From a long time i was longing for a snap and other details about Shehab Ji as about him very less information is available even with his close associates such as Pran,Hussain Zamin etc.
Though in a previous post Alok Bhai has already given some precious information about Shehab Ji but after coming across his first snap of any kind i felt to dedicate one more post on him along with some more details about him.
Recently Anupam Bhai provided some of the rare information about Shehab Ji as well as other artists in this post,from this very post we at least got an opportunity to view Shehab Ji's lone snap up till now and some more information about him that he was from Allahabad and his famous creation Chotu-Lambu was being published in Parag from 1958.
We also came to know that Shehab Ji's lived a very struggled life and even worked as a carpenter to earn his living in his childhood as his parents died when he was a child only and due to poor condition he wasn't able to study after 10th.This struggle and poverty clearly reflects in his cartoons and characters very well.
Shehab Ji started his career with 1/2 page cartoon space and later on he was assigned by Diamond comics publication to create a full 32 page comic of Chotu-Lambu.
Shehab Ji holds some of the glorious creations like Manglu Madari-Bandar Bihari,Chimpu,
Chaman Charlie behind him.His cartoon used to be a simple characters which uses the day-to-day happenings to turn in humorous situations.Though Shehab Ji excelled in both 1/2 page and 32 page comic format but personally i felt that he was better in 1 or 2 page space rather than a full 32 page comic.
Though in a previous post Alok Bhai has already given some precious information about Shehab Ji but after coming across his first snap of any kind i felt to dedicate one more post on him along with some more details about him.
Recently Anupam Bhai provided some of the rare information about Shehab Ji as well as other artists in this post,from this very post we at least got an opportunity to view Shehab Ji's lone snap up till now and some more information about him that he was from Allahabad and his famous creation Chotu-Lambu was being published in Parag from 1958.
We also came to know that Shehab Ji's lived a very struggled life and even worked as a carpenter to earn his living in his childhood as his parents died when he was a child only and due to poor condition he wasn't able to study after 10th.This struggle and poverty clearly reflects in his cartoons and characters very well.
Shehab Ji started his career with 1/2 page cartoon space and later on he was assigned by Diamond comics publication to create a full 32 page comic of Chotu-Lambu.
Shehab Ji holds some of the glorious creations like Manglu Madari-Bandar Bihari,Chimpu,
Chaman Charlie behind him.His cartoon used to be a simple characters which uses the day-to-day happenings to turn in humorous situations.Though Shehab Ji excelled in both 1/2 page and 32 page comic format but personally i felt that he was better in 1 or 2 page space rather than a full 32 page comic.
His USP was to portray a full humorous situation without the use of dialogues,he excellently generated sharp humor in his creation Chimpu(Indrajal comics)in the absence of any sort of dialogues using only the sign language,here one can easily find a striking similarity with Charlie Chaplin's mute comedy.
Perhaps Shehab Ji was greatly inspired by Chaplin's methodology as later on he created a character called 'Chaman Charlie',clearly inspired by Charlie Chaplin.
(Image courtesy:Anupam Bhai,Atul Vishwakarma)
As a tribute to this great cartoonist here is a comic of his famous creation Chotu-Lambu published by Diamond comics which i found in my very recent comic hunt.Let me know if you liked it.
Perhaps Shehab Ji was greatly inspired by Chaplin's methodology as later on he created a character called 'Chaman Charlie',clearly inspired by Charlie Chaplin.
(Image courtesy:Anupam Bhai,Atul Vishwakarma)
As a tribute to this great cartoonist here is a comic of his famous creation Chotu-Lambu published by Diamond comics which i found in my very recent comic hunt.Let me know if you liked it.
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Thanks for the memories... men behind the scenes...
KK: Welcome buddy,yes they are the real hero.
Ek baar phir aisi khoobsurat post karne ke liye shukriya Zahir bhai...Agli post mein kuchh Chaman Charlie ke kaarnaame ho jaayein toh mazaa aa jaayega...Comics download hone laga di hai...padh kar ek comment aur de maarunga
finally a post true to your stature..
will write in detail once i enjoy the comic first..
