Sardar Malik (13 January 1930 – 27 January 2006) was an Indian

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film music director and

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Early life and career

Sardar Malik was born on 13 January 1930 in

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. He first was a student at

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's India Cultural Centre in

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to learn dancing and singing. He became a trained choreographer in Kathakali, Manipuri and Bharatnatyam there. While at this institute, he also learned music from Ustad

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who also worked at the same centre. Later he came to

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in the late 1940s and was the music director for over 600 songs. He is known for his work for films ''Thokar (1953 film)'', '' Aulad'' (1954), ''Bachpan'' (1963 film), ''Maharani Padmini'' (1964 film), and especially his big musical hit film '' Saranga'' (1961). Consequently he became known as the 'Saranga man'.

Death and legacy

Sardar Malik died on 27 January 2006 after prolonged illness at age 76. Malik's wife, Bilqis, was the sister of lyricist

Hasrat Jaipuri Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999) was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricis ...

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and Abu Malik. All three of his sons have followed in their father's footsteps to become music directors in

Selected filmography

*''Raaz'' (1949 film) *''Laila Majnu'' (1953 film) *''Thokar'' (1953 film) *'' Aulad'' (1954) *'' Ab-E-Hayat'' (1955 film) *''Maan Ke Aansoo'' (1959) *''

Mera Ghar Mere Bachche ''Mera Ghar Mere Bachche'' () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language social family drama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner, it had music by Sardar Malik with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri. The film had Naaz ...

'' (1960) *'' Saranga'' (1961) *''Bachpan'' (1963 film) *''Maharani Padmini'' (1964 film) *''

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'' (1964) *''Gyani Ji'' (1977) (Punjabi Film)

References

External links

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Profile of music director Sardar Malik on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website
Hindi film score composers 1930 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Indian composers People from Kapurthala Musicians from Punjab, India {{India-film-bio-stub