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| birth_date      = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|12|26}}
| birth_date      = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|12|25}}
| birth_place      = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| birth_place      = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|05|05|1919|12|25}}
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|05|05|1919|12|25}}
| death_place      = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| death_place      = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| occupation      = Composer, music director, film producer, writer, poet, producer
| occupation      = Composer, music director, film producer, writer, poet, producer
| years_active    = 1940–2005
| years_active    = 1940–2005
| associated_acts  = [[Lata Mangeshkar]],  
| associated_acts  = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[P. Suseela]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mohammad Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[K.J. Yesudas]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Shakeel Badayuni]], [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], [[D. N. Madhok]]
[[P. Suseela]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mohammad Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[K.J. Yesudas]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Shakeel Badayuni]], [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], [[D. N. Madhok]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Padma Bhushan|PB]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Padma Bhushan|PB]]
}}
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'''Naushad Ali''' (26 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for [[Hindi film]]s.<ref name=Britannica/><ref name=upperstall/><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg09BAAAQBAJ| title=Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad | author=Bharatan, Raju | year=2013 | page=352|publisher=Hay House|isbn=9789381398630}}</ref> He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/naushad-ali-india%E2%80%99s-foremost-music-director|title=Naushad Ali: India's foremost music director|date=3 August 2012|work=Arab News|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref> He is particularly known for popularising the use of [[Hindustani classical music|classical music]] in films.<ref name="Bharatan2013">{{cite book|author=Raju Bharatan|title=Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg09BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT48|access-date=26 January 2015|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-63-0|pages=48–|chapter=Preface}}</ref><ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/may/08sl1.htm |title=Naushad: Composer of the century |author=Raju Bharatan |website=rediff.com website|date=8 May 2006|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>
'''Naushad Ali''' (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian composer for [[Hindi film]]s.<ref name=Britannica/><ref name=upperstall/><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg09BAAAQBAJ| title=Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad | author=Bharatan, Raju | year=2013 | page=352|publisher=Hay House|isbn=9789381398630}}</ref> He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/naushad-ali-india%E2%80%99s-foremost-music-director|title=Naushad Ali: India's foremost music director|date=3 August 2012|work=Arab News|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref> He is particularly known for popularising the use of [[Hindustani classical music|classical music]] in films.<ref name="Bharatan2013">{{cite book|author=Raju Bharatan|title=Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg09BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT48|access-date=26 January 2015|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-63-0|pages=48–|chapter=Preface}}</ref><ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/may/08sl1.htm |title=Naushad: Composer of the century |author=Raju Bharatan |website=rediff.com website|date=8 May 2006|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>


His first film as an independent music director was ''Prem Nagar'' in 1940.<ref name="Anantharaman2008">{{cite book|author=Ganesh Anantharaman|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA31|access-date=26 January 2015|date=January 2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306340-7|pages=31–}}</ref> His first musically successful film was ''[[Rattan_(film)|Rattan]]'' (1944), followed by 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee mega successes. Naushad was conferred the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1981 and 1992 respectively for his contribution to the Hindi film industry.<ref>{{cite web|last=CHOPRA|first=SATISH|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article3388728.ece|title=The man, his music (Naushad)|website=The Hindu (newspaper)|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
His first film as an independent music director was ''Prem Nagar'' in 1940.<ref name="Anantharaman2008">{{cite book|author=Ganesh Anantharaman|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA31|access-date=26 January 2015|date=January 2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306340-7|pages=31–}}</ref> His first musically successful film was ''[[Rattan_(film)|Rattan]]'' (1944), followed by 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee mega successes. Naushad was conferred the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1981 and 1992 respectively for his contribution to the Hindi film industry.<ref>{{cite web|last=CHOPRA|first=SATISH|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article3388728.ece|title=The man, his music (Naushad)|website=The Hindu (newspaper)|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Naushad Ali was born on 26 December 1919 in [[Lucknow]] and raised there also,<ref name=Britannica/> a city with a long tradition as a center of [[Indian Muslim]] culture. His father, Wahid Ali, was a munshi (court clerk). As a child, Naushad would visit the annual fair at the Deva Sharif in [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]], 25&nbsp;km from Lucknow, where all the great qawwals and musicians of those days would perform before the devotees. He studied [[Hindustani music]] there under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali, Ustad Babban Saheb and others. He also repaired harmoniums.<ref name=upperstall/>
Naushad Ali was born and raised in [[Lucknow]],<ref name=Britannica/> a city with a long tradition as a centre of [[Indian Muslim]] culture. His father, Wahid Ali, was a [[munshi]] (court clerk). As a child, Naushad would visit the annual fair at the Deva Sharif in [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]], 25&nbsp;km from Lucknow, where all the great [[qawwali|qawwals]] and musicians of those days would perform before the devotees. He studied [[Hindustani music]] there under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali, Ustad Babban Saheb and others. He also repaired harmoniums.<ref name=upperstall/>