Shehab ji was certainly amongst the greatest Hindi Comics Creators of 20th Century. It is very sad that this great artist lived and died in abject poverty. His last days for full of loneliness and pain. Do pray for his departed soul. See if you can find CHHOTU-LAMBU DIGEST which was originally printed by DIAMOND COMICS more than 15 years back. It contains some of his best works. Ashish Pandey.
zaheer bhai , namaskar !!
shehab ji aur jagdish ji ,ye dono hi mere manpasand kalakaar hai ...shehab ji ka style kuch alag tha ....lambu chotu , manglu madari ...ye do series to maine padhe hai aur apne blog [http://comicsofindia.blogspot.com/ ] par ek post bhi daali hai ....
http://comicsofindia.blogspot.com/2009/08/manglu-madaari-and-bandar-bihaari.html
truly inke jaisa fankaar ,sadiyo me ek paida hote hai ...
lekin ,mujhe kisi ne bataya ki unke antim din acche nahi the ...pata nahi ..lekin aaj bhi unki comic series padhta hoon to man bheeg jaata hai ...
mera salaam unhe aur aapko hamesha ki tarah badhayi itni acchi post ke liye ...
प्रिय मित्र ज़हीर भाय्, सलाम ।
शेहाब्जि कि एक याद्कारिन लेख लिक्के आप उन्कि याद फिर दौरादि । उन्के अनोके छित्र कला का कित्ने भि प्रशन्शा किये, उत्ना कम् होगा । येह सुन्के दर्द होता है कि इत्ने महान ब्यक्ति अप्ने जीवन भर धुकि के साम्ने बिताये । शायद वोह कलाकारो कि मान कर्ने वाले इस जमाने पर रहे होते तो उन्कि मर्यादा सहि टन्क से हुही होगि ।
परन्तु, उन्के कार्टॉन पत्र्रो के बदौल्त वो हमेशा हम छित्र प्रेमियो के यादो मे ताज़ा रहेन्ग़े । उन यादो को दुअराअने के लिये दयिमन्द के कामिक के लिये भि शुक्रिया दोस्त ।
i cant ever forget chotu-lambu & chimpu created by sehabji..they r really funny & i still read them..
thanks for the chotu-lambu, zaheer bhai..
Toonfactory: Swagat hai aapka Alok Bhai.Shehab Ji ke sath abhi bhi nyay nahi ho saka hai kyuki unke aur unke charitro ke bare me abhi bhi bahut kam jankari hasil ho payi hai,aur baki jankari milne ke baad Shehab ji per ek badi aur muqammal post tarmeem karne ki koshish karunga jisme Chaman Charlie aur dusre charitro ke karname shamil kiye jaenge.
Kuldeep Bhai: Welcome Kuldeep Bhai,waiting for your detailed comment.
Ashish: Very true,Shehab Ji did had a peculiar style of cartooning,his characters resembled much like people around us which live in pathos though wearing mask of humor to hide their pain.
I am looking for that particular Chotu-Lambu digest and hope to find it in near future.
Vijay Bhai: Vijay Bhai salam-e-aqidat.
Ji haan,aapne sahi suna hai Shehab Ji ke aakhiri din ache nahi guzre,unka bachpan bhi badi muflisi me guzra per unhone in sab ko chhupa kar hame hansane ke itne sare mauke diye.
Sach,wo ek mahan kalakar thhe,Khuda unko jannat naseeb farmaye.
Rafiq Raja: रफ़ीक भाई सलाम.सबसे पहले तो आप हिंदी में इतनी अच्छी कमेन्ट लिखने के लिए मुबारकबाद क़ुबूल फरमाइए.आपकी हिंदी-आशनाई सचमुच काबिले-तारीफ़ है.
जी हाँ,शेहाब जी के बारे में जितना लिखा जाए उतना कम है पर उनके बारे में मालूमात इतनी कम है की चाहकर भी उनके बारे में लिखना नहीं हो पाता.
अब शेहाब जी के किरदार ही बाकी बचे है हमारे बीच जो हमें उनकी याद दिलाते रहेंगे.
