Talash (1969 box office collection)

Asrar Hussain Khan, aka Majrooh Sultanpuri, was born in Sultanpur, UP in 1919. Since his father was a sub inspector, he couldn't afford the more expensive English education for his son. Majrooh instead completed his seven year course of Dars-e-Nizamiani in Arabis and Persian and went on to take the degree of Alim. He then joined Lucknow's Takmeel-u-tib college of the Unani system of medicine. He was an established Haakim when he happened to recite of his ghazals in a mushaira held in Sultanpur. The ghazal was a big hit with the audience and Majrooh found his calling. He chucked his prosperous medical practice and took to writing poe

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Talash (2019)

Talash (1969 movie story)