Shahryar
(1936-2012)
Indian academic and writer
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Akhlaq Mohammad Khan (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), better known by his takhallus Shahryar, was an Indian academician, and a doyen of Urdu poetry in India. As a Hindi film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in Gaman (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981) directed by Muzaffar Ali. He retired as the head of Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University, and thereafter he remained sought after name in mushairas or poetic gatherings, and also co-edited the literary magazine Sher-o-Hikmat.
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16 June 1936 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Died |
13 February 2012 (aged 75) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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