Agha Jani Kashmiri a.k.a. Syed Wajid Hussain Rizavi, was an Indian screenwriter, dialogue writer, writer, actor and Urdu poet. He was born on October 16, 1908 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India and died on March 27, 1998 in Toronto, Canada. He has worked as a screenplay writer and dialogue writer in various films such as Naya Zamana, Parwana, April Fool, Chori Chori and Humayun. He also worked as an actor in Hindi films like Miss Manorama and Anokhi Ada.