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Naushad

real name Naushad Ali

Lucknow, India · 1919-12-25 – 2006-05-05

Naushad is credited on 952 pressings across 214 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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952

Credits

214

Albums

8

Decades active

3

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Indian musical director and leading film composer in Bollywood, born 1919 in Lucknow, India, died with 86 on 5 May 2006 in Bombay, India. He started as a pianist for a film orchestra and made his debut as a film composer 1940 with "Prem Nagar". He was particularly known for incorporating traditional Indian classical music into film scores.

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952 releases · 214 albums · active 1958–2025

  • Other credits · 1,408
  • Performance · 45

Studios: Western Outdoor Studio · Berry Street Studio · Planet Studios (3) · Frantic Studio

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