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{{Infobox person
| name = Ghulam Mohammed
| image = Ghulam Mohammad composer.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth year|1903}}
| birth_place = [[Bikaner]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1968|03|17|1903}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| years_active = 1931-1963
| occupation = [[film]] [[music composer]], [[tabla]] [[player (band)|player]]
| other_name =
| awards = 1955: [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]: [[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]] (1954)<ref name=IndianExpress/>
}}
'''Ghulam Mohammed''' (1903 – 17 March 1968) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[film score composer]], who is most remembered for his work in [[Hindi]] musical-hit films like ''[[Pardes (1950 film)|Pardes]]'' (1950), ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]'' (1954), ''Shama'' (1961) and ''[[Pakeezah]]'' (1972).

He received [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] (then called [[State Awards for Films]] in 1954) for the film ''Mirza Ghalib'' (1954). The shooting of his last film, ''Pakeezah'', was held up for many years due to marital and personal problems between the film producer [[Kamal Amrohi]] and the film's lead actress [[Meena Kumari]], and the film was finally released only after Ghulam Mohammed's death.<ref name=mp/>

==Early life and career==
Ghulam Mohammed was born in [[Bikaner]], [[Rajasthan]], into a family of musicians. His father, Nabi Baksh, was an accomplished tabla player himself.<ref name=mp>{{cite journal|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/sundaypost/inland/ghulam-mohammed-the-percussionist-composer-328826?infinitescroll=1 |journal=millenniumpost (magazine)|author=Sharad Dutt|date=24 November 2018|title=Ghulam Mohammed: The Percussionist Composer|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref>

He started his career as a child actor at age six with the Punjab-based New Albert Theatrical Company and worked at local Albert Theatre in Bikaner. "He eventually signed on as a contract artiste for 25 rupees a month, but before he could take up the appointment, the theatre closed due to financial difficulties."

In 1924, he came to Bombay, where after a struggle of eight years, in 1932 he got the chance of playing tabla in Saroj Movietone's Productions' "Raja Bharthari".<ref name=mp/>

In music composition, he first became an assistant, to noted music director, [[Naushad]] in [[Kardar Productions]], and worked with him and the veteran film composer [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]], for over 12 years, before composing music independently, in the film 'Tiger Queen' (1947). He went on to give music in many memorable films and even won the 1955 [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for his film Mirza Ghalib (1954). His musical score for film Pakeezah is still considered to be one of the all-time great music scores in Indian Cinema.<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=mp/>

He died on 17 March 1968, much before his magnum opus, [[Pakeezah]] (1972) was released.<ref name=mp/> In fact, his mentor and close friend veteran film composer [[Naushad]] stepped in, after his death, to finish the film composing work in film [[Pakeezah]]. "The music by the late Ghulam Mohammed was also a benchmark score. Arriving bang in the midst of the peak era of [[R. D. Burman]] and [[Kishore Kumar]], it brought back classic melody of the timeless kind and won a Gold Disc from [[Saregama]], which was then called [[HMV]], for outstanding sales." He was also nominated for Best Music Director for film Pakeezah (1972) at the [[Filmfare Awards]].<ref name=IndianExpress>(Rajiv Vijayakar) [http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/pakeezah-one-of-a-kind/921240/0 Film 'Pakeezah' one of a kind] The Indian Express newspaper, Published 9 March 2012, Retrieved 1 November 2020</ref> "In 1972, [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] refused to accept his Filmfare award for the Best Supporting Actor in ''Be-Imaan'' because he felt music composer Ghulam Mohammed deserved a Filmfare award for his songs in ''Pakeezah''."<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-92-facts-you-didnt-know-about-pran-part-two/20120423.htm Actor Pran's refusal to accept his Filmfare Award because he felt Ghulam Mohammed deserved a Filmfare Award for film Pakeezah in 1972 on rediff.com website] Retrieved 2 November 2020</ref><ref name=mp/>

In 1997, he was honoured, in the 'Keep Alive' music show series in [[Mumbai]], that honours all-time film music composers of India.<ref name=TheHindu>(V. Gangadhar)
[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2005/01/07/stories/2005010700160400.htm Haunting melody] The Hindu BusinessLine newspaper, Published 7 January 2005, Retrieved 1 November 2020</ref>

An extensive audio - visual programme on Ghulam Mohammed was presented by Mumbai- based music troupe MUSICOLOR in 2010 where music lovers cherished the composer's gems.
"One commonly-heard story is that when [[Shankar-Jaikishan]] were composing their maiden venture [[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]] (1949), they insisted on having Ghulam Mohammed play the [[dholak]] for the film song 'Barsaat Mein Ham Se Mile Tum Sajjan'".

==Filmography==
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* Baanke Sipahi (1937)
* Mera Khwab (1943)<ref name=mp/>
* Doli (1947)<ref name=mp/>
* Tiger Queen (1947)<ref name=geo>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/~sm0e/R-ghulamMohammedList.txt |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050908033000/http://www.geocities.com/~sm0e/R-ghulamMohammedList.txt |date=11 April 2001|archivedate=8 September 2005|website=Geocities.com website|accessdate=2 November 2020|title=Ghulam Mohammed's composed films}}</ref>
* Grihasthi (1948)<ref name=mp/>
* Kaajal (1948)
* Pagdi (1948)<ref name=mp/>
* Parayee Aag (1948)
* Dil Ki Basti (1949)
* [[Paras (1949 film)|Paras]] (1949)<ref name=mp/>
* Shaayar (1949)<ref name=geo/>
* [[Hanste Aansoo]] (1950)
* Maang (1950)
* [[Pardes (1950 film)|Pardes]] (1950)<ref name=mp/><ref name=geo/>
* Bikhre Moti (1951)
* Naazneen (1951)
* Ajeeb Ladki (1952)
* [[Amber (film)|Amber]] (1952)<ref name=geo/>
* Sheesha (1952)
* [[Dil-E-Nadaan (1953 film)|Dil-E-Nadaan]] (1953)<ref name=mp/>
* Gauhar (1953)
* Hazaar Raaten (1953)
* Laila Majnu (1953)
* [[Rail Ka Dibba]] (1953)
* Guzaara (1954)
* [[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]] (1954)<ref name=geo/>
* Hoor-e-Arab (1955)<ref name=geo/>
* [[Kundan (1955 film)|Kundan]] (1955)<ref name=geo/>
* Sitara (1955)<ref name=mp/>
* Pak Daaman (1957)
* Maalik (1958)
* Do Ghunde (1959)
* Shama (1961)
* [[Pakeezah]] (1972)<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=mp/>
{{div col end}}

==Awards and recognition==
* 1955: [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]: [[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]] (1954)<ref name=IndianExpress/>
*[[HMV]] [[Saregama]] Gold Disc Award in 1972<ref name=IndianExpress/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0595879|Ghulam Mohammed}}
*[http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/indexes/music/ghulam_mohammad.html Songs of Ghulam Mohammed]

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[[Category:People from Bikaner]]
[[Category:Hindi film score composers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Rajasthan]]

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