Raj Kamal (15 January 1928 – 1 September 2005) was a well-known

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n composer. He composed classics such as the unforgettable '' Chashm-e-Buddoor'', ''kahan se aaye badra'', ''kaali ghodi dwaar khadi'', ''

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'', ''Chand Jaise Mukhde pe'' sung by K. J. Yesudas, ''Taqdeer se koi'' sung by Anandkumar C, and several other well-known songs. He also composed the music of

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Personal life

Composer Raj Kamal was born to Tulsidas and his wife in a village called Mathaniya in

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. He was named Dalpat after birth, a name he would later change to Raj Kamal for Bollywood. He was the eldest of 5 children. Raj Kamal came to Bombay with his whole family; his father having been persuaded by his brother, tabla maestro Pt. Bansilal Bharati. After marriage, Raj Kamal and his wife Sagar had 6 children - Chandra Kamal, Surya Kamal, Vinay Kamal, Hriday Kamal, Shubh Kamal, and a daughter Sunita Kamal. His three elder sons are all composers and musicians in their own right. Raj Kamal died aged 77 on 1 September 2005 from

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which had severely affected his memory.

Career

Filmography

As director

*Zakhmi Haseena (2001)

Discography

Films

Television

Bhajans

References

External links

* *http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1216420.cms *http://www.dishant.com/album/chashme-buddoor-(1981).html Indian film score composers 1928 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Indian musicians Neurological disease deaths in India Deaths from Alzheimer's disease {{composer-stub