He died just a few days after the release of Pakistani film Gulnar (1953). He composed music for many other Pakistani films like Beqarar (1950), Akeli (1951) and Bheegi Palken (1952) but the films flopped. Hameed worked as his assistant.Īfter independence in 1947, he returned to Lahore and his first Pakistani film was Shahida (1949). Later in Pakistan, film music director A. His assistants in Mumbai were film music composers Madan Mohan and Nashad. His pioneering work in music later inspired many Punjabi film music directors like Hansraj Behl, Shyam Sunder, Husnlal Bhagatram and Feroz Nizami. Master Ghulam Haider also gets major credit for introducing the Punjabi folk music and instruments like dholak in the film music. Besides them, as a film song composer, he played a key role in giving first breakthrough popularity to Noor Jehan in film Khandan. He introduced Lata Mangeshkar, Sudha Malhotra and Surinder Kaur to the Indian Film Industry. Films Shaheed (1948) and Kaneez are his other big hits.
Then Haider moved to Bombay and composed music for many films including Humayun (1945) and Majboor (1948 film), the first major breakthrough film for Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi films. Khandan (1942), the first film of Noor Jehan as lead actress, was also a big hit and established him as a top film composer. With this film, Ghulam Haider ensured that the Indian film song would never be the same again. Khazanchi's refreshingly 'free wheeling music' not only took the audiences by storm but also made other film music directors sit up and take notice. By then Music Directors of the 1930s, who had composed film songs set in classical ragas, were beginning to sound commonplace. The music of the film Khazanchi (1941), in particular, the song Sawan Ke Nazare Hain sung by Shamshad Begum and Ghulam Haider himself caused a revolution in music composing. His first big hit song came with Khazanchi in 1941, which helped cause a revolution in the music industry. This was followed by film Yamla Jat (1940). Pancholi's Punjabi film, Gul-E-Bakavali (1939) starring Noor Jehan. But he got his first big breakthrough with D.M. Kardar gave him the opportunity to compose music for the 1935 film, Swarg Ki Seerhi. Haider broke into films with the father-son duo Roshan Lal Shorey and Roop Kumar Shorey, and then A.R. He composed music for the then famous singer, Umrao Zia Begum, who was working for Pancholi Studios, Lahore. His love for music made him leave his career as a dentist, facing the wrath of his family, he still found a job with Alfred Theatrical Company and Alexander Theatrical Company as a piano player in Calcutta, and worked with Jenaphone (Genophone) Recording Company as a music composer as well. Being curious about music, he started learning music from Babu Ganesh Lal. After passing his intermediate examination, he was admitted to a college of dentistry and completed his education as a dentist. Another account says that he was born in Hyderabad, Sindh. Īccording to one account, Ghulam Haider was born in 1908 in Narowal, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistani Punjab).
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Mukerji and introduced me through their movie Majboor (1948 film)". Hence, finally he convinced Bombay Talkies, a banner bigger than S. Mukerji, a big name in film production, but when he too declined me, Ghulam Haider was very furious. He introduced me to many producers including S. Remembering her early rejection, Lata once said, "Ghulam Haider was the first music director who showed complete faith in my talent. It was his confidence in me that he fought for me to tuck me into the Hindi Film Industry which otherwise had rejected me". In an interview, Lata Mangeshkar herself disclosed on her 84th birthday in 2013, "Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather. He is also known for giving a break to the well-known playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar. He changed the face of film songs by combining the popular Raags with the verve and rhythm of Punjabi music, and also helped raise the status of film music directors. (1908 – 9 November 1953), also known by the honorary title Master Ghulam Haider, was a well-known music composer who worked both in India and later in Pakistan after independence.
Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (2018) Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan (2011)