List of days of the year

20 April - Shakeel Badayuni death anniversary

 


Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970), a great poet and lyricist. Lucknow, the city of Tehzeeb, has given many celebrities to the film world, one of which is lyricist Shakeel Badayuni. Encouraged by the unceasing success of his poetry, he left his government job in the supply department and moved to Mumbai from Delhi in 1946. Shakeel Badayuni was awarded the Filmfare Award three times in a row for his songs. He was given his first Filmfare Award for the song ‘Chaudhavi Ka Chand Ho Ya Aftab Ho…‘ from the film “Chadahvi Ka Chand” released in 1960. He died on 20 April 1970.

 

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