Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian composer
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Place of Birth: Rahon, Punjab, India
About Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
- Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi (18 February 1927 – 19 August 2019), better known mononymously as Khayyam, was an Indian music director and background score composer whose career spanned four decades.He won three Filmfare Awards: for Best Music in 1977 for Kabhi Kabhie and 1982 for Umrao Jaan, and a lifetime achievement award in 2010.
- He was awarded the 2007 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Creative Music, by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Theatre.
- He was awarded the third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, by the Government of India for 2011.
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