Ghulam Ahmed Chishti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ghulam Ahmed Chishti

musician

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1905

Place of Birth: Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1994

Profession: composer, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (Urdu: ????? ???? ????? ?), (often abbreviated to G.A.
Chishti)(Urdu: ?? ?? ????? ?), (17 August 1905 – 25 December 1994) was a Pakistani music composer, attributed as being one of the founders of Pakistani film music.
He is also sometimes referred to as Baba Chishti.Working with filmi music, Chishti excelled at Punjabi compositions and was 'apt at weaving the design of influences around Punjabi music'.
With almost 5,000 tunes to his credit, he composed scores for 140–150 films and was the first musician to reach the '100 films' threshold in newly independent Pakistan after 1947.
Being a poet, he had written lyrics for 12 of the most popular Pakistani film songs besides writing hundreds of other film songs during his career.