Karachi (Web Desk/Agencies): The 17th death anniversary of renowned music composer and director Nisar Bazmi is being observed today (Friday).
Nisar Ahmed was born on Dec 1, 1924 in a religious family of Mumbai. He changed his last name to Bazmi to embark on a film music career.
He changed his last name to Bazmi to embark on a film music career.
Nisar started learning music at the age of 13 and soon mastered various musical instruments.
He was hired by the All India Radio in 1939 as an artist and his first composed songs in 1944, were broadcast on the Bombay Radio Station.
Nisar Bazmi’s first film, Jumna Paar, was released in 1946 and immediately established him as a first-rate composer.
He composed songs for more than 40 films in India, 28 of which were released before he migrated to Pakistan.
Nisar Bazmi came to visit his relatives in Pakistan in 1962. Here he met veteran film producer Fazal Karim Fazli who invited him to compose music for Pakistani films.
Bazmi accepted the offer and decided to settle in Pakistan.
His first song in Pakistan was “Mohabbat mei tere sar ki qasam” for the 1964 film “Aisa bhi hota hai”.
Bazmi also composed many songs for Noor Jehan, Runa Laila, Ahmed Rushdi, Mehdi Hassan, Faisal Nadeem, Khursheed, and Saleem Shahzaad.
His most popular songs included Ahmed Rushdi’s “Aise bhi hain meherban” or “kuchh loag rooth kar bhi”, Noor Jehan’s “Abhi dhoond hi rahi thi”, Runa Laila’s “Dil dhadke” or “Kaatay na katay”, Mehdi Hasan’s “Ranjish hi sahi”, Nayyara Noor’s “Bol re guriya bol zara”, and Alamgir’s “Hum chale to humaray” were all instant hits.
He had trained many of the modern composers and composed music for 140 films in all during his career.
Overall, Nisar Bazmi composed music for more than 60 Pakistani films.
His national songs, including “Yeh watan tumhara hai”, “Khayal rakhna”, “Hum zinda qaum hain” and “Aae Rooh-i-Quaid”, were as popular as his film numbers.
Nisar Bazmi was awarded Pride of Performance Award in 1994 and he received many Nigar Awards for his achievements.
Nisar Bazmi died on March 22, 2007 in Karachi.
