Naushad

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This article is about the Indian film musician Naushad. For the Pakistani film musician, see Nashad.
Naushad Ali
Born December 25, 1919(1919-12-25)
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British Raj
Died May 5, 2006 (aged 86)
Genre(s) Classical
Indian film music
Years active 1940–2005

Naushad Ali (Nastaliq: نوشاد علی,Devanagari: नौशाद अली) (December 25, 1919 – May 5, 2006) was an Indian musician. He was one of the foremost music directors (composers) for Bollywood films. He won the first Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1954, for Baiju Bawra (1952)

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[edit] Biography

Naushad was raised in Lucknow, a city with a long tradition as a center of refined North Indian culture. He studied classic Hindustani music there under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali, Ustad Babban Saheb, and others.

[edit] Music career

Naushad moved to Mumbai in the late 1930s to try his luck as a musician. After initial rebuffs, he got a job as a musician in a studio orchestra. He scored his first film in 1940. From 1942 until the late 1960s, he was one of the top music directors in Bollywood.

Yet another masterpiece of Indian cinema. Indian cinema has so much to offer gems after gems but Mr Naushad was one of the original gems and real gems are not found easy. Naushad was not only a real gem but a real polished and shinning gem.

Naushad worked with several lyricists, including Shakeel Badayuni, Majrooh Sultanpuri, D. N. Madhok, Zia Sarhadi, and Barabankvi.

[edit] Semi-retirement

As Indian film music gradually assumed a Western bend starting in the late 1960s, Naushad came to be considered old-fashioned. Composers who could compose rock-and-roll and disco-inflected music started getting increasingly popular. Naushad was still esteemed as a maestro, but his talents were sought mostly for historical movies where traditional scores were appropriate.

In 1981, Naushad was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. In 1995 he gave music for Shah Rukh Khan starrer, Guddu the music was a hit. In 2004, when a colorized version of the classic Mughal-e-Azam was released, Naushad was a guest of honor at the premiere[1].

Naushad's last music composition was for the movie, Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005), which was directed by Akbar Khan.

Naushad passed away on May 5, 2006 in Mumbai.

[edit] Music style

Naushad was known for his deft adaptation of the classical musical tradition for movies. For some movies like Baiju Bawra, he composed all scores in classical raga modes. He could easily work with Western instruments, including the clarinet, the mandolin, and the accordion. He could incorporate Western musical idioms in his compositions, and compose for Western-style orchestras.

[edit] Filmography

Music Director:

Hindi/ Urdu

  • Prem Nagar (1940)
  • Darshan (1941)
  • Mala (1941)
  • Nai Duniya (1942)
  • Sharda (1942)
  • Station Master (1942)
  • Kanoon (1943)
  • Namaste (1943)
  • Sanjog (1943)
  • Geet (1944)
  • Jeevan (1944)
  • Pehle Aap (1944)
  • Rattan (1944)
  • Sanyasi (1945)
  • Anmol Ghadi (1946)
  • Keemat (1946)
  • Shahjehan (1946)
  • Dard (1947)
  • Elan (1947)
  • Natak (1947)
  • Anokhi Ada (1948)
  • Mela (1948)
  • Andaz (1949)
  • Chandni Raat (1949)
  • Dillagi (1949)
  • Dulari (1949)
  • Babul (1950) - Also as Producer
  • Dastan (1950)
  • Deedar (1951)
  • Jadoo (1951)
  • Aan (1952)
  • Baiju Bawra (1952)
  • Deewana (1952)
  • Char Chand (1953)
  • Amar (1954)
  • Darwaza (1954)
  • Shabab (1954)
  • Baradari (1955)
  • Shahzada (1955)
  • Uran Khatola (1955) - Also as Producer
  • Mother India (1957)
  • Malik (1958) - Also as Producer
  • Sohni Mahiwal (1958)
  • Zara Bachke (1959)
  • Kohinoor (1960)
  • Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
  • (Gunga Jumna) (1961)
  • Son of India (1962)
  • Mere Mehboob (1963)
  • Leader (1964)
  • Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)
  • Saaz Aur Awaaz (1966)
  • Palki (1967) - Also as Storywriter
  • Ram Aur Shyam (1967)
  • Aadmi (1968)
  • Saathi (1968)
  • Sunghursh (1968)
  • Gunwaar (1970)
  • Pakeezah (1971) - Only Background Music
  • Tangewala (1972)
  • Sunehra Sansar (1975)
  • Aaina (1977)
  • Chambal Ki Rani (1979)
  • Dharam Kanta (1982)
  • Love and God (1986)
  • Dhwani (1988)
  • Dwani (Malayalam) (1988)
  • Teri Payal Mere Geet (1989)
  • Aawaz De Kahan Hai (1990)
  • Guddu (1995)
  • Such a Long Journey (1998)
  • Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005)

Malayalam

  • Dwani (1988)

Producer:

[edit] Awards and recognition

[edit] References

  1. ^ rediff.com: The Epic Premieres Again!

[edit] External links

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