Nashad

This article is about the Indian/Pakistani film musician. For the Indian film musician, see Naushad. For the Pakistani cricketer, see Naushad Ali (cricketer).
Nashad
Birth name Shaukat Ali Hashmi
Born (1923-07-11)11 July 1923
Delhi, British India
Died 14 January 1981(1981-01-14) (aged 57)
Genres Contemporary instrumental
Occupation(s) Film Composer, film music director
Years active 1947–1981

Nashad (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 1940s and 1950s, credited under the names Nashad or Shaukat Haideri and then migrated to Pakistan in 1964.[1]

Early life and career

Nashad was born Shaukat Ali in Delhi, British India, in 1923. He received his early academic education in a local high school in Delhi. He learned to play the flute. He moved to Bombay in the early 1940s. He composed under several names before finally settling for Nashad. He made his music debut under the name Shaukat Dehalvi in the 1947 action film Dildaar. The director was Shiv Raj, and it had lyrics by C.M. Muneer. The cast consisted of Sagina, Yashonat, Dev Radha and Deepak. He composed as Shaukat Ali for the 1948 film Jeene Do. Made under the banner of J. Hind Chitra, its director was A. F. Keeka and K. A. Majeed, and the cast included Monica Devi, Panalal, Harish, Ratan Piya, Laila Gupta and Shanta Kanwar. He used his real name Shaukat Ali to compose for the 1948 film Payal.

In 1948, he also composed songs for film Toote Taare (1948) as Shaukat Dehalvi. Released under the banner of Sheikh Mukhtar's film production unit called "Omar Khayyam films", the director was Harish, and the cast included Shamim Banu and Motilal. In this film, he composed Mughal Empereor Bahadur Shah Zafar's famous ghazal "Na Kisi Ki Aankh Ka Noor Hoon" which became very popular throughout India. In 1949, He composed music for actor-director Yakub's film, Aiye. The film starred Yaqub and Sulochna Chatterji. In 1949, Nashad using the name Shaukat Ali Haideri composed songs for the film "Dada". The director was Harish, and it was released under the banner of "Omar Khayyam films", the cast included Sheikh Mukhtar, Begum Para, Munawwar Sultana, Shyam, Murad, Mukri, and Gullu. It was released in Jubilee cinema, Karachi. In 1953, film director, Nakshab Jarachavi, changed Shaukat Ali's name to Nashad, which he retained for the rest of his life. The story behind the name change has been written in the book "Naushad: Zarra Jo Aaftaab Bana" (Penguin). The director initially approached Naushad Ali for composing the music for his film. When Naushad Ali refused, the irate director Nakshab Jarchavi then changed Shaukat Ali's name to Nashad, to make it sound like Naushad. Nashad composed for Jarachavi's 1953 film Naghma, starring Nadira and Ashok Kumar.

Filmography

In India

Nashad's films in India include:[2]

In Pakistan

He migrated to Pakistan and debuted in Pakistan as a composer in the 1964 film Maikhana, directed by Nakhshab Jarachavi, its scriptwriter was Agha Nasir.

Nashad worked with Master Ghulam Haider, Nisar Bazmi, Naushad early in his film career as their assistant to learn from them. Some of the songs he composed, as an independent music director, are listed below:


Personal life

He married an Indian Muslim woman when he was living there. He has eight sons and seven daughters. His oldest son, Wajid Ali Nashad, was a music composer in Pakistan who died in 2008. His son Shahid Ali Nashad is a composer. Akbar Ali Nashad is also a composer and arranger. His other son, Imran Ali Nashad is a singer. Arshad Ali Nashad moved to the United States. Ahmad Ali Nashad is a cricketer. Ajmal Ali Nashad is a 'supervisor' in some company. Singer Ameer Ali (Choorian 1998 Film Fame)is also a son of Shaukat Ali Nashad. He is a film playback singer. He performed in lots of live shows on stage also. He has one son (Darood Abbas)and two daughters (Hayaa and Jaza). Lately, Ameer Ali Nashad has made his own Audio Studio. His super-hit film song is 'Karan Mein Nazara Jadon Ohdi Tasweer Da' in film Choorian (1998 film).

Nashad died in January 1981 at 57 years of age.

Notable films

References

  1. ↑ "Nashad". Anisshakur.tripod.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Filmography-Shaukat Dehlvi Nashad". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.janubaba.com/c/forum/topic/20869/Lollywood/Nigar_Awards__Complete_History, Nashad won the Nigar Award for Best Music for film Maikhana (1964), Retrieved 10 March 2016
  4. ↑ , Nashad's Filmography on Complete Index To World Film website, Retrieved 23 Nov 2015
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