Hansraj Behl was an India

India

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n music composer, who composed music for Hindi

Bollywood

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 and Punjabi films.

Early life and education

Born in Ambala

Ambala

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, Punjab

Punjab (India)

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, Hansraj received his early education in music from Pandit Chunnilal.

Career

He opened a music school in Lahore

Lahore

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 and released a few non-film records through His Master's Voice (HMV). Hansraj travelled to Bombay in 1944 to pursue a career as a music director in Hindi film industry

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

, though he managed to made his debut as a composer with Pujari, (1946), directed by Ardeshir Irani. Noted playback singer, Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

 made her Hindi film debut when she sang the song Saawan aaya for Hansraj Behl's film Chunariya (1948).

In 1964 he gave music for hit Punjabi film by Padam Prakash Maheshwary titled "Satluj de Kande", starring Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni , born Yudhishthir Sahni , was a famous Hindi film actor. He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera now in Punjab, Pakistan...

, Nishi

Nishi

Nishi may refer to:* Nishi was a heroine/actress of Indian Hindi old films in 1960's and 70's, her some of the films were Insaan Jaag utha Bin Badal Barsaat,Hercules,Lutera,Main suhagan hoon,Tu nahi aur Sahi,Ganwaar...

, Wasti, and Mirza Musharraf. The patriotic hit, Jahan Daal Daal Pe Sone Ki Chidiya Karti Hai Basera..sung by Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi

Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....

 in the film Sikandar-e-Aazam (1965), starring Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor , 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was a pioneer of Indian theatre and of the Hindi film industry, who started his career as an actor, in the silent era of Hindi cinema, associated with IPTA and who founded Prithvi Theatres, a travelling theatre company based in Mumbai, in...

 was one of his last memorable number.

Filmography

• Pujari (1946)
• Shaan (1950)
• Chunariya (1948)
• Khiladi (1950)
• Khamosh Sipahi (1950)
• Rajput (1951)
• Moti Mahal (1952)
• Apni Izzat (1952)
• Lal Pari (1954)
• Dost (1954)
• Mast Qalandar (1955)
• Rajdhani
  Rajdhani (film)
  Rajdhani is a 1956 Indian action film directed by Naresh Saigal. Talat Mahmood and Lata Mangeshkar were playback singers for the film....
  
  (1956)
• Changez Khan (1957)
• Milan (1958)
• Bhangra (1959)
• Do Lachhian (1959)
• Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh (1960)
• Sikandar E Azam (1965)
• Rustom-E-Hind (1965)
• Do Aankhen (1974)
• Jatt Punjabi (1979)
• Kunwara Mama (1979)
• Jatt Da Gandasa (1982)
• Insaaf Ka Khoon (1991)

External links

• Hansraj Behl songs