Abdul Rasheed Attray (15 February 1919 – 18 December 1967),
also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani
film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
composer.
Early life and career
Rasheed Attre was born in
Amritsar
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,
Punjab
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,
British India
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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, ]Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
, 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 ]Bombay Talkies
Bombay Talkies was a movie studio founded in 1934. During its period of operation, Bombay Talkies produced 40 movies in Malad, a suburb of the Indian city of Bombay.
The studio was established in 1934 by Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani. Afte ...
' 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 ]Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan (21 September 192623 December 2000) was a Pakistani playback singer and actress who worked in both British India and later in Pakistan's cinema of Pakistan, cinema. Her career lasted over six decades, during which she recorded 10,00 ...
'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 Zubaida Khanum and Naseem Begum 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.[
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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)[
*'' Shehri Babu'' (1953) - Rashid Attre's big breakthrough Punjabi language film in Pakistan][
*''Roohi'' (1954)
*'']Chann Mahi
''Chan Mahi'' is a Pakistani Punjabi-language film released on 2 November 1956. The film, directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha, became a popular musical film with many super-hit film songs.
Producer and director Anwar Kamal Pasha introduced actress ...
'' (1956)[
*'' Sarfarosh'' (1956)][
*'' Waada'' (1957)][
*'' Saat Lakh'' (1957)][
*'' Changez Khan'' (1958)
*'' Mukhra (1958)][
*'']Anarkali
Anarkali () is a legendary lady said to be loved by the 16th-century Mughal Prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jahangir. According to some accounts, Anarkali was the nickname of the courtesan ( tawaif) Sharf-un-Nisa, though scholars hold ...
'' (1958) (music composed by Rashid Attre and Master Inayat Hussain
Master Inayat Hussain (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ; 1916 – 26 March 1993) was a Pakistani film music composer.
Early life and career
Inayat Hussain was born in the Bhati Gate area of Lahore in 1916. He also lived in the Lohari Gate, Laho ...
)[
*'']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)[
*'' Shaam Dhalay'' (1960)
*'' Salma'' (1960)
*''Farishta'' (1961)
*'' Gulfaam'' (1961)
*'']Shaheed
''Shahid'' ( , , ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); the latter sense acqui ...
'' (1962)[
*'' Qaidi'' (1962)][
*''Mauseeqar'' (1962)][
*'' Dulhan'' (1963)
*'']Farangi
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'' (1964)
*''Jeedar'' (1965)
*''Sawaal'' (1966)
*''Mirza Jat'' (1967)
*''Bauji'' (1968)
*''Zarqa
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History
Although the area has been inhab ...
'' (1969)[
*'' Bahisht'' (1974)][
]
Selected hit songs
* "Bar Bar Barsein Moray Nain, Moray Nain" Sung by Kausar Parveen and Sharafat Ali, lyrics by Saifuddin Saif, film '' Waadah'' (1957).[
* "Jab Teray Shehar Sey Guzarta Huun" Sung by Sharafat Ali, lyrics by Saifuddin Saif, film ''Waadah'' (1957)]Tufail Hoshiarpuri
Tufail Hoshiarpuri (14 July 1914 – 4 January 1993) was a film song lyricist and a poet from Pakistan.
Early life and career
Muhammad Tufail was born on 14 July 1914 somewhere near Gauran gate, Sheesh Mahal Bazar in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, Br ...
, film '' Saat Lakh'' (1957)[
* "Qarar lootne wale Tu Pyaar ko Tarsay" Sung by Munir Hussain, lyrics by Saifuddin Saif, film ''Saat Lakh'' (1957)][
* "Banwari chakori kare dunya se chori chori chanda se pyaar" Sung by Noor Jehan, lyrics by Tufail Hoshiarpuri, film '']Anarkali
Anarkali () is a legendary lady said to be loved by the 16th-century Mughal Prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jahangir. According to some accounts, Anarkali was the nickname of the courtesan ( tawaif) Sharf-un-Nisa, though scholars hold ...
'' (1958)[
* "Dila thehr ja yaar da nazara lein de" Sung by Munir Hussain, lyrics by Waris Ludhianvi, film '' Mukhra'' (1958)][
* "Mujh se pehli si Muhabbat meray mehboob na maang" Sung by ]Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan (21 September 192623 December 2000) was a Pakistani playback singer and actress who worked in both British India and later in Pakistan's cinema of Pakistan, cinema. Her career lasted over six decades, during which she recorded 10,00 ...
, lyrics by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Chaudhry Faiz Ahmad Faiz (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi language, Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his ...
, film '' Qaidi'' (1962)Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Chaudhry Faiz Ahmad Faiz (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi language, Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his ...
, film ''Shaheed (1962)''[
* Uss bewafa ka shehr hai aur hum hain dosto" Sung by Nasim Begum, lyrics by ]Munir Niazi
Munir Niazi (Punjabi language, Punjabi, Urdu: ;09 April 1923 – 26 December 2006), was a Pakistani poet. He mostly wrote in the Punjabi language, Punjabi and Urdu languages and also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he es ...
, film ''Shaheed
''Shahid'' ( , , ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); the latter sense acqui ...
'' (1962)[
]
Awards and recognition
* Nigar Award for Best Music in film '' Saat Lakh'' (1957)
* Nigar Award for Best Music in film ''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)[
* Nigar Award for Best Music in film '']Shaheed
''Shahid'' ( , , ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); the latter sense acqui ...
'' (1962)[
]
Death
Rasheed Attre died on 18 December 1967, at the age of 48.[
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References
External links
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1919 births
1967 deaths
Pakistani film score composers
Musicians from Lahore
20th-century Pakistani composers
Nigar Award winners
Musicians from Amritsar