Wajid Ali Nashad ( ur, ), (1953 – 18 June 2008) was a noted

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. He was born in

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and died in

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after having a long career as a composer. He died on 18 June 2008.Musician Wajid Nashad dies
Dawn (newspaper), Published 20 June 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

Early life and career

Wajid Ali was the son of eminent musician

Nashad Nashad ( ur, ) (11 July 1923 – 14 January 1981) was a film composer and music director of Indian and Pakistani film industry. He composed music for Hindi films in the 1940s and 1950s, credited on-screen under the names Nashad and then later ...

and brother of singer Ameer Ali. In 1964, Nashad's family migrated to

from

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. Wajid graduated from the

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and went on to complete an MA degree as a private candidate. Wajid composed music for more than 50 films. His first film was ''Parastish'' (1977) (Released on: January 14, 1977, banner: N G Films, producer: Nasim Ahmad, director: Aziz-ul-Hassan, Cast:

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, Mumtaz,

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, Khalid Salim Mota, Saqi, Munawar Saeed,

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). It had the following songs: *"Mujhe le chal, yahaan se door un Waadiyon mein, jahaan khushboo ho, jahaan naghme haun, jahaan pyaar mile", rendered by

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*"Chhod na dena mera saath, Sathi", rendered by Mehnaz Begum *"Saathi re, beet na jaye mausam pyar ka", rendered by Rajab Ali, Mehnaz Begum Other films he composed for were: * ''Lady Commando'' (1989) * ''Aakhri Mujra'' (1994) - Wajid Ali Nashad won the Best Music

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for this film. * ''Mummy'' (1996) * ''Love '95'' (1996) * '' Haathi Mere Saathi'' (1993) * ''Miss Istanbul'' (1996) * ''Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin'' (1997) * ''Koi Tujh Sa Kahan'' (2005) * '' Tarap'' (2006) * ''Zevar'' He also composed background music for many television programmes and serials including the following TV dramas: * ''Dasht'' (Singer: Ameer Ali) * ''Doosra Aasman'' (Singer: Ameer Ali) * ''Kanch Ke Par'' (Singer: Ameer Ali) * ''Lunda Bazar'' (Singer: Ameer Ali) * ''Hawa Pe Raqs'' (Singer: Ameer Ali) * ''Mehndi Walay Haath'' (TV Series) (2005) * ''Sada Suhagan (2007)''

Death and legacy

Wajid Ali Nashad died on June 18, 2008 in

at the age of 55. He is survived by four sons and a daughter. One of his sons, Naveed Nashad, is following his father's and grandfather's musical footsteps, working on many drama serials and films. Pakistani popular singer and his younger brother Ameer Ali told news reporters, after his death, that his brother had developed sinus problems three years ago and had undergone surgery for its treatment. The problem came back again recently and he was operated upon again. But his health started getting worse and he was taken to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, Lahore where he was diagnosed as suffering from brain tumour. Show business personalities attending his funeral were musician Wajahat Attre, film writer

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, film producer/director Asif Ali Pota and musician M. Arshad.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nashad, Wajid 1953 births 2008 deaths Musicians from Mumbai Musicians from Lahore Muhajir people Pakistani musicians Pakistani composers Nigar Award winners