Khalil Ahmed
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Khalil Ahmed was a well known Pakistan
i composer
for film
s. He started his career with film Anchal
in 1962 and remained one of the leading music directors in subcontinent
.
, Darpan, Saba and Talish
. The song "kisi chaman mei raho" (singer Ahmed Rushdi
) became a smashing hit in subcontinent and established Khalil's name as a reputed composer. He quickly became one of the stalwarts of Pakistani music. Khalil also used to be the host of the music program for children, which was telecast from the Lahore television station. Additionally, he also showed a knack for tapping into the moods of the times.
Khalil always had his finger on the pulse of what the listeners wanted to hear on radio
, television
and in his films. He composed music for film Khamosh Raho (1964) and recorded a ghazal in Ahmed Rushdi's voice Mei nahi manta (lyrics Habib Jalib
) which gained him country-wide fame. He also gave hit music of film Khilona
(1967). The songs "Chand se chandni" and "Gul kahoon khushboo kahoon" both recorded in Ahmed Rushdi's voice were very popular. An accomplished composer for television and films, Khalil's many contributions to music have embedded themselves in the Pakistani psyche. Example:"Uss kay gham ko kya kaheye" (singer: Mehdi Hasan
, the film Guriya, producer-director: Himayat Ali Shayer, the film could not be released). Khalil was a specialist in sad compositions and he became one of the top composers of 1960s after composing the songs of film Kaneez. Song "Jab rat dhali tum yaad aye" (singer Mala
and Ahmed Rushdi
) made him popular in mases. Khalil was one of Pakistan film industry's most versatile musicians. He was that one composer, who excels at all attributes. Khalil graced the Pakistani films with magical compositions and to this day remains an icon who suffused beauty and splendor in music.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
for film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s. He started his career with film Anchal
Anchal
Anchal is a very fast developing town in the east central part of Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is the second fastest developing town in Kerala after Chalakudi. The name Anchal means the land of five proverbs. What characterizes this town is its quick pace of development...
in 1962 and remained one of the leading music directors in subcontinent
Subcontinent
A subcontinent is a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent. By dictionary entries, the term subcontinent signifies "having a certain geographical or political independence" from the rest of the continent, or "a vast and more or less self-contained subdivision...
.
Early Life and career
Khalil made his music debut with director Al-Hamid's film Aanchal, which was released on December 7, 1962. Starring: Shamim AraShamim Ara
Shamim Ara is a Pakistani film actress, director and producer. Her real name is Putli Bai. She was a famous film actress of the 1950s till the early 1970s. She is most famous for her leading role in the first ever West Pakistan's color motion picture Naela...
, Darpan, Saba and Talish
Talish
Agha Talish was a leading character actor of the Pakistani cinema. Talish's real name was Agha Ali Abbas Qazalbash, he was born in Ludhiana, India....
. The song "kisi chaman mei raho" (singer Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi, SI, PP was a versatile Pakistani playback singer who worked in film music and was "an important contributor to the Golden Age of Pakistani film music." Rushdi is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in south asia and was a natural baritone, yet could sing high tenor...
) became a smashing hit in subcontinent and established Khalil's name as a reputed composer. He quickly became one of the stalwarts of Pakistani music. Khalil also used to be the host of the music program for children, which was telecast from the Lahore television station. Additionally, he also showed a knack for tapping into the moods of the times.
Khalil always had his finger on the pulse of what the listeners wanted to hear on radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and in his films. He composed music for film Khamosh Raho (1964) and recorded a ghazal in Ahmed Rushdi's voice Mei nahi manta (lyrics Habib Jalib
Habib Jalib
Habib Jalib was a Pakistani revolutionary poet. A left-wing activist and politician, he was a staunch democrat who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression.-Early life:...
) which gained him country-wide fame. He also gave hit music of film Khilona
Khilona
Khilona is a 1970 Indian film directed by Chander Vohra and recipient of the Filmfare Best Movie Award. Mumtaz won the Filmfare Best Actress Award....
(1967). The songs "Chand se chandni" and "Gul kahoon khushboo kahoon" both recorded in Ahmed Rushdi's voice were very popular. An accomplished composer for television and films, Khalil's many contributions to music have embedded themselves in the Pakistani psyche. Example:"Uss kay gham ko kya kaheye" (singer: Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is a British journalist who has worked in television current affairs and the national press. He was appointed senior editor at the New Statesman In the late spring of 2009.-Television career:...
, the film Guriya, producer-director: Himayat Ali Shayer, the film could not be released). Khalil was a specialist in sad compositions and he became one of the top composers of 1960s after composing the songs of film Kaneez. Song "Jab rat dhali tum yaad aye" (singer Mala
Mala (Pakistani singer)
Naseem Nazli popularly called Mala was a Pakistani playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films. In 1960s, Mala had a hit pair with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and they gave numorous hits to Pakistan film industry. She sung many super hit songs in almost two decades singing career in the...
and Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi, SI, PP was a versatile Pakistani playback singer who worked in film music and was "an important contributor to the Golden Age of Pakistani film music." Rushdi is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in south asia and was a natural baritone, yet could sing high tenor...
) made him popular in mases. Khalil was one of Pakistan film industry's most versatile musicians. He was that one composer, who excels at all attributes. Khalil graced the Pakistani films with magical compositions and to this day remains an icon who suffused beauty and splendor in music.