Mohammad Din Zakhil ( – famous as ''Ustad Zakhil'') was a singer/composer from

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. Zakhil composed over 700 songs for many Afghan singers. ''Da Zamoong Zeeba Watan'', ''Pa Loyo Ghro Banday Ra Taw Shwal Toofanona,'' and ''Sanga Meena Zma Sta Wa'' are a few of his classic compositions. The lyrics and music of "Wro Wro Kaigda Qadamoona Ashna", which were used in a Hollywood movie,

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, were also composed and created by him. The song was originally recorded by his wife,

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, in the Radio Afghanistan studio in 1974. After the release of the movie, the Zakhil family hired a lawyer to file a copyright lawsuit against

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, Mel Gibson (the director) and John Debney (the music director of the film). The movie and music directors of The Passion of Christ were later sued. Ustad Zakhil was an ethnic

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