A. Hameed (born Shaikh Abdul Hameed; 1924 – 20 May 1991) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director. He started his career in Bombay cinema (in modern-day

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) and later worked in

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. The first Pakistani film he worked as a director was ''Anjaam (1957)'', however he earned his recognition in Pakistani film industry as a music composer.

Biography

Shaikh Abdul Hameed was born in 1924 in Amritsar,

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(now India). He initially worked in Hindi film industry with Ghulam Haider as a pianist, and subsequently composed music for ''Anjaam'' (1957) and ''Bharosa'' (1977) films. His family later migrated to Pakistan following the

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in 1947 and worked in Pakistani films as a composer. His first hit film song that became very popular was in ''Raat Ke Rahi'' (1960 film). Then, in the same year, a widely popular film '' Saheli'' gained him a lot of recognition as a music composer. Another popular film '' Aulad'' (1962) followed with notable songs, "''Naam le le ke tera hum to jiye jaen ge''" (

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), "''Tum mile pyar mila ab koi armaan nahin''" (

- Munir Hussain). His next musical creation was film ''Tauba'' (1964). It made a great impact with its melodious tracks. Munir Hussain and Salim Raza's Qawali, "Na milta gar ye tauba ka sahaara hum kahaan jaate" and

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's song "''O re sanam dil yeh kaise bataye''" became very popular.

Filmography

Popular film songs

Awards and recognition

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for Best Music Director in ''Dosti'' (1971).

Death

A. Hameed died in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 20 May 1991.

References

External links

* 1924 births 1991 deaths Hindi film score composers Pakistani film score composers Punjabi people Nigar Award winners {{Pakistan-composer-stub