Behzad Lucknavi
Behzad Lucknavi | |
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| Born | Sardar Hasan Khan January 1, 1900 Lucknow, India |
| Died | 10 October 1974 (aged 74) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Behzad Lucknavi |
| Occupation | Poet, Lyricist |
| Language | Urdu |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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Behzad Lucknavi (born Sardar Hasan Khan; 1 January 1900 – 10 October 1974) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist. He primarily wrote naats and ghazals and sometimes radio plays for the All India Radio, Delhi and later for Radio Pakistan after emigrating to Pakistan.
He started participating in mushairas at age of twelve. Then veteran radio personality Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari introduced him to All India Radio.
He wrote film song lyrics for seventeen films, including Roti (1942), Taj Mahal (1941) and Dhanwan (1937).