Cinemaazi remembers Majrooh Sultanpuri on his death anniversary
24 May 2000
One of the greatest Urdu poets of the 20th century, Majrooh Sultanpuri passed away on this day in 2000. A disciple of Jigar Moradabadi, it was A R Kardar who spotted his talent first. After impressing Naushad, he received his first assignment as a lyricist in Shah Jehan (1946). Over the course of the next five decades, he gifted Hindi cinema with some of its most memorable poets.
