Muslehuddin (composer)

Moslehuddin
Moslehuddin
	British India
Died	6 August 2003 (aged 70); England
Occupation(s)	Music composer/director for films, stage and television with Pakistan TV and BBC
Years active	1950s – 1960s, 1970s (Film, TV and stage) to 1990s (mainly TV and stage)
Education	Master of Commerce degree in commerce and economics
Alma mater	Nigar Award in 1960

Moslehuddin (born Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin; 27 October 1932 – 6 August 2003; also spelled Muslehuddin) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director. He composed music for sixteen

TV shows.^[1]

At the young age of sixteen, he started his career as a composer.

Nahid Niazi in Lahore, Pakistan, on 10 January 1964.^[3]

His wife was a very prominent Pakistani singer who worked with all of the top music directors in Pakistan before and after their marriage. In PTV shows like Kaliyon Ki Mala (the first children's TV music programme in Pakistan started under the name Padma Kee Mouje by Moslehuddin in 1964), Moslehuddin and Nahid Niazi both sang, produced and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for this children's show [2]

Kaliyon Ki Malaan Aik tha kala kala kuvva — Aik tha kala kala kuvva song on a single from the Musical TV Programme Kaliyon Ki Malaan, 1965, Pakistan TV

Biography

He was born as Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin on 27 October 1932 in

Nigar Award – Best Music in 1960. He introduced Western, Arabic and Bengali-style music to films.^[5]

He composed music for various Urdu films such as Daal Mein Kaala, Deewana, Joker, Jaan Pehchaan, Rahguzar and Josh among others.^[1] Besides his contribution to the film industry, he worked for Pakistan Television Corporation which he originally joined in 1964 and was one of its pioneering artists. He along with his wife produced the first children's television series focused on music and songs such as Kaliyon Ki Mala and Padma Kee Mouje.^[6]^[1]

One of the most famous songs that Moslehuddin composed was the Bengali song Akasher Oi Miti Miti. Moslehuddin wrote the music and the lyrics for this song.^[7] Before Moslehuddin married Nahid Niazi she recorded Moslehuddin's famous song Is "Jahan Mein Kash Koi Dil Lagaye" sung by Nahid Niazi and Saleem Raza^[8]

In the 1960s Moslehuddin traveled to Calcutta, India to record Hemant Kumar for the song Raat Sohani Hai^[9]

In 1971, Moslehuddin and his wife went to the U.K. to record for the BBC and do various tours doing musical shows . During this time the split of East Pakistan happened and they decided to apply to remain and migrate to the U.K. in 1971. Moslehuddin spent much of his life in the U.K. but also spent months at a time visiting Pakistan and the USA to visit his son Feisal. Both Moslehuddin and his wife Nahid continued working for Pakistan Television in the 1970s, 80's and 90's and produced many new songs and performances. They both also worked for the BBC, and Moslehuddin managed multiple musical performances for the BBC both in Birmingham (Pebble Mill) and London over many of the years he spent in the U.K.^[3]^[10] Some of these performances are viewable on YouTube. e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htvrLScwzeo&t=152s

Filmography

Aadmi (1958)^[1]^[11]
Rahguzar (1960) (producer: Zia Sarhadi)^[1]^[11]
Humsafar (1960)
Zamana Kya Kahega (1961) (producer: Iqbal Yusuf)^[1]^[11]
Daal Mein Kaala (1962)
Dil Ne Tujhe Maan Liya (1963)^[11]
Yahudi Ki Larki (1963)
Nehle Pe Dehla (1964)
Joker (1966)
Jaan Pehchan (1967)^[11]
Mujhe Jeene Duo (1968)^[1]^[11]
Mitti Ke Putlay (1974)

Popular songs

Magar Ae Haseena-e-Nazneen, Mujhe Tujh Se Koi Gila Nahin Sung by Saleem Raza^[1]
Raat Saloni Aaee, Baat Anokhi Laaee Sung by Ahmed Rushdi and Nahid Niazi, lyrics by Fayyaz Hashmi^[1]
Zindagi mein aik pal bhi chain aaye na.
Aaj Iss Shehr Mein (film Joker) originally sung by Ahmad Rushdi.

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970^[4]
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1969^[4]
Nigar Award as Best Music Director in film Hamsafar (1960)^[1]

Death

He died of a heart attack in England on 6 August 2003.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Profile of Muslehuddin". Cineplot.com website. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Music composer Muslehuddin : Astounding repertoire and an unforgettable music legacy". DailyTimes. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Noorani, Asif (11 December 2016). "The Way We Were". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Astounding repertoire and an unforgettable music legacy". Daily Times (newspaper). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "پاکستانی فلم انڈسٹری کے مشہور موسیقار مصلح الدین کی برسی -". ARY TV News website | Urdu - Har Lamha Bakhabar (in Urdu). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Music director Muslehuddin dies". Dawn (newspaper). 8 August 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ Bengali song Akasher Oi Miti Miti by composer Moslehuddin, retrieved 6 August 2022
^ Is Jahan Mein Kash Koi Dil Lagaye Nah, retrieved 6 August 2022
^ Hemant Kumar's Raat Sohani Hai Sung for Composer Moslehuddin.wmv, retrieved 6 August 2022
^ "70 years of Pakistan's film industry - Entertainment". Geo TV News website. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Filmography of Muslehuddin". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links

[cineplot-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Profile of Muslehuddin". Cineplot.com website. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[daily_times.com.pk-2] "Music composer Muslehuddin : Astounding repertoire and an unforgettable music legacy". DailyTimes. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

[Noorani_2016-3] Noorani, Asif (11 December 2016). "The Way We Were". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[DT-4] "Astounding repertoire and an unforgettable music legacy". Daily Times (newspaper). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[ARY-5] "پاکستانی فلم انڈسٹری کے مشہور موسیقار مصلح الدین کی برسی -". ARY TV News website | Urdu - Har Lamha Bakhabar (in Urdu). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

[DAWN.COM_2003-6] "Music director Muslehuddin dies". Dawn (newspaper). 8 August 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[7] Bengali song Akasher Oi Miti Miti by composer Moslehuddin, retrieved 6 August 2022

[8] Is Jahan Mein Kash Koi Dil Lagaye Nah, retrieved 6 August 2022

[9] Hemant Kumar's Raat Sohani Hai Sung for Composer Moslehuddin.wmv, retrieved 6 August 2022

[Geo.tv_2017-10] "70 years of Pakistan's film industry - Entertainment". Geo TV News website. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

[pakmag-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Filmography of Muslehuddin". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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