As a lad, he joined a junior theatrical club and was appointed the club's music maestro for their theatrical presentations. He used to watch silent films at the Royal theatre in Lucknow. Theatre owners would hire a team of musicians to play the [[tabla]], [[Harmonium#On the Indian subcontinent|harmonium]], [[sitar]] and [[violin]]. The musicians would watch the film first, make notes, finalize the scales required. When the show began in the evening, they would sit in front of the screen and play music for the scenes. This was a great way to be entertained and learn music at the same time. It made him grasp the nuances required in composing a film's background music score.
As a lad, he joined a junior theatrical club and was appointed the club's music maestro for their theatrical presentations. He used to watch silent films at the Royal theatre in Lucknow. Theatre owners would hire a team of musicians to play the [[tabla]], [[Harmonium#On the Indian subcontinent|harmonium]], [[sitar]] and [[violin]]. The musicians would watch the film first, make notes, finalize the scales required. When the show began in the evening, they would sit in front of the screen and play music for the scenes. This was a great way to be entertained and learn music at the same time. It made him grasp the nuances required in composing a film's background music score.
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In time Naushad formed his own Windsor Music Entertainers or just Windsor Entertainers, so named because he had seen the word "Windsor" around Lucknow and liked its ring. It led to the Indian Star Theatrical Company in a theatre at Golaganj colony in [[Lucknow]]. He was trained under Laddan Khan until he became capable of working independently as a composer. There he also developed the sense to pick rare musical jewels from the folk tradition of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] during the company's sojourns in those regions. The travelling players got as far as [[Viramgam]] in Gujarat, where they discovered penury, even after selling off theatrical props and musical instruments. The company limped back to Lucknow through the kindness of one of Naushad's friends.
In time Naushad formed his own Windsor Music Entertainers or just Windsor Entertainers, so named because he had seen the word "Windsor" around Lucknow and liked its ring. It led to the Indian Star Theatrical Company in a theatre at Golaganj colony in [[Lucknow]]. He was trained under Laddan Khan until he became capable of working independently as a composer. There he also developed the sense to pick rare musical jewels from the folk tradition of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] during the company's sojourns in those regions. The travelling players got as far as [[Viramgam]] in Gujarat, where they discovered penury, even after selling off theatrical props and musical instruments. The company limped back to Lucknow through the kindness of one of Naushad's friends.


Naushad had already become a cinema fan in the silent era and then, in 1931, Indian cinema got voice and music that further fascinated the 13-year-old boy. But his family was strict follower of Islamic diktat of prohibition of music and his father gave him ultimatum to leave music if he wanted to stay at home. He ran away to [[Mumbai]] in late 1937 to try his luck as a musician.<ref name=TheGuardian/>
Naushad had already become a cinema fan in the silent era and then, in 1931, Indian cinema got voice and music that further fascinated the 13-year-old boy. He learnt classical and folk music against the wishes of his father. He moved to [[Mumbai]] in late 1937 for a career as a musician.<ref name=TheGuardian/>


