Lal Mohammad Iqbal were a Pakistani composer duo, consisting of Lal Mohammad (1933 – 29 September 2009) and Buland Iqbal (1930 – 25 July 2013). They were among the leading musicians of

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with his colleague Lal Mohammad and the duo was known as Lal Mohammad Iqbal. They had joined Radio Pakistan, Karachi within a span of six months in 1950. At first, they together composed 'geets' and 'ghazals' for Radio Pakistan. The duo is primarily remembered for their compositions in the voice of playback singer

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Early life and career

Buland Iqbal was the son of ''Ustad

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and classical singer. Belonging to a family of classical musicians of

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, Buland Iqbal had command over numerous ragas, which he also sang. Iqbal used to compose music on Radio and then with his mate Lal Mohammad. He started his film career in 1961 with the film ''Bara Bajey'' (1962). They were first given the chance for films by playback singer

as Rushdi introduced them to different film producers. The duo composed music for at least 40 films and utilized the voices of many playback singers, including three vocalists from India, namely

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, C. H. Atma and

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. Their last film as a music director was ''Sab Ke Baap'' which was released in 1994. Lal Mohammad had died earlier on 29 September 2009 whereas over the last two decades, Buland Iqbal devoted his time to teaching classical and

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singing. His devotion for music was so intense that till the age of 80, he would come to teach music four to five times in a week driving his motorbike from his residence in

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, Karachi to many other parts of the city.

Death

Lal Mohammad and Buland Iqbal were totally forgotten by the film industry and spent their last years in anonymity. Buland Iqbal died on 25 July 2013 in Karachi at age 83, whereas Lal Mohammad had died earlier on 29 September 2009.

Popular compositions of Lal Mohammad Iqbal

References

External links

Filmography of Lal Mohammad Iqbal on IMDb website
1930 births 2013 deaths Pakistani composers Pakistani musicians Musicians from Karachi Muhajir people {{Pakistan-film-bio-stub