Naushad
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Naushad Ali was an India
n 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. His first musical success film was Rattan
(1944), following it up with 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee mega successes. Naushad was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
in 1982, and the Padma Bhushan
in 1992.
in Lucknow
, a city with a long tradition as a center of Muslim culture. His father, Wahid Ali, was a munshi (court clerk). As a child, Naushad would visit the annual fair at the Deva Sharif in Barabanki, 25 km from Lucknow, where all the great qawwals and musicians of those days would perform before the devotees. He studied Hindustani music there under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali, Ustad Babban Saheb, and others. He also repaired harmoniums.
As a lad, he joined a junior theatrical club and was appointed the club's music maestro for their theatrical presentations. He used to watch silent films at the Royal theatre in Lucknow. Theatre owners would hire a team of musicians to play the tabla, harmonium, sitar and violin. The musicians would watch the film first, make notes, finalise the scales required. When the show began in the evening, they would sit in front of the screen and play music for the scenes. This was a great way to be entertained and learn music at the same time. It made him grasp the nuances required in composing a film's background music score.
In time Naushad formed his own Windsor Music Entertainers or just Windsor Entertainers, so named because he had seen the word "Windsor" around Lucknow and liked its ring. It led to the Indian Star Theatrical Company in a theatre at Golagunj colony in Lucknow. He was trained under Laddan Khan until he became capable of working independently as a composer. There he also developed the sense to pick rare musical jewels from the folk tradition of Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Saurashtra during the company's sojourns in those regions. The traveling players got as far as Viramgam in Gujarat, where they discovered penury, even after selling off theatrical props and musical instruments. The company limped back to Lucknow through the kindness of one of Naushad's friends.
Naushad had already become a cinema fan in the silent era, and then, in 1931, Indian cinema got voice and music that further fascinated the 13 year old boy. But his family was strict follower of Islamic diktat of prohibition of music and his father gave him ultimatum to leave music if he wanted to stay at home. He ran away to Bombay (now called Mumbai) in the late 1937 to try his luck as a musician.
took him on as his assistant for the film Kanchan at Ranjit Studio at a salary of Rs 60 per month, for which Naushad remained extremely grateful and, in interviews, had called Khemchand his guru.
His friend, lyricist D N Madhok trusted Naushad's unusual talent for composing music and introduced him to various film producers. Chandulal Shah, the owner of Ranjit Studios, offered to sign Naushad for one of his forthcoming films. Naushad composed a thumri for this film, ‘Bata de koi kaun gali gaye Shyam’, but the film never got on the floors. He was assistant music director for the Punjabi film 'Mirza Sahib' (1939).
He composed for his first independent film Prem Nagar in 1940 that had a story set in Kachchh for which he did a lot of research into the folk music of the area. With A.R. Kardar's film Nayi Duniya (1942), he got first credit as "music director" and he began to work regularly for Kardar Productions. He however had a flexibility that he could work outside Kardar Productions, and this arrangement continued ever after. He first got noticed with A.R. Kardar's film Sharda (1942) wherein 13-year-old Suraiya
debuted with the song "Panchhi Ja" for the playback for heroine Mehtab. It was Rattan (1944) that took Naushad right to the top and enabled him to charge Rs 25,000 a film then.
But his Lucknow based family remained against music and Naushad had to hide from his family the fact that he composed music. When Naushad got married, the band was playing the tunes of the super hit songs of Naushad's film Rattan. While Naushad's father and father-in-law were condemning the musician who had composed these songs, Naushad dared not tell them that it was he who had composed the music.
From 1942 until the late 1960s, he was one of the top music directors in Bollywood. While he did less than a hundred films during his lifetime, 26 of those films celebrated Silver jubilees (25 weeks run) -- 8 celebrated golden jubilees (50 weeks run) and 4 celebrated diamond jubilees (60 weeks run). (inclusive count - a diamond jubilee film also celebrated Silver and Golden jubilee)
Naushad worked with several lyricists, including Shakeel Badayuni
, Majrooh Sultanpuri
, D. N. Madhok, Zia Sarhadi, and Khumar Barabankvi
.
Mother India
(1957), for which he had composed music, was the first Indian film that got nominated for Oscar.
In 1981, Naushad was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema
.
He composed the tunes of Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005) at the age of 86, thus becoming the world's oldest composer.
Amongst his assistants, Mohammed Shafi, Jerry Amaldev, and Ghulam Mohammed stand out prominently.
Five films have been made on his life and work. Biographical books published are Dastaan-E-Naushad (Marathi) by Shashikant Kinikar; Aaj Gaawat Man Mero (Gujarati); Hindi and Urdu biographical sketches in Shama & Sushma Magazines respectively, titled "Naushad Ki Kahani, Naushad Ki Zubani"; the last one was translated into Marathi by Shashikant Kinikar. Kinikar also came up with a book titled "Notes of Naushad" which puts together some interesting anecdotes of Naushad's life.
He is survived by six daughters Zubeda, Fehmida, Farida, Sayeeda, Rashida, and Waheeda, and three sons Rahman Naushad, Raju Naushad & Iqbal Naushad. Rahman Naushad and Raju Naushad had assisted him in some of his films. Also, Naushad composed music for two movies directed by Rahman Naushad, 'My Friend' and 'Teri Payal Mere Geet'.
Naushad had requested the Maharashtra state government to sanction a plot for an institution for promoting Hindustani music. This was sanctioned during his lifetime and the 'Naushad Academy of Hindustani Sangeet' was formed.
" having 8 ghazals as part of Hounslow's book fair and festival "Bookmela" in November 1998. The album has lyrics and composition by Naushad, arranged by Uttam Singh.
Track list:
modes and arranged for the well-known vocalist Amir Khan to be a music consultant for the film. He could easily work with Western instruments, including the clarinet, the mandolin, and the accordion. He could incorporate Western musical idioms in his compositions, and compose for Western-style orchestras.
During early 1940s, recordings were done in quiet parks and gardens after midnight because the studios did not have sound-proof recording rooms. In the gardens there would be no echo and disturbances, unlike the studios where the sound reverberated because of the tin roofs.
For films like Uran Khatola and Amar, he recorded the voice of a particular artiste on a scale of 90, then recorded it on 70, then on 50 and so on. After the complete recording, it was played for the scene and the impact it created was terrific.
He was one of the first to introduce sound mixing and the separate recording of voice and music tracks in playback singing. He was the first to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and mandolin. He also introduced the accordion to Bollywood film music and was among the first to concentrate on background music to extend characters' moods and dialogue through music. But perhaps his greatest contribution was to bring Indian classical music
into the film medium. Many of his compositions were inspired by raga
s and he even used distinguished classical artistes like Amir Khan and D.V. Paluskar in Baiju Bawra (1952) and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Mughal-e-Azam
(1960). Baiju Bawra (1952) demonstrated Naushad's grasp of classical music and his ability to bring it to the masses, for which he won the first Filmfare Best Music Director Award
in 1954.
