Hasrat Jaipuri, as the surname speaks, belonged to Jaipur. He was a Hindi and Urdu
poet and film lyricist.
Hasrat Jaipuri's real name was Iqbal Husain. Till 1939, he lived in hometown Jaipur
where he studied English till 'secondary level' and then acquired his Urdu and Persian
taalim from his learned grandfather, Fida Husain.
- Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - 1972 for Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana (Andaz)
- Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - 1966 for Baharon Phool Barsao (Suraj)
- Josh Malihabadi Award, from Urdu Conference
- Dr. Ambedkar Award, for Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Payaliya (Mere Huzoor), a Brajbhasha
song
Hasrat was also awarded a doctorate from the World University Round Table.