Master Inayat Hussain (

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, ur, ; 1916 – 26 March 1993) was a Pakistani film music composer.

Early life and career

Inayat Hussain was born in the

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area of Lahore in 1916.Profile of Master Inayat Hussain on Pakistan Today newspaper website
Published 26 March 2016, Retrieved 4 February 2022 He also lived in the

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area in the mid-1980s. After receiving some basic education, he became a formal student of Ustad

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (2 April 1902 – 23 April 1968) was an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala gharana.Patiala gharana The Patiala ''gharana'' (, ) is one of the vocal (tradition, school, or style of music) of Hindustani classical music, named after the city of Patiala in Punjab, India where it was established. The ''gharana'' was founded in the mid to late 19th ...

for learning the traditional classical music. He learned to play

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and other musical instruments in his youth. In the early part of his career, he worked in several theatrical organisations in

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and

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, both as a singer and as an actor. Having won some recognition in the music world, he worked as a ''Court Singer'' to the

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for a short time. Later, for nine years, he worked as a music composer for Columbia Gramophone Recording Company and for

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music labels. He also had the opportunity to work with the then renowned singers

Roshan Ara Begum Roshan Ara Begum ( ur, ) (1917 – 6 December 1982) was a vocalist belonging to the Kirana gharana (singing style) of Hindustani classical music. She is also known by her honorific title ''Malika-e-Mauseeqi'' (The Queen of Music) and ''Th ...

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and

Malika Pukhraj Malika Pukhraj ( Punjabi, ur, ملكہ پکھراج ) (1912 – 2004) was a highly popular Ghazal and folk singer of Pakistan. She was generally known as "Malika", meaning "The Queen", publicly. She was extremely popular for her rendition ...

. He composed music for nearly 65 films starting with a

language film ''Kamli'' (1946) before

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in 1947. His first film in Pakistan was ''Hichkolay'' (1949). In 1950, he got a breakthrough with his first super-hit song in film ''Shammi'' (1950) which was produced by the famous

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singer

. Next opportunity for recognition came with the popularity of a song in film Gumnaam (1954) that was written by

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, ''Payal Mein Geet Hain Chhumm Chhumm Ke''. And the next year in 1955, he even got attention from a highly-recognized personality in the Indian subcontinent in the field of classical music Amir Khan who made a special stopover in Lahore on his way back from his scheduled

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tour, just to meet him in Lahore and compliment him in person for composing the film song ''Ulfat Ki Nai Manzil Ko Chala'' for

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's film ''Qatil'' (1955), lyrics written by

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and skillfully sung by

Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano ( ur, ; born 1928 in Delhi – died 21 April 2009 in Lahore) was a ghazal singer from Pakistan. She was known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazal songs and classical thumris, but also sang easy-listening numbers in the 1950s films. Iq ...

under his music direction.Musician Inayat Hussain remembered
Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 27 March 2012, Retrieved 5 June 2022 It was quite an achievement having recognition from an authority in the music field for an aspiring newcomer. No looking back for him after that, he ended up becoming an innovative leading film composer of Pakistan and composed music for nearly 65 films from 1949 to 1985. Cinema music legend Master Inayat's anniversary today
Samaa TV News website, Published 30 November 2021, Retrieved 5 June 2022

Popular hit songs

All the songs listed below had music by Master Inayat Hussain:

Music as a family tradition

Master Inayat Hussain had two younger brothers –

Master Abdullah Master Abdullah ( Punjabi, ur, ), (1930 – 31 January 1994) was a Pakistani film music composer. He is known for his music in movies like, "''Badla''" (1968), "''Commander''" (1968), "Ziddi" (1973), and "''Sheeshay Ka Ghar''" (1978). Early ...

(1930 – 31 January 1994) who was also a noted film music composer in Pakistan and then the youngest brother ''Akhtar Hussain Akhiyan'' of Punjabi hit film ''Paatay Khan'' (1955) fame. In fact, Master Inayat Hussain came from a family with a strong music tradition called 'Mozang Gharana' that also included a cousin and another Pakistani film music composer,

Ustad Tafu Altaf Hussain Tafu Khan (born 1945), better known as Ustad Tafu or simply Tafoo, is a Pakistani musician from Lahore, Pakistan known as a 'master tabla player'. Ustad Tafu is especially adept at playing the musical instrument ''Tabla'' . Ust ...

. One of his nephews

M. Ashraf M. Ashraf or Muhammad Ashraf (1 February 1942 – 4 February 2007) was a Pakistani film composer. In the early 1960s, he first started as one member of the ''music directors duo'' of ''Manzoor - Ashraf'' in the Pakistan film industry. By th ...

(1 February 1942 – 4 February 2007) also was a highly successful film music composer from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Awards and recognition

Nigar Award The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards a ...

for Best Music in film ''Naila'' (1965) *

for Best Music in Punjabi-language film ''Jadoo'' (1975)

Death

Inayat Hussain died on 26 March 1993 at age 76 at his hometown, Lahore, Pakistan.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Inayat 1916 births 1993 deaths Nigar Award winners Pakistani film score composers Musicians from Lahore Punjabi people