HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | MUSIC Naushad's journey from footpath to fame05th May 2006 16.00 IST By Agencies Regarded as one of the greatest music composers of Indian cinema, Naushad 's was literally a journey from the footpath to fame. Born Naushad Ali on the Christmas Day in 1919, he had spent several nights on the footpath after moving to Mumbai in late 1930s to try his luck as a musician. 
The 86-year-old composer, who hailed from Lucknow, had cried when his film 'Baiju Bawra' was premiered at the Broadway theatre in Mumbai. When the producer, the late Vijay Bhat, asked why he was crying, Naushad told him that he was sleeping on the footpath opposite the theatre and had dreamt of seeing his music oriented films exhibited here. "It took me 16 long years to cross the footpath". Naushad's forte was Hindustani Classical music. His professional training in Hindustani music enabled him in swift adaptations of the ragas into film music. This led to his coming out with major hits including 'Mughal-e-Azam', Mother India and 'Baiju Bawra'. Lata Mangeshkar , India's greatest playback singer, whom Naushad gave opportunity to sing in the early days, once remarked that the music he composed for 'Baiju Bawra' surprised even her. "It was entirely different from what he had done before. Different ragas were used for different situations and the purity of the ragas were maintained to the maximum possible extent", she had said. Besides Lata, Naushad was also instrumental in introducing Mohammed Rafi to Hindi film music. Naushad was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1981 for lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema. Related Naushad Mother India Lata Mangeshkar |
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