JI WHO  INTRODUCED  JAVAED AKHTAR AS A  LYRICIST    IN  HINDI FILMS

 Javed Akhtar Informs  :

“  I knew Yash ji very well.  I was in his team as  script writer. I had already written DEEWAR , TRISHUL and KALA PATHAR  and sahir sahib had written some memorable songs for all the three films. When yash ji decided about SILSILA  Project , He went to Lata ji and sought her advice for some better lyricist as Sahir Sahib was no more around. Lata ji suggested my name . She had informed  Yash ji that her friend * *Padma,  who was a poet , had liked my poems and Gazals. I used to write poems and Gazals but nothing was published . Not many people knew about my poetry in the Industry.

 Yash ji knew Urdu . He had a deep understanding of poetic nuances . He  had heard some poems  that I had written  . He never asked me for a song  till Sahir sahib was alive. For  All of us also,  sahir sahib was the   tallest  name  and a very  successful  lyricist in Hindi Cinema.  He commanded respect and had a price. With Yash ji , I kept a low profile about my poetry and focused on Script writing.

And Finally one day ,  yash ji asked me to write songs for Silsila ., Surprised ,  I declined the offer at once . I tried to put one reason or the other and thought that he shall get annoyed and find out some other poet.  But all that made him   adamant . At that time I never knew that Lata ji was behind my name .I never knew that Lata Ji had told him that I could only  write what Yash ji had in mind. Driven to wall from all sides by yash ji’s adamancy  , I decided to write. That is how Javed Akhtar became a Lyricist and wrote his first Film song ……… “ DEKHA EK KHWAAB  TO YEH SILSILAY HUVAY ”

QUESTION… “ KAL AGAR NA ROSHINI KE KAAFILAY HUVAY ?  ”

REPLY ……..” PYAAR  KE HAZAAR DEEP HAIN JALAY HUVAY”

( Autar Mota )

PS
* Padma is well known Dogri poet and Writer Padma Sachdev.
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