Wajahat Attre (1945 – 26 May 2017) was a Pakistani music director who composed around 3000 songs for over 200 films.
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Early life
Wajahat Attre was born in Puna, Gujarat
Puna is a suburb of Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is located 9 km east of Surat on the Surat-Bardoli highway NH6. Puna comes under the Surat Metropolitan Region.
Geography
The city is located at . It has an average elev ...
, British India
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in 1945. After the independence of Pakistan
The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the per ...
in 1947, his family migrated to Pakistan.[ His father, ]Rasheed Attre
Abdul Rasheed Attra (15 February 1919 – 18 December 1967), also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani film score composer.[Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...]
, Punjab, British India
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Career
Wajahat composed music for over 200 films, among them , ''Chan Varyam'' (1981), Naukar Wohti Da
''Naukar Wohti Da'' (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ﻧﻮﮐﺮ ﻭﻭﮨﭩﯽ ﺩﺍ) is a 1974 Pakistani, Punjabi film, starring Munawar Zarif in the lead role, opposite actress Aasia. The film tells the story of a hired husband. It was remade ...
(1974 film) and Ishq Khuda
''Ishq Khuda'' ( pnb, , Ishq-e-Khuda "love of god") is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language romantic film directed by Shahzad Rafique and produced by Shafquat Chaudhry. It stars Shaan Shahid, Meera, Saima, Ahsan Khan, Humaima Malick, Wiam Dahma ...
(2013 film) became musical hits. He churned out popular songs like ''Wagdi Nadi Da Paani'', ''Vay Ik Tera Pyar Menu Mileya'', ''Aanda Teray Layi Reshmi Rumal''. He worked with singers like Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...
, Humaira Channa
Humaira Channa, also known as Humera Channa (born on 22 Jun 1970 at Lahore), is a 6 Nigar Award winning film playback singer from Pakistan. She has won 3rd most Nigar Awards in history, ranked only after Noor Jehan and Mehnaz.
Early life and c ...
, Saira Nasim, Shabnam Majeed
Shabnam Majeed is a Pakistani film and TV playback singer.
Personal life
Majeed had four children with her former husband Wajid Ali, a music director. Their son, Naqi Ali (Lucky Ali), died aged seven after falling down the stairs in 2010. She ...
and Azra Jehan
Azra Jehan is a Pakistani playback singer. She is the recipient of Nigar Award which was presented to her twice.
Family
Azra Jehan is related to the Pakistani renowned singer, Noor Jehan who is her paternal aunt. Azra Jehan has a daughter name ...
.[Music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68]
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The UAE News website,
Wajahat Attre used to be his father's chief assistant for many years before his father's death on 18 December, 1967. So he took up the same profession as his father and eventually became one of the most sought after film music composers in Pakistan in the 1970s and 1980s.[
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Popular songs
* Films: ,[ ''Chan Varyam'' (1981), ]Ishq Khuda
''Ishq Khuda'' ( pnb, , Ishq-e-Khuda "love of god") is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language romantic film directed by Shahzad Rafique and produced by Shafquat Chaudhry. It stars Shaan Shahid, Meera, Saima, Ahsan Khan, Humaima Malick, Wiam Dahma ...
(2013 film)[
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Awards
* Wajahat Attre won a total of 9 Nigar Awards
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 ...
as Best Music Director in 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990 and in 1997.
Death
Attre passed away on 26 May 2017 at the age of 72. He was suffering from heart disease. He was laid to rest at Miani Sahib Graveyard
The Miani Sahib Graveyard (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, ) is the largest graveyard in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It is in the centre of Lahore.https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21727124-it-may-make-death-unequal-life-pakistan-inaugurates- ...
in Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, Pakistan.[Veteran Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies]
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References
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1945 births
2017 deaths
Pakistani film score composers
Pakistani musicians
Musicians from Lahore
Nigar Award winners
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