M. Ashraf

M. Ashraf
Born
Muhammad Ashraf

(1942-02-01)1 February 1942
Lahore, British India
Died4 February 2007(2007-02-04) (aged 65)
at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OccupationComposer & music director for films
Years active1961 – 2005
RelativesM. Arshad (son) (also a music director)
Ustad Tafu (cousin)
Master Inayat Hussain (maternal uncle or 'Mamu')
AwardsWon 6 Nigar Awards during his career
Won 14 Graduate Awards of the Pakistani film industry during his career

M. Ashraf or Muhammad Ashraf (1 February 1942 – 4 February 2007) was a Pakistani film composer.

In the early 1960s, he first started as one member of the music directors duo of Manzoor – Ashraf in the Pakistan film industry.[1][2][3][4]

By the end of his 45 years long career, he had composed more than 2,000 film songs for over 400 films compared to many other music directors in Pakistan.[2][5]

  1. ^ Mushtaq Gazdar. Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 (M. Ashraf). Oxford University Press, 1997 - The University of Michigan Library (digitized 21 May 2008) via Google Books website. pp. 275, 321 and 327. ISBN 9780195778175.
  2. ^ a b "Death of a maestro (M. Ashraf)". Dawn newspaper. 6 February 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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  5. ^ "Profile of M Ashraf". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2023.