For Aan
(1952), he was the first to use a 100-piece orchestra, He was the first composer to have developed the system of western notation in India. The notation for the music of the film Aan was published in book form in London.
In Uran Khatola
(1955), he recorded an entire song without the use of orchestra, having replaced the sound of musical instruments with choral sound of humming.
For Mughal-e-Azam
(1960) song Ae Mohabbat Zindabad, he used a chorus of 100 persons. He asked Lata Mangeshkar
to render a part of the song "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" in a bathroom that had glazed tiles and then recorded the music to get the echo effect.
For Ganga Jamuna
(1961), he used lyrics in chaste Bhojpuri dialect.
He used just six instruments in the title song of Mere Mehboob (1963).
In 2004, a colorized version of the classic Mughal-e-Azam
(1960) was released, for which Naushad had the orchestral music specially re-created (in Dolby Digital) by today’s industry musicians, while maintaining all the solo vocals from the original soundtrack. To elaborate, the playback vocals (though not the chorus) recorded four decades ago are mixed with orchestra tracks created in the present millennium.
As Indian film music gradually assumed a Western bend starting in the late 1960s, Naushad came to be considered old-fashioned. Composers who could compose rock-and-roll and disco
-inflected music started getting increasingly popular. Naushad was still esteemed as a maestro, but his talents were sought mostly for historical movies where traditional scores were appropriate.
In this film, the song from film "Pakeezah" (1971), "Thaade rahiyo", lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, rendered by Lata Mangeshkar, was played during the end casting.
Ahir Bhairav:
Alahaiya-Bilawal:
Bageshri:
Bahar:
Bhairavi:
Bhimpalasi:
Bihag:
Bilawal:
Brindavani Sarang:
Darbari Kanada:
Desh:
Desi:
Dani/Dhani:
Dhanasri:
Gara:
Gaud Sarang:
Gorakh Kalyan:
Gowda Sarang:
Hamir:
Jaijaivanti :
Jainpuri:
Janasamohini/shubha kalyan:
Jhinjhoti:
Jogiya:
Kafi/Misra Kafi:
Kalingda/bhairav:
Kedar:
Khamaj/Misra Khamaj:
Lalit:
Madhu-Bilwal:
Madhumad-sarang:
Malgunji:
Malkauns/ Malkaush/ Kaushik:
Mand:
Maru-Bihag:
Marwa:
Megh:
Megh malhar:
Misra desi:
Miya Malhar:
Multani:
Narayani:
Nayaki kanada:
Pahadi:
Pilu:
Patdeep:
Puriya:
Puriya Dhanashree:
Rageshri:
Shahana:
Sarang:
Shivranjani:
Sindhu-bhairavi:
Sohni:
Suddha Sarang:
Tilang:
Todi:
Yaman/Kalyan/Yaman Kalyan:
Raagmala:
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 musician. He was one of the foremost music directors for Bollywood
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...
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. His first musical success film was Rattan
Rattan
Rattan is the name for the roughly 600 species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia.- Structure :...
(1944), following it up with 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee mega successes. Naushad was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as the father of Indian cinema.The award for a particular year is...
in 1982, and the Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
in 1992.
Early life and education
Naushad was raised as a MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, a city with a long tradition as a center of Muslim culture. His father, Wahid Ali, was a munshi (court clerk). As a child, Naushad would visit the annual fair at the Deva Sharif in Barabanki, 25 km from Lucknow, where all the great qawwals and musicians of those days would perform before the devotees. He studied Hindustani music there under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali, Ustad Babban Saheb, and others. He also repaired harmoniums.
As a lad, he joined a junior theatrical club and was appointed the club's music maestro for their theatrical presentations. He used to watch silent films at the Royal theatre in Lucknow. Theatre owners would hire a team of musicians to play the tabla, harmonium, sitar and violin. The musicians would watch the film first, make notes, finalise the scales required. When the show began in the evening, they would sit in front of the screen and play music for the scenes. This was a great way to be entertained and learn music at the same time. It made him grasp the nuances required in composing a film's background music score.
In time Naushad formed his own Windsor Music Entertainers or just Windsor Entertainers, so named because he had seen the word "Windsor" around Lucknow and liked its ring. It led to the Indian Star Theatrical Company in a theatre at Golagunj colony in Lucknow. He was trained under Laddan Khan until he became capable of working independently as a composer. There he also developed the sense to pick rare musical jewels from the folk tradition of Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Saurashtra during the company's sojourns in those regions. The traveling players got as far as Viramgam in Gujarat, where they discovered penury, even after selling off theatrical props and musical instruments. The company limped back to Lucknow through the kindness of one of Naushad's friends.
Naushad had already become a cinema fan in the silent era, and then, in 1931, Indian cinema got voice and music that further fascinated the 13 year old boy. But his family was strict follower of Islamic diktat of prohibition of music and his father gave him ultimatum to leave music if he wanted to stay at home. He ran away to Bombay (now called Mumbai) in the late 1937 to try his luck as a musician.
Career
In Bombay, he initially stayed with an acquaintance from Lucknow (U.P.) at Colaba and after a while, shifted to Dadar opposite the Broadway theater where he would sleep on the footpath. He assisted music director Ustad Jhande Khan who was at the peak of his success those days, at a monthly salary of Rs 40. The producer was a Russian and the studio was at Chembur. The film could not be completed. Naushad was a piano player so he worked as a pianist in composer Ustad Mushtaq Hussain's orchestra. He then polished off an unfinished film score and got a credit as assistant to Hussain. Then the film company collapsed. Composer Khemchand PrakashKhemchand Prakash
Khemchand Prakash in हिन्दी खेमचन्द प्रकाश was one of the greatest music composers in Hindi film industry. He belongs to Sujangarh, Churu. His father was a dhrupad singer and a kathak dancer in the royal court and boy Khemchand got his first training of music and dance from his father...
took him on as his assistant for the film Kanchan at Ranjit Studio at a salary of Rs 60 per month, for which Naushad remained extremely grateful and, in interviews, had called Khemchand his guru.
His friend, lyricist D N Madhok trusted Naushad's unusual talent for composing music and introduced him to various film producers. Chandulal Shah, the owner of Ranjit Studios, offered to sign Naushad for one of his forthcoming films. Naushad composed a thumri for this film, ‘Bata de koi kaun gali gaye Shyam’, but the film never got on the floors. He was assistant music director for the Punjabi film 'Mirza Sahib' (1939).
He composed for his first independent film Prem Nagar in 1940 that had a story set in Kachchh for which he did a lot of research into the folk music of the area. With A.R. Kardar's film Nayi Duniya (1942), he got first credit as "music director" and he began to work regularly for Kardar Productions. He however had a flexibility that he could work outside Kardar Productions, and this arrangement continued ever after. He first got noticed with A.R. Kardar's film Sharda (1942) wherein 13-year-old Suraiya
Suraiya
Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh was a singer and actress of the Indian films in the 40s and 50s, and was popularly known by her first name Suraiya..-Early life:...
debuted with the song "Panchhi Ja" for the playback for heroine Mehtab. It was Rattan (1944) that took Naushad right to the top and enabled him to charge Rs 25,000 a film then.
