Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
Indian music director and composer (1927–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi (18 February 1927 – 19 August 2019),[1] better known mononymously as Khayyam, was an Indian music director and background score composer whose career spanned four decades.[2][3]
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Born | (1927-02-18)18 February 1927 |
Died | 19 August 2019(2019-08-19) (aged 92) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation(s) | Music director, film score composer |
Known for | Umrao Jaan Kabhi Kabhie Razia Sultan Dil-e-Nadaan Dard Thodisi Bewafai |
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Children | 1 |
Honours | Padma Bhushan |
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He won three Filmfare Awards: for Best Music in 1977 for Kabhi Kabhie and 1982 for Umrao Jaan, and a lifetime achievement award in 2010. He was awarded the 2007 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Creative Music, by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Theatre.[4] He was awarded the third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, by the Government of India in 2011.[5]