Shakeel Badayuni
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Shakeel Badayuni (3 August, 1916 - 20 April, 1970) was an accomplished Bollywood film song lyricist of the 1950s and 1960s.
Badayuni's most famous work during his career was done in tandem with music director Naushad. Together, they became one of the most sought-after composer/lyricist duos in the industry. Among the stupendous scores they churned out together, those of Baiju Bawra (1952), Mother India (1957), and Mughal-e-Azam (1960) stand out. Other films they scored together include Dulari (1949), Shabab (1954), Ganga Jamuna (1961), and Mere Mehboob (1963).
Although Badayuni worked most extensively with Naushad, he also collaborated with Ravi and Hemant Kumar as well. His most notable film with the former is Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), while Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) is his biggest hit with the latter. The title song from Chaudhvin Ka Chand, rendered by Mohammed Rafi, won Badayuni the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist.