The forty-fourth death anniversary of writer, filmmaker, director and poet Shabab Keranvi is being observed today (Thursday).

Shabab Keranvi was born in 1925 in Kerana, district Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. His real name was Nazeer Ahmad.

He also worked for the promotion of Urdu literature and wrote twenty-four Urdu novels.

He made his debut in the Pakistani film industry as a producer and lyricist with the film 'Jalwa' in 1955, while he made his directorial debut with the film 'Surayya' in 1961.

Shabab Keranvi died in Lahore on this day in 1982.