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{{Short description|Indian lyricist (1916–1970)}}
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'''Shakeel Badayuni''' (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was an Indian [[Urdu]] poet, lyricist and songwriter in [[Bollywood|Hindi / Urdu language films]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Write Angle – The door at life's end (Death is a constant companion of writers) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/write-angle-the-door-at-lifes-end/article3002536.ece#! |newspaper=The Hindu (newspaper) |author=Ziya Us Salam |date=16 March 2012 |accessdate=5 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Bard's Unread Poems (Shakeel Badayuni) |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/The-Bard-s-Unread-Poems/920729/ |newspaper=Indian Express (newspaper) |date=13 March 2012 |author=Vandita Mishra}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mughal-e-Azam |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mughal-e-azam-news--music-kkfvESbeefa.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820102755/http://www.sify.com/movies/mughal-e-azam-news--music-kkfvESbeefa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 August 2014 |newspaper=Sify |accessdate=5 November 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shakeel Badayuni was born in [[Badaun]], Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri, wanted him to have a successful career, thus he arranged [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Persian language|Persian]], and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] tuition for Shakeel at home. His inclination towards poetry was not hereditary like other {{Transliteration|hi|[[shayar (poet)|shayars]]}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sold for a Song |author=Shamnad Basheer |date=26 June 2010 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sold-for-a-song/638745/ |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> One of his distant relatives, Zia-ul-Qadiri Badayuni, was a religious {{Transliteration|hi|shayar}}. Shakeel Masoodi was influenced by him and the contemporary environment of Badayun led him to poetry.<ref name="soft spoken bard">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-softspoken-bard/798109/1 |title=The soft spoken Bard (Shakeel Badayuni) |work=Indian Express (newspaper) |author=Rajiv Vijayakar |date=2 June 2011 |accessdate=5 November 2019}}</ref>

When he joined [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in 1936, he started participating in inter-college, inter-university ''[[mushaira]]s'', or poetry recitation symposiums, and won frequently. In 1940, he married Salma, who was his distant relative and had been living in a common house with him since childhood. However, the ''[[purdah]]'' system was strictly observed in their family and they were not close. After completing his BA, he moved to [[Delhi]] as a supply officer, but continued participating in ''mushairas'', earning fame nationwide. Those were the days of {{Transliteration|hi|shayars}} who wrote about the downtrodden sections of society, their emancipation, and the betterment of society. But Shakeel had an altogether different taste – his poetry was romantic and close to the heart.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/> Shakeel used to say:

:''Main Shakeel Dil Ka Hoon Tarjuman''
:''Keh Mohabbaton Ka Hoon Raazdaan''
:''Mujhe Fakhr Hai Meri Shayari''
:''Meri Zindagi Se Juda Nahin''

During his Aligarh days, Badauni also started learning Urdu poetry formally from Hakim Abdul Waheed 'Ashk' Bijnori.

==Career==
Shakeel moved to [[Bombay]] in 1944, to write songs for films. He met film producer, [[A.R. Kardar]] and music composer, [[Naushad Ali]], who asked him to sum up his poetic skills in one line. Shakeel wrote, ''Hum Dard Ka Afsana Duniya Ko Suna Denge, Har Dil Main Mohabbat Ki Ek Aag Laga Dengey''. Naushad immediately retained him for Kardar's film, ''Dard'' (1947). The songs of ''Dard'' proved to be very successful, especially [[Uma Devi]] (Tun Tun)'s ''Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon''. 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.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

Together, he and Naushad became one of the most sought after composer/lyricist duos in the industry. Among the scores they churned out together, are those of ''[[Deedar (1951 film)|Deedar]]'' (1951), ''[[Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952), ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957), and ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960), that stand out. Other films they scored together include ''[[Dulari (film)|Dulari]]'' (1949), ''[[Shabaab (film)|Shabab]]'' (1954), ''[[Ganga Jamuna]]'' (1961), and ''[[Mere Mehboob]]'' (1963). Although Shakeel Badayuni worked most extensively with Naushad, he also collaborated with Ravi and Hemant Kumar. His lyrics for the song ''Husnwale Tera Jawab Nahin'' and Ravi's music score both won [[Filmfare Award]]s for the hit film ''[[Gharana (1961 film)|Gharana]]''. His other notable film with Ravi is ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960), while ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962) is his biggest hit with Hemant Kumar. The title song from ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'', rendered by [[Mohammed Rafi]], won Badayuni the [[Filmfare Award]] for Best Lyricist in 1961.

Shakeel penned numbers for around 89 films. In addition, he wrote many popular ''ghazals'' sung by [[Begum Akhtar Discography|Begum Akhtar]], which are still sung by vocalists like [[Pankaj Udhas]] and others.

The Indian government had honoured him with the title ''Geet Kar-e-Azam''.

;Association with Naushad

Shakeel shared a close friendship with Naushad, Ravi, and Naushad's former assistant, [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]], with whom he enjoyed his life to the fullest. Naushad used Shakeel as the lyricist for his tunes for most of his films for a period of 24 years. [[Baiju Bawra]], which was a milestone in both of their careers, was supposed to go to [[Kavi Pradeep]]. [[Vijay Bhatt]], the director of the movie was insistent on using Kavi Pradeep as the lyricist, since the film was supposed to have many devotional songs. Naushad requested Vijay Bhatt to hear the lyrics written by Shakeel. Vijay Bhatt agreed.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

When Shakeel Badayuni was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he was put up in a sanatorium in Panchgani for treatment. [[Naushad]] knowing that his financial condition was not good, took 3 films to him, getting the lyrics written in the sanatorium, and got him a payment of nearly 10 times more than his normal fees.

