Asad Bhopali Memorial Ceremony will be held on Monday.
On the centenary year of famous poet and lyricist Asad Bhopali, an event will be organised by Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Sanskriti Parishad, Culture Department. The memorial event "Pyaar Bantte Chalo" will be held on Monday at 8 pm.
The programme will be broadcasted live on the Facebook page and YouTube channel of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy.
Director of Urdu Academy, Nusrat Mehdi while giving information about the programme said that Asad Bhopali is one of those poets who brought laurels to Bhopal with his best songs in the film world. Through this programme, we aim to make the younger generation aware of their exploits so that the younger generation can know about them.
Nusrat Mehdi has appealed to art lovers and religious people to join the programme.
Asad Bhopali was an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. He was a learned in Persian, Arabic, Urdu and English, Asad moved to Mumbai to become a song-writer. He was the first poet from Bhopal who had set his foot in the film industry. He was first spotted by Fazli Brothers.
From 1949-1990, Asad Bhopali wrote over 400 songs in about 100 films. In 1989, he wrote the songs for the film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ whose popularity absolutely stirred the Indian subcontinent. For the song ‘Dil Diwana Bin Sajana Ke Maane Naa’, Asad Bhopali was conferred the Filmfare award.