Renowned poet Nida Fazli passes away

NEW DELHI: Noted Urdu and Hindi language poet and lyricist ‎Nida Fazli has passed away following a heart attack. He was 78, India media reported.

According to the Indian Express, Nida Fazli was born in Delhi to a Kashmiri family and he had attended school in Gwalior. His father was also an Urdu poet. During the partition, his parents migrated to Pakistan, but Fazli decided to stay in India.

He was known among fans and singers for his elegant presentation of ghazals, dohaas and nazms.

The report says, Nida Fazli wrote the title song of TV serials like ‘Sailaab’, ‘Neem ka Ped’, ‘Jaane Kya Baat Hui’ and ‘Jyoti’. The composition “Koi Akelaa Kahaan” is another popular composition sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy.

He also worked with late ghazal singer Jagjit Singh in 1994 and together they brought out an album ‘Insight’, which got appreciation for its soulful poetry and music, the Indian Express reported.

It added that Fazli has also written famous ghazals ‘kabhie kisi ko mukamil jahan na milta’ (ahista ahista),  ‘Aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa’ (Sur), ‘Tu Is Tarah Se Meri Zindagi Mein’ (Aap To Aise Na The), ‘Hosh Waalon Ko Khabar Kya’ (Sarfarosh).