But his Lucknow based family remained against music and Naushad had to hide from his family the fact that he composed music. When Naushad got married, the band was playing the tunes of the super hit songs of Naushad's film Rattan. While Naushad's father and father-in-law were condemning the musician who had composed these songs, Naushad dared not tell them that it was he who had composed the music.
From 1942 until the late 1960s, he was one of the top music directors in Bollywood. While he did less than a hundred films during his lifetime, 26 of those films celebrated Silver jubilees (25 weeks run) -- 8 celebrated golden jubilees (50 weeks run) and 4 celebrated diamond jubilees (60 weeks run). (inclusive count - a diamond jubilee film also celebrated Silver and Golden jubilee)
Naushad worked with several lyricists, including Shakeel Badayuni
Shakeel Badayuni
Shakeel Badayuni was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.-Early life and background:Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh...
, Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
, D. N. Madhok, Zia Sarhadi, and Khumar Barabankvi
Khumar Barabankvi
Khumār Barabankvi was an Urdu poet and lyricist from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. His real name was Mohammed Haidar Khan, but he wrote under the takhallus of Khumār, which means intoxication. The word comes from the Arabic root 'Khmr' which means alcoholic wine.Khumār died in 1999.-External...
.
Mother India
Mother India
Mother India is a 1957 Hindi film epic, written and directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. The film, a melodrama, is a remake of Mehboob Khan's earlier film, Aurat...
(1957), for which he had composed music, was the first Indian film that got nominated for Oscar.
In 1981, Naushad was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as the father of Indian cinema.The award for a particular year is...
for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
.
He composed the tunes of Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005) at the age of 86, thus becoming the world's oldest composer.
Amongst his assistants, Mohammed Shafi, Jerry Amaldev, and Ghulam Mohammed stand out prominently.
Five films have been made on his life and work. Biographical books published are Dastaan-E-Naushad (Marathi) by Shashikant Kinikar; Aaj Gaawat Man Mero (Gujarati); Hindi and Urdu biographical sketches in Shama & Sushma Magazines respectively, titled "Naushad Ki Kahani, Naushad Ki Zubani"; the last one was translated into Marathi by Shashikant Kinikar. Kinikar also came up with a book titled "Notes of Naushad" which puts together some interesting anecdotes of Naushad's life.
Last days
Naushad died on 5 May 2006 in Mumbai. He was buried at the Juhu Muslim cemetery.He is survived by six daughters Zubeda, Fehmida, Farida, Sayeeda, Rashida, and Waheeda, and three sons Rahman Naushad, Raju Naushad & Iqbal Naushad. Rahman Naushad and Raju Naushad had assisted him in some of his films. Also, Naushad composed music for two movies directed by Rahman Naushad, 'My Friend' and 'Teri Payal Mere Geet'.
Naushad had requested the Maharashtra state government to sanction a plot for an institution for promoting Hindustani music. This was sanctioned during his lifetime and the 'Naushad Academy of Hindustani Sangeet' was formed.
Writer
Naushad was also a respected and published poet and formally launched his book of Urdu poetry entitled Aathwan Sur ("The Eighth Note") and the Navras label's album titled "Aathwan Sur – The Other Side of NaushadAathwan Sur – The Other Side of Naushad
Aathwan Sur – The Other Side of Naushad is an album of the Indian singer and Ghazal composer Hariharan, released in the year 1998 by Navras Records...
" having 8 ghazals as part of Hounslow's book fair and festival "Bookmela" in November 1998. The album has lyrics and composition by Naushad, arranged by Uttam Singh.
Track list:
- Aabadiyon Mein Dasht Ka Munzar Bhi Aayega - A. HariharanHariharan (singer)Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity...
- 7:08 - Aaj Ki Baat Kal Pay Kyun Taalo - A. Hariharan & Preeti Uttam Singh - 6:17
- Ghata Chhaayi Thi Saawan Khul Ke Barsa - Preeti Uttam Singh - 7:19
- Kabhi Meri Yaad Unko Aati To Hogi - A. Hariharan & Preeti Uttam Singh - 6:18
- Mujh Ko Muaff Kijiye - A. Hariharan - 5:35
- Peenay Waalay Bekhudi Say Kaam Lay - A. Hariharan & Preeti Uttam Singh - 8:13
- Saawan Kay Jab Baadal Chhaaye - A. Hariharan - 6:50
- Tanhaa Khud Say Baat Karoon - Preeti Uttam Singh - 7:49
Music style
Naushad was known for his deft adaptation of the classical musical tradition for movies. For some movies like Baiju Bawra, he composed all scores in classical ragaRaga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
modes and arranged for the well-known vocalist Amir Khan to be a music consultant for the film. He could easily work with Western instruments, including the clarinet, the mandolin, and the accordion. He could incorporate Western musical idioms in his compositions, and compose for Western-style orchestras.
During early 1940s, recordings were done in quiet parks and gardens after midnight because the studios did not have sound-proof recording rooms. In the gardens there would be no echo and disturbances, unlike the studios where the sound reverberated because of the tin roofs.
For films like Uran Khatola and Amar, he recorded the voice of a particular artiste on a scale of 90, then recorded it on 70, then on 50 and so on. After the complete recording, it was played for the scene and the impact it created was terrific.
He was one of the first to introduce sound mixing and the separate recording of voice and music tracks in playback singing. He was the first to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and mandolin. He also introduced the accordion to Bollywood film music and was among the first to concentrate on background music to extend characters' moods and dialogue through music. But perhaps his greatest contribution was to bring Indian classical music
Indian classical music
The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
into the film medium. Many of his compositions were inspired by raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
s and he even used distinguished classical artistes like Amir Khan and D.V. Paluskar in Baiju Bawra (1952) and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-E-Azam is a 1960 Indian historical epic film produced under the banner of Sterling Investment Corporation Pvt Ltd, and directed by K. Asif. With its unmatched production, K. Asif's magnum opus took nine years and $3 million to complete this movie. This was when a typical Bollywood film...
(1960). Baiju Bawra (1952) demonstrated Naushad's grasp of classical music and his ability to bring it to the masses, for which he won the first Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"...
in 1954.
For Aan
Aan
Aan , also known as The Savage Princess in the U.S.A, is a 1952 technicolor Hindi musical produced and directed by the legendary Mehboob Khan, it is said to be India's first technicolour film. It stars Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nimmi and marked the debut of Nadira who replaced the original choice...
(1952), he was the first to use a 100-piece orchestra, He was the first composer to have developed the system of western notation in India. The notation for the music of the film Aan was published in book form in London.
