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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the renowned Urdu poet who died recently and composed the song for the movie ’Taj Mahal’
A
Naqsh Lyallpuri
B
Kalraj Mishra
C
CV Vishveshwara
D
Sahil Amonatov
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taj Mahal is portrayed as a symbol of beauty and love, but Shair interprets it in a different perspective. He talks about the poor workers who constructed this beautiful palace. I love the universality of human emotions of love contrasted against the unbalanced distribution of wealth in this world.

Detailed explanation-3: -After that he started writing songs regularly to the tunes of SD Burman and the duo gave many memorable songs. Sahir also had his fair share of love affairs, like Amrita Pritam and Sudha Malhotra, but he never got married.

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