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 Naushad
Ali (December 25, 1919 - May 5, 2006) was one of the foremost
music composers of Bollywood.
Naushad moved to Bombay from Lucknow in the late
1930s to try his luck as a musician. After initial struggle, he
enjoyed great success in the 1940s as a music director.
Naushad has the credit of introducing the famous
Lata Mangeshkar and Mohd. Rafi to Hindi filmi music. Naushad's
professional training in Hindustani music enabled him in swift
adaptations of the Hindustani ragas to filmi music. He is by and
large regarded as the ONLY exponent of the usage of Hindustani music
in Hindi films. Late in his career, Naushad lamented upon the
decreasing use of Hindustani genre and so he dreamt of starting a
music school which teaches that genre. He has been quite successful
in both bringing up the school and breeding young talent in that
school.
His major hits include Mughal-e-Azam, Mother
India and Baiju Bawra.
Songs for his music have been mostly penned down
by Shakeel Badayuni. In a sense, their partnership can be compared
to that of Rodgers & Hammerstein's.
His previous music composition was for the movie
Taj Mahal—An Eternal Love Story, by Akhbar Khan 2005
Naushad was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
1981 for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
He passed away on May 5, 2006.
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