शम्स लखनवी

Shams Lakhnavi (also credited as Shams Lucknowi) was a lyricist, story, and dialogue writer active in Hindi cinema through the 1940s, 1950s, and into the 1960s. As his pen name indicates, he was associated with Lucknow, a major centre of Urdu literary culture from which many Hindi film writers and poets of that era took their takhallus.

He wrote the lyrics for songs including "Aayi Aayi Ghadi Ye Suhani" in the 1946 film Dil, composed by Zafar Khursheed and sung by Noor Jehan, and "Aadmi Wo Hai Musibat Se Pareshan Na Ho" in the 1950 film Sheesh Mahal, composed by Vasant Desai and sung by Pushpa Hans. On Sheesh Mahal he is additionally credited as story, screenplay, and dialogue writer, reflecting a broader career as a writer beyond lyric-writing alone.

He went on to write the story and dialogue for the 1952 film Parchhain (whose songs were instead written by lyricist Noor Lakhnavi) and is credited with the story of the 1963 film Sehra. He is also associated with earlier 1940s releases including Lal Haveli, Dost, and Humayun. Detailed personal biographical records, including his birth and death dates, have not survived in accessible archives.