RAHE NA RAHE HUM...
Hamaare baad ab mehfil mein afsaane bayaan honge, bahaare hum ko dhoondhegi, na jaane hum kahaan honge…
The lyrics, about looking back and moving forward, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri for Baghi (1953), sum up the poet’s wistfulness. Someone who fought hard not to let reality obscure his romanticism. Someone who understood that while infinitude is an ideal, everything eventually blurs given the transience of time.
Asrar ul Hasan Khan took on the name ‘Majrooh’ – meaning wounded – as his penname and almost lived it. An important figure in the Progressive Writers’ Movement, he was wounded by the post Independence let down. He was wounded by the fact that he wasn’t given his due as a poet-lyricist considering he was the most prolific and enduring amongst his peers. He remained wounded by personal tragedies and never being able to relinquish his responsibilities as a provider…
As part of the formidable quartet of lyricists, Sahir Ludhianvi, ShakeelmujraMonica O my darling