==Career==
==Career==
In [[Mumbai]], he initially stayed with an acquaintance from Lucknow (U.P.) at [[Colaba]] and after a while, shifted to [[Dadar]] opposite the Broadway theatre where he would sleep on the footpath. He assisted music director [[Ustad Jhande Khan]] who was at the peak of his success those days, at a monthly salary of Rs 40.  
In [[Mumbai]], he initially stayed with an acquaintance from Lucknow (U.P.) at [[Colaba]] and after a while, shifted to [[Dadar]] opposite the Broadway theatre where he would sleep on the footpath. He assisted music director [[Ustad Jhande Khan]] who was at the peak of his success those days, at a monthly salary of Rs 40.  


Then he worked on a film where the producer was a Russian and the studio was at [[Chembur]]. This film could not be completed. Naushad was a piano player so he worked as a pianist in composer Ustad Mushtaq Hussain's orchestra.<ref name=upperstall/> He then polished off an unfinished film score and got a credit as assistant to Mushtaq Hussain. Then the film company collapsed. Composer [[Khemchand Prakash]] took him on as his assistant for the film ''Kanchan'' at [[Ranjit Studios]] at a salary of Rs 60 per month, for which Naushad remained extremely grateful and in interviews, he had called Khemchand his guru.<ref name=upperstall>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/profile/naushad/ |title=Profile and filmography of Naushad |author=Karan Bali|website=upperstall.com website|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
Then he worked on a film with a Russian producer with the studio located at [[Chembur]]. This film could not be completed. Naushad was a piano player so he worked as a pianist in composer Ustad Mushtaq Hussain's orchestra.<ref name=upperstall/> He then polished off an unfinished film score and got a credit as assistant to Mushtaq Hussain. Then the film company collapsed. Composer [[Khemchand Prakash]] took him on as his assistant for the film ''Kanchan'' at [[Ranjit Studios]] at a salary of Rs 60 per month, for which Naushad remained extremely grateful and in interviews, he had called Khemchand his guru.<ref name=upperstall>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/profile/naushad/ |title=Profile and filmography of Naushad |author=Karan Bali|website=upperstall.com website|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>


His friend, lyricist [[D. N. Madhok]], trusted Naushad's unusual talent for composing music and introduced him to various film producers. [[Chandulal Shah]], the owner of Ranjit Studios, offered to sign Naushad for one of his forthcoming films. Naushad composed a [[thumri]] for this film, "Bata de koi kaun gali gaye Shyam", but the film never got on the floors. He was assistant music director for the Punjabi film ''Mirza Sahib'' (1939).
His friend, lyricist [[D. N. Madhok]], trusted Naushad's unusual talent for composing music and introduced him to various film producers. [[Chandulal Shah]], the owner of Ranjit Studios, offered to sign Naushad for one of his forthcoming films. Naushad composed a [[thumri]] for this film, "Bata de koi kaun gali gaye Shyam", but the film never went into production. He was assistant music director for the Punjabi film ''Mirza Sahib'' (1939).


