A. Hameed (born Shaikh Abdul Hameed; 1924 – 20 May 1991) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director.
He started his career in Bombay cinema (in modern-day Bollywood) and later worked in Lollywood, the Pakistan film industry originally based in Lahore. The first Pakistani film he worked on as a director was Anjaam (1957). However, he earned his recognition in Pakistani film industry as a music composer.
Biography Shaikh Abdul Hameed was born in 1924 in Amritsar, British India (now India). He initially worked in Hindi film industry with the veteran music composer Ghulam Haider as a pianist, and subsequently composed music in Pakistan for the films Anjaam (1957) and Bharosa (1958).
His family later migrated to Pakistan following the partition of India in 1947 and worked in Pakistani films as a composer. His first hit film song that became very popular was in Raat Ke Rahi (1960). The same year, the 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), and 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 Saleem Raza's Qawwali, "Na milta gar ye tauba ka sahaara hum kahaan jaate" and Noor Jehan's song "O re sanam dil yeh kaise bataye" became very popular.
Filmography
# Title Year Credited as1Anjaam1957Music composer2Saheli1960 3Aulad19624Susral19625Paigham19646Ashiana19747Gharnata1971Music composer8Yeh Aman19719Bahisht197410Begum Jaan197711Awaz197812Behan Bhai197913Naya Andaz197914Sangdil1982
Popular film songs Year Film Song title Sung by Lyrics by Notes1960 Raat Ke Rahi Kiya Hua Dil Pe Sitam, Tum Na Samjho Ge Balam Zubaida Khanum Fayyaz Hashmi His first breakthrough hit film song1960 Saheli Mukhre Pe Sehra Daale, Aaja O' Aane Waale Nasim Begum and Nazir Begum Fayyaz Hashmi Producer/Director S. M. Yusuf A Silver jubilee film1960 Saheli Hum Bhool Gayey Har Baat, Magar Tera Pyar Nahin Bhoolay Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi 1976 Surayya Bhopali Tha yaqeen key aen gi ye rataan kabhi Naheed Akhtar Saifuddin Saif 1960 Saheli Kahin Do Dil Jo Mil Jaate, Bigirta Kya Zamane Ka Saleem Raza and Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi 1962 Aulad 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 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 Qawwali1965 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 Kashmir1974 Samaaj Chalo Kahin Dur Yeh Samaj Chhorr Dein Mehdi Hassan and Mala Riaz ur Rehman Saghar Ended up being a breakthrough film song and became a highly popular song for the film song lyricist Riaz ur Rehman Saghar. His professional career got a big boost after writing this song.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 Surraya 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
Awards and recognition Nigar Award for Best Music Director in Dosti (1971).
Death A. Hameed died in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 20 May 1991.
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