Lyricist Quiz Options

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Lyricist Quiz
1. This fine lyricist often refers to her as ‘the longest short story of my life.’ Who? About whom?

2. Chakle was a phenomenal poem by a phenomenal poet (to call him a lyricist would be an insult). One line in the poem was tinkered with (Sanaakhwaan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq…) and was used as a song in a classic. Tell me the immortal new line.

3. An ex-army man, he was one of those who sang the deleted qawali song in SHOLAY. He is best remembered for a soulful song picturised on Rajesh Khanna. Who?

4. His parents named him as Iqbal Hussain. He loved a Hindu girl named Radha. He wrote a poem for her – “yeh mera prem patra padkar, ke tum naraaz na hona..” which was made famous in SANGAM. Who?

5. If Abdul Hayi chose to be Sahir (magician) and Om Praksah Bhansali chose to be Qamar (Moon), what did Asrar Hussain Khan chose to be?

6. Given below are Shyamlal Bahu Rai’s 5 great creations.
a) Chandan sa badan…chanchal chitavan…
B) Zindagi ka safar, hai ye kaisa safar…
c) Har koi chahata hai ek mutti aasmaan…
d) Mere desh ki dharthi sona ugle, ugle heeray moti…
e) Taal miley nadi ke tat mein, nadi mile saagar mein…
Just gimme his pen name.

7. Harivansh Rai Bachchan is one of the very few Hindi lyricists to have got a Ph.D in English Literature. That too from Cambridge. Whom did he base his doctoral thesis on?

8. NASEEM, a flick released in 1995 starred Mayuri Kango and a legendary lyricist. whose pen name meant ‘joyous person’. Identify him.