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Nashad was a composer and music director of Pakistan
and India
n film industry. He composed music for Hindi
films in 1940s and 1950s, credited under the names Nashad or Shaukat Haidari and then migrated to Pakistan in 1964.
He made his music debut under the name Shaukat Dehelvi in 1947 action film ‘Dildaar’. Director: Shev Raj, Lyrics: C.M. Muneer, Cast: Sagina, Yashonat, Dev Radha and Deepak
.
He put his name as Shaukat Husain to compose for the 1948 film ‘Jeenay do’. Banner: J. Hind Chitra, Director: A. F. Keka and Majeed, Cast: Monica Devi, Pana Laal, Haresh, Ratan Piya, Laila Gupta and Shanta Kanwar.
He put his name as Shaukat Ali to compose for the 1948 film ‘Payal’
In 1948, he also composed songs for film ‘Tutay taray’ as Shaukat Dehelvi. Released under the banner of Sheikh Mukhtar’s film production unit called ‘Omar Khayyam films’, Director: Haresh, Cast: Shamim Banu and Moti Laal. In this film, he composed Bahadur Shah Zafar’s ghazal ‘Na kisi ki Aankh ka noor hoon’.
In 1949, He composed music for actor-director Yaqoob’s movie, ‘Aiye’. Cast: Yaqoob and Silo Chena Cheterji.
In 1949, Nashad put his name as Shaukat Husain Haideri and composed songs for film ‘Dada’. Director: Haresh, released under the banner of ‘Omar Khayyam films’, Cast: Sheikh Mukhtar, Begum Para, Munawwar Sultana, Shayam, Murad, Mukhri, and Gullu. It was released in Jubilee cinema, Karachi.
In 1953, film director, Nakshab Jarachavi, changed Shaukat Ali’s name to Nashad. This name accompanied him for the rest of his life. Nashad composed for his 1953 movie ‘Naghma’, Cast: Nadira and Ashok Kumar.
His other films are:
‘Chaar Chaand’, cast: Sheyama and Saresh. Music, Nashad. ‘Darwaza
’, director: Shahid Lateef, husband of writer Ismat Chughtai
, cast: Sheyama and Chandar Shehkar. He introduced singer Sauman Kalyanpur for the first time in this film. ‘Subse Bada Rupaiya’, director: P. L. Santoshi, cast: Shashi Kala and Sundar, music: Nashad and O. P. Nayyar. ‘Shehzada’ (1955), director: Mohan Sehna, cast: Shela Ramani and Ajeet, music: Nashad and S. Mohinder. ‘Jawab’.
‘Baaradari, director: K. Amarnath, lyrics: Khumar Barabankvi, cast: Gita Bali, Ajeet, Chandrashehkar and Pran. This film had the songs ‘Bhula nahin dena ji bhula nahin dena, zamaana kharaab hai, bhula nahin dena’ by Shamshad Begum, and also ‘Tasveer banata hoon tasveer naheen banti’ by Talat Mehmood. Nashad himself sang a song in this film.
‘Aawara shehzadi’, Director, Pyarelal, cast: Meena Shori and Diljeet, music: Nashad and Jimmi.
‘Jallad’, cast: Veena, Munawwar Sultana and Nasir Khan.
‘Bada Bhai’, cast: Kaamni Koshal and Ajit.
‘Mehfil’, cast: Rehana and Diljeet.
‘Hathkari,’ cast: Shakila and Moti Laal.
‘Zindigi ya tufaan’ cast: Nautan and Perdeep Kumar.
‘Zara bachh kay’ cast: Nanda and Saresh.
‘Qatil’ cast: Chitra and Prem Nath.
‘Flight to Aasaam’, cast: Shakila and Ranjan.
‘Pyar ki dastaan’, cast: Anita Guha and Suresh Kumar.
‘Roop laikha’ cast: Wajeeh Chaudhari and Mahipal.
‘Maya mehel’ cast: Helen and Mahipal.
Nashad’s last film in India as a music composer was the 1962 film ‘Flying man’.
He migrated to Pakistan and debuted in Pakistan as a composer in the 1964 film ‘Maikhana’, director: Nakhshab Jarachavi, scriptwriter: Agha Nasir.
Nashad worked with Master Ghulam Haider, Nisar Bazmi
, Naushad
etc. Nashad went on to produce romantic duets like ‘Masoom sa chehra hai hum jis kay hain deewanay,’. Singers, Ahmed Rushdi
- Runa Laila
. Director Qamar Zaidi’s 1967 film ‘Rishta hai pyar ka.’ Below are more examples: ‘Zakhm-e-dil chupa kay royain gey, tujh ko Aazma kay royain gey.’ Singer, Naseem Begum
, the film ‘Rishta hai pyar ka.’ ‘Bari meherbani, bari he inayat.’ Singer, Masood Rana
, the film ‘Rishta hai pyar ka.’ ‘Lay Aaye phir kahan per qismat hamay kahan say.’ Singer, Noor Jehan
, director Qamar Zaidi’s 1969 film ‘Saalgira.’
