A. Hameed

A. Hameed
musician A. Hameed
Shaikh Abdul Hameed a.k.a. A. Hameed
Background information
Birth nameShaikh Abdul Hameed
Also known asA. Hameed
Born1924 (1924)
Amritsar, Punjab, British India (present-day India)
OriginPunjabi
Died20 May 1991(1991-05-20) (aged 66–67)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Music director
InstrumentPiano
Years active1957 – 1991
Formerly of

A. Hameed (born Shaikh Abdul Hameed; 1924 – 20 May 1991) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director.[1][2]

He started his career in Bombay cinema (in modern-day Bollywood) and later worked in Lollywood. The first Pakistani film he worked 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).[3][4] He initially worked in Hindi film industry with the veteran music composer Ghulam Haider as a pianist, and subsequently composed music in Pakistan for Anjaam (1957) and Bharosa (1958) films.[3][5]

His family later migrated to Pakistan following the partition in 1947 and worked in Pakistani films as a composer.[4] His first hit film song that became very popular was in Raat Ke Rahi (1960 film).[2] Then, in the same year, a 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), 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 Salim Raza's Qawali, "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. [3]

Filmography

# Title Year Credited as Ref.
1 Anjaam 1957 Music composer [3]
2 Saheli[3] 1960
3 Aulad[3] 1962
4 Susral[3] 1962
5 Paigham 1964
6 Ashiana 1974
7 Insaniyat 1967 Producer [6]
8 Gharnata 1971 Music composer [3]
9 Yeh Aman[3] 1971 [7]
10 Bahisht 1974
11 Begum Jaan 1977
12 Awaz 1978 [5]
13 Behan Bhai 1979
14 Naya Andaz[3] 1979
15 Sangdil 1982
Year Film Song title Sung by Lyrics by Notes
1960 Raat Ke Rahi[1][5] Kiya Hua Dil Pe Sitam, Tum Na Samjho Ge Balam[1] Zubaida Khanum Fayyaz Hashmi His first breakthrough hit film song
1960 Saheli[5] Mukhre Pe Sehra Daale, Aaja O' Aane Waale[8][1] Nasim Begum and Nazir Begum Fayyaz Hashmi Producer/Director S. M. Yusuf
A Silver jubilee film[8]
1960 Saheli[1][5][3] Hum Bhool Gayey Har Baat, Magar Tera Pyar Nahin Bhoolay[1] 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[8] Saleem Raza and Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1962 Aulad[1][5] Naam Le Le Ke Tera Hum Tau Jiye Jaaen Gae Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1962 Aulad[5] Tum Qaum Ki Maan Ho Socho Zara, Aurat Se Hamein Yeh Kehna Hai[1] Nasim Begum Fayyaz Hashmi
1964 Tauba[5][3] Na Milta Gar Yeh Tauba Ka Sahara, Tau Hum Kahan Jaatey Saleem Raza and Munir Hussain Fayyaz Hashmi Hamd Qawwali
1965 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[5] 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 Kashmir
1974 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[3] Jis taraf aankh uthaon teri tasveeran hain Nahid Akhtar and Mehdi Hassan
1978 Mazi, Haal, Mustaqbil[5] 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

Death

A. Hameed died in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 20 May 1991.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile of A. Hameed". Cineplot.com website. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c M. A. Sheikh (2012). A. Hameed profile - Who's Who, Music in Pakistan (page 30, 31). Google Books website. ISBN 978-1-4691-9158-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Musician A Hameed remembered on death anniversary". The News International newspaper. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Remembering musician A. Hameed on his death anniversary". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Filmography of A. Hameed". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Lok Virsa to screen Pakistan hit film "Insaniyat"". Associated Press of Pakistan website. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ^ Hamza Rao (11 December 2017). "Seven unforgettable, daring Pakistani films". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Aijaz Gul (1 March 2016). "'Saheli' screened (1960 film)". The News International newspaper. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "A. Hameed's Nigar Award in 1971". Cineplot.com website. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2022.


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