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Naushad Ali
Born December 25, 1919(1919-12-25)
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British Raj
Died May 5, 2006 (aged 86)
Genre(s) Classical
Indian film music
Years active 1940–2005

Naushad Ali (Nastaliq: نوشاد علی,Devanagari: नौशाद अली) (December 25, 1919 – May 5, 2006) was an Indian musician. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, more commonly the United Provinces, was a Province of British India, which existed from 1902 to 1947 For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of Scriptures part of the Hindu tradition the Vedas. Filmi (or Filmy used as an adjective is a colloquial term which refers to anything relating to the Bollywood film industry Events January - Frank Sinatra joins the Tommy Dorsey orchestra July 20 - Billboard magazine publishes its first "Music Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including (also anglicized as Nastaleeq;) is one of the main genres of Islamic calligraphy. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country He was one of the foremost music directors (composers) for Bollywood films. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India

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Biography

Naushad was raised in Lucknow, a city with a long tradition as a center of refined North Indian culture. Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh He studied classic Hindustani music there under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali, Ustad Babban Saheb, and others.

Music career

Naushad moved to Mumbai in the late 1930s to try his luck as a musician. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. After initial rebuffs, he got a job as a musician in a studio orchestra. He scored his first film in 1940. From 1942 until the late 1960s, he was one of the top music directors in Bollywood.

Naushad worked with several lyricists, including Shakeel Badayuni, Majrooh Sultanpuri, D. Shakeel Badayuni ( Hindi: शकील बदायुनी Urdu: شکیل بدایونی) ( August 3, 1916 - April 20, Majrooh Sultanpuri ( October 1, 1919 - May 24, 2000) was an Urdu poet lyricist and songwriter N. Madhok, Zia Sarhadi, and Barabankvi.

Semi-retirement

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. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Naushad was still esteemed as a maestro, but his talents were sought mostly for historical movies where traditional scores were appropriate.

In 1981, Naushad was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 In 1995 he gave music for Shah Rukh Khan starrer, Guddu the music was a hit. Guddu is an Indian film starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepti Naval, Manisha Koirala, Mukesh Khanna and Mehmood. In 2004, when a colorized version of the classic Mughal-e-Azam was released, Naushad was a guest of honor at the premiere[1]. Mughal-e-Azam ( Urdu: مغلِ اعظم, Hindi: मुग़ल-ए आज़म is an Indian Epic film, remniscent

Naushad's last music composition was for the movie, Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005), which was directed by Akhbar Khan. Taj Mahal - An Eternal Love Story is a 2005 Hindi film directed by Akbar Khan

Naushad passed away on May 5, 2006 in Mumbai. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial

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 raga modes. Baiju Bawra is an award-winning 1952 Bollywood movie Made in the Hindi language and directed by Vijay Bhatt, it stars Bharat Bhushan Rāga ( Sanskrit, lit "colour" or "mood" or rāgam in Carnatic music) refers to melodic modes used 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.

Partial filmography

Music direction:

Malayalam

Producer:

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ rediff.com: The Epic Premieres Again!

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