Qateel Shifai (24 December 1919 - 11 July 2001) was born in Haripur, Hazara Division in British India ( now Pakistan). His original name was Aurangzeb Khan. He adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name in 1938. "Qateel" was his "takhallus" and "Shifai" was in honour of his ustaad Hakeem Mohammed 'Shifa' . After his father's death, he left his education and started his own sporting goods shop. He also worked in a transport company in Rawalpindi. In 1946, he joined as the assistant editor of the monthly literary magazine 'Adab-e-Latif'. He wrote lyrics for many movies.
Qateel Shifai (24 December 1919 - 11 July 2001) was born in Haripur, Hazara Division in British India ( now Pakistan). His original name was Aurangzeb Khan. He adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name in 1938. "Qateel" was his "takhallus" and "Shifai" was in honour of his ustaad Hakeem Mohammed 'Shifa' . After his father's death, he left his education and started his own sporting goods shop. He also worked in a transport company in Rawalpindi. In 1946, he joined as the assistant editor of the monthly literary magazine 'Adab-e-Latif'. He wrote lyrics for many movies.