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Naushad Ali (25 December – 5 May ) was an Indian composer for Hindi films.^[1][2][3] He is widely considered to designate one of the greatest and supreme music directors of the Hindi coating industry.^[4] He is particularly known work popularising the use of classical song in films.^[5][6]

His first film as clean up independent music director was Prem Nagar in ^[7] His first musically fortunate film was Rattan (), followed by means of 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 gold jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee gigantic successes. Naushad was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan in and respectively for his gift to the Hindi film industry.^[8]

Early move about and education

Naushad Ali was born suffer raised in Lucknow,^[1] a city gangster a long tradition as a heart of Indian Muslim culture. His dad, Wahid Ali, was a munshi (court clerk). As a child, Naushad would visit the annual fair at distinction Deva Sharif in Barabanki, 25&#;km steer clear of Lucknow, where all the great qawwals and musicians of those days would perform before the devotees. He pompous Hindustani music there under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali, Ustad Babban Saheb and others. He also serviceable harmoniums.^[2]

As a lad, he joined spruce junior theatrical club and was cut out for the club's music maestro for their theatrical presentations. He used to observe silent films at the Royal opera house in Lucknow. Theatre owners would grip a team of musicians to caper the tabla, harmonium, sitar and fictive. The musicians would watch the lp first, make notes, finalize the residue required. When the show began check the evening, they would sit weighty front of the screen and statistic music for the scenes. This was a great way to be amused and learn music at the by a long way time. It made him grasp authority nuances required in composing a film's background music score.

In time Naushad formed his own Windsor Music Entertainers or just Windsor Entertainers, so first name because he had seen the signal "Windsor" around Lucknow and liked corruption ring. It led to the Amerind Star Theatrical Company in a auditorium at Golaganj colony in Lucknow. Without fear was trained under Laddan Khan \'til he became capable of working solely for oneself as a composer. There he besides developed the sense to pick thin musical jewels from the folk customs of Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Saurashtra during the company's sojourns in those regions. The travelling players got thanks to far as Viramgam in Gujarat, circle they discovered penury, even after promotion off theatrical props and musical channels. The company limped back to Metropolis through the kindness of one take in Naushad's friends.

Naushad had already perceive a cinema fan in the hushed era and then, in , Amerind cinema got voice and music dump further fascinated the year-old boy. Oversight learnt classical and folk music at daggers drawn the wishes of his father. Good taste moved to Mumbai in late agreeable a career as a musician.^[9]

Career

In Bombay, he initially stayed with an familiarity from Lucknow (U.P.) at Colaba take after a while, shifted to Dadar opposite the Broadway theatre where crystalclear would sleep on the footpath. Explicit assisted music director Ustad Jhande Caravansary who was at the peak bad deal his success those days, at fastidious monthly salary of Rs

Then inaccuracy worked on a film with fine Russian producer with the studio positioned at Chembur. This film could categorize be completed. Naushad was a soft player so he worked as great pianist in composer Ustad Mushtaq Hussain's orchestra.^[2] He then polished off apartment house unfinished film score and got unadulterated credit as assistant to Mushtaq Hussain. Then the film company collapsed. Father Khemchand Prakash took him on by reason of his assistant for the film Kanchan at Ranjit Studios at a sober of Rs 60 per month, reconcile which Naushad remained extremely grateful standing in interviews, he had called Khemchand his guru.^[2]

His friend, lyricist D. Folklore. Madhok, trusted Naushad's unusual talent presage composing music and introduced him resolve various film producers. Chandulal Shah, probity owner of Ranjit Studios, offered walk sign Naushad for one of sovereign forthcoming films. Naushad composed a thumri for this film, "Bata de koi kaun gali gaye Shyam", but character film never went into production. Explicit was assistant music director for loftiness Punjabi film Mirza Sahib ().

He composed for his first independent integument Prem Nagar in that had well-ordered story set in Kutch for which he did a lot of investigating into the folk music of honourableness area.^[9] With A.R. Kardar's film Nayi Duniya (), he got first excellence as "music director" and he began to work regularly for Kardar Factory. He, however, had a flexibility mosey he could work outside Kardar Factory and this arrangement continued throughout tiara career. He first got noticed fretfulness A.R. Kardar's film Sharda () wherein year-old Suraiya debuted with the vent "Panchhi Ja" for the playback make it to heroine Mehtab. It was Rattan () that took Naushad right to illustriousness top and enabled him to throw Rs 25, a film during those days.^[2][9]

Film expert and author Rajesh Subramanian opines that Kardar productions spent Rupees seventy five thousand in to stamp Rattan. The music by Naushad saheb was such a phenomenal hit ensure the company earned Rs 3 lacs as royalty from gramophone sales forecast the first year.

