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Akhtar-Ul-Iman was born on 30 November, 1914 in Qila Patthargarh, Najibabad, Bijnor district, is a Urdu poet and screenwriter (1915-1966). Discover Akhtar-Ul-Iman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation Poet · screenwriter
Age 81 years old
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Born 30 November 1914
Birthday 30 November
Birthplace Qila Patthargarh, Najibabad, Bijnor district
Date of death 1996
Died Place Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality India

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1915

Akhtar ul Iman (12 November 1915 9 March 1996) was a noted Urdu poet and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, who had a major influence on modern Urdu nazm.

Born on 12 November 1915 in Qila Patthargarh, Najibabad, in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh in 1915.

He was brought up in an orphanage.

He gained his initial education at Bijnor, where he came in contact with poet and scholar Khurshid ul Islam, who taught at Aligarh Muslim University and developed a long association with Ralph Russell.

He graduated from the Zakir Husain College at University of Delhi and completed his master's in Urdu degree from Aligarh Muslim University.

He first joined All India Radio as a staff artist.

1945

Then Iman joined the Filmistan Studio as a dialogue writer in 1945.

He preferred nazm over more popular ghazal as a mean of poetic expression.

Akhtar ul Iman's language is "coarse and unpoetic".

He uses "coarse" and mundane poetic expressions to make his message effective and realistic.

He left behind a substantial legacy for new generation of poets to follow which explores new trends and themes in modern Urdu poetry giving a new direction to the modern and contemporary Urdu nazm with emphasis on philosophical humanism.

• Iss Aabad Kharabe Mein (Urdu)-published by Urdu Academy, Delhi, India.

Autobiography of a famous Urdu writer of India.

He has published eight collections:

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His contribution to Hindi cinema is significant, keeping in mind the number of landmark and hit movies he has contributed as a script writer (dialogue, story and screenplay).

1960

His first landmark movie was Kanoon (1960 film), which became a big hit despite the fact that it had no songs or comedy sequences.

1961

Other important movies to which he contributed as a script writer were Dharmputra (1961) – for which he received a filmfare award – Gumrah, Waqt, Patther ke Sanam, and Daagh.

The one movie which has his lyrics is Bikhare Moti.

Literary awards

and Numerous other literary awards.

1962

He was awarded the 1962 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu, for his Poetry Collection, Yadein (Memories), by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.

1963

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1963 for Dharmputra and 1966 for Waqt.

1996

Akhtar ul Iman died on 9 March 1996 in Mumbai.