Shoukat Thanvi was a multi talented person, who started as poet and short story writer. He worked with Panchuli Pictures Lahore. He was also a broadcaster and presented his famous Radio program Qazi Jee on Lahore and Karachi stations. He was a regular columnist at Daily Jang and wrote more than 60 books on various topics.
Shoukat Thanvi was born in UP, India on February 2, 1904 and died in Lahore on May 4, 1963.