Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (1912-1984): A Tribute

October 30, 2004

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Photos

Khurshid Anwar in 1976     Khurshid Anwar and Brian Silver    Firoz Nizami and Mubarak Begam                    

 Khurshid Anwar 1976                    Khurshid Anwar with Dr. Brian Silver,a  renowned   Firoz Nizami and Mubarak Begum 1946 or 47
                                                         sitarist. Current chief of Urdu Service VOA 1977

Songs

Here is a selection of 22 more songs.

Song
Film
Lyricists
Singers
Comments
01_o_bedardii
Shingar (1949)
D. N. Madhok
Surinder Kaur
Picturized on Madhubala
02_jal_jaa_jal_jaa
Tansen
Qateel Shifai
Mehdi Hasan
Incomplete film (1971)
03_mohe_chhed_gayaa
Shingar (1949)
D. N. Madhok
Rajkumari and Pushpa Hans
Picturized on Cuckoo (Prem Dhawan also appears)
04_naach_naach_parwaaney
Ayyaz (1961)
Tanvir Naqvi
Kausar Parween
Sound of parwana is created using a clarinet played by Taj Naseem
05_saloo_alehey_wa_aaleyhi (Naat)
Ayyaz (1961)
Tanvir Naqvi
Zubaida Khanum
Perhaps the most popular naat
06_kuchh_awaazon_key_saaye
Salaam-e-Mohabbat (1971)
Qateel Shifai
Noor Jehan

07_shabnam_kyon_neer_bahaaye
Salaam-e-Mohabbat (1971)
Qateel Shifai
Noor Jehan
On insistence By NJ and producer G. A. Gul, KA recreated his popular song from1943
08_mohabbat_ki_qasam_tumko
Parai Ag (1971)
Tanvir Naqvi
Noor Jehan
The last song of NJ / KA combo
09_tu_raajaa_mein_teri_daasi
Haider Ali (1979)
Qateel Shifai
Mehnaz

10_vo_rooth_gaye_dil_toot_gayaa
Nishana (1950)
Nakhshab
Geeta Roy
Roshan used this tune for, dil tujhe diya tha rakhne ko, Mukesh in Malhar (1951)
11_aankh_se_aankh_milaa_ley
Intezar (1956)
Qateel Shifai
Noor Jehan

12_jis_din_sey_piyaa_dil_ley_gaye
Intezar (1956)
Qateel Shifai
Noor Jehan
Original soundtrack version
13_chaand_hansey_duniya_basey Intezar (1956)
Tufail Hoshiyarpuri
Noor Jehan
Original soundtrack version, first song by NJ for KA
14_so_jaa_rey_so_jaa
Zehr-e-Ishq (!958)
Qateel Shifai
Zubaida Khanum
A lori
15_un_sey_bichhad_kar
Zehr-e-Ishq (1958)
Qateel Shifai
Zubaida Khanum

16_jab_yaad_kisiki_tadpaaye
Jhoomer (1959)
Qateel Shifai
Nahid Niyazi
Originally composed for Parwaana (1947)
17_piyaa_piyaa_piyaa_na_kook_papihaa
Jhoomer (1959)
Qateel Shifai
Nahid Niyazi

18_pal_pal_mera_ji_ghabaraaye
Ghoonghat (1962)
Tanvir Naqvi
Noor Jehan

19_jab_sey_gaye_piyaa
Haveli (1964)
Qateel Shifai
Noor Jehan

20_bholaa_saa_balmaa_rey
Haveli (1964)
Qateel Shifai
Mala
Remake of mora bhola sa balma rey, Rajkumari  in Khamosh Sipahi (1950)
21_ye_meri_zindagi_nahin
Sarhad (1966)
Tanvir Naqvi
Noor Jehan

22_kahaan_ho_tum_saheliyo
Hamraz (1967)
Qateel Shifai
Noor Jehan


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and Irfan Anwar who provided this material.
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