The man behind some of the most iconic songs of Hindi Cinema - an acclaimed lyricist and an anti-establishment poet, Majrooh Sultanpuri was jailed in the late 1940s over his political leanings. Listen to today's episode of HistoryShots to learn more about this Bollywood legend.

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