Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (1912-1984): A Tribute

More Photos and More Songs

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Photos

KA and Noor Jehan (1968-69) KA and Mehdi Hassan (1971-72)

Ka and MD

The following four are from the muhuurat of Nishana, Bombay KA, Nakshab and Naushad (1949)
KA and Naushad (1949). Compare the hair!

Group photo

KA and well-wishers (1949). From left to right, KA, Nazir (editor Musavir), Malka Pukhraj, Syed Shabir Husain Shah (her husband), M. Sadiq (famous producer of Muslim Socials), Nakshab, J. K. Nanda, Wajahat Mirzaa

Famous producer and directors

KA and many famous producers and directors (1949).Sitting from left to right, Seth Jagat Narain, J. K. Nanda, KA, Mehboob, V. Shantaram, A. R. Karadar. Behind them the Sikh gentleman is Mohinder Singh Bedi, Urdu writer. Directly behind Shantaram in 3rd row is Shakeel Badayuni.

Songs

Here is a selection of 17 more songs.

Song	Film	Lyricists	Singers
dil ainj ainj kardaa	Kurmai (1941)	D. N. Madhok	G. M. Durrani
baaGo.n me.n koyal bolii	Ishara (1943)	D. N. Madhok	Suraiya, Satish
dhiire dhiire bol	Ishara (1943)	D. N. Madhok	G. M. Durrani, Rajkumari
pyaase saajan piile piile	Parakh (1944)	Gafil Harnalvi	Hamida Bano
mai.n usase karuu.N pyaar	Yateem (1945)	Ziya Sarhadi	G. M. Durrani
aao saathii aao	Aaj Aur Kal (1947)	Zaheer Kashmiri	Zeenat Begum, Imdad Husain
jaam uThaale piine vaale	Aaj Aur Kal (1947)	Zaheer Kashmiri	Nasim Akhtar
ai darde muhabbat	Singhar (1949)	Shakil Badayuni	Suraiya, Surinder Kaur
raaho.n pe thaarii mai.n	Ghunghat (1962)	Tanvir Naqvi	Noor Jehan
mujh ko aavaaz de tuu	Ghunghat (1962)	Tanvir Naqvi	Mehdi Hassan
mere piyaa ko Dhuu.NDh	Ghunghat (1962)	Faiz A. Faiz	Noor Jehan
zindagii tujh ko pukaare	Ghunghat (1962)	Tanvir Naqvi	Noor Jehan
chhun chhun chhun	Ghunghat (1962)	Khurshid Anwar, Faiz, Naqvi	Naseem Begum
ai roshaniyo.n ke shahar bataa	Chingari (1964)	Tanvir Naqvi	Mehdi Hassan
ik dil ne kanii	Chingari (1964)	Qateel Shifai	Noor Jehan, Salim Raza
mai.n to karakara binatii	Chingari (1964)	Qateel Shifai	Noor Jehan
kalii kalii maNDaraaye	Chingari (1964)	Qateel Shifai	Noor Jehan

Assistant Music Directors in India

Khurshid Anwar composed music for 10 films in India , 8 in Mumbai and 2 in Lahore( before partition). Except for Gadekar, others just worked under him for one film each.

KURMAI (Punjabi)	1941	G.M.Durrani
ISHAARA	1943	S.K.Prem (He was brother of MD A.K.Prem)
PARAKH	1944	Gadekar
YATEEM	1945	Gadekar
PAGDANDI	1947	Pundit Jawahar Lal Mattoo (son of Jivan Lal Mattoo, famous classical singer)
AAJ AUR KAL	1947	Prem Dhawan
PARWAANA	1947	M.A.Mukhtar Qureshi (he composed for one film - CHEHRA(1947). He was killed in communal riots in Jallandhar -1947)
SINGHAR	1949	Roshan Lal
NISHAANA	1950	Albuquerque
NEELAM PARI	1952	Sebastian

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