Khwaja Khurshid Anwar

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Film Producer
Years active1941 – 1982
LabelsSelect Pictures (name of his film production company)

Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (21 March 1912 − 30 October 1984) was a

Akashvani (radio broadcaster), Delhi in 1939.[1]

Early life

Khwaja Khurshid Anwar was born on 21 March 1912 in

Indian classical and neo-classical music and his precocious son had an unhindered access to them all. Moreover, in the weekly music performances held in the lawyer's home, renowned music masters used to perform, and it was here that the young Khurshid Anwar developed a taste for classical music. Considering Khrshid Anwar's keen interest, Khansahib Tawakkal Hussain agreed to take him as his disciple and train him in 1934.[5]

Khurshid Anwar was also a brilliant student at

political and anti-British Raj activities, the British colonial masters did not like his activities. He was also absent from the prize-distribution ceremony of the Punjab University
held to honour the students with distinctions. When his name was called to receive the Gold Medal in Philosophy, nobody turned up. The British Chancellor of the University who was awarding medals remarked that the student having forgotten to receive the medal, is a true philosopher.

Career in India

In 1939, Khurshid Anwar joined AIR

Parwaana (1947) which was the last movie K. L. Saigal acted and sang in.[5][1]

For "Singaar" (1949) he got the Clare Award for Best Music Director. His later films "Nishaana" (1950) and "Neelam Pari" (1952) added new feathers to his cap. He remained an inspiration to many later day music directors in both India and Pakistan. For many years, renowned Indian film music director

Naushad Ali, who considered him to be one of the finest film composers in the subcontinent.[5][6]

Filmography

Writer

  • Hamraz  : Story, Screenplay and Dialogues (1967)
  • Chingari  : Story and Screenplay (1964)
  • Ghunghat  : Story and Screenplay (1962)[5]
  • Jhoomer
     : Story and Screenplay (1959)
  • Zehr-e-Ishq : Story and Screenplay (1958)
  • Intezar  : Story and Screenplay (1956)[4]

Director

Producer

  • Hamraz (co-Producer) (1967)
  • Chingari (co-Producer) (1964)
  • Ghunghat (co-Producer) (1962)[4]
  • Jhoomer (Producer) (1959)
  • Zehr-E-Ishq (co-Producer) (1958)
  • Intezar (co-Producer) (1956)[4]

Music director in India

1. Kurmai (Punjabi) (1941)[3]
2. Ishara (1943)
3. Parakh (1944 film) (1944)
4. Yateem (1945)
5. Parwana (1947 film) (1947)
6. Paghdandi (1947)
7. Aaj Aur Kal (1947)
8. Singhar (1949)
9. Nishana (1950)
10. Neelam Pari (1952)

Music director in Pakistani films

1. Intezar (1956)[1][7]
2. Mirza Sahiban (1956)
3. Zehr-E-Ishq (1958)[1]
4. Jhoomer (1959)
5. Koel (1959)[1]
6. Ayaz (1960)
7. Ghunghat (1962)[3][4]
8. Chingari (1964)[1]
9. Haveli (1964)
10. Sarhad (1966)
11. Hamraaz (1967)
12. Guddo (Punjabi) (1970)
13. Heer Ranjha (Punjabi) (1970)[7]
14. Parai Aag (1971)
15. Salam-e-Mohabbat (1971)
16. Shirin Farhad (1975)
17. Haider Ali (1978)
18. Mirza Jat (Punjabi) (1982)

Some of his popular songs

Death and legacy

Khurshid Anwar died on 30 October 1984 in Lahore after a protracted illness and was laid to rest at

Bollywood film industry awarded him the coveted Mortal-Men-Immortal-Melodies Award (1982). Great Urdu poet of 20th century, Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a lifelong friend of Khurshid Anwar. During an interview, in reply to a query of Anwar Maqsood, Faiz acknowledged that he was inspired by Khurshid Anwar.[8]

He has also been praised for his efforts to keep alive

Amir Khusro (1253 A.D.-1325 A.D.) on the occasion of this music innovator's 700th Birth Anniversary Celebrations in Pakistan. The above-mentioned music recordings by EMI Pakistan and the accompanying book on the history of music by Khurshid Anwar were all part of those celebrations.[9]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k M A Siddiq (24 June 2018). "Khwaja Khurshid Anwar: Serenading on the silver screen". The Herald (magazine) (a publication of Dawn Group of Newspapers). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ Muḥammad Saʻīd, Lahore: A Memoir, Vanguard Books (1989), p. 175
  3. ^ a b c Harjap Singh Aujla, Khurshid Anwar, a prince among the music directors of the sub-continent and his exploits in British and Independent India Khurshid Anwar Biography, Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website, Retrieved 18 December 2021
  4. ^ a b c d e "Profile of Khwaja Khurshid Anwar". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Profile and awards of Khwaja Khurshid Anwar on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website Retrieved 18 December 2021
  6. ^ Pran Neville (5 January 2018). "Remembering music director Roshan". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Film songs of Khwaja Khurshid Anwar". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. ^ "YouTube Video Clip on Tribute to Khurshid Anwar". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. ^ Khurshid Anwar Music and Profile, Khurshid Anwar's tribute to legendary musician Amir Khusrow (1253-1325) in 1976 Retrieved 3 February 2023
  10. ^ "Nigar Award for Best Music for Khwaja Khurshid Anwar in film Ghunghat (1962 film)". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". Film Reviews on The Hot Spot Online website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

External links

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