Few poets have lived their verses as intensely as Shiv Kumar Batalvi. Hailed as the ‘Birha da Sultan’ (King of Sorrow), his poetry was a mirror to his aching soul, filled with longing, heartbreak, and the beauty of suffering. His words captured emotions so deeply that they continue to echo through time.
In this dramatised episode of Qisse Kahaniyaan, Batalvi returns through the voice of an artist, narrating his own poetic yet painful journey through his celebrated and controversial life.
Was Batalvi a poet doomed by love or a misunderstood dreamer longing for what he could never have? Tune in to hear his journey, which remains raw, poetic, and unforgettable.
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