;Association with Ravi

Shakeel also wrote a substantial chunk of songs for music director [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi Sharma]]. Prominent amongst them were ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960), ''[[Gharana (1961 film)|Gharana]]'' (1961), ''Ghunghat'', ''[[Grahasti (film)|Grahasti]]'' (1963), ''[[Nartaki (1963 film)|Nartaki]]'' (1963), as well as ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'' and ''[[Do Badan]]'' (both released in 1966).<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

;Association with Hemant Kumar

Shakeel wrote for [[Hemant Kumar]] for movies like ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'' (1962), ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962), ''[[Bin Badal Barsaat (1963 film)|Bin Badal Barsaat]]''.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

;Association with S.D. Burman

Shakeel penned lyrics for the tunes of S.D. Burman for movies Kaise Kahoon & Benazir.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

;Others

C.Ramachandra – Zindagi Aur Maut, Wahan Ke Log.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>
Roshan – Bedaag, Noorjahan.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

==Personal life==
Shakeel Badayuni succumbed to [[diabetes|diabetes complications]] at the age of fifty-three, on 20 April 1970, at Bombay Hospital leaving behind his wife, two sons and two daughters. One daughter, Najma, died soon afterwards, while still a college student. His elder son Javed and grandson Zeeshan work in the travel and tourism industry. His other son's name is Tariq. Shakeel's friends Ahmed Zakaria and Rangoonwala formed a trust called ''Yaad-e-Shakeel'' after his death and this trust became the source of some income for his bereaved family.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

Shakeel loved to play badminton, go on picnics and hunting trips and fly kites with his friends from the industry, [[Naushad]] and [[Mohammed Rafi]]. Sometimes [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] would join them in kite-flying competitions. [[Dilip Kumar]], writers [[Wajahat Mirza]], Khumar Barabankvi and Azm Bazidpuri were among Shakeel's other close friends within the industry.<ref name="soft spoken bard"/>

==Popular songs==
Badayuni penned several memorable songs in his career. Some of his popular works include the musical ''[[Baiju Bawra (film)|Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952), historical epic ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960) and social ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962)''.''
#Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki (''[[Dulari (film)|Dulari]]'')
#Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj (''[[Baiju Bawra (film)|Baiju Bawra]]'')
#O Duniya Ke Rakhwale (''[[Baiju Bawra (film)|Baiju Bawra]]'')
#Madhuban Me Radhika Naache Re (''[[Kohinoor (1960 film)|Kohinoor]]'')
#[[Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya]] ([[Mughal-e-Azam|''Mughal- E- Azam'']])
#Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho ([[Chaudhvin Ka Chand|''Chaudvin Ka Chand'']]'')''
#Dil Laga Kar Hum Ye Samjhe (''Zindagi Aur Maut'')
#[[Ye Zindagi Ke Mele]] (''[[Mela]]'')
#Hue Hum Jinke Liye ([[Deedar (1951 film)|''Deedar'']]'')''
#Maan mera Ehsaan (''Aan'')
#Tere Koche Mein Armanoo ([[Dillagi (1949 film)|''Dillagi'']]'')''
#Milte Hee Ankhain (''Babul'')
#Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri (''[[Mere Mehboob]]'') (1963)
#Jane Bahaar Husn Tera Bemisaal Hai (''[[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1963 film)|Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'')
#Ek Shahenshah Ne Banwa Ke Haseen Taj Mahal (''[[Leader (1964 film)|Leader]]'')
#Koi Saagar Dil Ko (''[[Dil Diya Dard Liya]]'')
#Beqarar Kar Ke Hume (''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'')
#Lo Aa Gai Unki Yaad (''[[Do Badan]]'')
#Na Jao Saiyaan (''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam|Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulaam]]'')
#Meri Baat Rahi Mere Man Me (''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam|Sahi Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'')
#Aaj Puraani Raahon Se (''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'')
#Jab Dil Se Dil Takrata Hai (''[[Sunghursh]]'')
#Ek Baar Zara Phir Keh Do (''[[Bin Badal Barsaat (1963 film)|Bin Baadal Barsaat]]'')
#Tumhe Paa Ke Hum Ne (''[[Gehra Daag]]'')
#Zindagi Tu Jhoom Le Zara (''Kaise Kahoon'')

==Awards==
* 1961 [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for the song ''Chaudvin ka chand ho'' in the film ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960)<ref name=filmfare>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/remembering-shakeel-badayuni-14873.html |title=Remembering Shakeel Badayuni |author=Devesh Sharma |website=FILMFARE.com website |date=3 August 2016 |accessdate=5 November 2019}}</ref>
* 1962 [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for the song ''husnwale tera jawab nahin'' in the film ''[[Gharana]]'' (1961)<ref name=filmfare/>
* 1963 [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for the song ''[[Kahin Deep Jale]]'' in the film ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'' (1962)<ref name=filmfare/>

==Government recognition==
A postage stamp, bearing his face, was released by [[India Post]] to honour him on 3 May 2013.<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=740968086034453&story_fbid=1897612983703285 Postage stamp of Shakeel Badayuni] ''Facebook.com''. Retrieved 4 September 2021</ref>

== See also ==
* ''[[Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'', a song by Shakeel Badayuni
* ''[[Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe]]'', song by Shakeel Badayuni

==References==
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