In Uran Khatola
Uran Khatola
Uran Khatola is a 1955 Hindi movie produced by music director Naushad and directed by S. U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Jeevan and Tun Tun. The films music is by Naushad. Songs are written by Shakeel Badayuni.-Plot:...
(1955), he recorded an entire song without the use of orchestra, having replaced the sound of musical instruments with choral sound of humming.
For Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-E-Azam is a 1960 Indian historical epic film produced under the banner of Sterling Investment Corporation Pvt Ltd, and directed by K. Asif. With its unmatched production, K. Asif's magnum opus took nine years and $3 million to complete this movie. This was when a typical Bollywood film...
(1960) song Ae Mohabbat Zindabad, he used a chorus of 100 persons. He asked Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
to render a part of the song "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" in a bathroom that had glazed tiles and then recorded the music to get the echo effect.
For Ganga Jamuna
Ganga Jamuna
Gunga Jumna is a 1961 dacoit drama Bollywood film produced by Dilip Kumar and directed by Nitin Bose. The film stars Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Nasir Khan, Azra, Leela Chitnis, Kanhaiyalal, Anwar Hussain, Nasir Hussain, Helen forms an ensemble cast...
(1961), he used lyrics in chaste Bhojpuri dialect.
He used just six instruments in the title song of Mere Mehboob (1963).
In 2004, a colorized version of the classic Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-E-Azam is a 1960 Indian historical epic film produced under the banner of Sterling Investment Corporation Pvt Ltd, and directed by K. Asif. With its unmatched production, K. Asif's magnum opus took nine years and $3 million to complete this movie. This was when a typical Bollywood film...
(1960) was released, for which Naushad had the orchestral music specially re-created (in Dolby Digital) by today’s industry musicians, while maintaining all the solo vocals from the original soundtrack. To elaborate, the playback vocals (though not the chorus) recorded four decades ago are mixed with orchestra tracks created in the present millennium.
As Indian film music gradually assumed a Western bend starting in the late 1960s, Naushad came to be considered old-fashioned. Composers who could compose rock-and-roll and disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
-inflected music started getting increasingly popular. Naushad was still esteemed as a maestro, but his talents were sought mostly for historical movies where traditional scores were appropriate.
Music Director
| Film | Year | Director | Cast | Remarks/Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prem Nagar | 1940 | Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani | Ramanand, Bimla Kumari, Husn Banu, Rai Mohan, Nagendra, Salu, Gulzar | |
| Darshan | 1941 | Chimanlal Muljibhoy Luhar | Raj Kapoor, Suraiya | |
| Mala | 1941 | Balwant Bhatt | Jayant, Rose, Jairaj, Nazir, Daya Devi, Heera | |
| Nai Duniya | 1942 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Jairaj, Shobhna Samarth, Wasti, Azurie, Mazhar Khan. Hari Shivdasani, Jeevan | Debut of Singer Surayya in the song "Boot Karoon main Polish" Silver Jubilee |
| Sharda | 1942 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Ulhas, Mehtab. Wasti, Nirmala, Badri Prasad | Silver Jubilee |
| Station Master | 1942 | Chimanlal Muljibhoy Luhar | Prem Adib, Pratima Devi, Gulab | |
| Kanoon | 1943 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Mehtaab, Shahu Modak Shahu Modak Shahu Modak was an Indian actor who acted in many Hindi as well as Marathi movies. Shahu Modak was mostly famous for the mythological characters that he played. He mostly played the roles of Lord Krishna and Sant Dyaneshwar.-Personal life:... |
Silver Jubilee |
| Namaste | 1943 | Mohammed Sadiq Sani | Wasti, Protima Das, Jagdish Sethi, Misra | Silver Jubilee |
| Sanjog | 1943 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Charlie, Anwar Hussain, Mehtab | Silver Jubilee |
| Geet | 1944 | S. U. Sunny | Shahu Modak Shahu Modak Shahu Modak was an Indian actor who acted in many Hindi as well as Marathi movies. Shahu Modak was mostly famous for the mythological characters that he played. He mostly played the roles of Lord Krishna and Sant Dyaneshwar.-Personal life:... , Nirmala, Amir Ali |
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| Jeevan | 1944 | Mohammed Sadiq | Wasti, Mehtab, Badri Prasad, Anwar, Shyam Kumar | |
| Pehle Aap | 1944 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Shamim, Wasti, Anwar Hussain, Jeevan, Dixit | Rafi's first song for Naushad "Hindustan Ke Hum Hain" in a chorus Silver Jubilee |
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1944 | S Sadiq | Amir Banu, Karan Dewan, Swarnalata | Diamond Jubilee |
| Sanyasi | 1945 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Shamim, Amar, Misra, Shyam Kumar, Naseem Jr., Gulam Mohamad | Silver Jubilee |
| Anmol Ghadi Anmol Ghadi Anmol Ghadi is a 1946 Hindi film directed by Mehboob Khan, starring Surendra, Suraiya and Noor Jehan.The film was musical hit and still remembered for its music by Naushad, which have hits like, Aawaaz De Kahaan Hai, Jawaan Hai Mohabbat Haseen Hai Zamana and Mere Bachpan Ke Saathi Mujhe Bhool Na... |
1946 | Mehboob Khan | Noorjehan, Surinder, Suraiya | Diamond Jubilee |
| Keemat | 1946 | Nazir Ajmeri | Amar, Sulochana Chatterjee, A Shah, Sharda, Badri Prasad, Sofia, Anwari, Nawab | |
| Shahjehan | 1946 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Kundan Lal Saigal, Ragini | Silver Jubilee |
| Dard Dard (1947 film) Dard is a 1947 Bollywood drama film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar. It contains the song “Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon” by Tun Tun.-Cast:*Shyam Kumar*Nusrat*Munawar Sultana*Surayya *Badri Prasad*Husn Banu*Pratima Devi... |
1947 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Uma Devi, Suraiya | Debut of Singer Uma Devi (Comedy Actress Tuntun) in the song "Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon" Silver Jubilee |
| Elan | 1947 | Mehboob Khan | Himalaywala, Leela Mishra Leela Mishra Leela Mishra was an Indian film actor, who worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, eventually playing stock characters like aunts, Chachi or Mausi... , Shah Nawaz |
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| Natak | 1947 | S. U. Sunny | Suraiya, Amar, Sofiya, Kanwar, Sham Kumar, Pratima Devi | Silver Jubilee |
