Ghulam Haider (composer)

Ghulam Haider
Birth name Ghulam Haider
Also known as Master Ghulam Haidar
Born 1908
Hyderabad, Sind, British India
Died November 9, 1953 (aged 44–45)
Lahore, Pakistan
Genres Filmi
Occupation(s) Composer
Instruments Grand Piano
Years active 1932–1953

Ghulam Haider (Urdu: ‎, Sindhi: ماسٽر غلام حيدر) was a well-known music composer[1] who worked both in India and in Pakistan after independence. He changed the face of film songs by combining the popular Raags with the verve and rhythm of Punjabi music,[2] and also raised the status of music directors. He is also known for giving a break to the well-known playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar.[1][2]

Early life

According to one account Haider was born in 1908 in Hyderabad[1][2] Sind Division of British Punjab, in a Shaikh family, which is now a part of Pakistan. After passing his intermediate examination, he was admitted to a college of dentistry and completed his education as dentist. Being curious about music he started learning music from Babu Ganesh Lal.[1][2][3] His love for music made him leave his career as dentist, facing the wrath of his family, but he started working with Alfred Theatrical Company and Alexander Theatrical Company as a piano player in Calcutta, and worked with Jenaphone (Genophone) Recording Company as a music composer as well. He composed music for the then famous singer, Umrao Zia Begum, who was working for Pancholi Art Pictures, and made several recordings. He later married her.[3]

Career

Haider broke into films with the father-son duo Roshan Lal Shorey and Roop Kumar Shorey, and A.R. Kardar gave him the opportunity to compose music for the 1935 film, Swarg Ki Seerhi. But he got his first break with D.M. Pancholi's Punjabi film, Gul-E-Bakavali (1939) starring Noor Jehan.[1][2] This was followed by Yamla Jat (1940). His first hit came with Khazanchi in 1941,[1][2] which caused a revolution in the music industry. Khandan (1942), the first film of Noor Jehan as lead actress, was also a hit[1][2][3] and established him as a top composer. Poonji (1943) was also successful. Then Haider moved to Bombay and composed music for many films including Humayun (1945) and Majboor (1948), the first major break of Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi films.[1][2] Shaheed (1948) and Kaneez (1949) are his other big hits.

After independence, he returned to Lahore and his first Pakistani film was Shahida (1949). He composed music for many other films like Beqarar (1950), Akeli (1951) and Bheegi Palken (1952) but the films flopped. He died just a few days after the release of Gulnar (1953).[1][2][3]

Filmography

His major works are:

Popular compositions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Ghulam Haider". www.hindilyrics.net. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Ghulam Haider". www.upperstall.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Ghulam Haider". www.tripod.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

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