As far as photograph of Shehabji is concerned. In the early Chhotu-Lambu comics published by Diamond Comics on the inside of frong cover DC used to published a price life sketch of this great artist. His photograph also used to be published in that life sketch. (The said sketch was on the line of life sketch of cartoonist Pran published in the DC on the comices created by cartoonist Pran). I remember that photography by heart and who can forget that smiling face. Nobody can judge the pain behind that smiling face, the face which covers its pains for spreading joys and laughter for others.If I were an artist I would paint that photograph out of my heart for all of you. Shehab is artist which I like most and my love for him is only matched by my love for Kripa Shankar Bhardwaj of Motu Patlu fame. I rate them high of any other artist of any country. Unfortunately, his comics are not available now. Even Parag which used to publish his two-page comics is extinct now. But I always want to collect every single panel created by this great artist.
Mera Naam Joker is the story of artists like him.
Kehta hai joker sara jamana
Adhi hakikat Adha phasana
About your post:-
EXCELLENT.
SB: Welcome buddy.Well,strangely i am not able to recall that whether i have seen Shehab Ji's picture on old diamond comics,may be i haven't had read those DC's in which Shehab Ji's snap appeared.
Yeah,Shehab Ji's creation's now have became a collector's item as they are difficult to find too.
नमन ऐसे महान कलाकारों को...
मेरा नमन...
भारतीय नागरिक : स्वागत है आपका.कृपया आते रहिये.
कुछ समय पहले जहीर भाई ने दो पोस्ट ब्लॉग पर डाली. एक तो जालिया वाला बाग और दूसरा शहीद उधम सिंग पे . दोनों पोस्ट उम्दा थी पर मै अपनी हाजिरी दर्ज नहीं कर पाया पर इस पोस्ट जो की शेहाब जी को समर्पित है अपनी तरफ से श्रधा सुमन अर्पित न कर पता तो यक़ीनन आप सब से माफी का तलबगार होता.
अभी चलते चलते मै सोच रहा था की अपने स्कूल के दिनों में मैंने बहुत पढ़ा की कई भारतीयों ने आजादी की लड़ाई में यातनाये सही और हमे आजादी दिलाई और हम आज भी उनके लिए श्रद्धा भाव रखते है.. उसी तरह हमारे बीच में शेहाब जी जैसे शक्शियत थे जो खुद दुश्वारियो से घिरे रहे पर हमारे चेहरे पे मुस्कान लाने के लिए कभी अपनी पीड़ा को व्यक्त नहीं किया. दोस्तों शेहाब जी दर्जा इस मायने में उन्हें बेहद महान बना देता है और जहीर भाई के इस मंच पर मै अपनी तरफ से उनका अभिनन्दन करता हू और अपने श्रधा सुमन अर्पण करता हू.
आपमें से कुछ लोगो ने श्री क प सक्सेना की कहानी 'कर्नल हैप्पी' पढ़ी होगी जिसके climax की एक लाइन मै आज तक नहीं भुला जिसमे कर्नल हैप्पी मरते मरते कहते है की ' बच्चो को हँसाना कितना मुश्किल काम है ' . सचमुच इन लोगो ने कितनी मेहनत की . चाहे कार्टून के रंग हो , या जीवन से जुडी कहानिया इनके द्वारा रचित रचना हमारे लिए एक धरोहर है जिसे जीवित रखना हमारा कर्त्तव्य बनता है.
कॉमिक्स पढ़ के हम लोग एक दूसरी दुनिया में खो जाते है और ये भूल जाते है की इस दुनिया के रचनाकारों ने कितनी मेहनत की है. आज हम ऐसे बहुत से रचनाकारों को खो चुके है या हमारे लिए अज्ञात हो चुके है पर एक सन्देश वो हमे दे चुके है की दुनिया को खुबसूरत बनाना हमारी खुद की मेहनत पर है.
दोस्तों अगर आज हम किसी के चेहरे पे मुस्कान दे सके या कोई ऐसा कदम उठाये जो आस पास की दुनिया को और बेहतर बनाये तो वो हम जरुर करे .. ऐसा करके हम इन महान कलाकारों को सच्ची श्रदांजलि दे सकेंगे.
kuldeep
hi zaheer bhai vastav mein sheab ji ne comics industry ko bhut achhi comics di.
shehab ji ke jivan ke bare mein jankar achcha laga
par ye jaankar dukh huya ki eise mahan kalakar ne jindgi akhri din gumnami mein bitaein.
