Abdul Rasheed Attray (15 February 1919 – 18 December 1967), also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani

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composer.

Early life and career

Rasheed Attre was born in

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in 1919. His father, Khushi Mohammad, was also singer-musician in his time. Young Rasheed acquired his initial music lessons from Khan Sahib Ashfaq Husain. Sharp enough in the field of learning music, Rasheed soon mastered the musical instruments in general and tabla, in particular. In the early 1940s, Rasheed decided to consolidate his efforts towards music composition and started his music career from Mahishori pictures,

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, for whom he composed two songs for the film ''Pagli'' (1943). The rest of (''Pagli'')'s songs were composed by Ustaad Jhanday Khan. Rashid Attre was selected as the music director to compose songs for the

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' first Muslim social film ''Nateeja'' (1947), whose superhit ghazal ‘Kahan mein aur kahan deen-e-haram ki kashmakash, Nakhshab, kis kay naqsh-e-pa per rakh diya ghabra kay sar mein nay' is popular to date. Once he migrated to Pakistan with his family in 1948, he initially was not able to take full advantage of noted singer

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's singing talent, because Noor Jehan, in those days, would sing only for those films in which she also acted. So Rashid Attre used playback singers

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and

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in the early years of his career in Pakistan. Later, when Noor Jehan changed her mind, he composed music for many popular songs by her before he died in 1967.

Filmography

In India

* ''Mamta'' (1942) * '' Pagli'' (1943) * ''Panna'' (1944) * ''Shireen Farhaad'' (1945) * ''Kamra No. 9'' (1946) * ''Nateeja'' (1947) * ''Paaro'' (1947) * ''Shikayat'' (1948)

In Pakistan

*''Beli'' (1950) *''

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'' (1953) - Rashid Attre's big breakthrough Punjabi language film in Pakistan *''Roohi'' (1954) *''

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'' (1956) *''

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'' (1956) *'' Waada'' (1957) *'' Saat Lakh'' (1957) *''

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'' (1958) *'' Mukhra (1958) *''

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'' (1958) (music composed by Rashid Attre and

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) *''

Neend ''Neend'' () is a Pakistani drama film directed by Hassan Tariq in his directorial debut and released in 1959. Based on a story and screenplay by Riaz Shahid, the films stars Noor Jehan, Neelo and Aslam Pervaiz with Nighat Sultana, Allauddi ...

'' (1959) *''

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'' (1960) *''

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'' (1960) *''Farishta'' (1961) *'' Gulfaam'' (1961) *''

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'' (1962) *'' Qaidi'' (1962) *''Mauseeqar'' (1962) *'' Dulhan'' (1963) *''

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'' (1964) *''Jeedar'' (1965) *''Sawaal'' (1966) *''Mirza Jat'' (1967) *''Bauji'' (1968) *''

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'' (1969) *'' Bahisht'' (1974)

Selected hit songs

* "Bar Bar Barsein Moray Nain, Moray Nain" Sung by

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and

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, lyrics by

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, film '' Waadah'' (1957). * "Jab Teray Shehar Sey Guzarta Huun" Sung by Sharafat Ali, lyrics by Saifuddin Saif, film ''Waadah'' (1957) * "Aaey mausam rangeelay suhanay, tu chhutti le ke aaja balama" Sung by

, lyrics by

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, film '' Saat Lakh'' (1957) * "Qarar lootne wale Tu Pyaar ko Tarsay" Sung by Munir Hussain, lyrics by

, film ''Saat Lakh'' (1957) * "Banwari chakori kare dunya se chori chori chanda se pyaar" Sung by Noor Jehan, lyrics by Tufail Hoshiarpuri, film ''

'' (1958) * "Dila thehr ja yaar da nazara lein de" Sung by Munir Hussain, lyrics by Waris Ludhianvi, film '' Mukhra'' (1958) * "Allah-O-Akbar aey mard-e-mujahid jaag zara" Sung by

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, lyrics by Tufail Hoshiarpuri, film ''Changez Khan (1958)'' * "Mujh se pehli si Muhabbat meray mehboob na maang" Sung by

, lyrics by

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, film '' Qaidi'' (1962) * "Nisar mein teri galion pe aey watan kay jahan" Sung by Munir Hussain, lyrics by

, film ''Shaheed (1962)'' * Uss bewafa ka shehr hai aur hum hain dosto" Sung by Nasim Begum, lyrics by

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, film ''

'' (1962)

Awards and recognition

Nigar Award The Nigar Awards () were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema, after having been revived in 2017 following a 15-year absence. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The ...

for Best Music in film '' Saat Lakh'' (1957) *

for Best Music in film ''

'' (1959) *

for Best Music in film ''

'' (1962)

Death

Rasheed Attre died on 18 December 1967, at the age of 48.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Attre, Rasheed 1919 births 1967 deaths Pakistani film score composers Musicians from Lahore 20th-century Pakistani composers Nigar Award winners Musicians from Amritsar