Akhtar ul Iman

Akhtar ul Iman
اختر الایمان
Born12 November 1915
Qila Patthargarh, Najibabad, Bijnor district
Died9 March 1996(1996-03-09) (aged 80)
Resting placeBandra Qabristan, Mumbai
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Arts degree in Urdu Literature
Alma materZakir Husain Delhi College
Aligarh Muslim University
Occupations
  • Poet
  • screenwriter
Employer(s)Freelance and B.R. Films assigned cine writer (1960–1980)
Known forUrdu Nazm, poet screenwriter and playwright
SpouseSultana Iman
Children4
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Akhtar ul Iman (12 November 1915 – 9 March 1996) was a noted Urdu poet and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, who had a major influence on modern Urdu nazm.[1][2]

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1963 for Dharmputra and 1966 for Waqt. He was awarded the 1962 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu, for his Poetry Collection, Yadein (Memories), by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[3]

  1. ^ Amaresh Datta (1987). Akhtar ul Iman (profile) (page 120). ISBN 9788126018031.
  2. ^ Akhtar ul-Iman An anthology of modern Urdu poetry, by Rafey Habib. Publisher: Modern Language Association (MLA), 2003. ISBN 0-87352-797-6. p. 109.
  3. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awards (1955-2007) – Urdu in 1962 for Akhtar ul Iman". Sahitya Akademi Award listings (1955–2007) website. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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