A. Hameed

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A. Hameed
musician A. Hameed
Shaikh Abdul Hameed a.k.a. A. Hameed
Background information
Birth nameShaikh Abdul Hameed
Also known asA. Hameed
Born1924 (1924)
Amritsar, British India (present-day India)
OriginPunjab
Died20 May 1991(1991-05-20) (aged 66–67)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • Music director
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1957–1991
Associated acts

A. Hameed (born Shaikh Abdul Hameed; 1924 – 20 May 1991) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director.[1] He started his career in Bombay cinema (in modern-day Bollywood) and later worked in Lollywood. The first Pakistani film he worked as a director was Anjaam (1957), however he earned his recognition in film industry as a music composer.[2]

Biography[]

Shaikh Abdul Hameed was born in 1924 in Amritsar, British India (now India).[3][1] He initially worked in Hindi film industry with Ghulam Haider as a pianist, and subsequently composed music for Anjaam (1957) and Bharosa (1977) films.[4]

His family later migrated to Pakistan following the partition in 1947 and worked in Pakistani films as a composer.[3] His first hit film song that became very popular was in Raat Ke Rahi (1960 film). Then, in the same year, a widely popular film Saheli gained him a lot of recognition as a music composer. Another popular film Aulad (1962) followed with notable songs, "Naam le le ke tera hum to jiye jaen ge" (Naseem Begum), "Tum mile pyar mila ab koi armaan nahin" (Naseem Begum - Munir Hussain). His next musical creation was film Tauba (1964). It made a great impact with its melodious tracks. Munir Hussain and Salim Raza's Qawali, "Na milta gar ye tauba ka sahaara hum kahaan jaate" and Noor Jehan's song "O re sanam dil yeh kiase bataye" became very popular. [4][5]

Filmography[]

# Title Year Credited as Ref.
1 Anjaam 1957 Music composer [4]
2 Saheli 1960
3 Aulad 1962
4 Susraal 1962 [6]
5 Insaniyat 1967 Producer [7]
6 Gharnata 1971 Music composer [4]
7 Yeh Aman 1971 [8]
8 Awaz 1978 [9]
8 1979 [10]

Popular film songs[]

Year Film Song title Sung by Lyrics by Notes
1960 Raat Ke Rahi[11] Kiya Hua Dil Pe Sitam, Tum Na Samjho Ge Balam[11] Zubaida Khanum Fayyaz Hashmi His first breakthrough hit film song
1960 Saheli Mukhre Pe Sehra Daale, Aaja O' Aane Waale[12][11] Nasim Begum and Nazir Begum Fayyaz Hashmi Producer/Director S. M. Yusuf
A Silver jubilee film[12]
1960 Saheli[11] Hum Bhool Gayey Har Baat, Magar Tera Pyar Nahin Bhoolay[11] Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1960 Saheli Hum Ne Jo Phool Chunay, Dil Mein Chubhay Jaatein Hain[12][11] Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1960 Saheli Kahin Do Dil Jo Mil Jaate, Bigirta Kya Zamane Ka[12] Saleem Raza and Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1962 Aulad[11] Naam Le Le Ke Tera Hum Tau Jiye Jaaen Gae Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1962 Aulad Tum Qaum Ki Maan Ho Socho Zara, Aurat Se Hamein Yeh Kehna Hai[11] Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1964 Tauba Na Milta Gar Yeh Tauba Ka Sahara, Tau Hum Kahan Jaatey Saleem Raza and Munir Hussain Fayyaz Hashmi Hamd Qawwali
1965 Shabnam Chun Liya Mein Ne Tumhein Sara Jahan Rehne Diya Noor Jehan Fayyaz Hashmi
1971 Angaare Ab Ke Hum Bichhre Tau Shayad Kabhi Khwaboun Mein Milein Mehdi Hassan Ahmad Faraz
1971 Yeh Aman Zulm Rahe Aur Aman Bhi Ho, Kaise Mumkin Hai Tum Hi Kaho Noor Jehan and Mehdi Hassan Habib Jalib A film about freedom struggle in Kashmir
1974 Samaaj Chalo Kahin Dur Yeh Samaj Chhorr Dein Mehdi Hassan and Mala Habib Jalib
1974 Jawab Do Zindagi ja chhor de peechha mera Mehdi Hassan and Noor Jehan
1975 Professor Janam janam tera mera saath rahe ga Runa Laila
1976 Surayya Bhopali Jis taraf aankh uthaon teri tasveeran hain Nahid Akhtar and Mehdi Hassan
1978 Mazi, Haal, Mustaqbil Zindagi tu ne har qadam pe mujhe Ghulam Abbas and Mehnaz
1978 Awaz Tu mere pyaar ka geet hai Mehdi Hassan / Nahid Akhtar / Asad Amanat Ali
1979 Naya Andaz Sanson mein hai tu A. Nayyar and Noor Jehan
1981 Watan Ae dost teri ankh jo nam hai Ghulam Abbas [5]

Awards and recognition[]

  • Nigar Award for Best Music Director in Dosti (1971).[13]

Death[]

A. Hameed died in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 20 May 1991.[2][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Renowned music composer A. Hameed is being remembered". Samaa TV News website. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Death anniversary of A. Hameed observed". Newsone TV News website. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Remembering musician A. Hameed on his death anniversary". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "A tribute to A Hameed". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "A. Hameed". pakmag.net. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Tracing How Pakistani Film Music Has Declined Over the Decades". The Wire.
  7. ^ "Lok Virsa to screen Pakistan hit film "Insaniyat"". Associated Press of Pakistan website. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Seven unforgettable, daring Pakistani films". 10 December 2017.
  9. ^ "AWAAZ - Film / Movie". www.citwf.com.
  10. ^ "A. Hameed". Pak Film Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile of A. Hameed on Cineplot.com website". 1 January 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d Aijaz Gul (1 March 2016). "'Saheli' screened". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  13. ^ A. Hameed's Nigar Award in 1971 on Cineplot.com website Published 13 May 2010, Retrieved 2 October 2020

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