| Anokhi Ada Anokhi Ada Anokhi Ada is a 1973 Bollywood romance film directed by Kundan Kumar. The film stars Jeetendra, Rekha, Vinod Khanna.-Cast:*Jeetendra... Rakesh*Rekha ... Neeta Gupta*Vinod Khanna ... Gopal*Padma Khanna ... Radhika*Mehmood ... Dr. Captain Bhushan... |
1948 | Mehboob Khan | Surendra, Naseem Bano, Murad, Cuckoo | Golden Jubilee |
| Mela Mela (1948 film) Mela is a 1948 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by S.U. Sunny, it stars Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan, Rehman and Noor Jehan. The films music is by Naushad.... |
1948 | S. U. Sunny | Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan | Golden Jubilee |
| Andaz | 1949 | Mehboob Khan | Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Nargis | Golden Jubilee |
| Chandni Raat | 1949 | Mohammed Ehsan | Shyam, Naseem Bano | |
| Dillagi | 1949 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Shyam, Suraiyya, Sharda, Amir Banu, Amar | Silver Jubilee |
| Dulari | 1949 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Suresh, Madhubala, Geeta Bali | Silver Jubilee |
| Babul | 1950 | S. U. Sunny | Dilip Kumar, Nargis | Also as Producer Silver Jubilee |
| Dastan Dastan (1950 film) Dastan or Dastaan is a 1950 Bollywood drama film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar. A box-office success, the film became the third highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,15,00,000 and nett gross of Rs. 65,00,000 .-Cast:... |
1950 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Raj Kapoor, Suraiya, Veena, Suresh | Also as Co-producer Silver Jubilee |
| Deedar Deedar (1951 film) Deedar is a 1951 Bollywood Hindi language film directed by Nitin Bose and starring Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Nimmi in lead roles.... |
1951 | Nitin Bose | Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Nargis, Ashok Kumar | Golden Jubilee |
| Jadoo | 1951 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Suresh, Nalini Jaywant | Also as Co-producer Silver Jubilee |
| Aan Aan Aan , also known as The Savage Princess in the U.S.A, is a 1952 technicolor Hindi musical produced and directed by the legendary Mehboob Khan, it is said to be India's first technicolour film. It stars Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nimmi and marked the debut of Nadira who replaced the original choice... |
1952 | Mehboob Khan | Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Nadira | Golden Jubilee |
| Baiju Bawra | 1952 | Vijay Bhatt | Bharat Bhushan, Meena Kumari | Film debut of singers Amir Khan and D. V. Paluskar in the song "Aaj gaavat man mero jhoomke" Diamond Jubilee |
| Deewana Deewana (1952 film) Deewana is a 1952 Bollywood movie directed and produced by Abdul Rashid Kardar. It stars Suraiya, Suresh, Sumitra Devi and Shyam Kumar in the lead roles. The music for the film was composed by renowned musician Naushad with lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni... |
1952 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Suraiya, Suresh, Sumitra Devi, Shyam Kumar | Silver Jubilee |
| Amar Amar (1954 film) Amar is a 1954 black-and-white Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Mehboob Khan, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Nimmi and Jayant. Amar features music by Naushad with lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni.-Plot:... |
1954 | Mehboob Khan | Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Madhubala | |
| Shabaab Shabaab Shabaab is a 1954 Bollywood movie. Made in the Hindi language and directed by M. Sadiq, it stars Bharat Bhushan and Nutan.-Cast:*Bharat Bhushan*Nutan*Shyam Kumar*Wasti*Badri Prasad*Yashodra Katju*Asant Kumar-Music:... |
1954 | Mohammed Sadiq | Bharat Bhushan, Nutan | Silver Jubilee |
| Uran Khatola Uran Khatola Uran Khatola is a 1955 Hindi movie produced by music director Naushad and directed by S. U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Jeevan and Tun Tun. The films music is by Naushad. Songs are written by Shakeel Badayuni.-Plot:... |
1955 | S. U. Sunny | Dilip Kumar, Nimmi. | Also as Producer Silver Jubilee |
| Mother India Mother India Mother India is a 1957 Hindi film epic, written and directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. The film, a melodrama, is a remake of Mehboob Khan's earlier film, Aurat... |
1957 | Mehboob Khan | Nargis, Raj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Kanhaiyalal | Diamond Jubilee |
| Sohni Mahiwal Sohni Mahiwal (film) Sohni Mahiwal is a 1958 Bollywood film produced by J. N. Choudhary and directed by Raja Nawathe. The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi and Om Prakash in lead roles. The film's music is composed by Naushad. The film is based on the tragic romances of the Sindh, Sohni Mahiwal.-Cast:*Bharat... |
1958 | Raja Nawathe | Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi | Debut of singer Mahendra Kapoor in the song "Chaand Chhupa Aur Taarey Doobey" |
| Kohinoor Kohinoor (1960 film) Kohinoor is a 1960 Bollywood film produced by Dr V. N. Sinha and directed by S U Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Leela Chitnis and Kumkum. The films music is by Naushad.... |
1960 | S. U. Sunny | Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Kumkum, Jeevan | Golden Jubilee |
| Mughal-e-Azam Mughal-e-Azam Mughal-E-Azam is a 1960 Indian historical epic film produced under the banner of Sterling Investment Corporation Pvt Ltd, and directed by K. Asif. With its unmatched production, K. Asif's magnum opus took nine years and $3 million to complete this movie. This was when a typical Bollywood film... |
1960 | Karim Asif | Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Prithviraj Kapoor, Durga Khote, Ajit | Film debut of singer Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in the songs "Shubh din aayo" and "Prem jogan ban ke" Diamond Jubilee |
| Gunga Jumna Ganga Jamuna Gunga Jumna is a 1961 dacoit drama Bollywood film produced by Dilip Kumar and directed by Nitin Bose. The film stars Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Nasir Khan, Azra, Leela Chitnis, Kanhaiyalal, Anwar Hussain, Nasir Hussain, Helen forms an ensemble cast... |
1961 | Nitin Bose | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala Bali | Lyrics of several songs were in Bhojpuri dialect Golden Jubilee |
| Son of India Son of India (1962 film) Son of India is a 1962 Bollywood film written and directed by Mehboob Khan. The film stars Kamaljith, Simi Garewal, Jayant and Kumkum in the lead roles... |
