Hasrat Jaipuri a noted Urdu and Hindi poet and film lyricist, was born on 15th April, 1922 in Jaipur. He acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his paternal grandfather Fida Husain. He began writing ghazlen when he was just twenty. In 1940 he came to Mumbai and started working as a bus conductor. Once at a mushaira he came across Prithviraj Kapoor who later introduced him to his son and famous filmmaker Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor was planning a film called Barsaat. He was so impressed by his literary skill that he instantly told him to write songs for the same. This association continued for a long time. He was awarded the best lyricist award by FilmFare in 1966 & 1972 . Jaipuri has written several books of poetry, in Hindi and Urdu like Abshaar-E-Ghazal (compilation) etc. The noted lyricist died on 17th September 1999 in Mumbai