Moslehuddin | |
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| Born | Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin (1932-10-27)27 October 1932 |
| Died | 6 August 2003(2003-08-06) (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | Music composer/director for films, stage and television with Pakistan TV and BBC |
| Years active | 1950s – 1960s, 1970s (Film, TV and stage) to 1990s (mainly TV and stage) |
| Education | Master of Commerce degree in commerce and economics |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Notable work | Zindagi mein aik phal bhi; Raat saloni aayee; Raat chalee hai jhoom kay. Akasher Oi Miti Miti (Bengali). |
| Spouse | Nahid Niazi |
| Children | Feisal Mosleh, Nermin Mosleh (Nermeen Parry) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by thePresident of Pakistan in 1970 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by theGovernment of Pakistan in 1969 WonNigar Award in 1960 |
Moslehuddin (bornAbul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin; 27 October 1932 – 6 August 2003; also spelledMuslehuddin) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director. He composed music for sixteenLollywood films besides contributing toPakistan Television, theBBC,Bengali music and stage andTV shows.[1]
At the young age of sixteen, he started his career as a composer. He marriedNahid Niazi in Lahore, Pakistan, on 10 January 1964.[2]
His wife was a very prominent Pakistani singer who worked with all of the top music directors in Pakistan before and after their marriage. In PTV shows likeKaliyon Ki Mala (the first children's TV music programme in Pakistan startedunder the name Padma Kee Mouje by Moslehuddin in 1964), Moslehuddin and Nahid Niazi both sang, produced and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for this children's show[3]
He was born as Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin on 27 October 1932 inBengal Presidency (in modern-day Bangladesh). He later migrated toWest Pakistan in 1956.[3] After obtaining M.Com. degree inCommerce andEconomics from theUniversity of Dhaka, he went toLahore where he initially started working inPakistani film industry as a music composer. He andDeebo Bhattacharya were the two Bengali composers who started their musical careers in the 1950s fromWest Pakistan.[2] He later met Luqman in 1958, a Pakistani film director who introduced him in his film titledAadmi. He also composed music forHumsafar (1960 film), for which the film became the recipient of aNigar Award – Best Music in 1960. He introducedWestern,Arabic and Bengali-style music to films.[4]
He composed music for variousUrdu films such asDaal Mein Kaala,Deewana,Joker,Jaan Pehchaan,Rahguzar andJosh among others.[1]Besides his contribution to the film industry, he worked forPakistan Television Corporation which he originally joined in 1964 and was one of its pioneering artists. He along with his wife produced the firstchildren's television series focused on music and songs such asKaliyon Ki Mala andPadma Kee Mouje.[5][1]
One of the most famous songs that Moslehuddin composed was the Bengali song Akasher Oi Miti Miti. Moslehuddin wrote the music and the lyrics for this song.[6] Before Moslehuddin married Nahid Niazi she recorded Moslehuddin's famous song Is "Jahan Mein Kash Koi Dil Lagaye" sung by Nahid Niazi andSaleem Raza[7]
In the 1960s Moslehuddin traveled to Calcutta, India to recordHemant Kumar for the song Raat Sohani Hai[8]
In 1971, Moslehuddin and his wife went to the U.K. to record for the BBC and do various tours doing musical shows . During this time thesplit of East Pakistan happened and they decided to apply to remain and migrate to the U.K. in 1971. Moslehuddin spent much of his life in the U.K. but also spent months at a time visiting Pakistan and the USA to visit his son Feisal. Both Moslehuddin and his wife Nahid continued working for Pakistan Television in the 1970s, 80's and 90's and produced many new songs and performances. They both also worked for the BBC, and Moslehuddin managed multiple musical performances for the BBC both in Birmingham (Pebble Mill) and London over many of the years he spent in the U.K.[2][9] Some of these performances are viewable onYouTube. e.g.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htvrLScwzeo&t=152s
He died of aheart attack in England on 6 August 2003.[5][3]