Poets/Writers From Lahore

Prominent playwright, known for his masterpiece 'Anakali'; also wrote humorous pieces, and stories for children, apart from creating the memorable character of 'Chacha Chakkhan'.

Prominent Journalist, scholar and poet and Chief editor of a well known weekly 'Chattan' published from Lahore

Shamshad Begum was one of the first singers of the Hindi film industry. From the 6000 songs that she had sung in a variety of Indian languages, 1287 were for Hindi films.

Noted critic, literary historian, and fiction writer from Pakistan; known for his book "Urdu Adab ki Mukhtasar Tareen Tareekh".

Sajjad Ali, is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop/rock singer, poet, film actor, director and producer. He is formally trained in classical genre.