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Noted Urdu poet Nida Fazli no more

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ANI Mumbai
Last Updated : Feb 08 2016 | 3:42 PM IST

Noted Urdu poet Nida Fazli breathed his last in Mumbai on Monday due to heart failure. He was 76 years old.

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He became known among the readers and ghazal singers for his elegant presentation and exclusive use of colloquial language for ghazals, dohaas and nazms, while avoiding ornate Persian imagery and compound words to simplify his poetry.

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Some of his famous film songs include Aa bhi jaa (Sur), Tu is tarah se meri zindagi mein (Aap To Aise Na The) and Hosh waalon ko khabar Kya (Sarfarosh).

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He wrote columns for BBC Hindi website on various contemporary issues and literature.

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First Published: Feb 08 2016 | 2:44 PM IST

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