Arshad Mehmood (composer)

Arshad Mehmood
Arshad Mehmood
Occupation(s)	Actor, musician
Years active	1972 – present
Awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006

Arshad Mehmood is a

music composer, and a singer.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life and career

He had started composing music for Pakistan Television Corporation back in 1972.^[4]

EMI Pakistan period

He later was the driving force behind EMI Pakistan. EMI provided the platform for Pakistan's biggest music artists during the 1970s and later decades. Arshad Mehmood served there as a music producer and a talent promoter. His role at EMI was so crucial that noted Pakistani music director Nisar Bazmi reportedly commented, "EMI Pakistan without Arshad would be a nonentity".^[3]

Pakistan television period

Pakistan Television Corporation, all through most of his active career, used to ask him to produce and compose music for it. During that long period, he worked with many prominent Pakistani singers like Nayyara Noor, Tina Sani, Tahira Syed, Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan, Reshma, Mehnaz Begum, A. Nayyar and Alamgir.^[3]

He had acting roles in Pakistani TV drama serials such as

Faiz Ahmed Faiz.^[5] He knew Faiz Ahmad Faiz and learned a lot from him, important things like patience, rationalizing one's problems and being cheerful even in the face of adversity.^[4]

In recent years, he has been teaching music at
National Academy of Performing Arts (Pakistan) (NAPA) in Karachi, Pakistan.^[4] In 2019, he was serving as director programmes and administration at NAPA.^[3]^[1]

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006 for his contributions in the field of Arts and Entertainment.^[6]

In 2022, he was awarded PTV Award for Best Composer in Dhoop Kinare.^[7]

Filmography

as actor

Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) (2003)^[1]^[4]^[8]

Ho Mann Jahaan (2016)

Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017)

Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor (2018)

Television

as actor

Such Gup -
sketch show (PTV)^[1]^[8]

Fifty Fifty - 1980s^[1]^[8]

Ankahi PTV (1982)

Aangan Terha PTV (1984)^[4]^[8]^[1]

Dhoop Kinare PTV (1987)^[8]^[1]

As a composer

Akkar Bakkar Bambay Bo (PTV) (1970s)^[4]

Such Gup (PTV) (1975)^[8]^[1]

Nestlé Nido Young Stars

Ankahi (1982)

See also

Nayyara Noor

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Profile of Arshad Mehmood". Urduwire.com website. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

^ Four-day international music festival begins at Napa on 4th Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 Dec 2014, Retrieved 6 May 2022

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Haroon Shuaib (27 September 2019). "Arshad Mehmood – whose tunes they sang to!". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Arshad Mehmood's Profile: A man of many seasons". Dawn (newspaper). 18 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

^ Music critics wonder: did television kill the classical music star? Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 Aug 2015, Retrieved 6 May 2022

^ "President confers 192 civilian awards". Dawn (newspaper). 14 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

^ "Star & Style Season 3 | Dhoop Kinare Special Show". Pakistan Television Corporation. 19 June 2023.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Profile of Arshad Mehmood Pak101.com website, Retrieved 6 May 2022

External links

Arshad Mehmood at
IMDb

A Man of Many Seasons

Authority control databases: Artists

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Mahtab Akbar Rashdi
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Chishty Bin Subh-o-Mujahid
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Ghulam Mohiuddin (2020)

Sahir Ali Bagga (2020)

Waris Baig (2020)

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Saieen Zahoor (2020)

Fareed Ayaz (2020)

Sarmad Sehbai (2021)

Resham (2021)

Khalid Masud Gondal (2021)

Muhammad Javed (2022)

Hafeez Tahir (2023)

Sangeeta (2023)

Sher Miandad Khan (2023)

Ustad Tafu (2023)

Anjuman (2023)

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[urduwire-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Profile of Arshad Mehmood". Urduwire.com website. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[2] Four-day international music festival begins at Napa on 4th Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 Dec 2014, Retrieved 6 May 2022

[DT-3] Haroon Shuaib (27 September 2019). "Arshad Mehmood – whose tunes they sang to!". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[Dawn-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Arshad Mehmood's Profile: A man of many seasons". Dawn (newspaper). 18 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[5] Music critics wonder: did television kill the classical music star? Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 Aug 2015, Retrieved 6 May 2022

[Dawn4-6] "President confers 192 civilian awards". Dawn (newspaper). 14 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[7] "Star & Style Season 3 | Dhoop Kinare Special Show". Pakistan Television Corporation. 19 June 2023.

[Pak-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Profile of Arshad Mehmood Pak101.com website, Retrieved 6 May 2022

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