What is Sahir Ludhianvi known for?
Sahir Ludhianvi Sahir Ludhianvi is the pen name of Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980) who is popularly known as Sahir. Sahir was an Indian poet and film lyricist who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. His work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Bollywood film. Sahir won a "Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist" for "Taj Mahal" (1963). He won a second "Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist" for his work on "Kabhie Kabhie" (1976) and he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1971. On 8 March 2013, the ninety-second anniversary of Sahir's birth, a commemorative stamp was issued in his honour.
Saeed Jaffrey Saeed Jaffrey OBE (Urdu, Punjabi:) (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was a British actor whose versatility and fluency in multiple languages allowed him to straddle radio, stage, television and film in a career that spanned over six decades and more than a hundred and fifty British, American, and Indian movies.