MUMBAI: In its regular endeavour to pay homage to well-known film personalities, B4U Music will pay homage to noted lyricist Kaifi Azmi and reputed filmmaker Shakti Azmi in their programme ‘Awaz De Kahan Hai‘ this weekend.
While the Shakti Samanta special will be aired today from 7 am to 8 am, 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm and 9 pm to 12am, the tribute to Kaifi Azmi will be aired from 9 pm to 12 am tomorrow.
As a lyricist and songwriter, Azmi is for his work of Guru Dutt‘s Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Chetan Anand‘s Haqeeqat (1964). Other notables films for which Azmi wrote lyrics include Kohra, Anupama, Uski Kahani, Saat Hindustani, Shola Aur Shabnam, Parwana, Bawarchi, Pakeezah, Hanste Zakhm, Arth and Razia Sultan. Besides, in his only acting assignment, Azmi played a memorable role of Naseem‘s grandfather in Naseem (1995).
On the other hand, Shakti Samanta has produced and directed some memorable films like Aradhana , An Evening In Paris, Kashmir Ki Kali, Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kati Patang and Amar Prem among others.
Earlier, B4U Music has paid tribute to the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, R.D. Burman besides coming out with specials of Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna respectively.
Awaaz De Kahan Hai airs daily between 7 and 8 pm.