He composed for his first independent film ''Prem Nagar'' in 1940 that had a story set in [[Kutch]] for which he did a lot of research into the folk music of the area.<ref name=TheGuardian/> With [[A.R. Kardar]]'s film ''Nayi Duniya'' (1942), he got first credit as "music director" and he began to work regularly for Kardar Productions. He, however, had a flexibility that he could work outside Kardar Productions and this arrangement continued throughout his career. He first got noticed with A.R. Kardar's film ''[[Sharda (1942 film)|Sharda]]'' (1942) wherein 13-year-old [[Suraiya]] debuted with the song "Panchhi Ja" for the playback for heroine [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]]. It was [[Rattan (film)|Rattan]] (1944) that took Naushad right to the top and enabled him to charge Rs 25,000 a film during those days.<ref name=upperstall/><ref name=TheGuardian/>
He composed for his first independent film ''Prem Nagar'' in 1940 that had a story set in [[Kutch]] for which he did a lot of research into the folk music of the area.<ref name=TheGuardian/> With [[A.R. Kardar]]'s film ''Nayi Duniya'' (1942), he got first credit as "music director" and he began to work regularly for Kardar Productions. He, however, had a flexibility that he could work outside Kardar Productions and this arrangement continued throughout his career. He first got noticed with A.R. Kardar's film ''[[Sharda (1942 film)|Sharda]]'' (1942) wherein 13-year-old [[Suraiya]] debuted with the song "Panchhi Ja" for the playback for heroine [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]]. It was [[Rattan (film)|Rattan]] (1944) that took Naushad right to the top and enabled him to charge Rs 25,000 a film during those days.<ref name=upperstall/><ref name=TheGuardian/>
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In 1981, Naushad was awarded the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] for his lifetime contribution to [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref name=rediff/>
In 1981, Naushad was awarded the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] for his lifetime contribution to [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref name=rediff/>


He composed the tunes of [[Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story]] (2005) at the age of 86.<ref name=upperstall/>
He composed the tunes of ''[[Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story]]'' (2005) at the age of 86.<ref name=upperstall/>


Amongst his assistants, Mohammed Shafi, [[Jerry Amaldev]] and [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]] stand out prominently.
Amongst his assistants, Mohammed Shafi, [[Jerry Amaldev]] and [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]] stand out prominently.
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In [[Uran Khatola]] (1955), he recorded an entire song without the use of orchestra, having replaced the sound of musical instruments with choral sound of humming.
In [[Uran Khatola]] (1955), he recorded an entire song without the use of orchestra, having replaced the sound of musical instruments with choral sound of humming.


For [[Mughal-e-Azam]] (1960) song Ae Mohabbat Zindabad, he used a chorus of 100 persons. He asked [[Lata Mangeshkar]] to render a part of the song "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" in a bathroom that had glazed tiles and then recorded the music to get the echo effect.
For [[Mughal-e-Azam]] (1960) song Ae Mohabbat Zindabad, he used a chorus of 100 persons.  


For [[Ganga Jamuna]] (1961), he used lyrics in chaste Bhojpuri dialect.<ref name=Dawn/>
For [[Ganga Jamuna]] (1961), he used lyrics in chaste Bhojpuri dialect.<ref name=Dawn/>
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| ''[[Saathi (1968 film)|Saathi]]''
| 1968
| 1968
| C. V. Sridhar
| C. V. Sridhar
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* 1990: Best Music for [[The Sword of Tipu Sultan]] TV series
* 1990: Best Music for [[The Sword of Tipu Sultan]] TV series
* 1992: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
* 1992: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
* 1992: [[Padma Bhushan]] Award for his lifetime contributions to Indian cinema<ref name=Britannica>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Naushad-Ali Profile of Naushad Ali on Encyclopedia Britannica website] Retrieved 13 September 2019</ref>
* 1992: [[Padma Bhushan]] Award for his lifetime contributions to Indian cinema<ref name=Britannica>{{cite web| url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Naushad-Ali| title=Naushad Ali {{!}} Indian composer and music director| website=britannica.com| access-date=13 September 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919070120/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Naushad-Ali| archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>
* 1993: Awadh Ratna Award by Government of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* 1993: Awadh Ratna Award by Government of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* 1994: Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar Award{{sfn | Bharatan | 2019}}  
* 1994: Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar Award{{sfn | Bharatan | 2019}}  
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Naushad}}
 
* {{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C04%5C28%5Cstory_28-4-2011_pg9_14|title=Naushad Ali – Music composer with rich melodies|author=Dr. [[Amjad Parvez]]
* {{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C04%5C28%5Cstory_28-4-2011_pg9_14|title=Naushad Ali – Music composer with rich melodies|author=Dr. [[Amjad Parvez]]
|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]|date=28 April 2011}}
|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]|date=28 April 2011}}
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