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Jun 23, 2012, 8:13:43 AM (12 years ago)

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+'''Ghulam Haider''', (1908-53)
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+Music composer born in Hyderabad (Sind,
+Pakistan). Studied dentistry. Leading composer
+from the Lahore group with e.g. Shyam Sundar,
+Khurshid Anwar and S.D. Batish. With
+Naushad initiated a musical revolution helping
+to institutionalise an All-India Film aesthetic
+in the 40s. Learnt music from Babu Ganeshlal,
+with whom he worked in theatre playing
+harmonium in Calcutta. Briefly composer for
+the Jenaphone recording label. Broke into films
+in Lahore with Shorey; then worked for
+Pancholi starting with the Punjabi film Gul-e-
+Bakavali featuring Nurjehan as a child actress.
+Regular composer for Pancholi until Poonji. His
+score for Khazanchi led to a series of
+Pancholi hits pioneering new marketing
+strategies. Best-known compositions, often
+sung by Shamshad Begum, invoke Punjabi folk
+rhythms and extensively feature percussion
+instruments like the dholak. Moved to Bombay
+in 1944 where he worked in Filmistan (Chal
+Chal Re Naujawan) and Minerva.
+Composed one successful Mehboob film
+(Humayun) and gave Lata Mangeshkar her
+first big break in playback singing (Majboor, in
+duets with Geeta Dutt and Mukesh). Returned
+to Lahore after Partition, where he started
+Filmsaz with director S. Nazir Ajmeri and actor
+S. Gul, making Beqaraar. Also scored Akeli,
+Bheegi Palkein and the two Nurjehan films
+Gulenar (1953) and Laila.
+
+'''
+FILMOGRAPHY''': 1934: Thief of Iraq; 1935:
+Majnu 1935; Swarg Ki Seedhi; 1939: Gul-e-
+Bakavali; 1940: Yamla Jat; 1941: Choudhury;
+Khazanchi; 1942: Khandaan; Zamindar;
+1943: Poonji; 1944: Bhai; Chal Chal Re
+Naujawan; Phool; 1945: Humayun; 1946:
+Behram Khan; Jag Biti; Shama; 1947: But
+Tarash; Manjdhar; Mehndi; 1948: Barsaat Ki
+Ek Raat; Majboor; Padmini; Patjhad;
+Shaheed; 1949: Kaneez; 1950: Do Saudagar;
+Putli; 1953: Aabshar.
+
+[[Music]]