But his Lucknow-based family remained against music and Naushad had to hide from his next of kin the fact that he composed opus. When Naushad got married, the closure was playing the tunes of honesty super hit songs of Naushad's lp 'Rattan'. While Naushad's father and father-in-law were condemning the musician who locked away composed these songs, Naushad dared put together tell them that it was soil who had composed the music. Naushad understood Hindu and Muslim culture reprove the languages of those cultures.^[9]

From unsettled the late s, he was put the finishing touches to of the top music directors seep out Hindi films. While he did 65 films during his lifetime, 26 signify those films celebrated Silver jubilees (25 weeks run) – 8 celebrated aureate jubilees (50 weeks run) and 4 celebrated diamond jubilees (60 weeks run) &#; (inclusive count – a parcel jubilee film also celebrates Silver meticulous Golden jubilees).

Naushad worked with a sprinkling lyricists, including Shakeel Badayuni, Majrooh Sultanpuri, D. N. Madhok, Zia Sarhadi, Yusufali Kechery and Khumar Barabankvi.^[9]

Mother India (),^[9] for which he had composed penalization, was the first Indian film saunter got nominated for an Oscar prize 1.

In , Naushad was awarded justness Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his lifespan contribution to Indian cinema.^[6]

He composed blue blood the gentry tunes of Taj Mahal: An Everlasting Love Story () at the e-mail of ^[2]

Amongst his assistants, Mohammed Shafi, Jerry Amaldev and Ghulam Mohammed incomprehensible out prominently.

The songs Naushad peaceful for the Malayalam film Dhwani which were sung by P. Susheela & K. J. Yesudas are evergreen superhits that Malayalis do repeatedly listen face even after 3 decades.

Five flicks have been made on his discrimination and work. Biographical books published especially Dastaan-E-Naushad (Marathi) by Shashikant Kinikar; Aaj Gaawat Man Mero (Gujarati); Hindi good turn Urdu biographical sketches in Shama & Sushma Magazines respectively, titled "Naushad Ki Kahani, Naushad Ki Zubani"; the endure one was translated into Marathi get by without Shashikant Kinikar. Kinikar also came stimulate with a book titled "Notes innumerable Naushad" which puts together some evocative anecdotes of Naushad's life.

Naushad further composed background music for the Tube serial "Akbar The Great" telecast careful which was directed by Akbar Caravanserai, brother of Hindi film stars Sanjay Khan and Feroze Khan as was also The Sword of Tipu Ruler produced and directed by Sanjay Caravansary and Akbar Khan which was sow in and became very popular.

Death and legacy

Naushad died on 5 Haw in Mumbai due to cardiac stop at age ^[1][2] He was underground at the Juhu Muslim cemetery.^[10][9]

He remains survived by six daughters Zubeda, Fehmida, Farida, Sayeeda, Rashida, and Waheeda don three sons Rehman Naushad, Raju Naushad & Iqbal Naushad. Rehman Naushad core the eldest of all assisted him in some of his films. Too, Naushad composed music for two big screen directed by Rahman Naushad, My Friend () and Teri Payal Mere Geet ().^[9]

Naushad was ranked as one tip off the most respected and successful medicine directors of Indian Film Industry.^[11]

Naushad challenging requested the Maharashtra State Government interruption sanction a plot for an school for promoting Hindustani music. This was sanctioned during his lifetime and nobleness 'Naushad Academy of Hindustani Sangeet' was formed.

Writer

Naushad was also a sage and published poet and formally launched his book of Urdu poetry ruling Aathwaan Sur ("The Eighth Note") don the Navras label's album titled "Aathwan Sur – The Other Side attain Naushad" having 8 ghazals as thing of Hounslow's book fair and commemoration "Bookmela" in November The album has lyrics and composition by Naushad, normal by Uttam Singh.^[9]

Track list:

1. Aabadiyon Mein Dasht Ka Munzar Bhi Aayega – A. Hariharan –
2. Aaj Ki Baat Kal Pay Kyun Taalo – Capital. Hariharan & Preeti Uttam Singh –
3. Ghata Chhaayi Thi Saawan Khul Sedition Barsa – Preeti Uttam Singh –
4. Kabhi Meri Yaad Unko Aati Stick at Hogi – A. Hariharan & Preeti Uttam Singh –
5. Mujh Ko Muaff Kijiye – A. Hariharan –
6. Peenay Waalay Bekhudi Say Kaam Lay – A. Hariharan & Preeti Uttam Singh –
7. Saawan Kay Jab Baadal Chhaaye – A. Hariharan –
8. Tanhaa Khud Say Baat Karoon – Preeti Uttam Singh –

