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As a lyricist, Qamar
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He had several friends and hundreds of fans whom he called his "pankhe". His fan mail came in various languages; Hindi, English, Urdu and many regional languages as well. He replied to all his fan mail and judiciously sent an autographed photo as well.
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Kishore Kumar (film: Pehli Tarikh-1954). This song turned into veritable anthem and was played on Radio Ceylon on the first of every month for decades, and it probably still is.
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Jalalabadi was added for his native town. It was the general trend in those days for writers to name themselves after the towns they hailed from. After completing his matriculation from
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Some of his memorable songs from his early include "Sunti Nahi Duniya Kabhi
Fariyaad Kisi Ki" (Renuka, 1947) and the ghazal "Dil Kis Liye Rota Hai...Pyaar Ki Duniya Me, Aisa Hi Hota Hai" (sung by
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Jalalabadi wrote song lyrics for about 156 films by writing a total of approximately 700 songs in his long career.
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