1962 | Mehboob Khan | Kamaljit, Kumkum, Sajid, Simi Garewal, Jayant | |
| Mere Mehboob Mere Mehboob Mere Mehboob is a 1963 Indian film directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and starring Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran, Johnny Walker and Ameeta. The film became a "blockbuster" and took the number one position at the box office in 1963. The movie drew a background from Aligarh Muslim... |
1963 | Harnam Singh Rawail | Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Ameeta, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi | Silver Jubilee |
| Leader | 1964 | Ram Mukherjee | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala Bali | |
| Dil Diya Dard Liya Dil Diya Dard Liya Dil Diya Dard Liya is a 1966 Hindi film based upon Emily Brontë's celebrated novel Wuthering Heights. The film is directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar and Dilip Kumar. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pran, Rehman, Shyama and Johnny Walker. The films music is by Naushad who gave one after... |
1965 | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pran | |
| Saaz Aur Awaaz | 1966 | Subodh Mukherji | Saira Banu, Kanhaiyalal, Joy Mukherjee | |
| Palki | 1967 | S. U. Sunny | Rajendra Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman, Johnny Walker | Also as Writer |
| Ram Aur Shyam Ram Aur Shyam Ram Aur Shyam is a 1967 Indian Hindi feature film, directed by Tapi Chanakya. Its producer B. Nagi Reddy previously produced Ramudu Bheemudu, a Telugu film starring N.T... |
1967 | Tapi Chanakya | Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Pran, Nirupa Roy, Leela Mishra | Golden Jubilee |
| Aadmi | 1968 | A. Bhimsingh | Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Manoj Kumar | |
| Saathi | 1968 | C. V. Sridhar | Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayantimala Bali, Simi Garewal | |
| Sunghursh | 1968 | Harnam Singh Rawail | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Balraj Sahni | |
| Gunwaar | 1970 | Naresh Kumar | Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayantimala Bali, Nishi | |
| Pakeezah Pakeezah Pakeezah is a 1972 Indian film. It was directed by Kamal Amrohi who was known for his perfectionism. The music is by Ghulam Mohammed and Naushad... |
1971 | Kamal Amrohi | Raj Kumar, Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar | Background Score and a few songs Golden Jubilee |
| Tangewala Tangewala Tangewala is a 1972 Bollywood action film directed by Naresh Kumar. The film stars Mumtaz and Sujit Kumar .-Cast:*Mumtaz*Sujit Kumar ... Zamindar*Bhagwan*Mohan Choti*Kumud Chuggani ... Gauri*I.S. Johar ... Nagina... |
1972 | Naresh Kumar | Mumtaz, Sujit Kumar | |
| My Friend | 1974 | M Rehman | Rajeev, Prema Narayan, Utpal Dutt, Jagdeep, Asit Sen, Tuntun | |
| Sunehra Sansar Sunehra Sansar Sunehra Sansar is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Rajendra Kumar, with Mala Sinha as his wife, and Hema Malini as his past love, who has re-entered his life to seek vengeance for abandoning her years ago.... |
1975 | Adurti Subba Rao | Rajendra Kumar, Hema, Mala Sinha | |
| Aaina Aaina (1977 film) Aaina is a 1974 Indian Bollywood film starring Mumtaz in the lead roles and A. K. Hangal, Nirupa Roy, Lalita Pawar, Jayasudha and Madan Puri in support roles. The music is given by Naushad.This film has a special appearance by Rajesh Khanna... |
1977 | Kailasham Balachander | Mumtaz, Rajesh Khanna | |
| Paan Khaae Sainyyan Humaar | 1985 | Sujit Kumar | Sujit Kumar, Bandini, S. N. Tripathi | Bhojpuri film |
| Chambal Ki Rani | 1979 | Radhakant | Mahendra Sandhu, Dara Singh, Chand Usmani | |
| Dharam Kanta | 1982 | Sultan Ahmed | Raj Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Rajesh Khanna, Sulakhshana Pandit | |
| Love and God | 1986 | Karim Asif | Sanjeev Kumar, Nimmi, Pran | |
| Dhwani Dhwani Dhwani is a 1988 Malayalam musical romance film directed by A. T. Abu. It was the last completed film of veteran actor and evergreen hero of Malayalam cinema Prem Nazir who died on 16 January 1989. The film has music composed by Naushad. It stars Jayaram and Shobhana in the lead roles. Suresh Gopi... |
1988 | A. T. Abu | Prem Nazir, Jayaram, Shobana | Malayalam film |
| Teri Payal Mere Geet | 1989 | Rehman Naushad | Govinda, Meenakshi Seshadri | |
| Aawaz De Kahan Hai | 1990 | Sibte Hassan Rizvi | Bindu, Annu Kapoor, Satyendra Kapoor | |
| Guddu | 1995 | Prem Lalwani | Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Mukesh Khanna | |
| Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story | 2005 | Akbar Khan | Kabir Bedi, Sonia, Monisha Koirala | |
| Hubba Khatoon | Unreleased | B. R. Chopra | Sanjay Khan, Zeenat Aman | "Jis Raat Ke Khwaab Aaye", sung by Rafi is released |
Non-film album
- Aathwan Sur - The Other Side of Naushad : This was a Ghazal album released in 1998 and had all its songs composed by Naushad and sung by Hariharan.
English film
- Such a Long Journey (1998), Director: Sturla Gunnarsson, Music: Jonathan Goldsmith, Cast: Roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Om Puri, Nasiruddin Shah,
In this film, the song from film "Pakeezah" (1971), "Thaade rahiyo", lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, rendered by Lata Mangeshkar, was played during the end casting.
Producer
- MaalikMaalikIn Islamic belief, Maalik denotes an angel who guards the Hellfire, assisted by 19 zabaniya or guardians. In the Qur'an, sura 43, 77, Maalik tells the wicked who appeal to him that they must remain in Hell because "they abhorred the truth when the truth was brought to them." It is also noted that...
(1958) Music Director for this film was Ghulam Mohammed - Uran KhatolaUran KhatolaUran Khatola is a 1955 Hindi movie produced by music director Naushad and directed by S. U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Jeevan and Tun Tun. The films music is by Naushad. Songs are written by Shakeel Badayuni.-Plot:...
(1955) - BabulBabulBabul or is a 1950 Bollywood film directed by S.U. Sunny produced and with music direction by Naushad. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Munawar Sultana and Nargis. A box-office success, the film became the second highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,25,00,000 and a nett...
(1950)
Awards and recognition
- 1954: Filmfare Best Music Director AwardFilmfare Best Music Director AwardThe Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"...
