Qateel Shifai
| Qateel Shifai | |
|---|---|
| Born | Muhammad Aurangzeb 24 December 1919 British India now Pakistan |
| Died | 11 July 2001 (aged 81) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Qateel Shifai |
| Occupation | Urdu poet, lyricist |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Genre | Ghazal |
| Notable awards | Pride of Performance, 1994 by the Government of Pakistan |
Muhammad Aurangzeb or Qateel Shifai (24 December 1919 – 11 July 2001) (Urdu: قتیل شفا ئی ) was a Pakistani Urdu poet.
Qateel Shifai was born as Muhammad Aurangzeb in 1919 in British India (now Pakistan).
He adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name in 1938, under which he was known in the world of Urdu poetry. "Qateel" was his "takhallus" and "Shifai" was in honour of his ustaad(master) Hakeem Mohammed Yahya Khan Shifa, whom he considered his mentor.
Due to his father's early death, Qateel was forced to quit his education. He started his own sporting goods shop. Being unsuccessful in his business, he decided to move from his small town to Rawalpindi, where he started working for a transport company and earned about 60 Rupees a month.
In 1946, he was called to Lahore by Nazir Ahmed to work as the assistant editor of the monthly 'Adab-e-Latif', a literary magazine published since 1936. His first ghazal was published in the Lahore weekly 'Star', edited by Qamar Ajnalvi (Ref.Pen Sketch of Qateel Shifai written by Akmal Aleemi).
In January 1947, Qateel was asked to pen the songs of a film by a Lahore-based film producer,Dewan Sardari Lal.The first film he penned the lyrics for was Teri Yaad (1948) in Pakistan. Then after working for some time as assistant lyricist to some of the famous poets/lyricists of the time (1948 to 1955 time period), he eventually became a highly successful film lyricist of Pakistan and won numerous awards over the years for his film song lyrics.
Over 20 collections of verse and over 2,500 film songs for Pakistani and Indian films were published. He wrote songs for 201 Pakistani and Indian films. His talent crossed the borders. His poetry has been translated into numerous languages including Hindi, Gujarati, English, Russian and Chinese.
Qateel Shifai received the 'Pride of Performance Award' in 1994 for his contribution to literature by the Government of Pakistan, 'Adamjee Award', 'Naqoosh Award', 'Abbasin Arts Council Award' were all given to him in Pakistan, and then the much coveted 'Amir Khusro Award' was given in India.
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