Shakeel
Individualistic Shakeel
Shakeel Ahmed Shakeel Badayuni made his mark on the Hindi film industry with his lyrics. His father taught him Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Hindi and Hindustani at home itself. No one in the family was concerned with poetry except for a distant ancestor. Poetry in his times was uni-dimensional, a purely literary activity followed with conceit and rigor by the then poets. Shakeel was highly influenced by the works of Hazrat Maulana Zia – Ul – Qadri and sought his guidance at regular intervals. Poetry in pre – Independent India, like other arts, was striving to gain its own voice and this led to the growth of a progressive poet’s movement, which later manifested in various forms.
His first job was with the supplies department at Delhi in 1942, which he joined immediately after passing his graduation where he continued for four years. Shakeel soon forged his own identity with a distinct individuality. Touring extensively to recite his writings, his growing appreciation also brought to the fore the qualities needed for a poet and his poetry to be accepted by the audience. The cinematic requirements of writing according to a given situation while enforcing artistic restrictions gave him insights into the aspect called ‘mass communication’ and its essentials. With Naushad as composer and Mohammad Rafi giving vocals, Shakeel penned the greatest bhajan of Hindi films ‘O Duniya Ke Rakhwale’ and other songs of Baiju Bawra.
He won three Film Fare awards, but retained a low profile in spite of his literary and cinematic stature as a poet. He was peerless while building magical palace of words. His ghazals adhere to the traditional spirit while highlighting contemporary values. They have reflected the ideas related to the transformations in literature and the changes of values of life giving it new meanings, colors and directions.
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