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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Khemchand Prakash
| image = Khemchand Prakash.jpg
| caption = Khemchand Prakash
| image_size =
| background = non_performing_personnel
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1907|12|12}}
| birth_place = [[Sujangarh]], [[Bikaner State]], [[Rajputana Agency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1949|08|10|1907|12|12}} <br>{{small|due to [[Cirrhosis|Liver Cirrhosis]]}}
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Filmi|Indian film music]]
| occupation = [[composer]], [[music director]]
| years_active = 1935–1949
}}
'''Khemchand Prakash''' (12 December 1907 – 10 August 1949) was a music composer in the Hindi film industry. He had few peers in 1940s, the decade for Indian film music which started with Saigal very active on the scene and ended with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] firmly established in the industry. Lata had fruitful association with him (in films ''Asha, Ziddi, [[Mahal (1949 film)|Mahal]]'') when she started making a name for herself. Many years after Khemchand Prakash's death, the ace composer Kamal Dasgupta rated him the best composer.

Khemchand's brother, Basant Prakash, was also a film composer.

==Career==
Born in [[Sujangarh]], then located in [[Bikaner State]] in [[Rajputana Agency]] of [[British India]] (now in the Churu district of [[Rajasthan]]), he got his first training in music and dance from his father, who was a [[dhrupad]] singer and a [[Kathak]] dancer in the royal court. In his teens, he joined the royal court of Bikaner as a singer and later moved to the royal court of [[Nepal]]. But the destiny landed him in Kolkata and he joined the legendary New Theaters. He was assistant to composer Timir Baran in ''[[Devdas (1935 film)]]'', and he sang a comedy song 'lo kha lo madam khaanaa' (लो खा लो मॅडम खाना) in ''[[Street Singer (film)|Street Singer]]'' (1938). He then moved to Mumbai and made his debut as music director in 1939 with Supreme Pictures' films ''Meri Aankhein'' and ''Gazi Salauddin'', and was soon signed up by ''[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Movietone]]'' Film Studio.{{fact|date=October 2019}}

His initial years with Ranjit Movietone produced significant films like ''Diwali'', ''Holi'', ''Pardesi'', ''[[Fariyaad]]'', etc. [[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]] was his leading singer and both of them gave many hits of early 40s. His biggest hit with Ranjit Studio was the film ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]'' in 1943. Songs like "Diya jalaao jagmag jagmag", "Rumjhum rumjhum chal tihari", "More balpan ke saathi", "Sapt suran teen gram", "Hath sine pe jo rakh do to karara aa jaaye" were big hits.{{fact|date=October 2019}} In a radio programme, famous composer [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] credited Khamchand Prakash for sticking to historical perspective and musical traditions by making [[K.L. Saigal]] sing the song 'Sapt Suran Teen Gram' in the [[Dhrupad]] style, instead of the [[Khayal]] genre, which was done in other films on [[Tansen]], as he knew well that during the life and times of Tansen, the [[Khayal]] genre did not exist.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEtjqtvFAVc&list=PLduXREgbUJjho3PJkvcklhyE3CuNSWr79&index=14&t=0s</ref>

1948 marked yet another significant film of his career, [[Bombay Talkies]]’s ''[[Ziddi (1948 film)|Ziddi]]''. He gave first major break to [[Kishore Kumar]] as a singer for the song "Marne ki duaaen kyun maangu".<ref name=Centenary>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/prs/iffi2007/birth.pdf |title=Birth Centenaries | publisher=pib.nic.in. Press Information Bureau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202142941/http://pib.nic.in/prs/iffi2007/birth.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2014 | access-date=25 Dec 2011 | page=3 }}</ref> ''Ziddi'' featured a beautiful song of Lata Mangeshkar "Chanda re ja re ja re".

But what followed ''[[Ziddi (1948 film)|Ziddi]]'' was another hit film ''[[Mahal (1949 film)]]''. ''Mahal'' made Lata Mangeshkar a popular name. Prior to ''Mahal'', the records used to feature only the character name on the record. Hence the first lot of records had "Aayega aane wala" credited to Kamini. The first time when the song was played on [[All India Radio]] many calls were received by AIR to know the singers name. AIR had to in turn ask the record company and announce Lata Mangeshkar's name on air.<ref name=Centenary/>

==Death==
Khemchand Prakash died at an early age of 41 on 10 August 1949 due to [[Cirrhosis]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

Kamal Amrohi wrote the opening lines of 'Khaamosh hai zamaana..' while Naqshab completed the rest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/sundaypost/inland/khemchand-prakash-khemchand-prakash-creator-of-haunting-melodies-274467|title=Khemchand Prakash: Khemchand Prakash: Creator of Haunting Melodies|last=Dutt|first=Sharad|date=2017-12-09|website=www.millenniumpost.in|language=en|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> The first tune that composer Khemchand Prakash played on the harmonium was approved by Kamal Amrohi.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} Sadly Khemchand died at the Harikisondas Hospital two months before Mahal released and his creation '[[Aayega Aanewala]]' became a sensation. Javed Akhtar quoted Khemchand Prakash's name in his maiden speech in Rajya Sabha on 17 May 2012 by mentioning that Khemchand Prakash's wife had to beg to be able to survive in her last days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/the-song-lives-on/|title=The Song Lives On|date=2012-06-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref>

==Partial filmography as Composer==
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* 1939 ''Gazi Salauddin''
* 1939 ''Meri Aankhen''
* 1940 ''Aaj Ka Hindustan''
* 1940 ''Diwali''
* 1940 ''Holi''
* 1940 ''Pagal''
* 1941 ''[[Bambai Ki Sair]]''
* 1941 ''Pardesi''
* 1941 ''Pyaas''
* 1941 ''Shaadi''
* 1942 ''[[Fariyaad]]''
* 1942 ''[[Khilona (1942 film)|Khilona]]''
* 1942 ''[[Maheman]]''
* 1942 ''Chandni''
* 1942 ''Dukh Sukh''
* 1943 ''Chirag''
* 1943 ''Gauri''
* 1943 ''Kurbani''
* 1943 ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]''
* 1944 ''Bhartrahari''
* 1944 ''Mumtaz Mahal''
* 1944 ''Shahenshah Babar''
* 1945 ''Dhanna Bhagat''
* 1945 ''Prabhu Ka Ghar''
* 1947 ''[[Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947 film)|Samaj Ko Badal Dalo]]''
* 1947 ''[[Sindoor (1947 film)|Sindoor]]''
* 1947 ''Chalte Chalte''
* 1947 ''Gaon''
* 1947 ''Mera Suhaag''
* 1948 ''Asha''
* 1948 ''[[Ziddi (1948 film)|Ziddi]]''
* 1949 ''[[Mahal (1949 film)|Mahal]]''
* 1949 ''Rimjhim''
* 1949 ''[[Sawan Aya Re]]''
* 1950 ''Jan Pahchan''
* 1950 ''Sati Narmada''
* 1951 ''Jai Shankar''
* 1951 ''Shri Ganesh Janma''
* 1952 ''Tamasha''
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0695166|name=Khemchand Prakash}}
* http://members.tripod.com/oldies_club/KCParkash.htm

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