Naushad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Naushad

Indian composer

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 05-May-2006

Profession: screenwriter, composer, film score composer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films.
He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry.
He is particularly known for popularising the use of classical music in films.His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940.
His first musically successful film was Rattan (1944), followed by 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee mega successes.
Naushad was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and 1992 respectively for his contribution to the Bollywood film industry.