Mirza Ghalib is a great poet whose ghazals and poetry the world is crazy about. It is said that despite being married, Ghalib used to go out in search of love. He had to visit a courtesan. On the birth anniversary of Ghalib, let us know the story related to this. Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan alias Mirza Ghalib was born on 27 December 1797 in Kala Mahal, Agra. He used to write under the name Ghalib, which means winner. She was married to Umrao Jaan or Umrao Begum at the age of 13. She was the niece of Nawab Ilahi Bakshi of Firozpur Jirka. After marriage, Ghalib came to Delhi and lived there for the rest of his life. Despite living in Delhi for almost 50 years, he never built his own house. Always stay in a rented house.
It is said that Mirza Ghalib had seven children. None of them survived long. Therefore, it is speculated that Ghalib’s relationship with his wife was not normal due to the pain of the death of his children. That’s why despite being married, their love stories reached the brothel of a courtesan. Well, there was a lot of secrecy in these relationships.
Ghalib had mentioned love in his letters
During the Mughal rule, people used to go to courtesans and it was not considered bad. Big fans used to arrange gatherings with dance and music. It is said that there was one such girl, whose name was Mughal Jaan, Ghalib used to come to meet her. At some places the girl’s name has also been mentioned as Nawab Jaan. It is said that Mughal life had a good influence on Ghalib. Yet he never let it be known. Although he mentioned someone’s love in his letters but did not take anyone’s name.
He shared his grief by writing a letter to his rival
Experts say that another great poet of that period was Hatil Ali Mehar. He also liked Mughal life. Both Mehar and Ghalib used to attend the gathering of Mughal Jaan. It is also said that Mughal Jaan had told Ghalib that she liked him as well as Hatim Ali Mehar. Despite this, Ghalib never showed any rivalry with Hatim Ali Mehar. Mughal Jaan died at a young age. Both Ghalib and Mehar were sad about this. At such a time, Ghalib himself wrote a letter to Meher and shared his grief with her.
The film was produced by Sohrab Modi
There is not much evidence about how true this love story of Ghalib is. Most of the time it has been described in broad terms. Sohrab Modi made a film on this story in 1954. This film named Mirza Ghalib was directed by Sohrab Modi. Bharat Bhushan played the role of Ghalib and Suraiya played the role of Mughal Jaan. The film was awarded the President’s Gold Medal for All India Best Feature Film at the 2nd National Film Awards ceremony.
Liquor was brought from Meerut loaded on donkeys.
Ghalib, who lived in Ballimaran, Delhi, was very fond of alcohol. There is a famous story that once Ghalib came to know that good liquor is available in Meerut. Then Ghalib went to Meerut. Bought liquor and loaded it on two donkeys. He reached Delhi on foot with donkeys. It is said that once Ghalib was gambling with many people. Just then the policeman came there. Everyone else ran away. Meanwhile, when Ghalib started leaving, the policeman came in front of him. He asked who was gambling. Ghalib replied that yes, he was playing. The policeman said that the day I see him playing, I will arrest him. By then Ghalib had left from there. Such an all-rounder Ghalib left this world forever on 15 February 1869.
