Naushad Ali - Death of a legend - Asianage - 8th May 2006

Sir, Indian film industry has lost one of its greatest composers, Naushad Ali (Naushad dies at 87, May 6). In the age of re-mixes, where songs wither as autumn leaves, his evergreen compositions from Mughal-E-Azam, Baiju Bawra, Kohinoor, Mother India, Dil Diya Dard Liya etc., are still resonating in our ears. He was the first composer to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and the mandolin. In addition, he earned the rare distinction of introducing Hindustani classical music and singers to film music, as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Mughal-E-Azam and D.V. Paluskar in Baiju Bawra.

Yasmin Banu
Abu Dhabi, UAE