He published an anthology of Urdu poetry, appropriately titled
"Ghazal," for which he received an award from the Maharashtra State
Urdu Academy.
Sultanpuri was the first lyricist to be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award. He was also a recipient of the Iqbal Samman from the Madhya
Pradesh government and the Sant Gyaneshwar Puraskar of the Maharashtra
government.
Daughter Sabah is married to Music director Naushad's son Raju Naushad.
Youngest son Iram (Eram)passed away in 1993. He a assistant director and was directing the shelved film Naghma with Mithun and Padmini.