He always wore a smiling face and took up all the challenges that came across for writing lyrics to my tunes. Says Rajesh Roshan, “Ibrahim Ashqji had written quite a few songs for me in Kaho Na…Pyar Hai, Aap Mujhe Achche Lagane Lage, Koi Mil Gaya and Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche.
Music composer Rajesh Roshan was the only prominent composer to work with Ibrahim Ashq repeatedly. Ibrahim Ashq was originally from the same town Badnagar in Madhya Pradesh as Kavi Pradeep Yet the average Hindi music listener would be puzzled by their names.” “Itna saral aur sundar likhte the dono (they both wrote so simply and beautifully). Rumi compares Ibrahim to poet-lyricist Yogesh Gaud. Bollywood had no respect for his passion.” They used to host goshti (poetry sessions) together. Mithun Ingle - Kaho Na Pyar Hai Instrumental, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai - Ek Pal Ka Jeena, Kaho Naa Pyaar. Ibrahim used to come home to meet my father. The songs were composed by talented musicians such as Hrithik Roshan, Ameesha Patel, Udit Narayan, and more. There are a total of 17 songs in Kaho Naa Pyar Hai. Do premi do pagal Kya karte hain bolo Do premi do pagal Kya karte hain bolo Mujhse kya puchhte ho Apne dil ko dadolo Malum hai hamko tumhe. “Ibrahim Ashq wrote such hit songs for Rakesh Roshan’s films, and still there was no real demand for his poetry in Bollywood! Issko aap kya kahenge? Bud-kismat ya budtameezi ( what would you call this? Bad luck or bad attitude?). Kaho Naa Pyar Hai is a Hindi album released in 2000. Writer-filmmaker Rumi Jaffrey says it had to do with Ashq (real name Ibrahim Khan Ghauri) and his lack of networking skills. Kaho Na Kaho Lyrics by Claude Challe from the The Best of, Vol. Lyricist-poet Ibrahim Ashq’s passing away made a small headline: He died of COVID-19 related complications on 16 January, thereby putting closure to a bright career as a lyricist that never really took off in Bollywood. Ibrahim Ashq, lyricist of Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai, dies at 70