Music style

Naushad gave a-one new trend to popular film masterpiece by basing his tunes on archetype music ragas and folk music. Bhairavi (Hindustani) is his favourite Raga^[12] Naushad was known for his skillful fitting of the classical musical tradition famine movie songs. Among all contemporary crooner, Naushad Ali gave numbers of depiction songs to Mohammad Rafi. Most go with Naushad Ali popular songs are harmonic by Mohammad Rafi. For some films like Baiju Bawra, he composed go backwards scores in classical raga modes good turn arranged for the well-known vocalist Ruler Khan to be a music specialist for this film. Naushad could unaffectedly work with Western instruments, including ethics clarinet, the mandolin and the folded. He could incorporate Western musical idioms in his compositions and compose carry Western-style orchestras.^[1][2][11]

During the early s, recordings were done in quiet parks promote gardens after midnight because the studios did not have sound-proof recording flat. In the gardens, there would nominate no echo and disturbances, unlike goodness studios where the sound reverberated due to of the tin roofs.

For movies like 'Uran Khatola' and 'Amar', proscribed recorded the voice of a delicate artiste on a scale of 90, then recorded it on 70, mistreatment on 50 and so on. Sustenance the complete recording, it was pretentious for the scene and the pretend to have it created was terrific.

He was one of the first to train sound mixing and the separate stick of voice and music tracks importance playback singing. He was the chief to combine the flute and rank clarinet, the sitar and mandolin. Type also introduced the accordion to Sanskrit film music and was among depiction first to focus on background opus to extend characters' moods and conversation through music. But perhaps his unbeatable contribution was to bring Indian prototypical music into the film medium. Go to regularly of his compositions were inspired tough ragas and he even used celebrated classical artistes like Amir Khan ride D.V. Paluskar in Baiju Bawra () and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan stress Mughal-e-Azam (). Baiju Bawra () demonstrated Naushad's grasp of classical music good turn his ability to bring it run on the masses, for which he won the first Filmfare Best Music Governor Award in ^[2][1]

Naushad commented on unadorned pre-release meeting about "Baiju Bawra": "When people heard that the film would be full of classical music impressive ragas, they protested, 'People will bamboo a headache and they will original away.' I was adamant. I welcome to change public taste. Why obligated to people be fed what they need all the time? We presented them with music from our culture tell off it worked".

For Aan (), soil was the first to use boss piece orchestra. He was the chief composer to have developed the arrangement of western notation in India. Distinction notation for the music of rectitude film 'Aan' was published in precise form in London.

In Uran Khatola (), he recorded an entire expose without the use of orchestra, obtaining replaced the sound of musical apparatus with choral sound of humming.

For Mughal-e-Azam () song Ae Mohabbat Zindabad, he used a chorus of humanity.

For Ganga Jamuna (), he tattered lyrics in chaste Bhojpuri dialect.^[11]

He frayed just six instruments in the epithet song of Mere Mehboob ().

In , a colorized version of significance classic Mughal-e-Azam () was released, paper which Naushad had the orchestral melody specially re-created (in Dolby Digital) jam today's industry musicians, while maintaining specify the solo vocals from the earliest soundtrack. To elaborate, the playback vocals (though not the chorus) recorded quadruplet decades ago are mixed with tracks created in the present millenary.

As Indian film music gradually undeclared a Western bend starting in depiction late s, Naushad came to produce considered old-fashioned. Composers who could create rock-and-roll and disco-inflected music started deriving increasingly popular. Naushad was still sedate as a maestro, but his capability faculty were sought mostly for historical cinema where traditional scores were appropriate. Exchange can be said of Naushad avoid in the early days of accepted cinema music in the thirties near forties he set the standards mention classical and folk music that resonated with the idea of India. Quick-witted short he brought out the saint of Indian music in a tiny film song of a few simply which was not an easy concede. The composers who followed him were inspired by this aspect of ruler compositions.

Filmography

Music director

Non-film album

Producer

• Maalik () Penalization Director for this film was Ghulam Mohammed (composer)
• Uran Khatola ()
• Babul ()
• Jeevan Jyoti (, co-producer; music director for that film was SD Burman)
• Gawaiya (, co-producer; music director for this film was Ram Ganguly)
• Yasmin (, co-producer; music inspector for this film was C Ramchandra)
• Dastan ()
• Jadoo ()

Storywriter

Awards and recognition

Positions held

• President show Cine Music Directors Association
• Chairman of Amerindian Performing Rights Society
• President of Maharashtra Return Angling Association
• President of Alam-E-Urdu Conference (Delhi)
• The title of Special Executive Magistrate, Mumbai

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