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Khayyam

Name in Native Language: "محمد ظہور خیام" (Urdu/UR)
Composer / Music Director | * 02/18/1927 († 92, 08/19/2019) | India (India)
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi (18 February 1927 – 19 August 2019), better known mononymously as Khayyam, was an Indian music director and background score composer whose career spanned four decades. 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. He was awarded the third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, by the Government of India in 2011. ()
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Khayyam was born as Sa'aadat Hussain in undivided Punjab in Rahon, a town in Nawanshahr District which was then the Nawanshahr tehsil of Jalandhar District. As a boy Khayyam ran away to Delhi to learn music but was forced to return to complete his education. Khayyam then went to Lahore to learn music from the famous Baba Chishti.He was never interested in studies and was always fascinated by the music of Indian cinema. He was inclined to music since a very young age. He often escaped to the city to watch movies. Khayyam soon ran away to his uncle's house in Delhi, in the hope of becoming an actor. Khayyam's uncle enrolled him in a school, but when he saw his passion for films, he allowed him to learn music, which was actually a step forward in realizing his ambitions. He got his training in music under Pandit Amar Nath.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Kids & Family

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Najma is in platonic love with Salim Akhtar but cannot marry him until he is financially stable. An elderly Shakir promises to help Akhtar set up his business in exchange for Najma finding a suitable ...

Bazaar

Certification unknown

1982 | 3.3/5 | 2h 1min
Drama
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A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets o ...

Lion

FSK: 12+ years

2016 | 4.1/5 | 1h 58min
Drama
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A story spanning two generations, where two lovers are forced to marry against their will, but hold onto memories of their romance. Years later circumstances force them to confront their spouses, thei ...

Kabhi Kabhie

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1976 | 3.1/5 | 2h 57min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan. ...

Umrao Jaan

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1981 | 3.0/5 | 2h 25min
Drama, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Khayyam

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award Padma Bhushan National Film Award for Best Music Direction
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Movies with Khayyam as Crew(10)

Sound/Music1988 Ek Naya Rishta
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 Bazaar
Sound/Music1982 Dil-E-Nadaan
Sound/Music Director1981 Dard
Sound/Music1981 Umrao Jaan
Sound/Music1979 Noorie
Sound/Original Music Composer1978 Trishul
Sound/Music1976 Kabhi Kabhie
Sound/Music Director1965 Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain
Sound/Music1953 Footpath

Citizenship: India
Born: Friday, 02/18 1927 (February) in India (India)
Died: Monday, 08/19 2019 (August) in Mumbai (aged: 92)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Spouses (current/former): Jagjit Kaur
Other names for Khayyam (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mohammed Zahur Khayyam"
"मोहम्मद ज़हुर खय्याम"
"खय्याम"
Khayyam frequently works together with these people:
C. V. Sridhar (4x, Crew)
Yash Chopra (4x, Crew)
Yunus Parvez (3x, Actor)
Manmohan Krishna (3x, Actor)
Poonam Dhillon (3x, Actress)
Farooq Shaikh (3x, Actor)
Javed Akhtar (3x, Crew)
Shashi Kapoor (3x, Actor)
Lata Mangeshkar (3x, Crew)
Iftekhar (3x, Actor)
Kishore Kumar (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:821186, Added: 11/10/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024