Shakeel Badayuni

Shakeel Badayuni  (3 August 1916 -20 April 1970) 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

 No other composer–lyricist partnership was as committed to each other, lasted as long, or produced as many outstanding songs. ... Shakeel’s words contribute as much to the potency of the song as Rafi’s pathos-drenched vocals.