Renowned lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri’s son Andalib Majrooh Sultanpuri has decided to enter the fray in the assembly polls from Bandra and will file his nomination as a Rashtriya Ulama Council (RUC) candidate on Monday.

The lyricist’s son told mid-day that his father had penned over 3,000 superhit Bollywood songs before his demise in 2000, but he never got the recognition he deserved from the government. “While my father received the Dadasaheb Phalke award, not a single road, hall or chowk was named after him,” Sultanpuri said, adding, “Many people are unaware of his contribution to the nation, and only remember the singers and actors who sang his songs and acted in them. I want justice for my father; in the future, everyone should remember him and his songs.”