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Shakeel Badayuni

Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (died 1970)

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Born
August 3, 1916
Died
April 20, 1970
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1916

About Shakeel Badayuni

Shakeel Badayuni was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi / Urdu language films. Only a few are so lucky that they attain success in their first film, but Shakeel deserved success which started with Dard and continued on over the years. The title song from Chaudhvin Ka Chand, rendered by Mohammed Rafi, won Badayuni the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in 1961. When he joined Aligarh Muslim University in 1936, he started participating in inter-college, inter-university mushairas, or poetry recitation symposiums, and won frequently. His lyrics for the song Husnwale Tera Jawab Nahin and Ravi's music score both won Filmfare Awards for the hit film Gharana.

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Shakeel Badayuni timeline

  1. When he joined Aligarh Muslim University in 1936, he started participating in inter-college, inter-university mushairas, or poetry recitation symposiums, and won frequently.
  2. The title song from Chaudhvin Ka Chand, rendered by Mohammed Rafi, won Badayuni the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in 1961.

The world when Shakeel Badayuni was born

Shakeel Badayuni was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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