Kuldeep Bhai: कुलदीप भाई सबसे पहले तो इतनी अच्छी देवनागरी लिपि में कमेन्ट लिखने पर बधाई.सच कहा आपने इन महान कलाकारों का योगदान वाकई अनूठा है जिन्होंने हमें हंसाने के इतने मौके दिए.अगर हमारी और मौजूदा पीढ़ी के बचपन की तुलना की जाये तो हम खुशकिस्मत रहे की हमारे वक़्त में बेहतरीन क्वालिटी की कॉमिक्स उपलब्ध थी,इसकी कई वजह हो सकती है जिसमे प्रमुख है हमारे दौर में पाठक-कल्चर का मुखर होना जो आज के पीढ़ी के बचपन के वक़्त तक गौण हो चुका था.दूजा,बाद के दौर में टी.वी.,विडियो एवं इंटरनेट की घुसपैठ के चलते पाठक-कल्चर बहुत पीछे छुट गया जिसके की अब वापस आने की आशा भी कम ही दिखती है.
कारण चाहे जो भी रहे हो पर अब तेज़ी से विलुप्त होते जा रहे पठन-कल्चर और उस दौर की कॉमिक्स को सहेज के रखने के प्रयत्नों के माध्यम मात्र बनने की ही कोशिश इस ब्लॉग द्वारा की जा रही है.
Mohd.Qasim: Qasim Bhai,bilkul theek farmaya aapne.
Thank you so much for this comics. My brother and I have been an ardent fan of many of the comics posted here.
sir aapki wazah se hum apne purane dino ki aur laut pate hain womcomocs ke golden din the aise comics aaj kaha hain shehab ji ki pic post karne ke liye shukriya wo wastav main mahan kalakar the
WP: Welcome on Comic World.Pl keep sharing your thoughts here more often as they provide me motivation to get going.
Atul: Swagat hai Atul Aapka,Shehab ji ki pic uplabdh karane ke peeche mukhy bhumika rahi hamare Anupam Bhai ki,jo ki is dhanyawad ke asli haqdar hain.
Mr.Walker: Welcome Mr.Walker.
You have a very nice post hare. Chimpu is one of my favorite comic character. I still recall his indrajal covers and chhotu lambu. Thanks for post about great artist Shehab ji.
शेहाब के बेहद इंटेलिजेंट, संवाद रहित कार्टूनों का तो मैं भी मुरीद रहा हूं. ट्रू इंटरनेशनल क्लास कार्टूनिस्ट थे वे. उनके कार्टूनों में जबर्दस्त प्रवाह और गति हमेशा मौजूद रहती थी जिससे कॉमिक्स का मजा दूना हो जाता था. आपको इस कॉमिक्स को उपलब्ध कराने हेतु दिली धन्यवाद. ये घरोहर तो विलुप्त ही हो गए समझिए. इंटरनेट ने व आप जैसे लोगों के प्रयासों ने इन्हें नया जीवन व सदैव उपलब्ध प्लेटफ़ॉर्म दिया है. इस हेतु साधुवाद.
BIC: Welcome to Comic World buddy.
Raviratlami: रवि जी स्वागत है कॉमिक वर्ल्ड पर आपका,जी हाँ शेहाब जी उन चंद प्रतिभाशाली कार्टूनिस्टों में शुमार किये जाते हैं जो बिना संवादों के भी एकल चित्र में जान डाल देने की कला में माहिर थे और यही उनकी सबसे बड़ी खासियत थी.इंद्रजाल कॉमिक्स के अंतिम पन्नों में प्रकाशित 'चिम्पू' उनकी इस कला की सबसे बड़ी मिसाल है,पर ये भी बेहद दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण रहा की ऐसे उच्च कोटि के कलाकार को यथोचित मान और श्रेय अपने जीते-जी प्राप्त नहीं हो सका.
ये चिटठा ऐसे ही समय की धुंध में विलुप्त हुए कलाकारों के काम को उनके मुरीद पाठकों के सामने लाने का माध्यम भर है जिससे की उनके कार्य की समुचित अनुशंसा की जा सके.
Shehab was one of the finest cartoonists we had. Unfortunately he did not get his due.
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