- Baiju Bawra - 1961: Bengal Film Journalists' Association's best music director Award for Gunga Jumna
- 1975: "Naushad Ali", a 30-minute documentary film produced by Television Centre, Bombay
- 1981: Dada Saheb Phalke Award
- 1984: Lata Mangeshkar Award (Madhya Pradesh state government's)
- 1987: Amir Khusro Award
- 1992: Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
- 1992: Padma Bhushan
- : Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar
- : Best Music for "The Sword of Tipu Sultan"
Positions Held
- President of Cine Music Directors Association
- Chairman of Indian Performing Rights Society
- President of Maharashtra State Angling Association
- President of Alam-E-Urdu Conference (Delhi)
- The title of Special Executive Magistrate, Bombay
Naushad and Raaga
Here is a list of Naushad's songs based on different raagas. (raaga, song, singer, movie)Ahir Bhairav:
- aj hai pyar ka faisala sanam - lata - leader
Alahaiya-Bilawal:
- dil mein chupake pyar ka - rafi - aan
Bageshri:
- chah barbaad karegi - saigal - shah jahan
- milke bichad gaye - amirbai - rattan
Bahar:
- man ki been - lata, rafi - shabab (with a line in basant)
Bhairavi:
- kya mil gaye bhagwan - noorjahan - anmol ghadi
- aye dil tujhe kasam hai - lata - dulari
- teer khate jayenge - lata -dewana
- na toofan se - rafi - udan kha tola
- haal e dil main lata - udan kha tola
- dooba tara ummeedon ki sahara - lata - udan kha tola
- kya rang-e-mehfil hain - lata - dil diya dard liya
- allah bachaya naujawan - lata - mere mehboob
- yaad mein teri jag - lata, rafi - mere mehboob
- aai diwali - zohrabai - rattan
- diya na bujhe re aj hamara - lata - son of India
- zindabad ae mohabbat zindabad - rafi - mughal e azam
- insaf ka mandir - rafi - amar
- khamosh hain khewan - lata - amar
- milte hain aankhen - samsad, talat - babul
- lagan more man ki - lata - babul
- huye hum jinke - rafi - deedar
- dekhliya maine - rafi, lata - deedar
- jadugar katil - asha - kohinoor
- zara man ki kewadiyain khol - rafi- kohinoor
- aanewalon ko ana hoga - rafi, lata - sohni mahiwal
- chand chupa aur tare duba - mahendra - sohni mahiwal
- Tumhare Sang Main Bhi Chalungi - lata - sohni mahiwal
- mera bichda yaar mila de - lata, rafi - sohni mahiwal
- rat gazab ki aye - mahendra - sohni mahiwal
- dil hai pyar zara - sanu, sadhana - guddu
- dil kahe hardam ishq - suresh, aziz - guddu
- baat sabse karo pyar humse karo - sp bala - tere payal mere geet
- jab dil hi toot gaya - saigal - shah jahan
- tu ganga ki - rafi, lata - baiju bawra
- ayi sawan rut ayi - samsad - mela
- manzil ki dhun mein - mukesh - anokhi ada
- gaon tarane - samsad, lata, rafi - aan
- man mera ehsan - rafi - aan
- do hanson ka joda - lata - ganga jamuna
- main to payar se teri piya - lata - saathi
- mere jeevan saathi - lata - saathi
- husn-e-jana idhar aa - mukesh - saathi
- Tute Na Dil Tute Na - mukesh - andaz
- yeh zindegi ki mele - rafi- mela
- mere paas aao nazar to milao - lata - sanghursh
Bhimpalasi:
- aj mere man me - lata - aan
- tere sadke balam - lata - amar
- Manasa Nilayil, Yesudas - dhwani (Malayalam)
- afsana likh rahi hoon - uma - dard
- aj purani rahon se - rafi - aadmi
Bihag:
- mari ladli re - lata - andaz
- tere payar mein dildar - lata - mere mehboob
- tere payel mere geet - sp balasubranium - tere payel mere geet
Bilawal:
- meri ladli hai - lata - andaz
- bachpan ki mohabbat - lata - baijubawra
- mere mehboob tujhe - rafi/lata - mere mehboob (most people think it is Jheenjhoti)
Brindavani Sarang:
- sawan ki badalo - zohrabai, karan - rattan
- jab tumhi chale - karan - rattan
- aja meri barbad - anmol ghadi
- tu mera chand - suraiya, shyam - dillagi
- jhule mein pawan - rafi, lata - baijubawra
- Saavan Aye Ya Na Aye - asha, rafi- dil diya dard liya ( some say its Suddha sarang)
Darbari Kanada:
- daiya re daiya laj mohe lage - asha, rafi - leader
- gujre hai aj ishk mein - rafi - dil diya dard liya
- kabhi dil dilse takrata - mukesh - anokhi ada
- mohabbat ki jhuti kahani - lata - mughal e azam
- o duniya ki rakhwale - rafi - baiju bawra
- duniya badal gayi - talat, samsad - babul
- hue hum jin ke - rafi - deedar
- darbari alap - ustad amir khan - baiju bawra
- bich bhainwan mein - suraiya - dard
Desh:
- door koi gaaye - samsad, lata, rafi - baiju bawra
- kal rat zindagi se - rafi - palki
Desi:
- aaj gaawat man mero - ustad amir khan, pandit d v paluskar - baiju bawra
Dani/Dhani:
- ajnabi thehero jara - hariharan, preeti uttam - taj mahal
- mere mehboob mein kya nahin - lata, asha - mere mehboob
Dhanasri:
- mere mehboob tujhe - rafi/lata - mere mehboob (most people think it is Jheenjhoti)
Gara:
- mohe panghat pe - lata - mughal e azam
- jab rat ho aisi matwali - lata - mughal e azam (sometimes mistaken as jaijawanti)
Gaud Sarang:
- aaye na baalam waada kar ke - rafi - shabab
Gorakh Kalyan:
- dil ki kashti - lata - palki
- o balam tere pyar ke - rafi, asha - ram aur shyam
Gowda Sarang:
- mera salam le ja - lata - udan kha tola
Hamir:
- madhuban mein radhika nache re - rafi - kohinoor
Jaijaivanti :
- Zindagi Aaj Mere Nam Se Sharamati Ha - rafi - son of India
- mohabbat ki rahon mein - rafi - udan kha tola
Jainpuri:
- dil ko laga ke - uma - anokhi ada
- guzre hain aj - rafi - dil diya dard liya
Janasamohini/shubha kalyan:
- koi sagar dil ko - rafi - dil diya dard liya (some say its kalawati)
- mere mehboob tujhe - rafi/lata - mere mehboob (most people think it is Jheenjhoti)
Jhinjhoti:
- mere mehboob tujhe - rafi - mere mehboob
- mere mehboob tujhe - lata - mere mehboob
Jogiya:
- o mere lal aja - lata - mother india
Kafi/Misra Kafi:
- gham diye mustaqil - saigal - shah jahan
- angdaye tera hain bahana - manju - rattan
- jhum jhum ke nacho - mukesh - andaz
- meri payari patang - samsad, uma - dillagi
- duniya badal gaye - samsad, talat - babul
- janewale teri khuda hafiz - lata - palki
Kalingda/bhairav:
- mohe bhool gaye - lata - baiju bawra
Kedar:
- uthaye ja unke sitam - lata - andaz
- bekas pe karam - lata - mughal e azam
- kal rat zindagi se - rafi - palki
Khamaj/Misra Khamaj:
- chunariya katati jay re - manna de - mother India
