Sajjad Hussain (composer)

Sajjad Hussain
Born(1917-06-15)15 June 1917
Sitamau, Central India Agency (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died21 July 1995(1995-07-21) (aged 78)
Mahim, Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm music director
Years active1944 – 1977

Sajjad Hussain (15 June 1917 – 21 July 1995) was an Indian film score composer.[1][2] He was also an accomplished mandolinist, playing the mandolin as a "Top Grade" player for the Indian film industry in Mumbai for more than five decades, reputed to have played more than 22,000 songs, including title-songs and background music.[3][4] Besides the music for movies, he was known to play Indian classical music (Hindustani), as well as Arabic music and Sufi music.[4]

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  2. ^ Ashraf Aziz (2003). Light of the universe: essays on Hindustani film music. Three Essays Collective. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-88789-07-8.
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  4. ^ a b "Mustafa Sajjad Hussain, Mandolin artist". meetkalakar.com website. Retrieved 26 September 2019.