| 1 | '''Naushad Ali (b. 1919)''' |
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| 4 | Hindi-Urdu composer born in Lucknow. One |
| 5 | of the most spectacular products of the 40s |
| 6 | Hindi cinema, he was one of the first to |
| 7 | introduce sound mixing and the separate |
| 8 | recording of voice and music tracks in |
| 9 | playback singing. Also known for using a |
| 10 | mammoth orchestra with over 100 musicians |
| 11 | for Mehboob’s Aan. Since early childhood he |
| 12 | was an avid listener to the live orchestras |
| 13 | accompanying silent films. Studied under |
| 14 | Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali and Ustad |
| 15 | Babban Saheb. Before moving to Bombay in |
| 16 | 1937, he composed for amateur theatricals |
| 17 | such as the Windsor Music Entertainers, a |
| 18 | group he helped set up. In Bombay, he |
| 19 | worked as a pianist in composer Mushtaq |
| 20 | Hussain’s orchestra; later assisted |
| 21 | Khemchand Prakash (whom he considers |
| 22 | his teacher) at Ranjit Studio. Employed by |
| 23 | Kardar as in-house composer at Kardar |
| 24 | Studio after Nai Duniya; composed some of |
| 25 | his most memorable music for Kardar and his |
| 26 | disciple, M. Sadiq (e.g. Rattan, Naushad’s |
| 27 | breakthrough film). Scored Mehboob’s films |
| 28 | after Anmol Ghadi, including Anokhi Ada, |
| 29 | Andaz and Mother India. Partner in Sunny |
| 30 | Art Prod., producing e.g. Udan Khatola. |
| 31 | Other classic compositions include Baiju |
| 32 | Bawra (using the eminent Khayal singer Amir |
| 33 | Khan along with D.V. Paluskar), Asif’s epic |
| 34 | Mughal-e-Azam (where Ustad Bade Ghulam |
| 35 | Ali Khan sang), Nitin Bose’s Ganga Jumna. |
| 36 | The music for Kamal Amrohi’s Pakeezah is |
| 37 | credited to Ghulam Mohammed but Naushad |
| 38 | also contributed to it. |
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| 41 | '''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1940: Prem Nagar; 1941: |
| 42 | Kanchan; Darshan; Mala; 1942: Nai Duniya; |
| 43 | Sharada; Station Master; 1943: Kanoon; |
| 44 | Namaste; Sanjog; 1944: Geet; Jeevan; Pehle |
| 45 | Aap; Rattan; 1945: Sanyasi; 1946: Anmol |
| 46 | Ghadi; Keemat; Shahjehan; 1947: Dard; |
| 47 | Elaan; Natak; 1948: Anokhi Ada; Mela; 1949: |
| 48 | Andaz; Chandni Raat; Dillagi; Dulari; 1950: |
| 49 | Babul; Dastaan; 1951: Deedar; Jadu; 1952: |
| 50 | Aan; Baiju Bawra; Diwana; 1953: Char |
| 51 | Chand; 1954: Amar; Shabab; 1955: Udan |
| 52 | Khatola; 1957: Mother India; 1958: Sohni |
| 53 | Mahiwal; 1960: Kohinoor; Mughal-e-Azam; |
| 54 | 1961: Ganga Jumna; 1962: Son of India; |
| 55 | 1963: Mere Mehboob; 1964: Leader; 1966: |
| 56 | Dil Diya Dard Liya; Saaz Aur Awaz; 1967: |
| 57 | Palki; Ram Aur Shyam; 1968: Admi; Saathi; |
| 58 | Sangharsh; 1970: Ganwaar; 1971: |
| 59 | Pakeezah; 1972: Tangewala; 1974: My |
| 60 | Friend; Aaina; 1975: Sunehra Sansar; 1979: |
| 61 | Chambal Ki Rani; 1982: Dharam Kanta; |
| 62 | 1986: Love and God; 1988: Dhwani; 1989: |
| 63 | Dhwani; 1990: Awaaz De Kahan Hai; 1993: |
| 64 | Teri Payal Mere Geet; 1995: Guddu. |
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