Famous Urdu poet and lyricist and songwriter Sahir Ludhianvi's 31sth death anniversary was observed on Tuesday. Sahir Ludhianvi was born as Abdul Hayee on 8 March 1921 in Ludhiana, Punjab in India. For about 30 years, he remained associated with the film industry. He composed hundreds of songs for Hindi/Urdu films.
Most of his songs became hugely popular and are even today sung and hummed by people of all generations. He completed the writing of his first Urdu work, Talkhiyaan ("Bitterness"). He then began searching for a publisher and, after two years, he found a one in 1945. After his work was published, he began editing four Urdu magazines, Adab-e-Lateef, Shahkaar, Prithlari, and Savera. Sahir Ludhianvi made his debut in films writing lyrics for the film Aazadi Ki Raah Par (1949).
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