Sudarshan Faakir
Indian lyricist
Sudarshan Faakir (19 December 1934 - 19 February 2008), better known by his takhallus Faakir, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist. His ghazals and nazms were sung by Begum Akhtar and Jagjit Singh. His son Manav Faakir is a Music Composer & lyricist.
Early life
Sudarshan Faakir was born in Jalandhar in British Punjab in 1934.
After completing high school, he moved to Jalandhar and completed B.A. from DAV College. During college, he was very active in dramatics and poetry.
He studied MA in political science and English from DAV College, Jalandhar. Active in dramatics and poetry right from his college days, he directed Mohan Rakesh’s play "Ashadh Ka Ek Din" in his youth.
He lent his voice to AIR, Jalandhar before he left for Bombay where he later wrote for music directorJaidev. His song ‘Zindagi, zindagi, mere ghar aana zindagi' from Bhim Sen’s 1979 film ‘Dooriyan’ as well as dialogues for the film ‘Yalgaar’ are popular till date.
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