Modern Poetry

Cities have always been a very relevant point of inspiration for various art forms. From Dilli-6 to Midnight In Paris, Cities have filled the cinema with their beauty. When it comes to poetry, be it Edgar Allan Poe or Meer Taqi Meer, we have witnessed some amazing works inspired by the auras of some wonderful cities.   In this episode, we talk about how this beauty has been maintained and what we as viewers and readers can relate so much to. 

Friends Of The Session:  

Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet 

Sayed Tazeem - Founder, Modern Poetry

Rahul Paswan - Theatre Practitioner

Akshay S. Poddar - Filmmaker & Screenwriter and Founder, DilliFilmClub 

1990s was an amazing decade for Hindi music. It made us travel into the land of love and set us on the voyage of discovering it through the sargam of 'Bas ek sanam chahiye' to giving us travel goals with the song 'Chhaiyya Chhaiyya' .  

In this episode of Chai, Sutta & Shayari, we discuss the beautiful time of 1990s Bollywood, when Pehla Nasha was the song you would sing to your crush in your heart.   

Friends Of The Session:  

Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet 

Sayed Tazeem - Founder, Modern Poetry 

Manvi Singh - Writer

Akshay S. Poddar - Filmmaker & Screenwriter and Founder, DilliFilmClub 

Sahir Ludhianvi was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. His work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Bollywood film.  Amrita Pritam, on the contrary, was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. She is considered the first prominent female Punjabi poet, novelist, essayist and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both sides of the India–Pakistan border.  Their love created a beautiful story which is still remembered through their readers and their poetry. 

Sahir's Poetry Read By: Wamiq Zia 

Amrita's Poetry Read By: Shivanjali Mehta  

We would like to thanks people who joined this session:  

Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet

Sayed Tazeem - Founder, Modern Poetry 

Sumit Bhardawaj -  Actor

Akshay S. Poddar - Filmmaker & Screenwriter and Founder, DilliFilmClub 

Chai, Sutta & Shayari  Enjoy the second episode 

Every Saturday, 6 PM 

In this you will see a lot of friends, talking about poetry and just some random stuff revolving around it.  

Our second episode is about "Urdu & Hindi Poems For Plays/Films"  

We would like to thanks people who joined this session:  

Faiz-ur-Rehman - Writer  

Sharique Aziz -  Actor & Writer 

Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet 

Anas Faizi - Poet  

Aasim Badr - Poet & Research Scholar 

Introducing our new series,  

Chai, Sutta & Shayari

Every Saturday, 6 PM  

In this you will see a lot of friends, talking about poetry and just some random stuff revolving around it.  

Our first episode is about "Poetry in Contemporary Bollywood"  

We would like to thanks people who joined this session:  

Akshay S. Poddar - Filmmaker & Screenwriter and Founder, DilliFilmClub 

Sumit Bhardawaj -  Actor 

Sayed Tazeem - Founder, Modern Poetry 

Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet 

Sharique Aziz - Actor & Writer 

Usama Zakir is one of the best young minds in Modern India. His criticism of injustice is truly appreciable and this is exactly what he has portrayed in the poem which we have brought to you today, on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr.   With the ongoing crisis amidst Israel-Palestine, Usama Zakir's poem embraces the pain of the people suffering in that war ground. In the voice of Sharique Aziz.

Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, better known by his takhallus Shahryar, was an Indian academician, and a doyen of Urdu poetry in India. As a Hindi film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in Gaman and Umrao Jaan directed by Muzaffar Ali.   We have brought to you one of his poem, Zawaal Ki Had, in the voice of Sayed Tazeem.  We hope you like it !

"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish."  Michhele Obama  Shah Rukh Khan, also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 Hindi films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards.    Here, we present to you a remarkable poem penned by Mr. Shahrukh Khan, in the voice of Wamiq Zia, dedicated to all the women in the world.

Farīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj-i-Shakar was a 12th-century Punjabi Muslim preacher and mystic. who went on to become "one of the most revered and distinguished ... Muslim mystics" of the medieval period.He is known reverentially as Bābā Farīd or Shaikh Farīd by Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus of the Punjab Region, or simply as Farīduddīn Ganjshakar.

We have brought to you one of his poem in the beautiful voice of Preeti Jas.

Sher Muhammad Khan, better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu. 

Here, we have brought to you one of his most romantic poem, Ek Baar Kaho Tum Meri Ho, in the voice of Sayed Tazeem.  

We hope you all like it !