Lazzat-e-souz-e-jigar pooch lay perwanay say.’ Duet, Ahmed Rushdi- Irene Perveen
. ‘Teray waday say meri zindigi saji.’ Duet, Ahmed Rushdi- Irene Perveen. Below are two examples:
‘Gori kay sar pay saj kay, sehray kay phool kahain gey.’ Singer, Ahmed Rushdi. Director Iqbal Yusuf’s 1969 film ‘Tum milay pyar mila.’ The tragic duet ‘Aap ko bhool jaayein hum itnay to baywafa naheen.’ Singers, Mehdi Hasan- Noor Jehan, the film ‘Tum milay pyar mila.’
Nashad died in January 1981 at 58 years of age.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film industry. He composed music for Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
films in 1940s and 1950s, credited under the names Nashad or Shaukat Haidari and then migrated to Pakistan in 1964.
Early life and career
Nashad was born Shaukat Ali in Delhi, India, in 1923. He received his early academic education in a local high school in Delhi. He learned to play flute. He moved to Bombay.He made his music debut under the name Shaukat Dehelvi in 1947 action film ‘Dildaar’. Director: Shev Raj, Lyrics: C.M. Muneer, Cast: Sagina, Yashonat, Dev Radha and Deepak
Deepak
Deepak is a Sanskrit word meaning lamp , or source of light. In the twentieth century, it became very popular as a first name for male Hindus...
.
He put his name as Shaukat Husain to compose for the 1948 film ‘Jeenay do’. Banner: J. Hind Chitra, Director: A. F. Keka and Majeed, Cast: Monica Devi, Pana Laal, Haresh, Ratan Piya, Laila Gupta and Shanta Kanwar.
He put his name as Shaukat Ali to compose for the 1948 film ‘Payal’
In 1948, he also composed songs for film ‘Tutay taray’ as Shaukat Dehelvi. Released under the banner of Sheikh Mukhtar’s film production unit called ‘Omar Khayyam films’, Director: Haresh, Cast: Shamim Banu and Moti Laal. In this film, he composed Bahadur Shah Zafar’s ghazal ‘Na kisi ki Aankh ka noor hoon’.
In 1949, He composed music for actor-director Yaqoob’s movie, ‘Aiye’. Cast: Yaqoob and Silo Chena Cheterji.
In 1949, Nashad put his name as Shaukat Husain Haideri and composed songs for film ‘Dada’. Director: Haresh, released under the banner of ‘Omar Khayyam films’, Cast: Sheikh Mukhtar, Begum Para, Munawwar Sultana, Shayam, Murad, Mukhri, and Gullu. It was released in Jubilee cinema, Karachi.
In 1953, film director, Nakshab Jarachavi, changed Shaukat Ali’s name to Nashad. This name accompanied him for the rest of his life. Nashad composed for his 1953 movie ‘Naghma’, Cast: Nadira and Ashok Kumar.
His other films are:
‘Chaar Chaand’, cast: Sheyama and Saresh. Music, Nashad. ‘Darwaza
Darwaza
Darwaza is a 1978 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. The film stars Anil Dhawan.T-Cast:*Anil Dhawan ... Suraj Singh*Imtiaz Khan ... Shakaal *Anju Mahendru ... Reshma*Shakti Kapoor ... Goga...
’, director: Shahid Lateef, husband of writer Ismat Chughtai
Ismat Chughtai
Ismat Chughtai 1 was an eminent Urdu writer, known for her indomitable spirit and a fierce feminist ideology. She was considered the grand dame of Urdu fiction, as one of the four pillars of modern Urdu short story, the other three being Saadat Hasan Manto, Krishan Chander, and Rajinder Singh Bedi...
, cast: Sheyama and Chandar Shehkar. He introduced singer Sauman Kalyanpur for the first time in this film. ‘Subse Bada Rupaiya’, director: P. L. Santoshi, cast: Shashi Kala and Sundar, music: Nashad and O. P. Nayyar. ‘Shehzada’ (1955), director: Mohan Sehna, cast: Shela Ramani and Ajeet, music: Nashad and S. Mohinder. ‘Jawab’.
‘Baaradari, director: K. Amarnath, lyrics: Khumar Barabankvi, cast: Gita Bali, Ajeet, Chandrashehkar and Pran. This film had the songs ‘Bhula nahin dena ji bhula nahin dena, zamaana kharaab hai, bhula nahin dena’ by Shamshad Begum, and also ‘Tasveer banata hoon tasveer naheen banti’ by Talat Mehmood. Nashad himself sang a song in this film.
‘Aawara shehzadi’, Director, Pyarelal, cast: Meena Shori and Diljeet, music: Nashad and Jimmi.
‘Jallad’, cast: Veena, Munawwar Sultana and Nasir Khan.
‘Bada Bhai’, cast: Kaamni Koshal and Ajit.
‘Mehfil’, cast: Rehana and Diljeet.
