Lahore:The forty-fourth death anniversary of Shabab Keranvi, a renowned writer, filmmaker, director, and poet, is being observed today.

According to Radio Pakistan, Shabab Keranvi was born in 1925 in Kerana, district Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, and his real name was Nazeer Ahmad.

He contributed significantly to the promotion of Urdu literature, authoring twenty-four Urdu novels. Keranvi entered the Pakistani film industry as a producer and lyricist with the film ‘Jalwa’ in 1955 and made his directorial debut with ‘Surayya’ in 1961.

Shabab Keranvi passed away in Lahore on this day in 1982, leaving behind a legacy of cultural and literary contributions.