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unusual facts about Mirza Ghalib



2nd National Film Awards

For the 2nd National Film Awards, in this category, Mirza Ghalib, a biographical Hindi / Urdu film, based on the life of well-known poet Mirza Ghalib, along with a Malayalam film, Neelakuyil won the maximum number of awards (two), with former also winning the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film.

Ada Jafri

The Urdu poet and critic, Jazib Qureshi, said:
“Ada Jafarey is the first and only lady poet who carries in her poetry the eternal colours of Ghalib, Iqbal, and Jigar.”

Amar Nath

Besides devoutly following Amir Khan's style, teaching and demonstrating the style, Amar Nath also served at All India Radio for eight years, and later as Director of Kala Sangam in Delhi, and also provided music for the 1955 film Garam Coat and for a documentary on Mirza Ghalib.

Chausath Khamba

Mirza Ghalib's tomb is a small tomb of famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869), who was renowned in Urdu and Persian poetry during the Mughal period.

G. M. Durrani

Thereafter he sang for, among others, noted music directors like Khurshid Anwar, Naushad, Shankar Rao Vyas and A. R. Qureshi (Better known as Alla Rakha, Pandit Ravi Shanker's famous tabla accompanist) for films like Mirza Ghalib, Humlog, Magroor, Shama, Namaste, Sabak and scores of others.

Gham e Duniya

Gham e Duniya is Adithya Srinivasan's first international single; written by Mirza Ghalib of the Mughal era and arranged by popular experimental band RURRER.

Hiroji Kataoka

Translation of the Diwan-i-Ghalib by 19th-century poet Mirza Ghalib.

Nayyara Noor

She has since sung ghazals penned by the likes of Ghalib and Faiz Ahmed Faiz and has performed with legends like Mehdi Hassan and Ahmed Rushdi.

Unicorn Gallery

Abdur Rahman Chughtai, the deceased Master won wide acclaim for painting the love sonnets of the renowned poet Mirza Ghalib and philosopher/writer Sir Muhammad Iqbal.


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