He may have written frothy songs like Eena meena deeka, but Majrooh Sultanpuri is not to be taken lightly.Last week, the lyricist-poet refused to accept an Urdu Academy award from Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi. The reason, says the angry old man, is that Joshi insulted him at a function two years ago by refusing to welcome him. "They're not willing to accept it as a mistake," stormed the peeved poet. When last heard, minister Pramod Navalkar was planning to apologise on behalf of the state and present the award to Majroohsaab at his house. Red faces in the saffron brigade the colours they are a-changing.Published By: AtMigration Published On: Dec 29, 1997--- ENDS ---
