Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi, who had just begun writing lyrics for Hindi films, was taken aback when he found his ghazal, with a motif of motivation and redemption, had been transformed into a sizzling ...
cabaret song. He remonstrated with the music composer but S.D. Burman stood firm. Ultimately, the poet had to settle for seeing his cherished creation rendered in the composer's desired way by the ...