- dhal chuki sham e gham - lata, rafi - kohinoor
- kaun gali jayo shyam - parveen - pakeezah
- nain lad gay hain - rafi - ganga jamuna
Lalit:
- Ek Shahenshah Ne Banvaa Ke Hasin Tajmahal - lata, rafi - leader (shyam-lalit)
Madhu-Bilwal:
- Bachpan ki mohabbat - lata - baijubawra
Madhumad-sarang:
- dukh bhar din - rafi, samsad, lata, manna - mother india
- o gadiwale gadi - rafi, samsad - mother india
- holi ayi re - samsad - mother india
- matwale jiya - lata, rafi, samsad, manna - mother india
- aj mere man mein - lata - aan
- aj khushi ki irade - rafi - aan
- udi udi chayi ghata - lata - amar
- tan rang lo - lata, rafi - kohonoor
Malgunji:
- hum aj kahi dil - mukesh - andaz
Malkauns/ Malkaush/ Kaushik:
- man tarapat hari darshan - rafi - baiju bawra
Mand:
- Bachpan Ki Mohabbat Ko - lata - baiju bawra
- Jo Me Jaanthi Bisarat - lata - shabab
- Phir teri kahaani yaad aayi - lata - dil diya dard liya
- Mar gaye hum jeete jee - lata - shabab
- Kal raat zindagi se mulaqat - rafi - palki
- duniya wale duniya sare - lata - guddu
Maru-Bihag:
- ai dil bekarar jhum - saigal - shah jahan
- challenge teer jab dil - lata, rafi - kohinoor
- hamare dil se na jana - lata - udan khatola
- na milta gam - lata - amar
Marwa:
- payaliya bawari - lata - saaz aur aawaz
Megh:
- Ghanan Ghanan ghan garjo re - ustad amir khan - baiju bawra
- sawan aye ya na - rafi, asha - dil diya dard liya (brindabani sarang)
Megh malhar:
- dukh bhare din - asha, manna, rafi, samsad - mother India
- tan rang lo ji - lata, rafi - kohinoor
Misra desi:
- aye shahare lucknow - rafi - palki
Miya Malhar:
- apni zulfein - hariharan - taj mahal (slight use of jhinjhoti)
Multani:
- daya kar he giridhar - ustad amir khan - shabab
Narayani:
- der ki basti - lata - palki
Nayaki kanada:
- Chala Diye Deke Gam - lata - son of India (some say its Bilaskhani todi)
- mehlon mein - rafi - shabab
Pahadi:
- Aaj Ki Raat Mere Dil Ki Salami Le Le- rafi - ram aur shaym
- Awaz De Kahan Hain - noorzahan, surendra - anmol ghadi
- mere bachapan ki - noorjahan - anmol ghadi
- tere nainon ne - suraiya - anmol ghadi
- jawan hain mohabbat - noorjahan - anmol ghadi
- rimjhim barse - zohrabai, amirbai - rattan
- Bata De Sakhi Kaun Gali Gayo Shyam - parveen sultana - pakeezah
- Dil Todnewale - lata, rafi - son of India
- Do Sitaron Ka Zamin - lata, rafi - kohinoor
- Javaan Hai Muhabbat - noorzahan - anmol ghadi
- Koi Pyara Ki Dekhe Jadugari - lata, rafi - kohinoor
- O Dur Ke Musaphir Hamko - rafi - udan khatola (some identify it as raaga Durga)
- Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki - rafi - dulari
- Tod Diya Dil Mera Tune Ai Bewafa - lata - andaz
- Tora Man Bada Papi Sanvariya Re - asha - ganga jamuna
- duniya mein hum - lata - mother india
- tasveer banata hoon - rafi - deewana
- na main bhagwan - rafi - mother india
- kisne mujhe pukara - rafi, suman - saz aur awaz
- chod babul ka ghar - samsad - babul
Pilu:
- Chandan Ka Palna Resham Ki Dori - hemant, lata - shabab
- Dhoondho Dhoondho Re Saajna - lata - ganga jamuna
- Hai Hai Rasiya Tu Bada Bedardi - asha - dil diya dard liya
- Jhule Mein Pavan Ki Ayi Bahar - lata, rafi - baiju bawra
- Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai - mukesh, suman - saathi
- More Sainya Ji Utarenge Paar - lata - udan khatola
- na maanu na maanu - lata - ganga jamuna
- pi ke ghar aaj pyari dulhaniya - samsad - mother India
- gunghat nahin - lata - mother india
- chehre se apne aj - rafi - palki
- aankhiya mila ke - zohrabai - rattan
- main bhanwara tuhe phool - mukesh, samsad- mela
- le ja meri duaein - lata - deedar
- bachpan ke din - lata, samsad - deedar
- dil ki halat - rafi, asha - dharam kanta
- humise muhabbat - rafi - leader
Patdeep:
- jis rat ki khwab - rafi - habba khatun
- anuraga lola gathri - yesudas, s janaki - dhwani (malayalam)
- saaz ho tum Awaz hoon main - rafi - saaz aur Awaz (patdeep and Madhuvanti mixed)
Puriya:
- yeh kaun mujhe yaad - ajay chatterjee - taj mahal (puriya kalyan mixed)
- pyar kiya to darna - lata - mughal e azam (pilu + megh + sarang + sahana + bahar + darbari + other ragas)
Puriya Dhanashree:
- tori jai jai kartaar - ustad amir khan - baiju bawra
- Tareef e Meena Bazaar - couplet - taj mahal
- Mumtaz Tuze Dekha - hariharan - taj mahal
- hum kasam kaise - rafi - shabab
Rageshri:
- shubhadina aayo rajadulara - bade gulam ali - mughal e azam
Shahana:
- mehalon mein rehne waale - rafi - shabab
Sarang:
- aja meri barbad - noorjahan - anmol ghadi
Shivranjani:
- ishq ki dastaan - kavita, preeti uttam - taj mahal (yaman mixed)
- gam diye mushkil - saigal - shehjahan
- ye hi arman lekar - rafi - shababa
- mera pyar bhi - mukesh, suman - saathi
- dharti ko akash - mukesh, samsad - mela
Sindhu-bhairavi:
- koyi mere dil mein - lata - andaz
Sohni:
- prem jogan - bade gulam ali - mughal e azam
Suddha Sarang:
- gayeja geet milan ke - mukesh - mela
- dur koyi gaye - lata, samsad, rafi - baijubawra
Tilang:
- Meri Kahani Bhulnevale - rafi - deedar
- Yahi Arman Lekar Aaj Apne - rafi - shabab
Todi:
- insaan bano - rafi - baiju bawra
Yaman/Kalyan/Yaman Kalyan:
- dilruba Maine tere - rafi - dil diya dard liya
- dil e betab ko - rafi, suman - palki
- janewale se mulaqat na hone - lata - amar
- tere husn ki - lata, rafi - leader
- ai ishq zara jaag tujhe husn jagaye - rafi - mere mehboob
- khuda nigehbaan ho tumharaa - lata - mughal e azam
- mera jeevan sathi - talat - babul
- nagri nagri - lata - mother india
- kaun gali gayo - parveen - pakeezah
- do sitaron ke - rafi, lata - kohinoor
- dil tod ne wale - rafi, lata - son of india
- khuda nigahban - lata - mughal e azam
Raagmala:
- piu piu re karat, room jhoom badariya barse, ajab tori prabhu, he ri he main kaise - rafi - baiju bawra - traditional bandishes in four ragas (lalit, gaur malhar, puriya, bageshri)
External links
- Khayyam remembers Naushad
- Naushad: Composer of the century by Raju Bharatan
- Glowing tribute to Naushad: the Hindu
- Pandit Jasraj on Naushad
- Biography at upperstall.com
- Naushad Ali Naushad Ali's Relationship with Mohammed Rafi
- Fan Site of Naushad
- Naushad's book Aathwan Sur
- Read a ghazal by Naushad
- Naushad's Letterhead
