Naushad

Naushad Ali
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Naushad Ali in 2005
Naushad Ali in 2005
Background information
Born(1919-12-25)25 December 1919
Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died5 May 2006(2006-05-05) (aged 86)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, music director, film producer, writer, poet, producer
Instruments
  • Harmonium
  • sitar
  • piano
  • tabla
  • flute
  • clarinet
  • accordion
  • mandolin
Years active1940–2005

Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian composer for Hindi films.[1][2][3] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry.[4] He is particularly known for popularising the use of classical music in films.[5][6]

His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940.[7] His first musically successful film was Rattan (1944), followed by 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee mega successes. Naushad was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and 1992 respectively for his contribution to the Hindi film industry.[8]

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  3. ^ Bharatan, Raju (2013). Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad. Hay House. p. 352. ISBN 9789381398630.
  4. ^ "Naushad Ali: India's foremost music director". Arab News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ Raju Bharatan (1 August 2013). "Preface". Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad. Hay House, Inc. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-93-81398-63-0. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ Raju Bharatan (8 May 2006). "Naushad: Composer of the century". rediff.com website. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. ^ Ganesh Anantharaman (January 2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ^ CHOPRA, SATISH. "The man, his music (Naushad)". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2019.