SHAHARYAAR GETS JANPEETH AWARD

Noted Urdu poet Shahryar has been selected for “Jnanpith Award-2008”, which is the highest literary award in India. This prestigious award is to be presented to him today by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachan, in the recognition of his contribution for Urdu language.
Mr. Shahryar is also famous as a lyricist in Hindi films and has written lyrics in several famous films including “Gaman”, “Umrao Jaan” and “Anjuman”.
He has previously been awarded with “Sahitya Akademy Award” in Urdu for his poetry collection, Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai.
He is recepient to many other prestigeous awards.