Writing · Producer · Story · Lyricist
Born Feb 18, 1914 · Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Active 1956–1976 · Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award
Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood