Biography
Syed Wajid Hussain Rizvi (Urdu: سيد واجد حسین رضوی, born 16 October 1908 – 27 March 1998), better known by his film screen name, Agha Jani Kashmiri (Urdu: آغاجانی کشمیری), was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet.He worked in Bollywood films, as a writer for a number of classics, from the first Indian cinematic blockbuster Kismet (1943), to the Palme d'Or nominated Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), to Naya Zamana (1971). He was known for writing his dialogues in literary Urdu, which eventually went out of vogue after Salim–Javed popularized a more colloquial style in the 1970s.
Filmography
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Movies 25
Writer 24
Screenplay 1
Writer
Naya Zamana (1971)
Movie
Writer
Parwana (1971)
Movie
Writer
Khilona (1970)
Movie
Writer
Tumse Achha Kaun Hai (1969)
Movie
Writer
Love in Tokyo (1966)
Movie
Writer
Gazal (1964)
Movie
Writer
April Fool (1964)
Movie
Writer
Ziddi (1964)
Movie
Writer
Mujhe Jeene Do (1963)
Movie
Writer
Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963)
Movie
Writer
Junglee (1961)
Movie
Writer
Love in Simla (1960)
Movie
Writer
Chori Chori (1956)
Movie
Writer
Amar (1954)
Movie
Writer
Aurat (1953)
Movie
Writer
Chandralekha (1948)
Movie
Writer
Anokhi Ada (1948)
Movie
Screenplay
Anmol Ghadi (1946)
Movie
Writer
Jag Biti (1946)
Movie
Writer
Humayun (1945)
Movie
Writer
Ek Din Ka Sultan (1945)
Movie
Writer
Lal Haveli (1944)
Movie
Writer
Najma (1943)
Movie
Writer
Taqdeer (1943)
Movie
Writer
Vachan (1938)
Movie
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1946
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1971
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1908-10-06
Deathday1998-03-27 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceLucknow, India
ReligionIslam
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
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