Kaif Bhopali

Kaif Bhopali (20 February 1920 – 24 July 1991) was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist. He was a poet in the Urdu mushaira circles, and is known as the writer of songs like Chalo Dildar Chalo, sung by Mohammed Rafi in Kamal Amrohi's 1972 classic, Pakeezah.

Career
Kaif Bhopali was born Khwaja Mohammad Idris in Bhopal State, British India, now in Madhya Pradesh, India. Kaif Bhoopali wrote lyrics for many Bollywood films like Pakeezah (1972), where he wrote songs like Teer-E-Nazar and Chalo dildar chalo chand ke paar chalo.

He also wrote some ghazals like "तेरा चेहरा कितना सुहाना लगता है", Jhoom ke jab rindon ne pila dee, sung by Jagjit Singh. One of his couplets is, also sung by Jagjit Singh.

Another song was Aye Khuda Shukr Tera in the 1983 film Razia Sultan, written and directed by Kamal Amrohi and Apne aap raaton mein, sung by Lata Mangeshkar is a gem from 1977 film Shankar Hussain.

Kaif Bhopali's daughter, Parveen Kaif, is a poet who participates in mushairas.

Filmography

 * Daaera (1953)
 * Pakeezah (1972)
 * Shankar Hussain (1977)
 * Raziya Sultan (1983)