‘Hathkari,’ cast: Shakila and Moti Laal.
‘Zindigi ya tufaan’ cast: Nautan and Perdeep Kumar.
‘Zara bachh kay’ cast: Nanda and Saresh.
‘Qatil’ cast: Chitra and Prem Nath.
‘Flight to Aasaam’, cast: Shakila and Ranjan.
‘Pyar ki dastaan’, cast: Anita Guha and Suresh Kumar.
‘Roop laikha’ cast: Wajeeh Chaudhari and Mahipal.
‘Maya mehel’ cast: Helen and Mahipal.
Nashad’s last film in India as a music composer was the 1962 film ‘Flying man’.
He migrated to Pakistan and debuted in Pakistan as a composer in the 1964 film ‘Maikhana’, director: Nakhshab Jarachavi, scriptwriter: Agha Nasir.
Nashad worked with Master Ghulam Haider, Nisar Bazmi
Nisar Bazmi
Nisar Bazmi was a composer and music director of Pakistan film industry. Bazmi remained one of the most famous musicians of subcontinent. He also introduced new singers like Alamgir. The duo of composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal were musicians with Bazmi in India before partition...
, Naushad
Naushad
Naushad Ali was an Indian musician. He was one of the foremost music directors for Bollywood films, and is particularly known for popularizing the use of classical music in films.His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940...
etc. Nashad went on to produce romantic duets like ‘Masoom sa chehra hai hum jis kay hain deewanay,’. Singers, Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi, SI, PP was a versatile Pakistani playback singer who worked in film music and was "an important contributor to the Golden Age of Pakistani film music." Rushdi is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in south asia and was a natural baritone, yet could sing high tenor...
- Runa Laila
Runa Laila
Runa Laila is a singer of the Indian subcontinent who is from Bangladesh. She started her career from Pakistan film industry and is effective in Ghazals also. She made a hit pair with famous singer Ahmed Rushdi after replacing Mala. She also has done numerous playbacks for movies in Bangladesh,...
. Director Qamar Zaidi’s 1967 film ‘Rishta hai pyar ka.’ Below are more examples: ‘Zakhm-e-dil chupa kay royain gey, tujh ko Aazma kay royain gey.’ Singer, Naseem Begum
Naseem Begum
Naseem Begum was a popular, and well known Pakistani playback singer. She rose to prominence towards the end of the fifties, and by 1964 had managed to win the prestigious Nigar award on five separate occasions...
, the film ‘Rishta hai pyar ka.’ ‘Bari meherbani, bari he inayat.’ Singer, Masood Rana
Masood Rana
Masood Rana was a Pakistani playback singer. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film Inqalab and became one of the top male singers in both Urdu and Punjabi films for more than three decades...
, the film ‘Rishta hai pyar ka.’ ‘Lay Aaye phir kahan per qismat hamay kahan say.’ Singer, Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan
Noorjehan or Noorjehan was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai who was a legendary singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. Her career spanned seven decades...
, director Qamar Zaidi’s 1969 film ‘Saalgira.’
Lazzat-e-souz-e-jigar pooch lay perwanay say.’ Duet, Ahmed Rushdi- Irene Perveen
Irene Perveen
Irene Perveen also known as Irene Parveen is a Pakistani playback singer from the 1960s, who mainly sung for Pakistani films.She belonged to a Christian family. Parveen started her career in 1958's film Noor-e-Islam. Parveen had famous duets with Masood Rana and Ahmed Rushdi. Her main reason of...
. ‘Teray waday say meri zindigi saji.’ Duet, Ahmed Rushdi- Irene Perveen. Below are two examples:
‘Gori kay sar pay saj kay, sehray kay phool kahain gey.’ Singer, Ahmed Rushdi. Director Iqbal Yusuf’s 1969 film ‘Tum milay pyar mila.’ The tragic duet ‘Aap ko bhool jaayein hum itnay to baywafa naheen.’ Singers, Mehdi Hasan- Noor Jehan, the film ‘Tum milay pyar mila.’
Personal life
He married an Indian woman. He has eight sons and seven daughters. His son, Wajid Ali Nashad, is a music composer in Pakistan. His son Shahid Ali Nashad is a composer. Akbar Ali Nashad is also a composer and arranger. His another son, Imran Ali Nashad is a singer. Arshad Ali Nashad moved to the United State. Ahmad Ali Nashad is a cricketer. Ajmal Ali Nashad is supervisor. Singer Ameer Ali (Choorian Film Fame) also son of Shaukat Ali Nashad. He is a singer. He performed lot of live shows on stage. He has one son (Drood Abbas). Now Ameer Ali Nashad made his own Audio Studio. His song is Karan Mein Nazara Jadu Ohdi Tasweer Da (film Choorian).Nashad died in January 1981 at 58 years of age.
Notable films
- Baradari
- Zindagi Ya Toofan
- Azmat
- Aik Raat
- Tum Mile Pyar Mila
- Salgirah
- Bandagi
- Rim Jhim